Pentathlon

/pˈɛntæθlən/

/pɛnˈtæθɫən/

[noun]

Pentathlon

[NOUN]

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

Examples

1. US general George Patton competed in the first-ever modern pentathlon during the 1912 Summer Olympic Games.

2. He had, in fact, taken part in the 1912 games in Stockholm in the first pentathlon.

3. There's a plaza for badminton and pentathlon, an aquatic center for swimming and diving, the volleyball arena, and of course, the canoe and kayak center.

4. By 708 BCE, what came to be known as the Pentathlon was added.