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  2. Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The horse riding event in modern pentathlon has been debated - for different reasons - since the invention of the sport. [4] Coubertin and the organisers of the 1912 Summer Olympics had different views on the availability of horses: Coubertin wanted randomly assigned horses provided by the hosts while the Swedish committee preferred that the competitors bring their own horses.

  3. Modern pentathlon - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Pentathlon - Wikipedia

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    For much of its history, the modern pentathlon remained largely unchanged from the original events featured at the 1912 Olympics. However, in the 2000 Summer Olympics the 300 m freestyle swimming race was reduced to 200 m, and the 4000 m cross country race was reduced to 3000 m.

  5. Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Modern Pentathlon Park at the Palace of Versailles. Modern pentathlon contains five events; pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200-metre freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3.2-kilometre cross-country run. [5] The first three events (fencing, swimming, and show jumping) are scored on a points system.

  6. Women's pentathlon - Wikipedia

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    The modern pentathlon is a multi-sport event. In men's track and field, pentathlon competitions were held in the 20th century, but the ten-event decathlon became the standard multi-event contest. The International Women's Sports Federation was established in 1921 and the first reported pentathlon was in the 1922 Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo. [2]

  7. Modern Pentathlon Association Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Modern Pentathlon Association Great Britain is the national governing body for the sport of modern pentathlon in Great Britain, recognised by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. Modern Pentathlon, the sport Baron Pierre de Coubertin called ‘the veritable consecration of the complete athlete’ comprises five events: fencing ...

  8. Category:Modern pentathlon by year - Wikipedia

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  9. List of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon - Wikipedia

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    Games Gold Silver Bronze 1912 Stockholm details: Gösta Lilliehöök Sweden Gösta Åsbrink Sweden Georg de Laval Sweden 1920 Antwerp details: Gustaf Dyrssen Sweden Erik de Laval