Hello readers. During the process of creating this blog I have learned a so much! Here is a recap of my other three main posts. Post #1. The ancient pentathlon was a series of five sports competed in as one event. The five sports, in this order were; long jump, javelin, discus, station, and finally, wrestling. Post #2. The modern pentathlon used to be a five day event but was changed to one day to become more audience friendly. The modern pentathlon was invented by Pierre de Coubertin (father of the Modern Olympics). It was a variation on the military aspect of the Ancient pentathlon, focusing on the skills required by a late-19th-century soldier. Post #3. The modern pentathlon has had to justify its inclusion in the modern Olympic Games on frequent occasions. On February 11, 2013 in Lausanne, the IOC (International Olympic Committee confirmed the modern pentathlon once again as one of the 25 core sports of the Olympic program through until 2020. The first person to win the modern pentathlon was
This photo is the modern pentathlon logo from the olympic games in Great Britain. Pretty cool huh. Ok folks. This is hopefully not but possibly my last post for a while. But lets forget that and make the best of this post. It has been kind of hard finding out more about the pentathlon, so please forgive me if I repeat some information. Since my blog tittle is Evolution of the Pentathlon Games, this post is going to be mostly about the modern pentathlon. As you know from reading my second post the modern pentathlon consists of the following five events; fencing, a 200m freestyle swim, equestrian or show jumping. Followed by a combined event of shooting and a 3,200m cross -country run. Surprisingly, the modern pentathlon, despite its long Olympic history, has had to justify its inclusion in the modern Olympic Games on frequent occasions. On February 11, 2013 in Lausanne, the IOC (International Olympic Committee confirmed the modern pentathlon once again as one of the 25 core sports of the Olympic program through until 2020.The event was first held at the 1912 Olympic Games, and was won by Swedish athlete Gösta Lilliehöök. The modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic program continuously since 1912. In 2000 the pentathlon became a women’s event in the Olympics for the first time. Jumping back to Ancient Greece. They didn't have any sports or events that women could compete in. Yet in Sparta, women could join the military. Just wanted to share that. I know, super weird. Ok back to modern pentathlon. Quick cool fact ! In all competitions, athletes do not directly compete against one another in the five events. Athletes gain points for their performance in each event and scores are combined to give the overall total. However, in 2009 to make the finale of the modern pentathlon more exciting, in the last event, competitors are ranked according to their score from the first three disciplines and given start times. The leader from the first three events goes first, and other starting times being dependent on the number of points already scored. The first person to cross the finish line, therefore, will be the overall points leader and win the pentathlon. Come back to read my conclusion post!
Britannica Ancient Greek Pentathlon, Wikipedia Ancient Sports: Pentathlon This is an Ancient Greek discus. Pretty cool right. Hola amigos. Sorry about the wait. I know you all have been dying for another post. Just kidding. So in this post I will tell you more about the modern pentathlon. As you know, the pentathlon is a series of five events which are all held in one day. But it wasn't always held in one day. It was originally a five-day contest. But the modern pentathlon was shortened to four days in 1984 and to one day in 1996. I have also picked up some more info about the events in the modern pentathlon. The fencing competition is a round-robin tournament consisting of one-minute duels. One touch, you win. The swim is 200 meters freestyle. Pentathletes use horses for a show jumping competition on a 350- to 450-metre course with 12 obstacles. The competitors choose a horse he/she has never met before and has never trained with. The final event combines the shooting and running disciplines: competitors alternate between three rounds of shooting (with either air or laser pistols, depending on the competition) at five targets within a 70-second time frame and three 1,000-metre cross-country runs. The pentathlon was also split into two types of events. The athletics pentathlon is a competition of five track-and-field events. The modern pentathlon, which was invented by Pierre de Coubertin (father of the Modern Olympics), was a variation on the military aspect of the Ancient pentathlon. It focused on the skills required by a late-19th-century soldier. Well thats all for now. I hope you learned some new facts and information. I have another post coming soon. My sites: Britannica Ancient Greek Pentathlon, Wikipedia Ancient Sports: Pentathlon
This picture really captures the pentathlon. Because from left to right is a long jumper holding weights to help him jump farther, a javelin thrower with a sling wrapped around the shaft, a discus thrower, and another javelin thrower.
If you want to read more, click here: Ancient Greek Pentathlon, Wikipedia Britannica I love sports. I love playing them, watching them, even coaching them. But what I love most about sports is the fun of playing them. This is why I chose to create a blog about the fabled Ancient Greek Pentathlon. I chose this topic because sports and games are awesome. No offense, couch potatoes. I love being outdoors and being active. What better topic to choose than the Pentathlon? When I decided to create this blog, I really had no idea what a Pentathlon is. What I really wanted to know is how the pentathlon evolved over the centuries. I also wanted to know if the pentathlon inspired the Olympics. If so, how? My third question is, why did the Greeks hold the pentathlon? My fourth and final question that has been nagging me ever since, is, did they really compete naked? They had clothes right? Why, Greeks? Why? |
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