pentathlete
noun
pen·tath·lete
pen-ˈtath-ˌlēt 
nonstandard -ˈta-thə-
: an athlete participating in a pentathlon
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Aztec pentathlete Jenna Fee Feyerabend, the 4×400 relay team and a trio of pole vaulters paced San Diego State’s strong showing at the Wolf Pack Classic indoor track meet last weekend in Reno.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
There is a modern pentathlete who rides horses and holds the school pole vault record at Central Connecticut.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 July 2024
Olga never remarried, but in 1975 Harold married Pat Daniels-Winslow, a track coach and former Olympic 800-meter runner and pentathlete.
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Frank Litsky,
New York Times,
1 May 2024
John elaborates on this in the caption, recalling his own experience as an Olympian, powerlifter, and pentathlete.
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Philip Ellis,
Men's Health,
4 Oct. 2022
His father was an Olympic athlete Hewitt's father, John Alfred Hewitt, was a pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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Jessica Sager,
Peoplemag,
12 Aug. 2022
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
There is a modern pentathlete who rides horses and holds the school pole vault record at Central Connecticut.
—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 July 2024
Olga never remarried, but in 1975 Harold married Pat Daniels-Winslow, a track coach and former Olympic 800-meter runner and pentathlete.
—
Frank Litsky,
New York Times,
1 May 2024
John elaborates on this in the caption, recalling his own experience as an Olympian, powerlifter, and pentathlete.
—
Philip Ellis,
Men's Health,
4 Oct. 2022
His father was an Olympic athlete Hewitt's father, John Alfred Hewitt, was a pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
—
Jessica Sager,
Peoplemag,
12 Aug. 2022
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“Pentathlete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentathlete. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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