BC Athletics JD Manual
TRACK & FIELD MEET INFORMATION

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SECTION 9

9.1 Multi-Events (Pentathlon)
9.2 Pentathlon Field Events Schedule Samples

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9.1  MULTI-EVENTS (PENTATHLON)

§ The Pentathlon Championships are to be held during the month of June or July.

§ This meet is one of the three recognized championship meets as designated by the BCJD Committee.

§ The BC JD Pentathlon Championship Meet is a one-day event.

The Pentathlon competition held during the BC Summer Games is a two-day event.

Please refer to Appendix C for the BC JD Pentathlon Tables.

Pentathlon events for female athletes and male athletes aged 9 to 13 years are:

  • 60 metre hurdles (ages 9 to 11 years)
    OR
  • 80 metre hurdles (ages 12 & 13 years and 14 & 15 females)
  • shot put
  • high jump
  • long jump
  • 800 metres

Pentathlon events for male athletes aged 14 years are:

  • 100 metre hurdles
  • shot put
  • high jump
  • long jump
  • 800 metres

The event order may vary by age groups but the 800 metre races for all age groups are always the final event in the competition.

The starting time for this meet may be set earlier than 11:00 AM in order to move all age groups through all five events in a reasonable length of time with the approval of the Junior Development Committee.

§ Fees for this meet are to be reviewed yearly by the JD Committee.

9.2  PENTATHLON FIELD EVENTS SCHEDULE
       SAMPLE SCHEDULE I

AGE

1ST FIELD EVENT

2ND FIELD EVENT

3RD FIELD EVENT

14 year male

High Jump #1
11:15 - 12:15

Shot Put
12:30 - 1:00

Long Jump #1
2:45 - 3:30

14 year female

High Jump #2
11:15 - 12:15

Long Jump #1
1:30 - 2:15

Shot Put
2:45 - 3:15

13 year male

Long Jump #1
11:30 - 12:15

High Jump #2
1:15 - 2:15

Shot Put
2:15 - 2:45

13 year female

Long Jump #2
11:30 - 12:15

High Jump #2
1:15 - 2:15

Shot Put
3:45 - 4:15

12 year male

High Jump #1
12:15 - 1:15

Shot Put
1:15 - 1:45

Long Jump #2
2:15 - 2:45

12 year female

Shot Put
11:30 - 12:30

High Jump #3
1:30 - 3:00

Long Jump #2
3:00 - 5:00

11 year male

High Jump #2
12:15 - 1:15

Shot Put
1:30 - 2:00

Long Jump #1
2:15 - 2:45

11 year female

High Jump #3
12:15 - 1:15

Long Jump #2
1:30 - 2:15

Shot Put
3:15 - 3:45

9 & 10 year male

Long Jump #1
12:15 - 1:15

High Jump #1
2:15 - 3:15

Shot Put
4:15 - 4:45

9 & 10 year female

Long Jump #2
12:15 - 1:00

High Jump #2
2:15 - 3:15

Shot Put
4:45 - 5:15

9.2 PENTATHLON FIELD EVENTS SCHEDULE
      SAMPLE SCHEDULE II

GIRLS
9 Years

GIRLS
10 Years

GIRLS
11 Years

Long Jump #1

High Jump #1

Shot Put #1

Hurdles

Hurdles

Hurdles

Shot Put #1

Long Jump #1

High Jump #1

Break

Break

Break

High Jump #1

Shot Put #1

Long Jump #1

800 metres

800 metres

800 metres
 

GIRLS
12 Years

GIRLS
13 Years

GIRLS
14 Years

Hurdles

Hurdles

Hurdles

Long Jump #1

High Jump #1

Shot Put #1

Break

Break

Break

Shot Put #1

Long Jump #1

High Jump #1

Break

Break

Break

High Jump #1

Shot Put #1

Long Jump #1

800 metres

800 metres

800 metres
 

BOYS
9 Years

BOYS
10 Years

Boys
11 Years

Long Jump #2

High Jump #2

Shot Put #2

Hurdles

Hurdles

Hurdles

Shot Put #2

Long Jump #2

High Jump #2

Break

Break

Break

High Jump #2

Shot Put #2

Long Jump #2

800 metres

800 metres

800 metres
 

BOYS
12 Years

BOYS
13 Years

Boys
14 Years

Hurdles

Hurdles

Hurdles

Long Jump #2

High Jump #2

Shot Put #2

Break

Break

Break

Shot Put #2

Long Jump #2

High Jump #2

Break

Break

Break

High Jump #2

Shot Put #2

Long Jump #2

800 metres

800 metres

800 metres

Please Note: All age groups end up with the 800 metre races as
their field events are completed.

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