Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's

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Women's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venues Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
(fencing)
Tokyo Stadium
(swimming, riding and laser run)
Dates5–6 August 2021
Competitors36 from 23 nations
Winning total1385 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kate French Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Laura Asadauskaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Bronze medal icon.svg Sarolta Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  2016
2024  

The women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 5 and 6 August 2021. Two venues were used: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza (fencing) and Tokyo Stadium (swimming, horse-riding and combined running and shooting). [1]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 5 August 202113:00Fencing (Ranking Round)
Friday, 6 August 202114:30Swimming
15:45Fencing (Bonus Round)
17:15Riding
19:30Laser Run

Results

Thirty-six athletes participated. [2]

Key

 The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

RankAthleteCountrySwimming [3]
Time (pts)
Fencing [4]
RR [5] +BR [6]
Victories (pts)
Riding [7]
Time (pts)
Laser run [8]
Time (pts)
Total [9]
Gold medal icon.svg Kate French Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:10.18 (290)20+1 (221)86.26 (294)12:00.34 (580)1385 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Laura Asadauskaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:17.21 (276)15+2 (192)77.09 (300)11:38.37 (602)OR1370
Bronze medal icon.svg Sarolta Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.71 (295)20+1 (221)77.19 (293)12:21.42 (559)1368
4 Alice Sotero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07.88 (295)21+1 (227)81.35 (285)12:24.38 (556)1363
5 İlke Özyüksel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:15.89 (279)14+1 (185)79.40 (293)11:47.64 (593)1350
6 Élodie Clouvel Flag of France.svg  France 2:07.51 (295)16+0 (196)74.08 (293)12:17.78 (563)1347
7 Gintarė Venčkauskaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:18.37 (274)12+1 (173)72.74 (300)11:44.37 (596)1343
8 Anastasiya Prokopenko Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:25.01 (260)18+0 (208)83.49 (283)11:49.38 (591)1342
9 Uliana Batashova Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 2:11.14 (288)23+1 (239)77.61 (293)12:59.27 (521)1341
10 Marie Oteiza Flag of France.svg  France 2:10.15 (290)19+1 (215)87.70 (293)12:44.75 (536)1334
11 Kim Se-hee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2:16.36 (278)24+2 (246)76.09 (286)13:00.70 (520)1330
12 Michelle Gulyás Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.48 (296)20+0 (220)103.90 (243)12:14.76 (566)1325
13 Elena Potapenko Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 2:13.99 (283)20+2 (222)84.19 (289)12:52.37 (528)1322
14 Jo Muir Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:14.52 (281)13+1 (179)78.81 (293)12:15.13 (565)1318
15 Mayan Oliver Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:24.16 (262)16+0 (196)76.62 (293)12:21.48 (559)1310
16 Mariana Arceo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:16.65 (277)15+4 (184)70.61 (293)12:32.16 (548)1302
17 Kim Sun-woo Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2:12.87 (285)19+0 (214)82.26 (284)13:07.80 (513)1296
18 Volha Silkina Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:15.22 (280)21+1 (217)89.07 (274)12:59.81 (521)1292
19 Haydy Morsy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2:24.35 (262)20+1 (221)80.91 (293)13:07.69 (513)1289
20 Anna Maliszewska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:17.23 (276)18+0 (208)112.27 (234)12:15.02 (565)1283
21 Samantha Schultz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.78 (279)9+1 (155)84.37 (289)12:25.56 (555)1278
22 Zhang Xiaonan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:21.44 (268)19+0 (204)76.22 (293)13:10.16 (510)1275
23 Rena Shimazu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:10.65 (289)14+0 (184)90.72 (252)12:34.40 (546)1271
24 Natalya Coyle Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:13.88 (283)23+1 (239)109.81 (234)13:08.51 (512)1268
25 Zhang Mingyu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:15.23 (280)16+3 (199)75.69 (286)13:17.67 (503)1268
26 Leydi Moya Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 2:17.96 (275)15+1 (191)89.20 (291)13:16.65 (504)1261
27 Marina Carrier Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:17.35 (276)18+0 (208)84.73 (296)13:43.86 (477)1257
28 Rebecca Langrehr Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:17.38 (276)20+1 (221)116.17 (220)12:49.26 (531)1248
29 Amira Kandil Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2:15.14 (280)18+1 (199)99.78 (250)13:28.34 (492)1221
30 Alise Fakhrutdinova Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 2:16.45 (278)16+0 (196)117.93 (226)13:55.66 (465)1165
31 Annika Schleu Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:16.99 (277)29+0 (274)OREL (0)12:43.20 (537)1088
32 Gulnaz Gubaydullina Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 2:07.31 (296)OR14+0 (184)EL (0)12:07.58 (573)1053
33 Elena Micheli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:09.22 (292)17+6 (208)EL (0)12:31.91 (549)1049
34 Natsumi Takamiya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:11.54 (287)14+1 (185)EL (0)13:07.72 (513)985
35 Marcela Cuaspud Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2:27.91 (255)4+0 (124)EL (0)13:39.94 (481)860
36 Maria Iêda Guimarães Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:32.16 (246)14+0 (184)EL (0)DNF (0)430

Records

Broken Olympic records during the 2020 Summer Olympics [10]
SwimmingRussian Olympic Committee flag.png  Gulnaz Gubaydullina  (ROC)2:07.31 (296 pts)
FencingFlag of Germany.svg  Annika Schleu  (GER)29V (274 pts)
Laser runFlag of Lithuania.svg  Laura Asadauskaitė  (LTU)11:38.37 (602 pts)
TotalFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Kate French  (GBR)1385 pts

Criticism of the Riding discipline

The riding discipline of the pentathlon attracted criticism after multiple athletes struggled to control their randomly-assigned horses. [11] German modern pentathlete, Annika Schleu was leading the competition when she was unable to successfully complete the show jumping event, moving her from first to last place, and an eventual 31st place. [12] [13] The horse named Saint Boy was randomly assigned from a pool of 18, refused to jump three barriers in the second half of the equestrian course. Schleu's trainer Kim Raisner was sent home from the Olympics after footage showed her seemingly punch the horse for not performing in a desired manner. She also instructed Schleu herself to hit the horse, allegedly using the words "really hit it". [14]

The sport's governing body stated that it had reviewed video footage that showed Raisner appearing to strike the horse. [15] Schleu also faced backlash against her repeated use of the whip and rough handling of the horse. [16] Both Schleu and Raisner faced legal action, with the German Animal Welfare Association filing a criminal complaint against the pair on 13 August 2021. [17] Raisner was later required to attend a coach education seminar that included a module on animal welfare and humane treatment. [18]

Russian modern pentathlete Gulnaz Gubaydullina started off by showing the best result in swimming, setting an Olympic Record (2:07.31). [19] However, she was eliminated in the third stage, after Saint Boy, also randomly assigned to her, refused to continue jumping, leaving her without a medal at the end, although having the 6th best time in the final stage. [20] [21]

The incident prompted German Olympic team member and equestrian medal record holder Isabell Werth to criticize modern pentathlon's use of horses; she stated that "Pentathlon has nothing to do with equestrian sport" and treats horses as "a means of transport to which the athletes have no connection." [22] Werth also expressed sympathy for Schleu, whom she saw as a victim of the system of the sport. [23]

In response to this issue, modern pentathlon's governing body, Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), voted to remove horse riding from its programme at the 2028 Olympic Games. [24]

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