Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's

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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing)
Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming)
Olympic Sports Center Stadium (riding and running)
Date21 August
Competitors36 from 22 nations
Winning score5632
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Andrey Moiseev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Edvinas Krungolcas
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrejus Zadneprovskis
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
  2004
2012  

The men's modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Thursday, August 21. Three venues were used: Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing), Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium (horse-riding and running).

The Russians and Lithuanians continued to dominate the men's competition for the third consecutive time. Russia's Andrey Moiseev won the gold medal, and successfully defended his Olympic title, with score of 5,632 points. Moiseev also became the second modern pentathlete to win two individual gold medals since Lars Hall of Sweden in 1952 and in 1956. Meanwhile, Lithuania's Edvinas Krungolcas and Andrejus Zadneprovskis anchored the two-medal sweep in the podium, taking the silver and bronze, respectively.

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day. [1]

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 21 August 200808:30Shooting
10:00Fencing
14:30Swimming
17:00Riding
20:00Running

Results

RankAthleteCountryShooting
Score (pts)
Fencing
Victories (pts)
Swimming
Time (pts)
Equestrian
Time (pts)
Running
Time (pts)
Total
Gold medal icon.svg Andrey Moiseev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 186 (1168)26 (1024)2:02.55 (1332)67.70 (1060)9:48.75 (1048)5632
Silver medal icon.svg Edvinas Krungolcas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 185 (1156)21 (904)2:07.63 (1272)70.89 (1144)9:42.65 (1072)5548
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrejus Zadneprovskis Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 182 (1120)15 (760)2:02.27 (1336)75.20 (1168)9:25.00 (1140)5524
4 Qian Zhenhua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 189 (1204)26 (1024)2:07.46 (1272)70.18 (1032)10:04.40(984)5516
5 Steffen Gebhardt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 183 (1132)18 (832)2:06.84 (1280)82.61 (1128)9:33.97 (1108)5480
6 Michal Michalík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 188 (1192)16 (784)2:08.37 (1260)69.37 (1172)9:47.25 (1052)5460
7 Pavlo Tymoshchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 185 (1156)22 (908)2:09.20 (1252)73.29 (1048)9:42.61 (1072)5436
8 Óscar Soto Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 171 (988)20 (880)2:10.60 (1236)77.32 (1160)9:21.95 (1156)5420
9 Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 184 (1144)20 (880)2:04.37 (1308)71.16 (1088)10:01.57(996)5416
10 Samuel Weale Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 177 (1060)18 (832)2:02.87 (1328)83.56 (1036)9:21.18 (1156)5412
11 Deniss Čerkovskis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 184 (1144)15 (760)2:10.46 (1236)71.75 (1088)9:29.96 (1124)5352
12 Dzmitry Meliakh Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 186 (1168)11 (664)2:03.03 (1324)68.47 (1116)9:41.97 (1076)5348
13 Marcin Horbacz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 185 (1156)14 (736)2:03.52 (1320)65.46 (1088)9:49.27 (1044)5344
14 Nicola Benedetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 183 (1132)16 (784)2:15.10 (1180)69.15 (1056)9:18.27 (1168)5320
15 Yaniel Velazquez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 184 (1144)18 (832)2:16.38 (1164)79.79 (1028)9:29.55 (1124)5292
16 Eric Walther Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 172 (1000)20 (880)2:00.84 (1352)106.18 (892)9:19.81 (1164)5288
17 Andrea Valentini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 182 (1120)18 (832)2:11.70 (1220)92.13 (972)9:26.90 (1136)5280
18 Sam Sacksen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 178 (1072)14 (736)2:08.99 (1256)81.55 (1104)9:34.25 (1104)5272
19 Viktor Horváth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 187 (1180)16 (784)2:05.17 (1300)90.55 (896)9:33.95 (1108)5268
20 Ilia Frolov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 178 (1072)18 (832)2:04.01 (1312)86.35 (828)9:18.00 (1224)5212
21 Bartosz Majewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 176 (1048)18 (832)2:09.14 (1252)112.29 (900)9:17.61 (1180)5204
22 Eli Bremer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 165(916)14 (736)2:02.80 (1328)68.82 (1060)9:27.46 (1132)5172
23 Jean Maxence Berrou Flag of France.svg  France 176 (1048)10 (640)2:04.52 (1308)70.64 (1060)9:21.00 (1116)5172
24 Joshua Riker-Fox Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 171(988)15 (760)2:11.54 (1224)80.36 (1092)9:34.46 (1104)5168
25 Nick Woodbridge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 160(856)14 (736)1:55.96 (1412)73.22 (1060)10:00.90 (1000)5064
26 Gábor Balogh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 179 (1084)19 (856)2:07.32 (1276)113.65 (852)10:15.01(940)5008
27 Cristián Bustos Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 178 (1072)12 (688)2:15.26 (1180)78.42 (904)9:29.57 (1124)4968
28 Nam Dong-Hong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 181 (1108)15 (760)2:05.28 (1300)144.52 (540)8:55.57 (1260)4968
29 David Svoboda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 191 (1228)24 (976)2:05.40 (1296)DNF(184)9:24.35 (1144)4828
30 Cao Zhongrong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 160 (856)21 (904)2:01.53 (1344)134.96 (712)9:58.70 (1008)4824
31 Yoshihiro Murakami Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 181 (1108)12 (688)2:10.74 (1232)98.33 (980)10:46.70(776)4784
32 Amro El-Geziry Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 174 (1024)15 (760)1:55.86 (1412)144.79 (484)9:58.55 (1008)4688
33 Lee Choon-Huan Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 176 (1048)19 (856)2:09.18 (1252)DNF(84)9:41.05 (1076)4316
34 John Zakrzewski Flag of France.svg  France 168 (952)19 (856)2:04.23 (1312)DNF(160)10:04.15(984)4264
35 Yahor Lapo Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 178 (1072)17 (808)2:05.62 (1296)DNF(0)9:41.17 (1076)4252
36 Jaime Lopez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 183 (1132)17 (808)2:07.02 (1276)DNF(0)10:05.80(980)4196

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