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2016 In Modern Pentathlon
This article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 2016. 2016 Summer Olympics (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, UIPM) * August 18 – 20: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park ** Men: Aleksander Lesun; Pavlo Tymoshchenko; Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga ** Women: Chloe Esposito; Élodie Clouvel; Oktawia Nowacka World modern pentathlon events * May 22 – 29: 2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Moscow ** Individual winners: Valentin Belaud (m) / Sarolta Kovács (f) ** Team Relay winners: (Hwang Woo-jin & Jun Woong-tae) (m) / (Lena Schöneborn & Annika Schleu) (f) ** Mixed Team Relay winners: (Aleksander Lesun & Donata Rimšaitė) ** Men's Team winners: (Yasser Hefny, Amro El Geziry, & Omar El Geziry) ** Women's Team winners: (Tamara Alekszejev, Zsofia Foldhazi, & Sarolta Kovács) * July 12 – 19: 2016 World Youth "A" Modern Penta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), 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 (for 3200 m in total). The sport has been a feature of the Summer Olympic Games since 1912, despite several attempts to remove it. A world championships for modern pentathlon has been held annually since 1949. The governing body, Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), administers the international sport in more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |