Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An athlete who participates in a pentathlon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In classical antiquity, a contestant in the pentathlon.
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- noun athletics An
athlete who competes in thepentathlon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
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Examples
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On this list, the bronze medal goes to Dolph Lundgren who makes his second appearance here as an East German Olympic gold medalist pentathlete who decides to defect to the West, where after a short uneventful time as a short-order cook he once again trains for the Olympics.
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Spotlight will be on: U.S. pentathlete Sheila Taormina, 39, is the only woman to qualify for Olympic Games in three sports.
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For teen pentathlete Isaksen, there's no time like the present - USATODAY. com
For teen pentathlete Isaksen, there's no time like the present 2008
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For teen pentathlete Isaksen, there's no time like the present
For teen pentathlete Isaksen, there's no time like the present 2008
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I'm a former pentathlete, so I'm in pretty good shape.
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The women in his story are shown to be every bit as tough and competitive as their male counterparts; Hemingway and real-life pentathlete Donnelly deserve credit for not sugar-coating their characterizations in any way.
Hullabaloo 2008
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I'm a former pentathlete, so I'm in pretty good shape.
Legally Craigslist_ 2008
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I'm a former pentathlete, so I'm in pretty good shape.
October 2008 2008
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Drug testing wasn't begun in the Olympics until the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City; the first athlete to be disqualified was Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall — for using alcohol.
USATODAY.com - Tackling longtime issue of drugs No. 2 on sports changes wish list 2004
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Also at ESPN. com, your wife — an Olympic pentathlete herself — was a candidate in their World Sexiest Athletes vote a couple of years ago.
USATODAY.com - Five sports, three countries pentathlete has it covered 2004
bilby commented on the word pentathlete
Wow. I randomed pentathlon ten words ago.
But it really should have been five, for maximum effect. Should I complain?
November 12, 2008