The 29th edition of the annual
Décastar
Décastar (stylised ''DECASTAR'') is an annual athletics competition that takes place in Talence, in the department of the Gironde in France. Organised by World Athletics, it is one of the athletics meetings that make up the World Athletics Challe ...
took place on 17 September and 18 September 2005 in
Talence,
France
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. The
track and field
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competition, featuring a
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
(men) and a
heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
(women) event, was part of the
2005 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
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.
Men's decathlon
Schedule
:17 September
:
:18 September
:
Results
Women's heptathlon
Schedule
:17 September
:
:September 18
:
Results
See also
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2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
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2005 Hypo-Meeting The 31st edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on 28 May and 29 May 2005 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event, was part of the 2005 IAAF World Combined Events Chall ...
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2005 Decathlon Year Ranking
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Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlon
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2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon
The Women's Heptathlon at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7.
Medalists
Schedule
:Saturday, August 6, 2005
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:Sunday, August 7, 2005
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Records
Res ...
References
decathlon2000crdp.ac-bordeaux
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