Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Modern pentathlon
competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
were held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium (running, equestrian), Ying Tung Natatorium
(swimming), and the Olympic Green Convention Center (fencing, shooting).
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.
Note: See above, at the male section.
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Modern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...
competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
were held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium (running, equestrian), Ying Tung Natatorium
Ying Tung Natatorium
The Ying Tung Natatorium is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing, China with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the 2008 Summer Olympics and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic water polo matches and the swimming part of the modern...
(swimming), and the Olympic Green Convention Center (fencing, shooting).
Medal summary
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| Women's |
Men
An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event. The places in each event will be allocated as follows:| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 African Championship 2007 African Modern Pentathlon Championship The 2007 African Modern Pentathlon Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 22 February to 25 February. It served as an Olympic qualification event. The gold medallists earned qualification to the Olympic Games.-Women's results:... |
February 22-25, 2007 |  CairoCairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
1 | Amro El Geziry |
| 2007 Asian Championship | May 8-14, 2007 |  TokyoTokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
5 |  Nam Dong-Hun Lee Chun-Heon Cao ZhongrongCao Zhongrong Cao Zhongrong is a male Chinese modern pentathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing in 30th.His personal best PB is coming 1st at the 2006 World Cup.-External links:***... Qian ZhenhuaQian Zhenhua Qian Zhenhua is a male Chinese modern pentathlete who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics and also in the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2000, he finished 24th in the men's competition.... Yoshihiro Murakami |
| 2007 Oceanian Championship | May 8-14, 2007 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
1 |  Alex Parygin |
| 2007 European Championship | June 6-13, 2007 |  RigaRiga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
8 |  Viktor Horváth Marcin Horbacz Andrey MoiseevAndrey Moiseev Andrey Sergeyevich Moiseyev is a Russian pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. His 2004 score of 5480 is broken down as follows:* Shooting — 1036* Fencing — 1000... Gábor BaloghGábor Balogh Gábor Balogh is a former Hungarian modern pentathlete who won silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.... Ilia Frolov Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy David Svoboda Dmitry Meliakh |
| 2007 Pan-American Games Modern pentathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games Below are the final standings of the Modern Pentathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games. The competition was held at Deodoro Sports Complex on July 23 and July 24.-Men:-Women:-External links:*... |
July 21-22, 2007 |  Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... |
4*** |  Eli BremerEli Bremer Eli Bremer is a modern pentathlete competed for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He finished 23rd overall in the modern pentathlon event. He was born in Hancock, New Hampshire....  Yaniel Velazquez Joshua Riker-Fox Christian Bustos |
| 2007 World Championships | Aug 16-21, 2007 |  BerlinBerlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
3 | Viktor Horváth Ilia Frolov Róbert Németh |
| 2007 World Cup Final | September 15-16, 2007 | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
1 |  Edvinas KrungolcasEdvinas Krungolcas Edvinas Krungolcas is a Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-References:* . ESPN.... |
| 2008 World Championship 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championship The 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from May 29 to June 3. It was the last Olympic qualification event in modern pentathlon before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Men's events:-Women's events:-See also:... |
May 27 - Jun 1, 2008 | Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
3 | Ilia Frolov David Svoboda Yahor Lapo |
| Pentathlon World Ranking | June 1, 2008 | - | 7 |  Jean Maxence Berrou Andrejus ZadneprovskisAndrejus Zadneprovskis Andrejus Zadneprovskis is a Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Zadneprovskis won the Gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in the year of 2000 and 2004... Steffen Gebhardt Eric Walther Nicola Benedetti Michal Michalik Deniss ČerkovskisDeniss Cerkovskis Deniss Cerkovskis is a male Latvian modern pentathlete who competed in the:* 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney ;* 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens ;* 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .-References:... |
| Host Nation (CHN) | - | - | 1**** | - |
| Invitation Places | - | - | 2**** | - |
| re-allocation of unused places***** | - | - | + |  Oscar Soto Bartosz Majewski Jaime Lopez Pavlo Tymoshchenko Samuel Weale Sam Sacksen Andrea Valentini John Zakrzewski Nick WoodbridgeNick Woodbridge Nicholas Lloyd "Nick" Woodbridge is a British modern pentathlete.The modern pentathlon includes the disciplines of shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian, and cross country running... |
| TOTAL | 36 | |||
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.
Women
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 African Championship 2007 African Modern Pentathlon Championship The 2007 African Modern Pentathlon Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 22 February to 25 February. It served as an Olympic qualification event. The gold medallists earned qualification to the Olympic Games.-Women's results:... |
February 22-25, 2007 | Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
1 | Aya Medany Aya Medany Aya Medany is a Egyptain modern pentathlete she was the first Egyptian pentathlete who is qualified for the Olympics and she is the youngest contestant in the history of the game, who reaches the Olympics.And she also gathered between the Youth, Junior's World CHAMPIONSHIP in the year 2006.-Career... |
| 2007 Asian Championship | May 8-14, 2007 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
5 |  Lada Jienbalanova Xiu XiuXiu Xiu (pentathlon) Xiu Xiu is a female Chinese modern pentathlete who will compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Her personal best PB is coming 5th at the 2007 World Championships.-References:*... Chen QianChen Qian (pentathlon) Chen Qian is a female Chinese modern pentathlete who will compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.She won the gold medal of the individual event at the 2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.-References:*... Golina Dolgushina Yun Cho-Rong |
| 2007 Oceanian Championship | May 8-14, 2007 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
1 | Angela Darby |
| 2007 European Championship | June 6-13, 2007 | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
8 | Evdokia Gretchichnikova Heather Fell Heather Fell Heather Fell is a British modern pentathlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in the women's modern pentathlon event.-Early life:... Sara Bertoli Lena SchonebornLena Schöneborn Lena Schöneborn is a German pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is living in Berlin and besides Pentathlon she is studying Business Administration.... Zsuzsanna VörösZsuzsanna Vörös Zsuzsanna Vörös is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete who won gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... Katy LivingstonKaty Livingston Katy Livingston is a British modern pentathlete who has competed at the Olympic Games.-Early life:... Claudia Corsini Sylwia Czwojdzinska |
| 2007 Pan-American Games Modern pentathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games Below are the final standings of the Modern Pentathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games. The competition was held at Deodoro Sports Complex on July 23 and July 24.-Men:-Women:-External links:*... |
July 21-22, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... |
4*** | Yane Marques Yane Marques Yane Marques is a athlete of modern pentathlon Brazil floor.She won the South American and 2006 gold medal in the 2007 Pan American Games, both held in Rio de Janeiro... Monica Pinette Rita Sanz-Agero Marlene Sanchez |
| 2007 World Championships | Aug 16-21, 2007 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
3 | Amélie Caze Lena Schoneborn Lena Schöneborn Lena Schöneborn is a German pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is living in Berlin and besides Pentathlon she is studying Business Administration.... Laura AsadauskaiteLaura Asadauskaite Laura Asadauskaitė is a female Lithuanian modern pentathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:* MSNBC. Laura Asadauskaitė, Modern Pentathlon.... |
| 2007 World Cup Final | September 15-16, 2007 | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
1 | Aya Medany Aya Medany Aya Medany is a Egyptain modern pentathlete she was the first Egyptian pentathlete who is qualified for the Olympics and she is the youngest contestant in the history of the game, who reaches the Olympics.And she also gathered between the Youth, Junior's World CHAMPIONSHIP in the year 2006.-Career... |
| 2008 World Championship 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championship The 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from May 29 to June 3. It was the last Olympic qualification event in modern pentathlon before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Men's events:-Women's events:-See also:... |
May 27 - Jun 1, 2008 | Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
3 | Amélie Caze Aya Medany Aya Medany Aya Medany is a Egyptain modern pentathlete she was the first Egyptian pentathlete who is qualified for the Olympics and she is the youngest contestant in the history of the game, who reaches the Olympics.And she also gathered between the Youth, Junior's World CHAMPIONSHIP in the year 2006.-Career... Katy LivingstonKaty Livingston Katy Livingston is a British modern pentathlete who has competed at the Olympic Games.-Early life:... |
| Pentathlon World Ranking | June 1, 2008 | - | 7 | Anastasia Samusevich Anna Arkhipenka Paulina Boenisz Jeļena Rubļevska Jelena Rublevska Jeļena Rubļevska is a Latvian modern pentathlete who won silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Her score of 5380 is broken down as follows:* Shooting—988* Fencing—1028* Swimming—1160* Riding—1116... Lucie Grolichova Kara Grant Sheila TaorminaSheila Taormina Sheila Taormina is an Olympic athlete from the United States, who has competed at 4 Olympics and was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in 3 different sports... |
| Host Nation (CHN) | - | - | 1**** | - |
| Invitation Places | - | - | 2**** | - |
| re-allocation of unused places***** | - | - | + | Victoria Tereshuk Victoria Tereshuk Victoria Tereshuk is a female modern pentathlete from Ukraine. She won a bronze medal in the women's modern pentathlon event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:... Tatiana Mouratova Leila Gyenesei Margaux Isaksen Donata RimsaiteDonata Rimšaite Donata Rimšaitė is a female Lithuanian modern pentathlete who internationally compete for Russia since 2011.She represented Lithuania at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:* . Pentathlon.org....  Belinda Schreiber Omnia Fakhry Eva Trautmann |
| TOTAL | 36 | |||
Note: See above, at the male section.
Event schedule
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| 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 | |
External links
- Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
- List of qualified athletes for the 2008 Olympic Games on the UIPM site.