Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...

is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games...

, and was first contested in 1912

1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

. Coubertin was inspired by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games, which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time. The modern pentathlon simulates the experience of a 19th century cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

 soldier behind enemy lines: he/she must ride an unfamiliar horse, fight with pistol and sword, swim, and run.
Therefore, the modern pentathlon event comprises the five sport disciplines:

• épée fencing
  Épée (fencing)
  The épée is the modern derivative of the dueling sword, the smallsword . Épée is French for "sword"....
  
  
• pistol shooting
  Shooting sports
  A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
  
  
• 200 metre freestyle swimming
  Freestyle swimming
  Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
  
  
• show jumping
  Show jumping
  Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
  
   on horseback
• 3 km cross country running

Events

Modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic program continuously since 1912. A women's event was not included until the 2000 Games.

Event	12 Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.-Shooting:-Swimming:-Fencing:...	20 Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. As in 1912, Swedish athletes won all three medals.-Results:-Reference:*...	24 Modern pentathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. It was the third appearance of the sport; for the third straight time, Sweden swept the medals.-Shooting:-Swimming:-Fencing:-Equestrian:...	28 Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.-Medalists:...	32 Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics-Individual competition:...	36 Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.-Medalists:-Results:The method of scoring was point-for-place. First place received one point, second place received two, and so on. The athlete with the fewest points won the event.-Riding:-Fencing:Each athlete...	48 Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.The modern pentathlon event was held at the Aldershot Lido outdoor pool in Hampshire. -Medalists:...	52 Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	56 Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	60 Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	64 Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	68 Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	72 Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	76 Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	80 Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	84 Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	88 Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics Final results for the modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer OlympicsIt was fought in five days on September 18 to 22, and individual results were also directly applied towards the team event ranking.This article describes the comprehensive record of the event...	92 Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...	96 Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Team events were eliminated from the 1996 Olympics.-Medal Summary:Individual:-Final Results:-References:*...	00 Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics Final results for the modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe women's individual match was newly introduced.Men's held September 30. Women's held on October 1.Shooting, held on 6:45 at the Pavilion 2 Fencing, held on 8:00 at the Pavilion 2...	04 Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre at the Goudi Olympic Complex as single day events for men and women on August 26 and August 27, respectively....	08 Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Green Convention Center .-Medal summary:- Men :An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event...	Years
Men's individual	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	22
Men's team								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					11
Women's individual																				•	•	•	3
Total Events	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2

Medal table

1	Hungary	9	8	4	21
2	Sweden	9	7	5	21
3	Soviet Union	5	5	5	15
4	Russia	3	1	0	4
5	Poland	3	0	0	3
6	Italy	2	2	3	7
7	United Kingdom	2	1	3	6
8	Germany	2	0	1	3
9	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1
10	United States	0	6	3	9
11	Lithuania	0	2	1	3
12	Finland	0	1	4	5
13	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
		0	1	1	2
15	Latvia	0	1	0	1
16	France	0	0	2	2
17	Belarus	0	0	1	1
	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

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