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As indicated by the prefix penta-, there are five events in a pentathlon.
Events in a pentathlon.
A Pentathlon has 5 event and a Heptathlon has 8 events :)
penathlon - consists of 110m hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put and 200m
In the modern era, men's pentathlon was added at the 1912 Games in Stockholm. Women's pentathlon was added at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
Pentathlon.
There are five sports in a pentathlon. The modern-day pentathlon has events in shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian and cross country running.
pentathlon
For the Modern Olympics, pentathlon was first competed at the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm.
The stade race, a race of approximately 200 meters, was the only event competed at the first Olympics in 776 BC. Wrestling and pentathlon were added in 708 BC. The five events of the ancient pentathlon were wrestling, discus, javelin, running, and jumping. Boxing was added in 688 BC and chariot racing was added in 680 BC.
The Decathlon is comprised of Ten (10) events. The Pentathlon is comprised of Five (5) events.There are a combined fifteen (15) events. However, the pentathlon's five events are also encompassed within the decathlon as well. Therefore, technically there are only Ten (10) unique events between the two competitions.
during the boroque era.