PENTATHLON

Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw, followed by the stadion and wrestling. Pentathletes were considered to be among the most skilled athletes, and their training was often part of military service—each of the five events in the pentathlon was thought to be useful in war or battle.

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pentathlon

Noun

  1. An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
  2. modern pentathlon


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