As indicated by the prefix penta-, there are five events in a pentathlon.
There are five different events in a pentathlon. The modern pentathlon in the Olympics includes freestyle swimming, fencing, show jumping, pistol shooting, and 3200 meter cross country race..
There are five sports in a pentathlon. The modern-day pentathlon has events in shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian and cross country running.
leaping, wrestling, foot racing, discus throwing, and casting the javelin
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.
pentathlon
penathlon - consists of 110m hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put and 200m
A pentathlon is an event with five sports. modern pentathlon contains the sports: 1. Pistol Shooting 2. fencing 3. freestyle swimming 4. show jumping 5. a 3km cross country run. The pentathlon got its inspiration from the Ancient Greeks.
Pentathlon.
From the Greek "penta" meaning five, this is called the Pentathlon.
Five athletes from New Zealand competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics: Canoeing: Paul MacDonald, Ian Ferguson, Alan Thompson, Geoff Walker Modern Pentathlon: Brian Newth
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