The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics. The modern pentathlon was first held in 1912, and its rules have changed several times over the years. The latest structure, as of the 2020 Olympics, consists of three separate events for fencing, swimming, and equestrian, which determine each athlete's starting time in the final event. The last event, called the laser-run, alternates four legs of laser pistol shooting followed by an 800 m run.
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throwing, and discus throwing, followed by the stadion and wrestling. Pentathletes were considered to be among the most skilled athletes, and their training was often part of military service—each of the five events in the pentathlon was thought to be useful in war or battle.
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.
Modern pentathlon is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games.
Modern pentathlon was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Changwon International Shooting Range, Changwon Evergreen Hall, Changwon Swimming Pool, Busan Equestrian Grounds and Samnak Riverside Athletic Park in Changwon and Busan, South Korea between 10 and 13 October 2002.
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, 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. 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.
Modern pentathlon was one of the many sports which was held at the 1994 Asian Games in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan on 9 to 11 October 1994.
Modern pentathlon is an Asian Games event first held at the 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan.
Modern pentathlon at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Huangcun Sports Base and Aoti Aquatics Centre Guangzhou, China between 23 November and 24 November 2010.
The modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 11 to 12 August 2012. The men's and women's events each involved 36 athletes. The venues for the events were the Copper Box (fencing), the Aquatics Centre (swimming), and Greenwich Park.
The men's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held on 11 August. Three venues were used: the Copper Box (fencing), Aquatics Centre (swimming) and Greenwich Park.
Chloe Esposito is an Australian shooter and modern pentathlon competitor. She competed at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in the 10 m air pistol. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, in the modern pentathlon and won the gold medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro.
The modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 19 to 20 August 2016 at Deodoro Aquatics Centre, Deodoro Stadium, and Youth Arena.
The modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place in 2021 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza and Ajinomoto Stadium.
Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Dream Park, Incheon, South Korea between 2 and 3 October 2014.
Jun Woong-tae is a South Korean modern pentathlete.
Shohei Iwamoto is a Japanese modern pentathlete.
Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the APM Equestrian Center, Tigaraksa, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. It was held from 31 August to 1 September 2018.
This article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 2018.
This article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 2002.
Kim Myung-kun (KOR)
Alexandr Parygin (KAZ)
Kim Mi-sub (KOR)
Qian Zhenhua (CHN)
Jung Jin-hwa (KOR)
Shohei Iwamoto (JPN)
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)