The men's

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at the

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was held on 19 August. Three venues were used:

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(swimming),

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(horse-riding and combined running and shooting) and

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(fencing). The medals were presented by

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, Hong Kong and Klaus Schormann, President of the

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Competition format

The

consisted of five events, all held on the same day. The format was slightly different from the typical modern pentathlon, with two events combined at the end. * Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch

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competition. Score was based on winning percentage. * Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time. * Riding: A

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competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit. * Combined running/shooting: A 3 km run with pistol shooting (the athlete must hit five targets in 70 seconds) every kilometre. Starts were staggered based on points from the previous three events.

Schedule

All times are UTC-3

Results

Thirty-six athletes participated. ;Key:

Records

References

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