About The Word Pentathlon
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Pentathlon
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What's The Definition Of Pentathlon?
[n] an athletic contest consisting of five different events
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pentathlon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pentathlon: See Also | athletic competition | athletic contest | athletics Pentathlon In Webster's Dictionary \Pen*tath"lon\, n.
In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest made up of a
running broad jump, throwing the javelin, a 200-meter run,
throwing the discus, and a 1500-meter run.
\Pen*tath"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? five + ? a contest.] (Gr. Antiq.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear. |
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