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unusual facts about modern pentathlon



Asaka, Saitama

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in neighboring Tokyo, the city hosted the riding part of the modern pentathlon event at Asaka Nezu Park.

Copper Box

Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted modern pentathlon (fencing) during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Edmond Bernhardt

Edmond Bernhardt (20 April 1885 – 1976) was an Austrian swimmer, sports shooter and modern pentathlete.

Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center

The Aquatic Center cost $16,800,000, and featured competitions in swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, water polo, and the swimming segment of the modern pentathlon competition.

Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 27 August 2004, at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre at the Goudi Olympic Complex.

Oxana Skaldina

She married Dmitry Svatkovsky, one of the athletes on the CIS silver medal-winning 1992 pentathlon team and the 2000 individual Olympic gold medalist in modern pentathlon.

Piscines Bernat Picornell

It hosted the swimming events, synchronized swimming events, the water polo final, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon event for the 1992 Summer Olympics.


see also

1970 World Modern Pentathlon Championships

The 1970 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Warendorf, West Germany.

Amélie Cazé

She won the Gold medal of the individual event at the 2007, 2008 and 2010 World Championships and 2009 and 2010 European Modern Pentathlon Championships.

Chloe Esposito

Her father is Daniel Esposito, an Olympic competitor in the modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Csilla Füri

Füri is a two-time national modern pentathlon champion, and also, led her team to win multiple medals at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships, including two golds (2002 in San Francisco, California, and 2003 in Pesaro, Italy).

Donata Rimšaitė

She got a Silver at the Women’s Final of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2010, held in Medway.

Equestrian at the Friendship Games

Events were held on three venues in Poland: Jumping events were held in Sopot between 6 and 10 August, dressage – at the Książ Landscape Park near Wałbrzych between 17 and 19 August, while eventing was held at the Modern Pentathlon and Equestrian Centre of the Lubusz Sports Club "Lumel" in Drzonków on 23–26 August 1984.

Georgina Harland

Harland was chosen as a non-travelling reserve for the 2000 Summer Olympics, with Steph Cook and Kate Allenby taking the two British spots in the women's modern pentathlon.

Michal Michalík

In the following year, he was admitted to the national team, and continued to achieve his best results in modern pentathlon, including his third-place finish at the 2003 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy, and two team and relay medals at the 2007 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Sally Jones

In 1976, she became a member of Oxford's first women's modern pentathlon side, which defeated Cambridge in the Varsity match at Uppingham School.