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The '''throws pentathlon''' also called the '''weight pentathlon''' is a [[Combined track and field events|combined event]] in [[track and field]]. Like all [[pentathlon]] events, it consists of five events; the four [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic]] throwing events [[hammer throw]], [[shot put]], [[discus throw]] and [[javelin throw]], plus the [[weight throw]]. It is the only combined event composed entirely of [[throwing sports|throwing events]].
 
The event is a full World Championship event at the [[World Masters Athletics Championships]] and [[World Masters Athletics]] keeps [[List of world records in masters athletics|world records]] for the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men |title=Records Outdoor Men |accessdate=2011-09-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903223836/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men |archivedate=2011-09-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |title=Records Outdoor Women |accessdate=2012-01-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105152/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |archivedate=2012-01-11 }}</ref> There are domestic competitions all over the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzmastersathletics.org.nz/throws_pentathlon/throws_pent.html |title=Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge |accessdate=2014-06-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214800/http://www.nzmastersathletics.org.nz/throws_pentathlon/throws_pent.html |archivedate=2014-06-06 }}</ref><ref name=usatfmasters>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatfmasters.org/ev_combined.htm |title=usatfmasters.org - Combined Events |website=www.usatfmasters.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409030424/http://www.usatfmasters.org/ev_combined.htm |archive-date=2010-04-09}} </ref><ref>http://www.bvaf.org.uk/records/wtpentrecs.asp</ref> The oldest competitor to complete a throws pentathlon is [[Ruth Frith]] at the age of 101 years, 7 months and 24 days.
 
==Events==