pentathlon

pen·tath·lon

 (pĕn-tăth′lən, -lŏn′)

n.

1. An athletic contest consisting of five track and field events, usually running races at two different distances, the long jump, and the discus and javelin throws.

2. See modern pentathlon.

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[Greek pentāthlon : penta-, penta- + āthlon, contest.]

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pentathlon

(pɛnˈtæθlən)

n, pl -lons or -la (-lə)

(Athletics (Track & Field)) an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek Olympics. Also called: pentathlum Compare decathlon

[C18: from Greek pentathlon, from penta- + athlon contest]

penˈtathlete n

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pen•tath•lon

(pɛnˈtæθ lən, -lɒn)

n.

1. an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.

2. modern pentathlon.

[1700–10; < Greek péntāthlon=pent- pent- + âthlon 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

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

مُبَارَاةٌ خُمَاسِيَةٌ

pětiboj

femkamp

Fünfkampf

πένταθλο

pentatlón

viisiottelu

pentathlon

pentatlon

öttusa

fimmtaròraut

pentathlon

五種競技

오종 경기

penkiakovė

pieccīņa

vijfkamp

femkamp

pięciobój

pentatlo

пятиборье

päťboj

femkamp

การแข่งขันกรีฑาห้าประเภท

pentatlon

cuộc thi điền kinh năm môn

五项全能运动

pentathlon

[penˈtæθlən] N → pentatlón m

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pentathlon

[pɛnˈtæθlən] n → pentathlon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pentathlon

n → Fünfkampf m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pentathlon

[pɛnˈtæθlən] n → pentathlon m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pentathlon

(penˈtӕθlən) noun

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 pentatlo pětiboj der Fünfkampf femkamp πένταθλοpentatlón 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 vijfkampfemkamppięciobój پنځیزه لوبی 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

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pentathlon

→ مُبَارَاةٌ خُمَاسِيَةٌ 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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