Women's pentathlon

The ancient Olympic pentathlon comprised a sprint, the javelin and discus throws, long jump, and wrestling.

In men's track and field, pentathlon competitions were held in the 20th century, but the ten-event decathlon became the standard multi-event contest.

The current world record is 5055 points by Nafissatou Thiam at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

[6] (60 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 800m) Below is a list of scores equal or superior to 4775 pts: As well as indoor events at all levels, outdoor pentathlon is still common in high school athletics.

The pentathlon is used because it is less stressful on the athletes than a full multi and because many high school meets only last one day, it allows the event to be contested in the time limit.