The UIPM Senior World Championships is an annual global international competition in
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 anci ...
. It was first held in 1949 under the organization of the
International Modern Pentathlon Union
The ''Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne'' ( en, International Modern Pentathlon Union), commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its head ...
(UIPM).
Editions
Note: The years in which championships are held only for women or exclusive to the relay do not count in the official numbering of the UIPM (1984,1988,1992,1996).
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All-time medal table
:''Updated after the
2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.''
See also
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Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games.
History Development as an Olympic sport
Modern pentathlon was created by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. Cou ...
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List of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
References
Sources
Edition information
External links
Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)
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Modern pentathlon competitions
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 anci ...
Recurring sporting events established in 1949