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What is the penalathon in the ancient olympic games?
The pentathlon is a modern Olympics sport.
What Olympic games rhyme?
triathlon and pentathlon
What was the ancient Olympic event that consisted of 5 activities?
Pentathlon.
When did the pentathlon begin?
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
What ancient olympic contest includes discusjavelinlong jumprunning and wrestling?
pentathlon
What athletic events were included in anicient pentathlons?
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.
The pentathlon was added during which olympiad?
Men competed in pentathlon beginning at the 1912 Games in Stockholm for 3 Olympic Games. Men's pentathlon was dropped after the 1924 Games. Women competed in pentathlon beginning at the 1964 Games in Tokyo for 5 Olympic Games. Starting in 1984 women began competing in heptathlon.
When did the modern pentathlon begin?
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
What ancient games did the Greeks create that we still celebrate today?
They did the Olympics and the Pentathlon, which is running, Greek wrestling, discus, javelin, and jumping.
What sport was the combination of five events in the first olympic games?
Pentathlon.
What is modern pentathlon in Olympic?
The ancient pentathlon in the original Olympic Games covered skills thought to be useful in war: long jump, javelin, discus, running (a short race), and wrestling. The modern pentathlon takes that same idea, and "modernized" it to early 20th century warfare. It consists of shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian (horse riding) and cross country running.
What events were made up of the ancient pentathlon in the ancient Olympic Games?
The ancient Greece played Javelin, wrestling, weightlifting, swimming, cycling, fencing, gymnastics .Also they played shop-put and also horse riding.
