The women's Individual competition of the 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...

 events

Modern pentathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games

Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held from October 15 to October 16 at the Hipica Club. The sport became the first sport to be completed out of the 36 sports on the program.-Medal table:-Events:...

 at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

 will be held on October 15 at the Hipica Club. The defending Pan American Games and the Pan American Championship, champion is Yane Marques

Yane Marques

Yane Marques is a athlete of modern pentathlon Brazil floor.She won the South American and 2006 gold medal in the 2007 Pan American Games, both held in Rio de Janeiro...

 of Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

.

The top placing athlete from North America

North America

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 and South America

South America

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 along with the two other athletes not already qualified will be awarded spots to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are scheduled to be held on Saturday 11 August and Sunday 12 August 2012. The men's and women's events will each involve 36 athletes...

 in London

London

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, Great Britain

Great Britain

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. The two spots will be assigned to the two best placed not already qualified irrespective of region.

Format

For the first time at a Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

, the modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the Pan American Games

Modern pentathlon events have been contested at every Pan American Games since first games. After not being included in 1967 to 1983.-Events:...

 events will introduce laser shooting (as opposed to pistol shooting) and a combined shooting/running event. Athletes will compete first in epée fencing

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 followed by swimming the 200 metre freestyle, thirdly in equestrian (jumping) and finally in the combined shooting/running event. The athlete that crosses the line first wins.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 15, 2011	9:00	Fencing
October 15, 2011	12:00	Swimming
October 15, 2011	13:30	Equestrian
October 15, 2011	13:30	Combined shooting/running event

Results

Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

Rank	Athlete	Fencing Victories (pts)	Swimming Time (pts)	Equestrian Score (pts)	Combined Shooting/Running Time (pts)	Total Score
1		25 (1084)	2:19.93 (1124)	16.00 (1184)	12:38.39 (1968)	5360
2		24 (1056)	2:12.41 (1212)	0.00 (1200)	13:22.13 (1792)	5260
3		14 (776)	2:20.60 (1116)	92.00 (1108)	12:41.56 (1956)	4956
4		21 (972)	2:22.56 (1092)	60.00 (1140)	13:52.95 (1672)	4876
5		15 (804)	2:23.39 (1080)	0.00 (1200)	13:30.11 (1760)	4844
6		21 (972)	2:26.76 (1040)	40.00 (1160)	13:53.80 (1668)	4840
7		16 (832)	2:27.23 (1036)	136.00 (1064)	13:06.81 (1856)	4788
8		19 (916)	2:33.34 (960)	28.00 (1172)	13:46.53 (1696)	4744
9		15 (804)	2:17.10 (1156)	36.00 (1164)	14:12.46 (1592)	4716
10		13 (748)	2:26.30 (1048)	32.00 (1168)	13:38.51 (1728)	4692
11		16 (832)	2:27.24 (1036)	212.00 (988)	13:20.26 (1800)	4656
12		19 (916)	2:25.61 (1056)	192.00 (1008)	14:21.95 (1556)	4536
13		10 (664)	2:37.97 (908)	20.00 (1180)	14:23.84 (1548)	4300
14		13 (748)	2:34.85 (944)	16.00 (1184)	15:12.22 (1352)	4228
15		11 (692)	2:36.47 (924)	44.00 (1156)	18:14.25 (624)	3396
16		16 (832)	2:28.39 (1020)	508.00 (692)	24:08.87 (0)	2544
17		4 (496)	2:56.07 (688)	DNF (0)	24:08.38 (0)	1184

• Yane Marques has already qualified for the 2012 Olympics, and thus cannot earn another spot.