The men's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on 30 September. 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). Dmitry Svatkovsky from Russia won the gold medal with a score of 5,376 points.
Competition format The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.
Shooting: A 4.5 mm air pistol shooting (the athlete must hit 20 shots, one at each target). Score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target. 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. Horse-riding: A show jumping competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit. Running: A 3 km run. 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 RoundSaturday, 30 September 2000 06:45 Shooting 08:00 Fencing 11:25 Swimming 13:45 Riding 16:20 Running
Results Twenty-four athletes participated.
RankAthlete Country Shooting Score (pts)Fencing Victories (pts)Swimming Time (pts)Riding Penalties (pts)Running Time (pts) Total Dmitry Svatkovsky 176 (1048)13 (880)2:07.64 (1224) (1070) (1154)5376 Gábor Balogh 181 (1108)14 (920)2:07.90 (1221)120 (980) (1124)5353 Pavel Dovgal 186 (1168)10 (760)2:04.62 (1254) (1070) (1086)5338 Sébastien Deleigne 176 (1048)13 (880)2:11.08 (1190) (1010) (1198)5326 Vadym Tkachuk 184 (1144)12 (840)2:16.20 (1138) (1070) (1082)5274 Chad Senior 177 (1060)15 (960)2:02.20 (1278)210 (890) (1068)5256 Andrejus Zadneprovskis 174 (1000)12 (840)2:04.32 (1257)145 (955) (1184)5236 Olivier Clergeau 180 (1096)16 (1000)2:13.71 (1163) (1040)10:20.71 (918)5217 Velizar Iliev 183 (1132)13 (880)2:08.33 (1217) (1070)10:23.18 (908)520710 Georgii Tchimeris 183 (1132)12 (840)2:05.40 (1246)148 (952) (1018)518811 Samuel Félix 176 (1048)11 (800)2:16.31 (1137) (1010) (1170)516512 Michael Brandt 180 (1096)11 (800)2:08.23 (1218)172 (928) (1112)515413 Stefano Pecci 175 (1036)13 (880)2:09.72 (1203)150 (950) (1052)512114 Imre Tiidemann 179 (1084) (720)2:18.05 (1120) (1010) (1146)508015 Igor Warabida 170 (976)10 (760)2:11.96 (1181) (1010) (1134)506116 Eric Walther 170 (976) (640)2:00.71 (1293)120 (980) (1090)497917 Péter Sárfalvi 174 (1024)12 (840)2:09.55 (1205)262 (838) (1064)497118 Deniss Čerkovskis 174 (1024) (600)2:12.04 (1180)133 (967) (1132)490319 Emad El-Geziry 165 (916) (720)2:08.61 (1214)223 (877) (1112)483920 Robert McGregor 178 (1072) (640)2:18.11 (1119)195 (905) (1048)478421 Nicolae Papuc 185 (1156)11 (800)2:10.86 (1192) (0) (1026)417422 Horacio de la Vega 179 (1084)15 (960)2:10.37 (1197) (0)10:50.91 (798)403923 Tsanko Khantov 169 (964) (720)2:07.66 (1224) (0) (1024)393224 Qian Zhenhua 179 (884)11 (800)2:05.05 (1250) (0)10:24.99 (902)3836
References
External links Official Results ESPN Olympics Coverage – Sydney 2000