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pentathlon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pentathlon \Pen*tath"lon\, n. In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest made up of a running broad jump, throwing the javelin, a 200-meter run, throwing the discus, and a 1500-meter run. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pentathlon \Pen*tath"lon\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?; ? five + ? a contest.] (Gr. Antiq.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pentathlon n : an athletic contest consisting of five different events
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