The throws pentathlon also called the weight pentathlon is a

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. Like all pentathlon events, it consists of five events; the four

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throwing events

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, shot put,

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

and

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

, plus the

weight throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...

. It is the only combined event composed entirely of throwing events. The event is a full World Championship event at the

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and

World Masters Athletics World Masters Athletics (WMA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of masters athletics – which includes track and field, cross country, and road running events – as participated by people over 35 years of age. As the need became ap ...

keeps

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for the event. There are domestic competitions all over the world. The oldest competitor to complete a throws pentathlon is

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at the age of 101 years, 7 months and 24 days.

Events

There is no difference between the events for either gender, however all gender and age division of

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have different implement specifications, meaning older competitors and women throw lighter implements than younger men. Each athlete gets three attempts in each event, the best mark of each of those attempts is given performance points based on the age graded tables from World Masters Athletics. The current tables were modeled in 2010. Points calculators are available on line.

Ultraweight pentathlon

Similar to the throws pentathlon is the ultraweight pentathlon, consisting of events usually spun from a circle. It starts with the

Weight throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...

, then adds four more ultra weight throws increasing in size starting with the "Superweight throw." The exact rules for these events have been specified in the United States but have not yet been adopted on a global basis.

References

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