pentathlon

[ pen-tath-luh n, -lon ]

/ pɛnˈtæθ lən, -lɒn /

an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.

Origin of pentathlon

1700–10; < Greek pénthāthlon, equivalent to pent- pent- + âthlon contest

They had already completed the chariot-race, and the foot-race of the pentathlon.

Hellenica |Xenophon
The Pentathlon, so called because it comprised five exercises.

History Of Ancient Civilization |Charles Seignobos
There were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon.

Injun and Whitey to the Rescue |William S. Hart
The Pentathlon was a contest of five gymnastic exercises combined.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A pentathlon meet was held at Empire for the purpose of developing all-around athletes.

The Panama Canal |Frederic Jennings Haskin

pentathlon

/ (pɛnˈtæθlən) /

an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek Olympics Compare decathlon

pentathlete, noun

C18: from Greek pentathlon, from penta- + athlon contest