In Tokyo, that led to accusations of abuse after a German pentathlete and medal contender, Annika Schleu, was assigned a stubborn horse that refused to jump at all.
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Pentathlete
//ˈpɛn.tæθ.lit//
Synonyms for "pentathlete"
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Translations
26 translations across 17 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- pentatleta noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Czech
1 entries- pětibojař noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Danish
1 entries- femkæmper noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Finnish
1 entries- viisiottelija noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
French
2 entries- pentathlonien noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- pentathlonienne noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
German
2 entries- Fünfkämpfer noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- Fünfkämpferin noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Greek
2 entries- πενταθλήτρια noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- πενταθλητής noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Hungarian
1 entries- öttusázó noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Italian
1 entries- pentatleta noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Macedonian
2 entries- петобоец noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- петобојка noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Polish
4 entries- pięcioboista noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- pięcioboistka noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- wieloboista noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- wieloboistka noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Portuguese
1 entries- pentatleta noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Romanian
2 entries- pentatlonist noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- pentatlonistă noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Russian
1 entries- пятибо́рец noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Spanish
1 entries- pentatleta noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Swedish
1 entries- femkampare noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Ukrainian
2 entries- п'ятибо́рець noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
- п'ятибо́рка noun (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
While the pentathletes at the Paris Games are indeed riding horses over a series of jumps as part of the event, they will face an entirely different fifth discipline when they get to Los Angeles in 2028: a race the organizers are calling a “‘Ninja Warrior’-style obstacle course.”
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