What does it mean to be the best jack of all trades, but master of none?
Tori West, a two-time national champion in heptathlon, aims to excel at the Commonwealth Games. She emphasizes the unique challenges of the sport, which requires balancing multiple athletic skills. West believes that mastering heptathlon is a long-term journey, and she is dedicated to improving her performance.
- ▪Tori West is a two-time national champion in heptathlon, a demanding track and field event.
- ▪She believes that mastering heptathlon requires a decade of dedication and training.
- ▪West emphasizes the importance of balance and compromise in training for the various events.
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Tori West on why heptathlon is 'perfect', aiming to join Australian greats at Commonwealth GamesJBy Jon HealyTopic:AthleticsFri 29 May 2026 at 5:01amFri 29 May 2026 at 5:01amFri 29 May 2026 at 5:01amHeptathlon is a gruelling two-day exhibition of athleticism. (Getty/AAP)abc.net.au/news/tori-west-commonwealth-games-heptathlon/106550974Link copiedShareShare articleThere's a saying you surely know that goes: "A jack of all trades is a master of none."You may not know the extended iteration, which finishes with something like: "… but that's better than a master of none."And so we come to the goal of every athlete with a numerical prefix at the front of their title — biathletes, triathletes, tetrathletes, pentathletes, heptathletes, decathletes, icosathletes and so many more.But for Olympian…
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