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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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