Nicola Benedetti (born 26 December 1985) is an Italian

modern pentathlete 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 anc ...

. He competed at the

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and 2012 Summer Olympics. At the London 2012 Olympics, Benedetti set a world record time of 9:23.63 in the running element.

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* 1985 births Living people Italian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Italy Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Modena World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub