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Originally Posted by lostalex
what's that famous saying? a jack of all trades but a master of none? That's how i feel about heptathlon.
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Well she's now tied with the third fastest HH time in the world so that's not entirely true. With the decathlon I'd understand your point with some of the lower tiered athletes, but even Ashton Eaton can hold his own in LJ. But the heptathlon's much more catered to elite level sprinters/hurdlers/jumpers because there are only two throwing events, an 800 instead of a 1500, etc. You take a world class hurdler and teach her the basics of the other events and she'll manage. But with the decathlon you have a third throwing event and a 1500 as opposed to an 800, so it's really more well-rounded and you truly get "the world's best athlete." I personally think they should switch from a hep to a dec for women if we want to find the true world's best female athlete. Not just an elite sprinter or hurdler or jumper.