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The modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 19 to 20 August 2016 at Deodoro Aquatics Centre, Deodoro Stadium, and Youth Arena. Thirty-six athletes competed each in the men's and women's events. [1]
The sport of Modern Pentathlon consists of five disciplines. The format was slightly different from the typical Modern Pentathlon, with two events combined at the end which is now referred to as the Laser Run. Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on the number of victories. Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race ...
Women's Team winners: Hungary (Tamara Alekszejev, Zsofia Foldhazi, & Sarolta Kovács) July 12 – 19: 2016 World Youth "A" Modern Pentathlon Championships in Limerick [3] Youth Individual winners: JEONG Young-jin (m) / Aurora Tognetti (f)
1.2 Women's individual. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon. Current program ... 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Andy Murray is the only men's player to have won two singles gold medals. Only on three occasions has a player defended their gold medal: Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández in women's doubles in 1992 and 1996, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in women's doubles in 2008 and 2012, and Andy Murray in the men's singles in 2012 and 2016.
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August 2016 to 21 August 2016. Approximately 11,000 athletes from 206 nations [1] participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines. [2]
The modern pentathlon was the creation of Pierre de Coubertin, the French baron who created the Olympic Games. His aim was to test all elements of a man’s military skill; modern pentathlon was ...
Toggle Women subsection. 2.1 Individual. 2.2 Team. ... 2016 Moscow [1] ... List of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon; References