Definition of pentathlon in English:

pentathlon

noun pɛnˈtaθlɒnpɛnˈtaθlən

An athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor, in particular (also modern pentathlon) an event involving fencing, shooting, swimming, riding, and cross-country running.
五项全能运动（尤指包括击剑、射击、游泳、自行车和越野赛跑的男子现代五项全能）
Example sentencesExamples
- The regional project has challenged pupils to construct a ‘mechanical athlete’ that will compete in a mechanical pentathlon.
- The 1912 Olympics in Stockholm are best remembered for Jim Thorpe's world record successes in the most demanding track and field events, the pentathlon and the decathlon.
- Two years later the ancient pentathlon was established in Greece.
- After winning the pentathlon at the Olympic Games, probably in 444 BC, he went on to write one of the first training manuals.
- He would recover, though, and go on to win the silver medal in the pentathlon at the 1996 Olympics.
- The first Olympic victor in the long jump was Lampis of Sparta, who in 708 B.C. won the pentathlon - a contest consisting of five separate events, including the long jump.
- Thorpe was the sensation of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and won the pentathlon and decathlon gold medals by huge margins.
- They show particular eminence in fencing, wrestling, pentathlon, swimming and canoeing.
- If pentathlon loses its Olympic status, its supporters argue, the sport will wither and die.
- Baseball might be right up with pentathlon and synchronised swimming among sports of dubious Olympian pedigree.
- It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events.
- Even if you managed to meet these requirements, there were still only a limited number of sports to compete in; foot races, discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, boxing, the pentathlon and equestrian events.
- Mary Peters, 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, the forerunner of the heptathlon, describes her, wonderfully, as ‘part gazelle, part kangaroo’.
- But it was during his sophomore year in high school after meeting a pentathlon athlete that he first took a hard look at his own possibilities in the sport.
- She watched as pupils competed in a pentathlon on the school field, before presenting awards to pupils judged to be either the best sportsperson, most improved sportsperson or most sportsmanlike pupil in their class.
- The guys who were best at the pentathlon wouldn't be the best at the specialty events, but people would admire their versatility and great skill.
- Nordic skiing is the one common denominator to all winter duathlons, triathlons, quadrathlons and pentathlons - some freestyle, some classic, some with a leg of each.
- You should have had Thorpe, the winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics who also played Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1919.
- American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe was the most outstanding, winning the track & field, pentathlon and decathlon.
- She won a gold medal in the pentathlon event at the 1972 Munich games.

Derivatives

pentathlete

noun pɛnˈtaθliːtpɛnˈtæθ(ə)ˌlit

An athlete who takes part in a pentathlon.
a former Olympic pentathlete
Example sentencesExamples
- A Russian athlete and a modern pentathlete failed recent dope tests, Russian Olympic officials said yesterday, giving details of previously announced cases.
- She is the first British female modern pentathlete to qualify for the Olympic Games.
- Modern pentathletes complete five events in a single day

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting the original five events of leaping, running, discus-throwing, spear-throwing, and wrestling): from Greek, from pente 'five' + athlon 'contest'.

Rhymes

biathlon, heptathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon

Definition of pentathlon in US English:

pentathlon

noun

An athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor, in particular (also modern pentathlon) a men's event involving fencing, shooting, swimming, riding, and cross-country running.
五项全能运动（尤指包括击剑、射击、游泳、自行车和越野赛跑的男子现代五项全能）
Example sentencesExamples
- She won a gold medal in the pentathlon event at the 1972 Munich games.
- The regional project has challenged pupils to construct a ‘mechanical athlete’ that will compete in a mechanical pentathlon.
- They show particular eminence in fencing, wrestling, pentathlon, swimming and canoeing.
- Thorpe was the sensation of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and won the pentathlon and decathlon gold medals by huge margins.
- The 1912 Olympics in Stockholm are best remembered for Jim Thorpe's world record successes in the most demanding track and field events, the pentathlon and the decathlon.
- Mary Peters, 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, the forerunner of the heptathlon, describes her, wonderfully, as ‘part gazelle, part kangaroo’.
- He would recover, though, and go on to win the silver medal in the pentathlon at the 1996 Olympics.
- It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events.
- American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe was the most outstanding, winning the track & field, pentathlon and decathlon.
- If pentathlon loses its Olympic status, its supporters argue, the sport will wither and die.
- You should have had Thorpe, the winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics who also played Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1919.
- Even if you managed to meet these requirements, there were still only a limited number of sports to compete in; foot races, discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, boxing, the pentathlon and equestrian events.
- After winning the pentathlon at the Olympic Games, probably in 444 BC, he went on to write one of the first training manuals.
- But it was during his sophomore year in high school after meeting a pentathlon athlete that he first took a hard look at his own possibilities in the sport.
- Nordic skiing is the one common denominator to all winter duathlons, triathlons, quadrathlons and pentathlons - some freestyle, some classic, some with a leg of each.
- The first Olympic victor in the long jump was Lampis of Sparta, who in 708 B.C. won the pentathlon - a contest consisting of five separate events, including the long jump.
- Baseball might be right up with pentathlon and synchronised swimming among sports of dubious Olympian pedigree.
- She watched as pupils competed in a pentathlon on the school field, before presenting awards to pupils judged to be either the best sportsperson, most improved sportsperson or most sportsmanlike pupil in their class.
- The guys who were best at the pentathlon wouldn't be the best at the specialty events, but people would admire their versatility and great skill.
- Two years later the ancient pentathlon was established in Greece.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting the original five events of leaping, running, discus-throwing, spear-throwing, and wrestling): from Greek, from pente ‘five’ + athlon ‘contest’.

词汇	pentathlon
释义	Definition of pentathlon in English: pentathlon noun pɛnˈtaθlɒnpɛnˈtaθlən An athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor, in particular (also modern pentathlon) an event involving fencing, shooting, swimming, riding, and cross-country running. 五项全能运动（尤指包括击剑、射击、游泳、自行车和越野赛跑的男子现代五项全能） Example sentencesExamples The regional project has challenged pupils to construct a ‘mechanical athlete’ that will compete in a mechanical pentathlon. The 1912 Olympics in Stockholm are best remembered for Jim Thorpe's world record successes in the most demanding track and field events, the pentathlon and the decathlon. Two years later the ancient pentathlon was established in Greece. After winning the pentathlon at the Olympic Games, probably in 444 BC, he went on to write one of the first training manuals. He would recover, though, and go on to win the silver medal in the pentathlon at the 1996 Olympics. The first Olympic victor in the long jump was Lampis of Sparta, who in 708 B.C. won the pentathlon - a contest consisting of five separate events, including the long jump. Thorpe was the sensation of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and won the pentathlon and decathlon gold medals by huge margins. They show particular eminence in fencing, wrestling, pentathlon, swimming and canoeing. If pentathlon loses its Olympic status, its supporters argue, the sport will wither and die. Baseball might be right up with pentathlon and synchronised swimming among sports of dubious Olympian pedigree. It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events. Even if you managed to meet these requirements, there were still only a limited number of sports to compete in; foot races, discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, boxing, the pentathlon and equestrian events. Mary Peters, 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, the forerunner of the heptathlon, describes her, wonderfully, as ‘part gazelle, part kangaroo’. But it was during his sophomore year in high school after meeting a pentathlon athlete that he first took a hard look at his own possibilities in the sport. She watched as pupils competed in a pentathlon on the school field, before presenting awards to pupils judged to be either the best sportsperson, most improved sportsperson or most sportsmanlike pupil in their class. The guys who were best at the pentathlon wouldn't be the best at the specialty events, but people would admire their versatility and great skill. Nordic skiing is the one common denominator to all winter duathlons, triathlons, quadrathlons and pentathlons - some freestyle, some classic, some with a leg of each. You should have had Thorpe, the winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics who also played Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1919. American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe was the most outstanding, winning the track & field, pentathlon and decathlon. She won a gold medal in the pentathlon event at the 1972 Munich games. Derivatives pentathlete noun pɛnˈtaθliːtpɛnˈtæθ(ə)ˌlit An athlete who takes part in a pentathlon. a former Olympic pentathlete Example sentencesExamples A Russian athlete and a modern pentathlete failed recent dope tests, Russian Olympic officials said yesterday, giving details of previously announced cases. She is the first British female modern pentathlete to qualify for the Olympic Games. Modern pentathletes complete five events in a single day Origin Early 17th century (denoting the original five events of leaping, running, discus-throwing, spear-throwing, and wrestling): from Greek, from pente 'five' + athlon 'contest'. Rhymes biathlon, heptathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon Definition of pentathlon in US English: pentathlon noun An athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor, in particular (also modern pentathlon) a men's event involving fencing, shooting, swimming, riding, and cross-country running. 五项全能运动（尤指包括击剑、射击、游泳、自行车和越野赛跑的男子现代五项全能） Example sentencesExamples She won a gold medal in the pentathlon event at the 1972 Munich games. The regional project has challenged pupils to construct a ‘mechanical athlete’ that will compete in a mechanical pentathlon. They show particular eminence in fencing, wrestling, pentathlon, swimming and canoeing. Thorpe was the sensation of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and won the pentathlon and decathlon gold medals by huge margins. The 1912 Olympics in Stockholm are best remembered for Jim Thorpe's world record successes in the most demanding track and field events, the pentathlon and the decathlon. Mary Peters, 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, the forerunner of the heptathlon, describes her, wonderfully, as ‘part gazelle, part kangaroo’. He would recover, though, and go on to win the silver medal in the pentathlon at the 1996 Olympics. It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, pentathlons and track and field events. American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe was the most outstanding, winning the track & field, pentathlon and decathlon. If pentathlon loses its Olympic status, its supporters argue, the sport will wither and die. You should have had Thorpe, the winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics who also played Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1919. Even if you managed to meet these requirements, there were still only a limited number of sports to compete in; foot races, discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, boxing, the pentathlon and equestrian events. After winning the pentathlon at the Olympic Games, probably in 444 BC, he went on to write one of the first training manuals. But it was during his sophomore year in high school after meeting a pentathlon athlete that he first took a hard look at his own possibilities in the sport. Nordic skiing is the one common denominator to all winter duathlons, triathlons, quadrathlons and pentathlons - some freestyle, some classic, some with a leg of each. The first Olympic victor in the long jump was Lampis of Sparta, who in 708 B.C. won the pentathlon - a contest consisting of five separate events, including the long jump. Baseball might be right up with pentathlon and synchronised swimming among sports of dubious Olympian pedigree. She watched as pupils competed in a pentathlon on the school field, before presenting awards to pupils judged to be either the best sportsperson, most improved sportsperson or most sportsmanlike pupil in their class. The guys who were best at the pentathlon wouldn't be the best at the specialty events, but people would admire their versatility and great skill. Two years later the ancient pentathlon was established in Greece. Origin Early 17th century (denoting the original five events of leaping, running, discus-throwing, spear-throwing, and wrestling): from Greek, from pente ‘five’ + athlon ‘contest’.
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