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1958 European Athletics Championships – Women's Pentathlon
The women's Women's pentathlon, pentathlon at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholms Olympiastadion on 21 August 1958. Medalists Results Final 21 August Participation According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1958 European Athletics Championships, Womens pentathlon Events at the 1958 European Athletics Championships, Pentathlon Combined events at the European Athletics Championships 1958 in women's athletics, Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Pentathlon
The pentathlon or women's pentathlon is a combined track and field event in which each woman competes in five separate events over one day (formerly two days). The distance or time for each event is converted to points via scoring tables, with the overall ranking determined by total points. Since 1949 the events have been sprint hurdling, high jump, shot put, long jump, and a flat race. The sprint hurdles distance was 80 m outdoors until 1969 and thereafter 100 m; in indoor pentathlon the distance is 60 m. The flat race was 200 m until 1976 and thereafter 800 m. In elite-level outdoor competition, the pentathlon was superseded in 1981 by the heptathlon, which has seven events, with both 200 m and 800 m, as well as the javelin throw. Pentathlon is still contested at school and masters level and indoors. History The word '' pentathlon'' is derived from the Greek ''pente'' (five) and ''athlon'' (contest). The ancient Olympic pentathlon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
