Pentathletes Pentathletes Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek ( April 20, 1968 -)(in Oświęcim) is the most famous polish pentathelete. He won two gold olympic medals- both in Barcelona- 1992. Skrzypaszek won the individual and the team challenge. After Barcelona- retired. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek"
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (born February 2, 1983 in Sandhult, Sweden) is an athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. She is currently regarded as one of the best female athletes in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carolina Klüft"
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall is a Swedish modern pentathlete who caused the disqualification of the Swedish men's team at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City for his alcohol use. Liljenwall was the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use, following the introduction of anti-doping regulations by the International Olympic Committee in 1967. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall"
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) ( May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. He won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, starred in college and professional football, played Major League Baseball and also had a career in basketball. He subsequently lost his Olympic titles when it was found he had played two seasons of minor league baseball prior to competing in the games (thus violating the amateur status rules). In 1983, thirty years after his death, his medals were restored. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Thorpe"
Nadezhda Tkachenko (born September 19, 1948) is a former pentathlete. She won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in 1980. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nadezhda Tkachenko"
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