pentathlon

noun

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as in heptathlon

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Recent Examples of pentathlon Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon. — Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025 About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pentathlon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlon
  1. heptathlon
  2. decathlon
  3. biathlon
  4. triathlon
  5. tournament
  6. tourney
  7. competition
Noun
  • In fact, Candi’s heptathlon performance in 1991 is still considered one of the best scores in FSU history.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • The footballer, who fans can currently watch playing for Norway in the World Cup, was born in 2000 in Leeds, England, to two Norwegian star athletes (Leeds United player Alfie Haaland and former women’s heptathlon athlete Gry Marita Braut).
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
Definition of heptathlon
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  • Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
  • Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of decathlon
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  • Masters would go on to compete in rowing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and cycling, winning medals across both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The sport was introduced for athletes with physical disabilities at the 1988 Innsbruck Paralympic Games and for athletes with visual disabilities in 1992 at Albertville.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of biathlon
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  • As recently as 2013, the Paris triathlon had to be canceled outright because the water quality was too dangerous for athletes.
    — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • There are many different ways to take active vacations including niches such as white water rafting, surfing schools, yoga retreats, and triathlon training camps.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of triathlon
Noun
  • But England knocked Norway out of the tournament after a dramatic 2-1 victory.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Talks were put on hold during the World Cup, with his focus on delivering for Senegal at this summer’s tournament.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of tournament
Noun
  • Argentina failed to advance from that tourney’s group stage because of the defeat.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Wednesday, Argentina attempts to move one win from being the first back-to-back champion since Brazil in 1958 and ‘62, again relying most on the 39-year-old Messi leading the slowest team (per average speed) of the 48 in this tourney.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of tourney
Noun
  • Any restrictions on player registration would not apply to the Premier League, but UEFA does have the power to limit whom Newcastle can name in a ‘List A’ squad for European competitions.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Griffin and Mahony first heard about the Canberra competition just after their wedding.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of competition

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