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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]
Women's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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.
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]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 08:00 | Fencing |
12:35 | Swimming | |
14:35 | Riding | |
18:00 | Combined running/shooting |
Thirty-six athletes participated.[3]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Fencing Victories (pts) |
Swimming Time (pts) |
Riding Time (pts) |
Combined Time (pts) |
Total[4] |
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Laura Asadauskaitė | ![]() |
23 (952) | 2:18.67 (1136) | 72.26 (1180) | 11:55.64 (2140) | 5408 (OR) |
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Samantha Murray | ![]() |
18 (832) | 2:08.20 (1264) | 80.27 (1140) | 12:00.59 (2120) | 5356 |
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Yane Marques | ![]() |
21 (904) | 2:12.39 (1212) | 77.71 (1152) | 12:12.08 (2072) | 5340 |
4 | Margaux Isaksen | ![]() |
22 (928) | 2:18.53 (1140) | 61.56 (1120) | 11:54.51 (2144) | 5332 |
5 | Chen Qian | ![]() |
21 (904) | 2:17.77 (1148) | 85.30 (1120) | 11:52.20 (2152) | 5324 |
6 | Anastasiya Prokopenko | ![]() |
15 (760) | 2:28.50 (1020) | 73.16 (1140) | 11:06.00 (2336) | 5256 |
7 | Chloe Esposito | ![]() |
14 (736) | 2:12.28 (1216) | 76.74 (1156) | 11:55.40 (2140) | 5248 |
8 | Jeļena Rubļevska | ![]() |
25 (1000) | 2:26.93 (1040) | 81.41 (1136) | 12:17.22 (2052) | 5228 |
9 | Natalya Coyle | ![]() |
19 (856) | 2:19.17 (1132) | 72.20 (1160) | 12:12.45 (2072) | 5220 |
10 | Iryna Khokhlova | ![]() |
18 (832) | 2:16.22 (1168) | 72.90 (1200) | 12:32.44 (1992) | 5192 |
11 | Melanie McCann | ![]() |
19 (856) | 2:21.56 (1104) | 72.20 (1180) | 12:20.23 (2040) | 5180 |
12 | Gintarė Venčkauskaitė | ![]() |
10 (640) | 2:16.88 (1160) | 69.57 (1160) | 11:36.63 (2216) | 5176 |
13 | Sylwia Gawlikowska | ![]() |
17 (808) | 2:17.35 (1152) | 78.78 (1148) | 12:15.27 (2060) | 5168 |
14 | Miao Yihua | ![]() |
20 (880) | 2:19.31 (1132) | 81.87 (1136) | 12:26.31 (2016) | 5164 |
15 | Lena Schöneborn | ![]() |
19 (856) | 2:19.76 (1124) | 92.43 (1052) | 11:58.18 (2128) | 5160 |
16 | Aya Medany | ![]() |
20 (880) | 2:18.70 (1136) | 79.27 (1124) | 12:31.92 (1996) | 5136 |
17 | Ekaterina Khuraskina | ![]() |
18 (832) | 2:29.07 (1012) | 68.81 (1160) | 11:59.04 (2124) | 5128 |
18 | Amélie Cazé | ![]() |
19 (856) | 2:11.33 (1224) | 74.59 (1180) | 13:08.71 (1848) | 5108 |
19 | Katarzyna Wójcik | ![]() |
16 (784) | 2:20.94 (1112) | 62.74 (1140) | 12:17.69 (2052) | 5088 |
20 | Adrienn Tóth | ![]() |
24 (976) | 2:17.32 (1156) | 72.35 (1100) | 13:06.33 (1852) | 5084 |
21 | Mhairi Spence | ![]() |
19 (856) | 2:16.51 (1164) | 81.85 (1096) | 12:46.23 (1936) | 5052 |
22 | Natálie Dianová | ![]() |
17 (808) | 2:13.78 (1196) | 86.79 (1056) | 13:33.61 (1988) | 5048 |
23 | Victoria Tereshchuk | ![]() |
14 (736) | 2:16.07 (1168) | 88.64 (1068) | 12:24.64 (2024) | 4996 |
24 | Yang Soo-Jin | ![]() |
14 (736) | 2:17.93 (1148) | 65.98 (1120) | 12:40.71 (1960) | 4964 |
25 | Claudia Cesarini | ![]() |
15 (760) | 2:22.77 (1088) | 89.15 (1044) | 12:25.66 (2020) | 4912 |
26 | Annika Schleu | ![]() |
12 (688) | 2:20.01 (1120) | 74.16 (1140) | 12:46.04 (1936) | 4884 |
27 | Sabrina Crognale | ![]() |
20 (880) | 2:24.24 (1072) | 78.56 (1128) | 13:27.22 (1772) | 4852 |
28 | Suzanne Stettinius | ![]() |
11 (664) | 2:22.29 (1096) | 71.40 (1120) | 12:42.84 (1952) | 4832 |
29 | Donna Vakalis | ![]() |
17 (808) | 2:22.19 (1096) | 104.64 (844) | 12:10.03 (2080) | 4828 |
30 | Shino Yamanaka | ![]() |
7 (568) | 2:30.36 (996) | 76.02 (1136) | 11:58.56 (2128) | 4828 |
31 | Elodie Clouvel | ![]() |
15 (760) | 2:09.87 (1244) | 90.63 (1060) | 13:44.50 (1704) | 4768 |
32 | Hanna Vasilionak | ![]() |
16 (784) | 2:32.87 (968) | 101.92 (1016) | 12:49.61 (1924) | 4692 |
33 | Sarolta Kovács | ![]() |
11 (664) | 2:08.11 (1264) | DNF (420) | 12:43.69 (1948) | 4396 |
34 | Narumi Kurosu | ![]() |
8 (592) | 2:22.39 (1092) | 144.18 (704) | 13:52.94 (1672) | 4060 |
35 | Evdokia Gretchichnikova | ![]() |
22 (928) | 2:26.75 (1040) | DNF (0) | 12:59.87 (1884) | 3852 |
36 | Tamara Vega | ![]() |
16 (784) | 2:18.72 (1136) | DNF (460) | DNS (0) | 2380 |
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 | ||||
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Total | ![]() |
5408 | ||
Swimming | ![]() |
2:08.11 | ||
Running | ![]() |
10:20.90 (WR) | ||
Combined | ![]() |
11:06.00 | ||
Shooting - 1 session of 5 shots | ![]() |
9.0 | ||
Shooting - 3 session of 15 shots | ![]() |
33.8 |
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