Ancient Olympic pentathlon Ancient Olympic pentathlon The Ancient Olympic pentathlon () was an athletic contest at the Ancient Olympic Games, and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. The name derives from Greek, combining the words "pente" (five) and "athlon" (competition). Five events were contested over one day, starting with the "stadion" (a short foot race) followed by the Javelin throw, Discus throw, Long jump (the order of these three events is still unclear), and ending with wrestling. While Pentathletes were considered to be inferior to the specialized athletes in a certain event, they were superior in overall development and were some of the
Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics the following events. Venezuela has qualified 5 fencers. Venezuela has qualified 3 judokas Venezuela has qualified 2 boat for each of the following events Venezuelan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST) Venezuela qualified one athlete. Venezuela has qualified 1 man and 2 women. Venezuela has qualified in the following events Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics Venezuela competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August