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Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's

Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's

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The women's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held on 12 August. Three venues were used: the Copper Box (fencing), Aquatics Centre (swimming) and Greenwich Park (horse-riding and combined running and shooting).[1]

Laura Asadauskaitė from Lithuania won the gold medal, breaking an Olympic record with her final score of 5,408 points. Great Britain's Samantha Murray won silver, and fifth overall for the women's since 2000. Meanwhile, Yane Marques became Brazil's first Olympic medalist in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze. Belarus' Anastasiya Prokopenko set an Olympic record for the combined running and shooting event, with a time of 11:06.00, but finished only in sixth place.

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.[2]

  • 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 British Summer Time (UTC+1)

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Results

Thirty-six athletes participated.[3]

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Records

For the first time in Olympic history, the women's modern pentathlon has broken multiple Olympic records in the every sporting discipline, with the exception of fencing and horse-riding.[5]

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References

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    Modern Pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archived 2012-12-10 at archive.today
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    "Men's Modern Pentathlon - Olympic Modern Pentathlon | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
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    Start list Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
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    "Women's Modern Pentathlon - Olympic Modern Pentathlon | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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    "Women's Modern Pentathlon – Records". London 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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