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). Stephanie Cook from Great Britain won the gold medal in the first-ever women's event, with a score of 5,318 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). 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 RoundSunday, 1 October 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 Stephanie Cook 178 (1072)10 (760)2:26.28 (1138) (1040)10:03.16 (1308)5318 Emily de Riel 185 (1156)11 (800)2:21.88 (1182) (1070)10:54.56 (1102)5310 Kate Allenby 175 (1036)14 (920)2:20.93 (1191) (1040)10:58.71 (1086)5273 Mary Beth Iagorashvili 169 (964)15 (960)2:19.51 (1205) (1040)11:30.29 (960)5129 Paulina Boenisz 177 (1060)11 (800)2:27.96 (1121) (1040)11:00.66 (1078)5099 Zhanna Shubyonok 179 (1084)12 (840)2:25.89 (1142) (1010)11:17.89 (1010)5086 Yelizaveta Suvorova 180 (1096)15 (960)2:28.39 (1117)273 (827)11:01.37 (1076)5076 Jeļena Rubļevska 169 (964)15 (960)2:29.07 (1110)145 (955)11:04.81 (1062)5051 Claudia Cerutti 178 (1072)11 (800)2:17.18 (1229) (1003)11:39.90 (922)502610 Caroline Delemer 161 (868)15 (950)2:26.40 (1136)120 (980)11:05.62 (1058)499211 Tetiana Nakazna 175 (1036)11 (800)2:24.12 (1159)184 (916)11:03.87 (1066)497712 Florence Dinichert 184 (1144)11 (800)2:38.18 (1019)150 (950)11:10.38 (1040)495313 Tatiana Mouratova 177 (1060)11 (800)2:27.86 (1122) (1040)11:41.86 (914)493614 Kitty Chiller 172 (1000)10 (760)2:25.84 (1142) (1040)11:34.02 (944)488615 Zsuzsanna Vörös 173 (1012)11 (800)2:15.82 (1242)270 (830)11:24.69 (982)486616 Dorota Idzi 167 (940)12 (840)2:22.78 (1173)192 (908)11:55.09 (860)472117 Jeanette Malm 170 (976) (680)2:19.70 (1203)216 (884)11:34.26 (944)468718 Karina Gerber 166 (928) (720)2:29.13 (1109) (1040)12:05.38 (820)461719 Pernille Svarre 161 (868) (640)2:29.94 (1101)398 (702)10:22.56 (1230)454120 Wang Jinlin 174 (1024)10 (760)2:29.51 (1105)321 (779)12:04.76 (822)449021 Elena Reiche 174 (1024)11 (800)2:27.51 (1125)493 (607)12:23.49 (748)430222 Katalin-Beat Partics 184 (1144) (720)2:21.21 (1188) (0)12:48.26 (648)370023 Nóra Simóka 182 (1120)11 (800)2:27.87 (1122) (0) (0)304224 Fabiana Fares 161 (868)13 (880)2:28.56 (1115) (0) (0)2863
References
External links Official Results ESPN Olympics Coverage – Sydney 2000