Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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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. Venues for the events will be the Handball Arena
, for fencing, the Aquatics Centre in Olympic Park
for swimming and Greenwich Park
, for the riding and combined running and shooting discipline.
, show jumping
, and a 3 km cross-country run
. These will be the first Olympic Games in which the running and shooting events are combined; athletes face three rounds of shooting each followed by a 1 km run. Each of the three rounds of firing, athletes have to shoot five targets, loading the gun after each shot; they may then resume running. Misses are not penalised, but exceeding a maximum total time of 70 seconds will result in a penalty.
There had been plans to replace the use of pistols with laser guns
after a successful trial at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
in Singapore. The use of laser guns would have reduced the cost of the shooting section by approximately two-thirds and opened up new venues for the sport because of the increased levels of safety. These plans were dropped following a vote of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
(UIPM), the sport's world governing body.
Host nation Great Britain
are awarded one qualifying place automatically and two invitational positions will be allocated by the UPIM once the rest of the qualifiers are decided.
The first allocation of places to athletes based on competition results will occur between January and August 2011. Five continental championships account for 19 places; one from Africa, four from the Pan-American, five from Asia, eight from Europe and one from Oceania. The winner of the 2011 World Cup Final, which will be held in London's Greenwich Park in July as the first official test event ahead of the Games will qualify. The top three placed athletes at 2011 World Championships
in September, which were due to be held in Cairo, Egypt, but were moved to Moscow
, Russia due to the 2011 Egyptian revolution
, will also qualify.
In May 2012 the top three ranked athletes, who have not yet qualified by other means, at the World Championships in Rome, May 2012 will be allocated places. The final seven places will be awarded based on pentathlon's world rankings as of 1 June 2012.
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...
competitions at 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...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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. Venues for the events will be the Handball Arena
Handball Arena (2012 Olympics)
The Handball Arena for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom will be located in the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London. The Handball Arena will also be the Goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics....
, for fencing, the Aquatics Centre in Olympic Park
Olympic Park, London
The Olympic Park in London is a new sporting complex currently under construction, adjacent to the Stratford City development in Stratford, Bow, Leyton & Homerton in East London for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics....
for swimming and Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed , it covers , and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, Isle of...
, for the riding and combined running and shooting discipline.
Format
Modern pentathlon contains five events; pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimmingFreestyle 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...
, and a 3 km cross-country run
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
. These will be the first Olympic Games in which the running and shooting events are combined; athletes face three rounds of shooting each followed by a 1 km run. Each of the three rounds of firing, athletes have to shoot five targets, loading the gun after each shot; they may then resume running. Misses are not penalised, but exceeding a maximum total time of 70 seconds will result in a penalty.
There had been plans to replace the use of pistols with laser guns
Laser guns
Laser guns describe guns converted from their regular ammunition to using lasers to hit reflective targets. These have been used in clay pigeon shooting and were suggested for use in the Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics after a successful trial at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
after a successful trial at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
in Singapore. The use of laser guns would have reduced the cost of the shooting section by approximately two-thirds and opened up new venues for the sport because of the increased levels of safety. These plans were dropped following a vote of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
The International Modern Pentathlon Union , UIPM, is the international governing body of Modern pentathlon. Its headquarters are in Monte-Carlo, Monaco....
(UIPM), the sport's world governing body.
Qualification
For each gender 36 athletes will qualify for the Games, a maximum of two athletes per gender may qualify from any nation. Qualification methods are the same for both the men's and women's events.Host nation Great Britain
Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Great Britain is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012 as the host nation...
are awarded one qualifying place automatically and two invitational positions will be allocated by the UPIM once the rest of the qualifiers are decided.
The first allocation of places to athletes based on competition results will occur between January and August 2011. Five continental championships account for 19 places; one from Africa, four from the Pan-American, five from Asia, eight from Europe and one from Oceania. The winner of the 2011 World Cup Final, which will be held in London's Greenwich Park in July as the first official test event ahead of the Games will qualify. The top three placed athletes at 2011 World Championships
2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
The 2011 World Modern Penthathlon Championship will be held in Moscow Russia from September 8 to September 14, 2011. The event was supposed to take place in Cairo but because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution it was moved to avoid any further political instability. The event will include pistol...
in September, which were due to be held in Cairo, Egypt, but were moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia due to the 2011 Egyptian revolution
2011 Egyptian revolution
The 2011 Egyptian revolution took place following a popular uprising that began on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 and is still continuing as of November 2011. The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil...
, will also qualify.
In May 2012 the top three ranked athletes, who have not yet qualified by other means, at the World Championships in Rome, May 2012 will be allocated places. The final seven places will be awarded based on pentathlon's world rankings as of 1 June 2012.
Men
An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event. The places in each event will be allocated as follows:| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Athletes qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  |
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| 2011 UIPM World Cup Final | July 8-10, 2011 | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
1 |  Robert Kasza |
| 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships | May 19-22, 2011 |  ChengduChengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
5 |  Hong Jin-woo Cao ZhongrongCao Zhongrong Cao Zhongrong is a male Chinese modern pentathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing in 30th.His personal best PB is coming 1st at the 2006 World Cup.-External links:***... Jung Jin-hwa Shinichi Tomii Wang Guan |
| 1 |  Edward Fernen |
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| African Championship | July 22-24, 2011 |  CairoCairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
1 | Yasser Henfy |
| European Championship | July 28- August 1, 2011 | Medway Medway Medway is a conurbation and unitary authority in South East England. The Unitary Authority was formed in 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council to form Medway Council, a unitary authority independent of Kent County... |
8 |  Andrey MoiseevAndrey Moiseev Andrey Sergeyevich Moiseyev is a Russian pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. His 2004 score of 5480 is broken down as follows:* Shooting — 1036* Fencing — 1000... Serguei Karyakin Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy James Cooke Federico Giancamilli  Steffen Gebhardt Pierpaolo Petroni Dzmitry Meliakh |
| 2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships 2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2011 World Modern Penthathlon Championship will be held in Moscow Russia from September 8 to September 14, 2011. The event was supposed to take place in Cairo but because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution it was moved to avoid any further political instability. The event will include pistol... |
September 8-14, 2011 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
3 | Adam Marosi Thomas DanielThomas Daniel Thomas Daniel is an American biologist, Joan and Richard Komen Endowed Chair of Biology at University of Washington, and leads the Daniel Lab.He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS and MS, and from Duke University with a PhD, where he studied with Steven Vogel and Stephen...  Pavel Iliashenko |
| 2011 Pan American Games Modern pentathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's The men's Individual competition of the modern pentathlon events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held on October 16 at the Hipica Club. The defending Pan American Games champion is Eli Bremer of the United States... |
October 15-16, 2011 |  GuadalajaraGuadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... |
4 | Oscar Soto Andrei Gheorghe Esteban Bustos Dennis Bowsher |
| 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships | May 22-30, 2012 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... |
3 | |
| Pentathlon world ranking | June 1, 2012 | - | 7 | |
| Invitational places | - | - | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 36 | |||
Women
An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event. The places in each event will be allocated as follows:| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Athletes qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
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| 2011 UIPM World Cup Final | July 8-10, 2011 | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
1 | Lena Schöneborn Lena Schöneborn Lena Schöneborn is a German pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is living in Berlin and besides Pentathlon she is studying Business Administration.... |
| 2011 Asian/Oceania Championships | May 19-22, 2011 | Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
5 | Chen Qian Miao Yihua Yang Soo-jin Shino Yamanaka Narumi Kurosu |
| 1 | Chloe Esposito |
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| African Championship | July 22-24, 2011 | Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
1 | Aya Medany Aya Medany Aya Medany is a Egyptain modern pentathlete she was the first Egyptian pentathlete who is qualified for the Olympics and she is the youngest contestant in the history of the game, who reaches the Olympics.And she also gathered between the Youth, Junior's World CHAMPIONSHIP in the year 2006.-Career... |
| European Championship | July 28- August 1, 2011 | Medway Medway Medway is a conurbation and unitary authority in South East England. The Unitary Authority was formed in 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council to form Medway Council, a unitary authority independent of Kent County... |
8 | Adrienn Toth Victoria Tereshuk Victoria Tereshuk Victoria Tereshuk is a female modern pentathlete from Ukraine. She won a bronze medal in the women's modern pentathlon event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:...  Amelie Caze Laura AsadauskaiteLaura Asadauskaite Laura Asadauskaitė is a female Lithuanian modern pentathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:* MSNBC. Laura Asadauskaitė, Modern Pentathlon....  Elena Rublevska Sarolta Kovacs Freyja Prentice Ekaterina Khuraskina |
| 2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships 2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2011 World Modern Penthathlon Championship will be held in Moscow Russia from September 8 to September 14, 2011. The event was supposed to take place in Cairo but because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution it was moved to avoid any further political instability. The event will include pistol... |
September 8-14, 2011 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
3 | Evdokia Gretchichnikova Elodie Clouvel Yane MarquesYane 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... |
| 2011 Pan American Games Modern pentathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's The women's Individual competition of the modern pentathlon events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held on October 15 at the Hipica Club... |
October 15-16, 2011 | Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco... |
4 | Margaux Isaksen Tamara Vega  Melanie McCann Pamela Zapata |
| 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships | May 22-30, 2012 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... |
3 | |
| Pentathlon world ranking | June 1, 2012 | - | 7 | |
| Invitational places | - | - | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 36 | |||