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Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's

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Dates
  
18–20 August 2016

Winning total
  
1479 points OR

Competitors
  
36 from 25 nations

Venues
  
Deodoro Aquatics Centre (swimming) Deodoro Stadium (riding and combined) Youth Arena (fencing)

The men's modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 19 August. Three venues were used: Deodoro Aquatics Centre (swimming), Deodoro Stadium (horse-riding and combined running and shooting) and Youth Arena (fencing).

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The medals were presented by Timothy Fok, IOC member, Hong Kong and Klaus Schormann, President of the UIPM.

Competition format

The modern pentathlon 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 épée competition. Score was based on winning percentage.
  • Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time.
  • Riding: A show jumping 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

    ♦ The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

    References

    Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Wikipedia
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