The pentathlon was one of the most popular events of the Olympics in ancient Greece. In ancient times, there were five events athletes would compete in, including discus, javelin, distance jumping ...

Pentathlon is Greek for “competition of five [events].” The Ancient Olympic pentathlon consisted of the stadion (foot race), javelin throw, discus throw, long jump, and (Ancient Greek) wrestling.

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