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DNF

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In sports & fitness, DNF means: An abbreviation for did not finish, used when a competitor starts an event but does not complete it.

In Turkish: yarışı tamamlamadı, DNF

How it is used

Results sheets put DNF where a finishing time would normally appear.

Example sentences

  1. A broken chain left him with a DNF in the cycling results.

    Equipment failure prevents completion after the start.

  2. She accepted a DNF when exhaustion forced her to stop at the final checkpoint.

    The abbreviation names the result of stopping before the finish, even though she reached the final checkpoint.

Common collocations

  • record a DNF
  • DNF result
  • scoreTo win a point, goal or run in a game; as a noun, the number of points each side has, as in "The score is 2–1".
  • endurance sportA sport in which success depends largely on sustaining effort, pace, and energy over a long time or distance.

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