Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's

Women's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueThe Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting)
Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming)
Sydney Baseball Stadium (riding and running)
Date1 October
Competitors24 from 18 nations
Winning score5318
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stephanie Cook  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emily de Riel  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kate Allenby  Great Britain
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Modern pentathlon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Events
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The inaugural women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on October 1. Three venues were used: The Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming) and Sydney Baseball Stadium (horse-riding and cross-country running).[1] Stephanie Cook from Great Britain won the gold medal in the first-ever women's event, with a score of 5,318 points.[2]

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.[3]

  • Shooting: A 4.5 mm air pistol shooting (the athlete must hit 20 shots, one at each target). The score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target.
  • Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. The score was based on winning percentage.
  • Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time.
  • Horse-riding: A show jumping competition. The score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
  • Running: A 3 km run. The starts are staggered (based on points from first four events), so that the first to cross the finish line wins.

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 1 October 2000 06:45 Shooting
08:00 Fencing
11:25 Swimming
13:45 Riding
16:20 Running

Results

Twenty-four athletes participated.[1]

Rank Athlete Country Shooting
Score (pts) 		Fencing
Victories (pts) 		Swimming
Time (pts) 		Riding
Penalties (pts) 		Running
Time (pts) 		Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stephanie Cook  Great Britain 178 (1072) 10 (760) 2:26.28 (1138) 60 (1040) 10:03.16 (1308) 5318
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emily de Riel  United States 185 (1156) 11 (800) 2:21.88 (1182) 30 (1070) 10:54.56 (1102) 5310
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kate Allenby  Great Britain 175 (1036) 14 (920) 2:20.93 (1191) 60 (1040) 10:58.71 (1086) 5273
4 Mary Beth Iagorashvili  United States 169 (964) 15 (960) 2:19.51 (1205) 60 (1040) 11:30.29 (960) 5129
5 Paulina Boenisz  Poland 177 (1060) 11 (800) 2:27.96 (1121) 60 (1040) 11:00.66 (1078) 5099
6 Zhanna Shubyonok  Belarus 179 (1084) 12 (840) 2:25.89 (1142) 90 (1010) 11:17.89 (1010) 5086
7 Yelizaveta Suvorova  Russia 180 (1096) 15 (960) 2:28.39 (1117) 273 (827) 11:01.37 (1076) 5076
8 Jeļena Rubļevska  Latvia 169 (964) 15 (960) 2:29.07 (1110) 145 (955) 11:04.81 (1062) 5051
9 Claudia Cerutti  Italy 178 (1072) 11 (800) 2:17.18 (1229) 97 (1003) 11:39.90 (922) 5026
10 Caroline Delemer  France 161 (868) 15 (950) 2:26.40 (1136) 120 (980) 11:05.62 (1058) 4992
11 Tetiana Nakazna  Ukraine 175 (1036) 11 (800) 2:24.12 (1159) 184 (916) 11:03.87 (1066) 4977
12 Florence Dinichert  Switzerland 184 (1144) 11 (800) 2:38.18 (1019) 150 (950) 11:10.38 (1040) 4953
13 Tatiana Mouratova  Russia 177 (1060) 11 (800) 2:27.86 (1122) 60 (1040) 11:41.86 (914) 4936
14 Kitty Chiller  Australia 172 (1000) 10 (760) 2:25.84 (1142) 60 (1040) 11:34.02 (944) 4886
15 Zsuzsanna Vörös  Hungary 173 (1012) 11 (800) 2:15.82 (1242) 270 (830) 11:24.69 (982) 4866
16 Dorota Idzi  Poland 167 (940) 12 (840) 2:22.78 (1173) 192 (908) 11:55.09 (860) 4721
17 Jeanette Malm  Sweden 170 (976) 8 (680) 2:19.70 (1203) 216 (884) 11:34.26 (944) 4687
18 Karina Gerber  South Africa 166 (928) 9 (720) 2:29.13 (1109) 60 (1040) 12:05.38 (820) 4617
19 Pernille Svarre  Denmark 161 (868) 7 (640) 2:29.94 (1101) 398 (702) 10:22.56 (1230) 4541
20 Wang Jinlin  China 174 (1024) 10 (760) 2:29.51 (1105) 321 (779) 12:04.76 (822) 4490
21 Elena Reiche  Germany 174 (1024) 11 (800) 2:27.51 (1125) 493 (607) 12:23.49 (748) 4302
22 Katalin-Beat Partics  Greece 184 (1144) 9 (720) 2:21.21 (1188) DNF (0) 12:48.26 (648) 3700
23 Nóra Simóka  Hungary 182 (1120) 11 (800) 2:27.87 (1122) DNF (0) DNS (0) 3042
24 Fabiana Fares  Italy 161 (868) 13 (880) 2:28.56 (1115) DNF (0) DNS (0) 2863

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Modern Pentathlon – Competition Description" (PDF). 2000 Sydney Olympics Results. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 12 November 2012.