Antedating of "Decathlon" (UNCLASSIFIED)

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In the entry for decathlon, the OED has 9 Aug 1968 for "decathlete".

_Van Nuys [CA] Valley News_ 11 Jun 1967 p 41A col 6
"Karl Beuermann, general secretary of the German Light Athletic
Federation, indicated Bendlin will be accompanied by last year's
European champion, Werner Von Moltke, and Jorg Mattheis, another
world-ranked decathlete."

New Orleans LA _Times Picayune_ 8 Jul 1968 sec 4 p 1 col 8
"TOOMEY TOP DECATHLETE" [article headline]

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> decathlon (OED 1912)
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> 1910 _Nashville American_ 10 July A12 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
> The=  International Olympic Committee held its meeting recently at
> Luxembourg, w= here the programme for the Swedish Olympic games was
> discussed. ... Then, t= here will be a decathlon, or ten-event all-
> around.
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