Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. It had a different set of events than the ancient pentathlon and the modern pentathlon. The events were shot put, high jump, a hurdling race, sprint, and long jump.

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Women's pentathlon - Olympics - 1964 - 1980 - 1984 - Heptathlon - Pentathlon - Modern pentathlon - Shot put - High jump - Hurdling - Sprint - Long jump

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The modern pentathlon added a women's event in 2000 Olympics, with the same set of events as the men's.

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Modern pentathlon - 2000 Olympics

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