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  1. pentathlon, athletic contest entailing five distinct types of competition. In the ancient Greek Olympics, the pentathlon included a race the length of the stadium (about 183 metres [200 yards]), the long jump, the discus throw, the javelin throw, and a wrestling match between the two athletes who performed best in the previous four events.
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    The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throwing, and discus throwing, followed by the stadion (a short foot race) and wrestling.
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    Ancient Olympic pentathlon, which is an extinct sport, was an athletic competition which consisted of five events, standion, javelin throw, discus throw, long jump, and wrestling. The objective of the competition was to find the best overall athlete. All the five events were conducted on a single day.
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    Ancient Olympic pentathlon - Wikipedia

    The Ancient Olympic pentathlon (Greek: πένταθλον) was an athletic contest at the Ancient Olympic Games, and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. The name derives from Greek, combining the words pente (five) and athlon (competition). Five events were contested over one day, starting with the stadion (a … See more

    The event was first held at the 18th Ancient Olympiad around 708 BC, and changed format a number of times. By the 77th Ancient … See more

    It is uncertain how the winner was chosen. It was unlikely that a single competitor could triumph in all five of the events. One possibility is that … See more

    The long jump is perhaps the most unusual, compared to the modern athletics version. A long jumper used weights called halteres to propel himself farther out of standing, and his … See more

     
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