ühe päeva jooksul viiel alal (laskmine, vehklemine, ujumine, ratsutamine, murdmaajooks) toimuv mitmevõistlus
a multi-discipline competitive sport, comprising five elements: shooting, fencing, swimming, horse-riding, and cross-country running
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Modern Pentathlon was first held at the Stockholm 1912 Games, with a women's competition introduced at Sydney 2000. Originally the elements were spread over four or five days, but since Atlanta 1996 the competition has been completed in a single day.
Moodsa viievõistluse rajajaks tuleb lugeda tuntud prantsuse pedagoogi ja ajaloolast, kaasaegsete olümpiamängude algatajat, parun Pierre de Coubertani. Ta soovitas ellu kutsuda uue kompleksspordiala, mis ühendaks mitut kaasajal harrastatavat ala. Siit tuleneski antud spordiala nimetus.
