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Ancient Olympic pentathlon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ancient Olympic pentathlon (Greek: ) was an athletic contest at the Ancient Olympic Games, and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. The name derives from Greek, combining the words pende ...
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The Ancient Pentathlon or the "fivefold contest" was one of the most prestigious events at the ancient Greek Olympics. Contestants competed in the footrace, long jump, throwing the discus and throwing the javelin.
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Rules of the Game:; The pentathlon was a combination of two types of events that existed in ancient world: ... There is a lot of controversy surrounding the order in which the events were held, but it is known from the ancient texts that wrestling was last.
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Pentathlon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The pentathletes are the best, because they are naturally endowed with both strength and speed." -Aristotle ... The Creators Bibliography ... The History of the pentathlon...
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The Ancient Olympic Pentathlon ... The ancient Olympic pentathlon, started in 708 b.c., consisted of five events: discus, jumping, javelin, running, and wrestling. The pentathlon while a prestigious event was sometimes looked down upon by the Greeks because the athletes did not specialize in any certain event.
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Running is considered to be the most ancient form of athletic competition. Its mythological invention is found in stories about Herakles. Because of the connections to Greek mythology, it was considered a very important event. ... The jumping event in the pentathlon was a long jump that used a runway and weights,
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