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A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition) (Greek: πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games.
Pentathlon is an athletic contest with five events, either ancient or modern. Learn about the origins, rules, and skills of the ancient Greek pentathlon and the modern pentathlon in the Olympic Games.
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The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event was first held in 1912, inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics, and designed to model skills needed by a soldier of that time.
Apr 5, 2024 · Learn about the origins, evolution and achievements of the modern pentathlon, one of the oldest sports in the Olympics. See the records, past winners, best moments and year-by-year results of the five-discipline event.
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Jan 15, 2021 · Learn about the origins, events and competitors of modern pentathlon, a sport created by the founder of the Olympic Games. Find out when and where it will take place at Tokyo 2020 and how it is scored.
Aug 6, 2021 · The modern pentathlon consists of five sports: running, swimming, fencing, shooting and horseback riding. The women’s pentathlon concluded on Friday; the men finish Saturday morning. What ...
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Mar 13, 2024 · Learn about the rule changes, the dominant athletes and the new obstacle course discipline coming to modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics. Find out what happened in the sport since the Tokyo Games, where Great Britain won two gold medals.
