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Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's

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Date
  
1 October

Winning score
  
5318

Competitors
  
24 from 18 nations

Venue
  
The Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting) Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming) Sydney Baseball Stadium (riding and running)

The inaugural women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on 1 October. Three venues were used: The Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming) and Sydney Baseball Stadium (horse-riding and cross-country running).

Contents

Stephanie Cook from Great Britain won the gold medal in the first-ever women's event, with a score of 5,318 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 show jumping 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 Australian Time (UTC+10)

    Results

    Twenty-four athletes participated.

    References

    Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Wikipedia
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