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Nationality | Guatemalan |
Born | Zürich, Switzerland [1] | 23 June 1996
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Country | Guatemala |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Isabel Brand (born 23 June 1996) [2] is a Guatemalan modern pentathlete. She has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that currently consists of fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. Equestrian will be replaced by a form of obstacle course racing at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held from 26 to 27 August 2004, at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre at the Goudi Olympic Complex. The men's and women's events each involved 32 athletes, an increase of eight from the previous games.
Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė is a Lithuanian modern pentathlete. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and achieved an Olympic record score. Asadauskaitė also competed in three other Olympics, 2008 in Beijing, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2021 in Tokyo Olympics in which she was awarded with the silver medal. She has been European and World Champion in pentathlon.
The International Modern Pentathlon Union, commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its headquarters are in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, and it has 115 national federation members in 2018 and 133 members in 2024. Modern pentathlon was introduced at the fifth Olympiad in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912, comprising the contemporary sports of pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running, which embraced the spirit of its ancient counterpart.
Pavlo Yuriyovych Tymoshchenko is a Ukrainian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal in 2016.
Rustem Vilevich Sabirkhuzin is a Kazakh modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics. He finished in 10th position at the 2004 Games and in 21st at the 2012 Games.
The 2016 UIPM Senior World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from 23 to 29 May 2016. The event includes pistol shooting, fencing, 200m swimming, show jumping and a 3km run.
Yelena Potapenko, also known as Olena Potapenko or Elena Potapenko, is a Ukraine-born Kazakhstani modern pentathlete.
Alice Sotero is an Italian modern pentathlete.
Valentin Prades is a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event.
Charles Fernandez is a Guatemalan modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's event and finished fifteenth. Fernandez won the men's modern pentathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games. He also won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships. Fernandez has competed in three World Modern Pentathlon Championships as well as multiple youth and junior world championships and a Central American and Caribbean Games.
Jun Woong-tae is a South Korean modern pentathlete.
Valentin Belaud is a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event.
Ruslans Nakoņečnijs or Ruslan Nakonechnyi is a Ukrainian-Latvian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event.
Felipe Nascimento is a Brazilian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event.
Triathle is a sub-sport of modern pentathlon consisting of running, swimming and shooting.
This article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 2016.
This article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 2014.
This article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 2011.
Laser-run is a multisport competition consisting of running and shooting. It is a sport in its own right and the last event of the modern pentathlon where it was formerly known as combined.