pentathlon (redirected from pentathlons)

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.

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

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pentathlon

Noun

an athletic contest consisting of five different events See also modern pentathlon [Greek pente five + athlon contest]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pentathlon - an athletic contest consisting of five different events athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes

Translations

pentathlon [pɛnˈtæθlən] n → pentathlon m

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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 nykyaikainen 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 五项全能运动