Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueAquatics Centre
Copper Box
Greenwich Park
Dates11–12 August 2012
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The modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 11 to 12 August 2012. The men's and women's events each involved 36 athletes.[1] The venues for the events were the Copper Box (fencing), the Aquatics Centre (swimming), and Greenwich Park (horse riding and combined running and shooting).[2]

Following the July 2011 modern pentathlon Olympic test event, UIPM president Klaus Schormann told Olympic news source Around the Rings that transportation was the key issue for the UIPM during the 2012 Olympics. "The transportation is important to get from the swimming and fencing to here in Greenwich Park," he said. "This should be properly organized, for the athletes but also for the spectators as well."[3]

David Svoboda, representing the Czech Republic, won the men's event, and Laura Asadauskaitė of Lithuania won the women's.

  1. ^ "Olympic sports: Modern Pentathlon". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: modern pentathlon guide". The Telegraph. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Around the Rings".

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