Track & Field: Terminologies

Track & Field
TERMINOLOGIES
Natalie Sherry L. Aggabao

baton
[ba-ton] • noun
The baton is a tube that is passed from one relay race
member to another. The runner holding the baton is the
current runner for that team in the race. They are typically
about 1 foot long and 1.5 inches in diameter.
source: duksters.com
decathlon
[de-cath-lon] • noun
Decathlon is an athletic competition lasting two
consecutive days in which contestants take part in 10
track-and-field events
source: britannica.com
fosbury flop
[fos-bury flop] • noun
Dick Fosbury is an American high jumper who
revolutionized the sport by replacing the traditional
approach to jumping with an innovative backward style
that became known as the “Fosbury flop.”
hammer
[ha-mmer] • noun
It is sport in athletics (track and field) in which a hammer
is hurled for distance, using two hands within a throwing
circle. The sport developed centuries ago in the British
Isles.
source: brtiannica.com
heptathlon
[hep-tath-lon] • noun
The track and field event of the heptathlon is comprised
of seven events. The name comes from the Greek word
hepta which means seven and athlon which means
contest.
source: topendsports.com
high jump
[high-jump] • noun
It is a sport in athletics (track and field) in which the
athlete takes a running jump to attain height.
hurdle (hurdling)
[hur-dle] • noun
It is a sport in athletics (track and field) in which a runner
races over a series of obstacles called hurdles, which are
set a fixed distance apart.
javelin
[ja-ve-lin] • noun
Javelin or javelin throw is part of the track and field event.
A javelin or a spear about 8 feet long is used to throw for
maximum distance. The participant runs first within a
predetermined area and then throws the javelin.
long jump
[long-jump] • noun
Long jump, also called broad jump, sport in athletics (track-
and-field) consisting of a horizontal jump for distance.
pace
[pace] • noun
Pace is how fast something travels a particular distance,
like a runner who tries to achieve a consistent pace,
running each mile in more or less the same amount of
time.
source: vocabulary.com
pentathlon
[pen-tath-lon] • noun
The modern pentathlon was introduced by Baron de
Coubertin at the Stockholm Games in 1912, comprising
pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and
running. It was his belief that this event would test “a
man’s moral qualities as much as his physical resources
and skills, producing thereby a complete athlete.”
source: olympics.com
pole vault
[pole-vault] • noun
It is an athletic event in which competitors attempt to vault
over a high bar with the end of an extremely long flexible
pole held in the hands and used to give extra spring.
source: google.com
relay race
[re-lay race] • noun
Relay race, also called Relay, a track-and-field sport
consisting of a set number of stages (legs), usually four,
each leg run by a different member of a team. The runner
finishing one leg is usually required to pass on a baton to
the next runner while both are running in a marked
exchange zone.
sand pit
[sand pit] • noun
It is an area in a jumping event (i.e. long jump or triple
jump) where the athlete lands.
source: ducksters.com
shot put
[shot - put] • noun
Shot put, sport in athletics in which a spherical weight (4 kg)

is thrown, or put, from the shoulder for distance.
source:britannica.com
sprint
[sprint] • noun
A sprint is a short running race. In a track and field
competition there are generally three different sprint
distances: 100m, 200m, and 400m. The original Olympic
event, the stadion race, was a sprint of around 180m.
source: duksters.com
starting blocks
[start-ing blocks] • noun
Starting blocks are used to put you in position to
accelerate, not to get you to full speed in the first few
steps.
source: everythingtrackandfield .com
steeple chase
[stee-ple-chase] • noun
Steeplechase is a sport of the track and field discipline,
which involves athletes racing on a course with obstacles.
The modern version of the sport originated from a cross
country steeplechase race, which in turn was modeled after
the steeplechase in horse racing.
triple jump
[triple-jump] • noun
Triple jump, also called hop, step, and jump, event in
athletics (track and field) in which an athlete makes a
horizontal jump for distance incorporating three distinct,
continuous movements—a hop, in which the athlete
takes off and lands on the same foot; a step, landing on
the other foot; and a jump, landing in any manner, usually
with both feet together.
EVENTS
DECATHLON
10 TRACK-AND-FIELD EVENTS
100 - metre dash
running long jump
shot put
high jump
400 - metre run
110 - metre hurdles
discus throw
pole vault
javelin throw
1,500 metre run

EVENTS
HEPTATHLON
100 - metre hurdles
high jump
shot put
200 - metre run
running long jump
javelin throw
800 - metre run

EVENTS
PENTATHLON
long jump
discus throw
javelin throw
wrestling
race the length of the stadium

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Natalie Sherry L. Aggabao

Shot put, sport in athletics in which a spherical weight (4 kg)

100 - metre dash

running long jump

400 - metre run

110 - metre hurdles

1,500 metre run

100 - metre hurdles

200 - metre run

running long jump

800 - metre run

race the length of the stadium

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