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. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletic (track and field) event consisting of seven events. ... The pentathlon (as opposed to the modern pentathlon) was an athletics event in the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. ... Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon pull for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball, also called the shot, as far as possible. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics The high jump is an athletics/track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... Sprints are races where the runner tries to go as fast as humanly possible. ... The long jump (formerly called broad jump) is an athletic (track and field) event in which athletes attempt to land as far from their take-off points as possible. ...

The modern pentathlon added a women's event in 2000 Olympics, with the same set of events as the men's. Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon pull for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ... (Redirected from 2000 Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ...