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Irina Kiseleva
Irina Vladimirovna Kiseleva (; born 23 July 1967) is a former Soviet modern pentathlete. She won medals at five consecutive World Modern Pentathlon Championships The UIPM Senior World Championships is an annual global international competition in modern pentathlon. It was first held in 1949 under the organization of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM). Editions Note: The years in which champ ... from 1984 through 1988. These included two gold medals and two silver medals in the individual competition. She also two gold medals and one silver medal in the team competition. References 1967 births Living people Soviet modern pentathletes {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is an Summer Olympics, Olympic sport consisting of fencing (sport), fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, show jumping, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, 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 Summer Olympics, 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, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |