pentathlon Definition
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pentathlon
noun
- 1. Any of several athletic competitions comprising five events all of which the contestants must compete in, based on a competition in the ancient Greek Olympics.
2. Such a competition at the Olympic games, consisting of swimming, cross-country riding and running, fencing and pistol-shooting. Compare heptathlon, decathlon.
- Form: modern pentathlon (usually)
