pentathlon – p eh n t ae th l ax n
An athletic event comprising of five events including fencing, shooting, swimming, horse riding and cross country running
David Svoboda won the 2012 Olympic pentathlon
Definition noun
an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
modern pentathlon.
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Synonyms for pentathlon
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Dictionary Entries near pentathlon
pentastyle, pentastylos, pentasyllable, Pentateuch, pentathlete, pentathlon, pentatomic, pentatonic scale, pentatonism, pentavalent, pentazocine
First known usage
1700–10; <Greek pénthāthlon, equivalent to pent- peTnt- + âthlon contest
