Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's

Women's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue Copper Box (fencing)
Aquatics Centre (swimming)
Greenwich Park (riding and combined)
Date 12 August
Competitors 36 from 25 nations
Winning score 5408 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Laura Asadauskaitė  Lithuania
2nd, silver medalist(s) Samantha Murray  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yane Marques  Brazil

The women's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held on 12 August. Three venues were used: the Copper Box (fencing), Aquatics Centre (swimming) and Greenwich Park (horse-riding and combined running and shooting).[1]

Laura Asadauskaitė from Lithuania won the gold medal, breaking an Olympic record with her final score of 5,408 points. Great Britain's Samantha Murray won silver, and fifth overall for the women's since 2000. Meanwhile, Yane Marques became Brazil's first Olympic medalist in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze. Belarus' Anastasiya Prokopenko set an Olympic record for the combined running and shooting event, with a time of 11:06.00, but finished only in sixth place.

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, all held on the same day. The format was slightly different from the typical modern pentathlon, with two events combined at the end.[2]

  • Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on winning percentage.
  • Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time.
  • Riding: A show jumping competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
  • Combined running/shooting: A 3 km run with pistol shooting (the athlete must hit five targets in 70 seconds) every kilometre. Starts were staggered based on points from the previous three events.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 12 August 201208:00Fencing
12:35Swimming
14:35Riding
18:00Combined running/shooting

Results

Thirty-six athletes participated.[3]

Rank Athlete Country Fencing
Victories (pts)		 Swimming
Time (pts)		 Riding
Time (pts)		 Combined
Time (pts)		 Total[4]
1st, gold medalist(s) Laura Asadauskaitė Lithuania 23 (952)2:18.67 (1136)72.26 (1180)11:55.64 (2140)5408 (OR)
2nd, silver medalist(s) Samantha Murray Great Britain 18 (832)2:08.20 (1264)80.27 (1140)12:00.59 (2120)5356
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yane Marques Brazil 21 (904)2:12.39 (1212)77.71 (1152)12:12.08 (2072)5340
4 Margaux Isaksen United States 22 (928)2:18.53 (1140)61.56 (1120)11:54.51 (2144)5332
5 Chen Qian China 21 (904)2:17.77 (1148)85.30 (1120)11:52.20 (2152)5324
6 Anastasiya Prokopenko Belarus 15 (760)2:28.50 (1020)73.16 (1140)11:06.00 (2336)5256
7 Chloe Esposito Australia 14 (736)2:12.28 (1216)76.74 (1156)11:55.40 (2140)5248
8 Jeļena Rubļevska Latvia 25 (1000)2:26.93 (1040)81.41 (1136)12:17.22 (2052)5228
9 Natalya Coyle Ireland 19 (856)2:19.17 (1132)72.20 (1160)12:12.45 (2072)5220
10 Iryna Khokhlova Ukraine 18 (832)2:16.22 (1168)72.90 (1200)12:32.44 (1992)5192
11 Melanie McCann Canada 19 (856)2:21.56 (1104)72.20 (1180)12:20.23 (2040)5180
12 Gintarė Venčkauskaitė Lithuania 10 (640)2:16.88 (1160)69.57 (1160)11:36.63 (2216)5176
13 Sylwia Gawlikowska Poland 17 (808)2:17.35 (1152)78.78 (1148)12:15.27 (2060)5168
14 Miao Yihua China 20 (880)2:19.31 (1132)81.87 (1136)12:26.31 (2016)5164
15 Lena Schöneborn Germany 19 (856)2:19.76 (1124)92.43 (1052)11:58.18 (2128)5160
16 Aya Medany Egypt 20 (880)2:18.70 (1136)79.27 (1124)12:31.92 (1996)5136
17 Ekaterina Khuraskina Russia 18 (832)2:29.07 (1012)68.81 (1160)11:59.04 (2124)5128
18 Amélie Cazé France 19 (856)2:11.33 (1224)74.59 (1180)13:08.71 (1848)5108
19 Katarzyna Wójcik Poland 16 (784)2:20.94 (1112)62.74 (1140)12:17.69 (2052)5088
20 Adrienn Tóth Hungary 24 (976)2:17.32 (1156)72.35 (1100)13:06.33 (1852)5084
21 Mhairi Spence Great Britain 19 (856)2:16.51 (1164)81.85 (1096)12:46.23 (1936)5052
22 Natálie Dianová Czech Republic 17 (808)2:13.78 (1196)86.79 (1056)13:33.61 (1988)5048
23 Victoria Tereshchuk Ukraine 14 (736)2:16.07 (1168)88.64 (1068)12:24.64 (2024)4996
24 Yang Soo-Jin South Korea 14 (736)2:17.93 (1148)65.98 (1120)12:40.71 (1960)4964
25 Claudia Cesarini Italy 15 (760)2:22.77 (1088)89.15 (1044)12:25.66 (2020)4912
26 Annika Schleu Germany 12 (688)2:20.01 (1120)74.16 (1140)12:46.04 (1936)4884
27 Sabrina Crognale Italy 20 (880)2:24.24 (1072)78.56 (1128)13:27.22 (1772)4852
28 Suzanne Stettinius United States 11 (664)2:22.29 (1096)71.40 (1120)12:42.84 (1952)4832
29 Donna Vakalis Canada 17 (808)2:22.19 (1096)104.64 (844)12:10.03 (2080)4828
30 Shino Yamanaka Japan 7 (568)2:30.36 (996)76.02 (1136)11:58.56 (2128)4828
31 Elodie Clouvel France 15 (760)2:09.87 (1244)90.63 (1060)13:44.50 (1704)4768
32 Hanna Vasilionak Belarus 16 (784)2:32.87 (968)101.92 (1016)12:49.61 (1924)4692
33 Sarolta Kovács Hungary 11 (664)2:08.11 (1264)DNF (420)12:43.69 (1948)4396
34 Narumi Kurosu Japan 8 (592)2:22.39 (1092)144.18 (704)13:52.94 (1672)4060
35 Evdokia Gretchichnikova Russia 22 (928)2:26.75 (1040)DNF (0)12:59.87 (1884)3852
36 Tamara Vega Mexico 16 (784)2:18.72 (1136)DNF (460)DNS (0)2380

Records

For the first time in Olympic history, the women's modern pentathlon has broken multiple Olympic records in the every sporting discipline, with the exception of fencing and horse-riding.[5]

Broken Olympic records during the 2012 Summer Olympics
Total  Laura Asadauskaitė (LTU) 5408
Swimming  Sarolta Kovács (HUN) 2:08.11
Running  Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) 10:20.90 (WR)
Combined  Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) 11:06.00
Shooting - 1 session of 5 shots  Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) 9.0
Shooting - 3 session of 15 shots  Gintarė Venčkauskaitė (LTU) 33.8

References

  1. ↑ Modern Pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archived 2012-12-10 at Archive.is
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  3. ↑ Start list Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Women's Modern Pentathlon – Records". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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