Pentathlon (disambiguation)
A pentathlon (Ancient Greek: Πένταθλον) is any sporting competition including five events.
Pentathlon may also refer to:
Sports
There are many specific pentathlons consisting of certain sets of events.
- Ancient Olympic pentathlon, an Ancient Greek game comprising long jump, javelin, discus, foot race, and wrestling
- Athletics pentathlon, a custom sport for track and field events
- Classic pentathlon, an Olympic event from 1906 to 1924
- Indoor pentathlon, a custom sport for indoor games
- Paralympic pentathlon, a custom sport for the Paralympic Games
- Women's pentathlon, custom sport for female athletes, replaced in 1984 by the Heptathlon
- Modern pentathlon, a custom sport for modern Olympic Games
- Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics, a history of the modern pentathlon's use at the Summer Olympics
Media
- Pentathlon (film), American 1994 film
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