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| | Olympics: Pentathlon |
 | | According to legend, the pentathlon was created by Jason of the Argonauts, who combined the five events into one to compete against his friend, Peleus. |
 | | The ancient pentathlon morphed into a grueling one-day challenge that blends shooting, fencing, swimming, show-jumping and a 3,000-meter run, known as the modern pentathlon. |
 | | It began in 1964 as a pentathlon but was expanded to eight events in 1984: the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200 meters on Day 1, and the long jump, javelin and 800 meters on Day 2. |
| www.sptimes.com /2004/08/08/Olympics/Pentathlon.shtml (1082 words) |
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