Modern Pentathlon At The 2015 Pan American Games
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Competition schedule

The following was the competition schedule for the modern pentathlon competitions:


Medal table


Medalists


Participating nations

A total of 14 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Qualification

A total of 50 modern pentathletes qualified to compete at the Games (28 male and 22 female). A nation was allowed to enter a maximum of six athletes (three male and three female). The host nation (Canada) was automatically qualified with a team of one athlete per gender, and could have qualified additional competitors.


See also

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Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics 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. Thirty-six athletes competed each in the men's and women's events. Initia ...


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