Harm discovered that Webb competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea (good cover for a CIA officer) in the pentathlon, a five event contest. The pentathlon can be traced back to the Olympics in Ancient Greece in 708 BC, the original version of the event consisted of events that focused on the skills required by soldiers in Ancient Greece. The event started with the long jump, javelin throwing and discus throwing followed by the stadion (a 200 yard foot race) and finally wrestling.
When the Olympic Games were revived in 1896 the pentathlon was added to the games by International Olympic Committee founder Pierre de Coubertin. The modern pentathlon was a variation on the original event's military aspects and focuses on skills required by late 19th-century soldiers. The first event is shooting, competitors are tested on both precision (10 shots in 10 minutes) and rapid fire (10 shots in one minute) marksmanship; initially .22 rifles and pistols were used, for a long time a 4.5mm air pellet pistol was used, but since 2010 to comply with England's strict gun laws the IOC switched the weapon used to a laser pistol. Second event is running, specifically a 500 meter obstacle course with 20 obstacles. Third is swimming, competitors swim a distance of 50 meters and must overcome four obstacles. Fourth is fencing, a one minute duel where the goal is to be the first to land a body hit before time runs out. The fifth and final event is equestrianism, the event consists of a horse race over a 350-450 meter course with 12-15 obstacles. Each competitor is awarded a certain number of points for each event based on their performance, the winner is the person who has the highest total of points from all five events.