pentathlon
ਪੈਨਥਾਲੋਨ
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Thorpe was the sensation of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and won the pentathlon and decathlon gold medals by huge margins.
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.
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After winning the 'pentathlon' at the Olympic Games, probably in 444 BC, he went on to write one of the first training manuals.
Two years later the ancient 'pentathlon' was established in Greece.
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.
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.
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.
She won a gold medal in the 'pentathlon' event at the 1972 Munich games.
Baseball might be right up with 'pentathlon' and synchronised swimming among sports of dubious Olympian pedigree.
The regional project has challenged pupils to construct a ‘mechanical athlete’ that will compete in a mechanical 'pentathlon' .
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.
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.
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.
Thorpe was the sensation of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and won the 'pentathlon' and decathlon gold medals by huge margins.
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.
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’.
He would recover, though, and go on to win the silver medal in the 'pentathlon' at the 1996 Olympics.
They show particular eminence in fencing, wrestling, 'pentathlon' , swimming and canoeing.
She is the first British female modern 'pentathlete' to qualify for the Olympic Games.
New Zealand had never had an international modern 'pentathlete' .
It's not including her numerous medals and trophies for triathlons, 'pentathlons' and track and field events.
Modern 'pentathletes' complete five events in a single day
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.
A Russian athlete and a modern 'pentathlete' failed recent dope tests, Russian Olympic officials said yesterday, giving details of previously announced cases.
A modern 'pentathlete' in his youth, he enjoyed rifle shooting in his spare time.
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