Modern pentathlon is an Asian Games event first held at the 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. [1]
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan |  South Korea |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea |  South Korea |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China |  China |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia |  South Korea |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | South Korea |
| Event | 94 | 02 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
| Men's relay | X | 1 | |||||
| Women's individual | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||
| Women's relay | X | 1 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
| Nation | 94 | 02 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | 4 | 1 | |||||
| China | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | |||||
 Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
 India | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| South Korea | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
 Singapore | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Thailand | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Number of nations | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| Number of athletes | 16 | 48 | 33 | 43 | 28 | 48 | |
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.
The 1994 Asian Games, also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games, were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games. The games debuted former republics of the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Olga Rypakova is a former Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007. Her first successes came in the combined events at Asian competitions – she won the women's pentathlon at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and took the heptathlon gold at the 2006 Asian Games the following year.
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 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.
Wassana Winatho, also known as Amornrat Winatho and Vassanee Vinatho, is a Thai track and field athlete who specialises in the heptathlon and the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics and competed at five consecutive editions of the Asian Games.
The 1994 Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Hiroshima, Japan from 2 to 16 October 1994. They were the first Asian Games to be held in a non-capital city. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack in 1945. A total of 6,828 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 34 sports. Baseball, Karate, Modern Pentathlon and Soft tennis were included for the first time. This medal table ranks the participating NOCs by the number of gold medals won by their athletes.
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.
The 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the First Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games.
Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
The 2026 Asian Games, also known as XX Asiad and Aichi-Nagoya 2026, will be a multi-sport event celebrated in the Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Nagoya will be the third time that Japan hosted the Asian Games, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994.
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.
