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| - The Modern Pentathlon is a series of five olympic events. The events you must participate in are: Pistol Shooting, Fencing, Freestyle Swimming (200m), Show Jumping, and a Cross Country Run (3k). The pentathlon was first introduced to the Olympic Games in 1912. All five events are done in one day.
- Dmitriy Karpov of Kazakhstan and Tatyana Chernova of Russia posted the best scores in the world this year to win the decathlon and pentathlon, respectively, at the Hypo Meeting in May 2008. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
- The modern pentathlon is a sports contest consisting of five events, derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five. The events are epee fencing, pistol shooting, 200 m freestyle swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a cross-country run. The epithet modern is important to discern it from the ancient athletics pentathlon – none of the events of modern penthatlon was part of the ancient Olympics. The event was first contested at the 1912 Olympic Games, and was won by Swedish athlete Gösta Lilliehöök.
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| - The Modern Pentathlon is a series of five olympic events. The events you must participate in are: Pistol Shooting, Fencing, Freestyle Swimming (200m), Show Jumping, and a Cross Country Run (3k). The pentathlon was first introduced to the Olympic Games in 1912. All five events are done in one day.
- Dmitriy Karpov of Kazakhstan and Tatyana Chernova of Russia posted the best scores in the world this year to win the decathlon and pentathlon, respectively, at the Hypo Meeting in May 2008. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
- The modern pentathlon is a sports contest consisting of five events, derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five. The events are epee fencing, pistol shooting, 200 m freestyle swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a cross-country run. The epithet modern is important to discern it from the ancient athletics pentathlon – none of the events of modern penthatlon was part of the ancient Olympics. The modern pentathlon was invented by the Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. As the events of the ancient pentathlon were modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier of that time, Coubertin created the contest to simulate the experience of a 19th century cavalry soldier behind enemy lines: he must ride an unfamiliar horse, fight with pistol and sword, swim, and run. The event was first contested at the 1912 Olympic Games, and was won by Swedish athlete Gösta Lilliehöök. The modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic program continuously since 1912. A team event was added to the Olympic Games in 1952 and discontinued in 1992 . An event for women was added in 2000 . In non-Olympic years, a World Championship is held, beginning in 1949. Originally the competition took place over four or five days; however in 1996 a one-day format was adopted in an effort to improve the event's commercial image. In spite of the event's strong pedigree in the modern olympics, and its status as the only event created specifically for the modern olympic games, its lack of widespread popularity outside of Eastern Europe has led to calls for its removal from the Olympic games in recent years. However, a vote by the IOC on July 8, 2005 keeps it in the Olympic Program at least till 2012. The sport is governed by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), the International Modern Pentathlon Union.
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