pentathlon

noun

pen·tath·lon | \pen-ˈtath-lən,

-ˌlän, nonstandard -ˈta-thə-\

Definition of pentathlon

: an athletic contest involving participation by each contestant in five different events especially : modern pentathlon

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the winner of the Olympic pentathlon

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The pentathlon can be one of several combinations but is generally the 110 hurdles, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 1,500 for boys and men. — Dearbea Walker, Philly.com, "Germantown Academy's Kyle Garland to compete in decathlon at under-20 world championships," 9 July 2018 Marshall's older sister, Amiyah Williams, showed her ability in the 13-14 year-old girls pentathlon and placed fifth. — Alex Kushel, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Boynton track club trio blitz to top efforts at national meet," 7 July 2018 Playing against the University of Pittsburgh in 1911, the future Olympic gold medalist in both the decathlon and pentathlon blasted a long arching punt from near his own goal line. — WSJ, "Five Best: Gordon Marino," 22 June 2018 Johnson was the runner-up in the pentathlon on Thursday, and leaped to a first in long jump (17-6) and placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.99) on Monday. — Josh Schafer, BostonGlobe.com, "Woburn boys’, Sharon girls’ claim first titles," 29 May 2018 Henry, who won the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor high jump championship, set four school records (indoor high jump, indoor pentathlon, outdoor high jump, outdoor heptathlon) during the 2018 indoor and outdoor seasons. — William Wilkerson, star-telegram, "Meet Alexus Henry, the first woman to ever win a national title at UTA," 11 June 2018 Anoush Krafian of Belmont won the girls’ pentathlon with 3,409 points, scoring first in the 100-meter hurdles, long jump and shot put. — Josh Schafer, BostonGlobe.com, "Reading’s Haley Lightbody soars in pole vault," 25 May 2018 Last year, the 6-foot, 175-pound athlete placed 12th in the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association pentathlon. — Andrew Higginbottom, BostonGlobe.com, "In Brockton, a late bloomer hits his stride," 4 May 2018 Portland State's Kristen O'Handley places fourth in the Big Sky pentathlon; PSU's Donte Robinson has the first-day lead in the heptathlon. — OregonLive.com, "How close can Portland's Amy Cragg come to winning in Tokyo? Oregon track & field rundown," 23 Feb. 2018

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