Decathlon vs. Pentathlon

Decathlonnoun

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

Decathlonnoun

A contest in science and math proving skill.

Decathlonnoun

In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run.

Decathlonnoun

an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word was formed, in analogy to the word , from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning ) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning or “prize”).

Pentathlonnoun

An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus

Pentathlonnoun

(athletics) Modern pentathlon.

Pentathlonnoun

A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear.

Pentathlonnoun

In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest made up of a running broad jump, throwing the javelin, a 200-meter run, throwing the discus, and a 1500-meter run.

Pentathlonnoun

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition) (Greek: πένταθλον).