[Ads-l] Antedating of "Biathlon"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Jan 22 19:59:28 UTC 2022


biathlon (OED 1958)

1957 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 12 Feb. 7/6 (Newspapers.com)  The ski-firing event is similar to the "biathlon," a recently revived Olympic sport.

Fred Shapiro

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