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Modern pentathlon is also part of the Youth Olympic Games since 2010. Modern pentathlon, despite its long Olympic history, has had to justify its inclusion in the modern Olympic Games several times. On February 11, 2013, in Lausanne, the IOC confirmed modern pentathlon once again as one of the 25 core sports of the Olympic program through to 2020.
Women's pentathlon winners [2] [3]; Year Athlete Team Mark 2004: Hyleas Fountain: Georgia Bulldogs: 4,412 2005: Ashley Selig: Nebraska Cornhuskers: 4,327 2006: Jackie Johnson
Winnacunnet senior Oliver Duffy, in his first season competing in indoor track and field, placed in the top 35 in two events. Winnacunnet's Duffy second-team All-American in pentathlon; York's ...
No. of events 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1) Modern pentathlon events have been contested since the first Pan American Games in 1951 , in every edition except between 1967 and 1983, and 1991 and 1995.
American athletes have won a total of 4999 medals at the Pan American Games, 11 at the Pan American Winter Games (which have been staged only once), and another 114 at the Junior Pan American Games. Which brings their total medal tally to 5124.
Fencing is a series of one-touch bouts with épée swords. The fencing event of modern pentathlon is a round-robin tournament, with a single touch deciding each match. The fencing event is held usually in an indoor arena on special strips (pistes) measuring 14 metres (46 ft) long and between 1.5 and 2 metres (1.6 and 2.2 yd) wide.
The pentathlon was first documented in Ancient Greece, and included the discus and javelin throw.. A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition) (Greek: πένταθλον).
The U.S. brings top talent to Milan Cortina 2026, featuring returning gold medalists and rising stars at the most picturesque Winter Olympics yet.