Women's pentathlon
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The pentathlon or women's pentathlon is a combined track and field event in which each woman competes in five separate events over one day. The distance or time for each event is converted to points v
Nadiya Tkachenko competing in the shot put event at the 1980 Olympic pentathlon, where she won the gold medal
Nataliya Dobrynska celebrating her pentathlon win at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Heptathlon
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A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά and ἄθλος. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
Women's pentathlon
…is 60 m. The flat race was 200 m until 1976 and thereafter 800 m. In elite-level outdoor competition, the pentathlon was superseded in 1981 by the heptathlon, which has seven events, with both 200 m and 800 m, as well as the javelin throw. Pentathlon is still contested at school and masters level and indoors…
Nadine Visser in 2015 World Championships in Athletics
Women heptathlon LJ French Athletics Championships 2013 t 144222
Nada Chroudi en position pour lancer le poids du heptathlon femme
Former world record holder Ashton Eaton competing at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships