Examples of pentathlon in a Sentence

the winner of the Olympic pentathlon

Recent Examples on the Web In a case of remarkable timing, Maraniss' biography lands in the wake of the International Olympic Committee's recent action fully restoring Thorpe as gold medal winner of the decathlon and pentathlon in 1912. — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 In addition to football, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon. — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2022 The International Olympic Committee on Friday reinstated Jim Thorpe as the gold medal winner of the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. — Grayson Quay, The Week, 16 July 2022 Native American athlete Jim Thorpe was reinstated as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics after the medals were stripped a year following the event. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 Thorpe headed to the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm to compete in the decathlon and another now-defunct track contest, the pentathlon. — New York Times, 15 July 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 After winning the girls’ pole vault (11-6) and the outdoor pentathlon (3,313 points) on Thursday, Westford Academy senior Megan Frazee added a third state championship. — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 Thorpe, a Sac and Fox/Potawatomi citizen, was stripped of his gold medals for the pentathlon and decathlon after losing his amateur status based on playing baseball in North Carolina. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 June 2022 See More

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