Beijing Olympics 2008 Modern Pentathlon Events

History of Modern Pentathlon:

• The Ancient Pentathlon was introduced for the first time at the 18th Olympiad in 708 BC.
• It consisted of:
  1. Running,
  2. Jumping
  3. Throwing the spear
  4. Throwing the discus
  5. Wrestling
  
  
  
• The Modern Pentathlon was introduced at the 5th Olympiad in 1912.
• It comprised of :
  1. Pistol shooting
  2. Fencing
  3. Swimming
  4. Horse riding
  5. Running
• The winner of the event is touted as the “ideal, complete athlete”.

Equipment and Competition Field for Modern Pentathlon Event:

• Air-pistol
• Target
• Epee
• Piste
• Pool
• Competition arena: a riding course of 350–450m length consisting of 12 obstacles.
• Obstacle

Beijing Olympics 2008 Modern Pentathlon Events:

• Individual competition Men
• Individual competition Women

Athlete Quota:

The target for modern pentathlon is 72 athletes.