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UK
/pˈɛntæθlən/
]
[ US /pɛnˈtæθɫən/ ]
[ US /pɛnˈtæθɫən/ ]
NOUN
- an athletic contest consisting of five different events
How To Use pentathlon In A Sentence
- As host of the World Military Games, Brazil's aeronautical pentathlon team practiced full-time for months in advance. A Strange Sports Medley
- American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe was the most outstanding, winning the track & field, pentathlon and decathlon.
- problem with keeping the term pentathlon for the modified competition in which shooting and running are combined into a single contest. Language Log
- They show particular eminence in fencing, wrestling, pentathlon, swimming and canoeing.
- It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events.
- So, legend has it, was born the modern pentathlon.
- His best sports are fencing and swimming; he has been swimming since he was six years old and started modern pentathlon at age 15
- Marcelo Feitosa A competitor in the World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro prepares for the flying portion of the aeronautical pentathlon, one of the world's most obscure sports. A Strange Sports Medley
- Baseball might be right up with pentathlon and synchronised swimming among sports of dubious Olympian pedigree.
- It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events.