pentathlete
noun
pen·tath·lete
pen-ˈtath-ˌlēt 
nonstandard -ˈta-thə-
: an athlete participating in a pentathlon
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John elaborates on this in the caption, recalling his own experience as an Olympian, powerlifter, and pentathlete.
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Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 4 Oct. 2022
Former Olympian, pentathlete and weightlifter Dan John has had a huge impact on the fitness world, as a strength and performance coach and fitness writer.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022
His father was an Olympic athlete Hewitt's father, John Alfred Hewitt, was a pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
The Indiana University heptathlete and pentathlete won six Big Ten championships and was the NCAA runner-up in the 1990 pentathlon.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2022
The third-gen Continental made a leap in looks, turning the previous model's enforcer physique into that of a pentathlete.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2021
Raboutou is just the seventh of what figures to be nearly a 600-person U.S. team, joining three open water swimmers, two modern pentathletes and a triathlete.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2019
Her father is a lawyer and her brother, Arthur, is an Olympic pentathlete.
—Morgan M. Evans, PEOPLE.com, 24 June 2019
Not so much for the pentathletes and archers and water polo-ers and fencers and other assorted quadrennials who play their games out of sight and out of mind.
—Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2017
Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 4 Oct. 2022
Former Olympian, pentathlete and weightlifter Dan John has had a huge impact on the fitness world, as a strength and performance coach and fitness writer.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022
His father was an Olympic athlete Hewitt's father, John Alfred Hewitt, was a pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
The Indiana University heptathlete and pentathlete won six Big Ten championships and was the NCAA runner-up in the 1990 pentathlon.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2022
The third-gen Continental made a leap in looks, turning the previous model's enforcer physique into that of a pentathlete.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2021
Raboutou is just the seventh of what figures to be nearly a 600-person U.S. team, joining three open water swimmers, two modern pentathletes and a triathlete.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2019
Her father is a lawyer and her brother, Arthur, is an Olympic pentathlete.
—Morgan M. Evans, PEOPLE.com, 24 June 2019
Not so much for the pentathletes and archers and water polo-ers and fencers and other assorted quadrennials who play their games out of sight and out of mind.
—Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2017
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“Pentathlete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentathlete. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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