Meaning of PENTATHLON
| Pronunciation: | | pen'tathlun
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| | Definition: | | [n] an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
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| | See Also: | | athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics | |
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\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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