Pentathlon

Definition of Pentathlon

Pen`tath´lon

n.	1.	(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.
	2.	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.

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athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics

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