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pentathlon
(redirected from pentathletes)

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pen·tath·lon  (pn-tthln, -ln)
n.
1. A modern athletic contest, now generally limited to women's competition, in which each participant competes in five track and field events, usually the 200-meter and 1,500-meter runs, the long jump, and the discus and javelin throws.
2. The modern pentathlon.

[Greek pentthlon : penta-, penta- + thlon, contest.]

pentathlon [pɛnˈtæθlən]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek Olympics Compare decathlon
[from Greek pentathlon, from penta- + athlon contest]
pentathlete  n

pentathlon
1. Track and Field, an athletic contest in which the contestants compete for points awarded for performances in five different track and field contests, the winner being the one with the highest aggregate score. The events include, for women, an 800-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, and shot-put; for men, 200-meter and 1500-meter runs, long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw.
2. Olympic Games. Usually, modern pentathlon an athletic contest in which the contestants compete for points awarded for performances in five events: fencing, horseback riding, pistol shooting, cross-country running, and swimming.
See also: Athletics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pentathlonpentathlon - an athletic contest consisting of five different events
athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes
Translations
pentathlon [penˈtæθlən] Npentatlón m

pentathlon [pɛnˈtæθlən] npentathlon m

pentathlon
nFünfkampf m

pentathlon [pɛnˈtæθlən] npentathlon m inv
pentathlon [pɛnˈtæθlən] npentathlon m inv

pentathlon
n pentathlon [penˈtӕθlən]
a competition in the Olympic games etc which consists of contests in swimming, cross-country riding and running, fencing and pistol-shooting. vyfkamp مُباراه رياضِيَّة مُكَوَّنَة من خَمس مُبارَيات петобой pětiboj femkamp der Fünfkampf πένταθλο pentatlón viievõistlus مسابقه پنج گانه viisiottelu pentathlon קְרָב חָמֵש पंच व्यायाम प्रतियोगिता petoboj öttusa pancalomba fimmtarþraut pentathlon 5種競技 5종 경기 penkiakovė pieccīņa pentatlon vijfkamp femkamp pięciobój pentatlo pen­ta­tlon пятиборье päťboj peteroboj pentatlon modern femkamp การแข่งขันกีฬาโอลิมปิกกรีฑา 5 ประเภท pentatlon 五項全能運動 п'ятиборство اولمپک کھيلوں کا ايک مقابلہ thi điền kinh

pentathlon مباراة خماسية pětiboj femkamp Fünfkampf πένταθλο pentatlón viisiottelu pentathlon pentatlon pentathlon 五種競技 오종 경기 vijfkamp femkamp pięciobój pentatlo пятиборье femkamp การแข่งขันกรีฑาห้าประเภท pentatlon cuộc thi điền kinh năm môn 五项全能运动


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