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modern pentathlon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An athletics event where athletes compete in épée fencing, shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping and cross country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 現代五項 /现代五项 (xiàndài wǔxiàng) — athletics event
  • Dutch: vijfkamp — athletics event
  • Dutch: moderne vijfkamp — athletics event
  • Finnish: nykyaikainen viisiottelu — athletics event
  • French: pentathlon moderne — athletics event
  • Hungarian: öttusa — athletics event
  • Japanese: 近代五種 (kindai goshu) — athletics event
  • Kazakh: қазіргі бессайыс (qazırgı bessaiys) — athletics event
  • Kazakh: заманауи бессайыс (zamanaui bessaiys) — athletics event
  • Korean: 근대오종 (geundae'ojong) — athletics event
  • Romanian: pentatlon modern — athletics event
  • Russian: современное пятиборье (sovremennoje pjatiborʹje) — athletics event
  • Russian: спортивное пятиборье (sportivnoje pjatiborʹje) — athletics event
  • Spanish: pentatlón moderno — athletics event
  • Ukrainian: суча́сне п'ятибо́рство (sučásne pʺjatybórstvo) — athletics event