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quadrathlon, n.
Brit. |kwɒdˈraθlən|, |kwɒdˈraθlɒn|, U.S. |kwɑdˈræθ(ə)ˌlɑn|
[‹ quadri- comb. form + ancient Greek ἆθλον contest (see athlete n.), after pentathlon n., decathlon n., etc.
The word is a hybrid formation, combining a first element ultimately of Latin origin with a second element ultimately of Greek origin, and was perhaps deliberately coined in distinction to earlier tetrathlon n., which usually denotes a different set of four sporting events.]
Any of various athletic or sporting contests in which competitors take part in four successive events, usually running, swimming, cycling, and canoeing. Also in extended use.
1983Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 14 Feb. b2 The Rome Relay, a 30-mile annual quadrathlon encompassing sailing, swimming, bicycling and running. 1989N.Y. Times 13 Mar. c12/3 Triathlons and quadrathlons contain both summer and winter sports. 1990Los Angeles Times 29 July j7/1 A four-member team from the Animal Science Department at Cal Poly Pomona has won the Academic Quadrathlon competition sponsored by the Western Section of the America Society of Animal Science. 2004Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 July 26 The toughest of the tough queued up to take part in yesterday's gruelling Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon in Perthshire. The endurance event is regarded as the most difficult one-day challenge in Scotland. |