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was held on 30 September. Three venues were used:

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(swimming) and Sydney Baseball Stadium (horse-riding and cross-country running).

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from Russia won the gold medal with a score of 5,376 points.

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day. * Shooting: A 4.5 mm air pistol shooting (the athlete must hit 20 shots, one at each target). Score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target. * Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on winning percentage. * Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time. * Horse-riding: A

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competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit. * Running: A 3 km run. Starts are staggered (based on points from first four events), so that the first to cross the finish line wins.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Twenty-four athletes participated.

References

External links

Official Results
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