Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Sports Centre Stadium Ying Tung Natatorium Olympic Green Convention Center |
Dates | 21–22 August 2008 |
Modern pentathlonat the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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men | women | |
Modern pentathloncompetitionsat the2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijingwere held on August 21 and August 22 at theOlympic Sports Centre Stadium(running, equestrian),Ying Tung Natatorium(swimming), and theOlympic Green Convention Center(fencing, shooting). Modern pentathlon contained five events;pistol shooting,épéefencing,200 mfreestyle swimming,show jumping,and a 3 kmcross-country run.
Andrey Moiseev,representing Russia, became the second modern pentathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title in the men's event, whileLena Schönebornof Germany won the women's.
Medal summary[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's |
Andrey Moiseev![]() |
Edvinas Krungolcas![]() |
Andrejus Zadneprovskis![]() |
Women's [a] |
Lena Schöneborn![]() |
Heather Fell![]() |
Anastasiya Samusevich![]() |
aThe original bronze medalist,Victoria Tereshchukof Ukraine was disqualified for doping violations.
Qualified athletes[edit]
Men[edit]
An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event. The places in each event will be allocated as follows:
Note: Athletes marked with an asterisk (*) have qualified before, countries with two asterisks (**) already filled their quota of two athletes. The free places cannot be filled by the next competitors from the respective competition, but they will be filled by the world standings at the end of the qualification period. (marked also with one or two asterisks)
*** Top finisher from NORCECA, top finisher from South America, and 2 next highest overall finishers from Pan-America.
**** Unused quotas
***** If one or more athletes qualify through more than 1 criteria, the remaining positions will be allocated through Pentathlon World Ranking
^ Qualification revoked.[1]
Women[edit]
Note: See above, at the male section.
Event schedule[edit]
All times areChina Standard Time(UTC+8)
Date | Time | Event |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 8:30–9:10 | Men's shooting |
10:00–13:15 | Men's fencing | |
14:30–15:10 | Men's swimming | |
17:00–19:00 | Men's riding | |
20:00–20:30 | Men's running | |
Friday, August 22, 2008 | 8:30–9:10 | Women's shooting |
10:00–13:15 | Women's fencing | |
14:30–15:10 | Women's swimming | |
17:00–19:00 | Women's riding | |
20:00–20:30 | Women's running |
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Shooting
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Fencing
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Swimming
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Equestrian and running
References[edit]
- ^"Parygin dropped from Australian Olympic team after British appeal",Associated Press, July 1, 2008
External links[edit]
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- Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
- List of qualified athletesfor the 2008 Olympic Games on the UIPM site.
- Modern Pentathlon – Official Results Book