The women's modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Friday, August 22. Three venues were used: Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing), Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium (horse-riding and running).
Lena Schöneborn of Germany won the gold medal in the women's event, with a score of 5,792 points. Meanwhile, Heather Fell claimed Great Britain's first ever silver medal, and fourth overall in the women's event. Victoria Tereshchuk of Ukraine won the nation's first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze, but was subsequently stripped of the medal after a doping re-test.
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 China Standard Time (UTC+8) Date Time RoundFriday, 22 August 2008 08:30 Shooting 10:00 Fencing 14:30 Swimming 17:00 Riding 20:00 Running
Results RankAthlete CountryShootingScore (pts)Fencing Victories (pts)Swimming Time (pts)Equestrian Time (pts)Running Time (pts) Total Lena Schöneborn 177 (1060) 28 (1072) 2:16.91 (1280) 10:28.82 (1208) 5792 Heather Fell 185 (1156) 20 (880) 2:12.77 (1328) 10:19.28 (1244) 5752 Anastasiya Samusevich 187 (1180) 19 (856) 2:29.64 (1128) 10:04.46 (1304) 5640 Chen Qian 177 (1060) 20 (880) 2:18.58 (1260) 10:27.41 (1212) 5612 Paulina Boenisz 183 (1132) 21 (904) 2:24.08 (1192) 10:20.95 (1240) 5564 Katy Livingston 178 (1072) 17 (808) 2:15.68 (1292) 10:29.47 (1204) 5548 Aya Medany 184 (1144) 22 (928) 2:15.69 (1292) 10:36.05 (1176) 5544 Amélie Caze 177 (1060) 22 (928) 2:11.29 (1348) 10:59.82 (1084) 55369 Xiu Xiu 183 (1132) 19 (856) 2:17.17 (1276) 11:06.31 (1056) 546410 Belinda Schreiber 188 (1192) 18 (832) 2:16.96 (1280) 11:23.70 (988) 546411 Tatiana Mouratova 179 (1084) 22 (928) 2:22.98 (1208) 10:49.35 (1124) 545212 Donata Rimšaitė 175 (1036) 17 (808) 2:20.57 (1236) 10:13.76 (1268) 543613 Claudia Corsini 184 (1144) 14 (736) 2:19.22 (1252) 10:40.01 (1160) 540814 Laura Asadauskaitė 175 (1036) 12 (688) 2:21.76 (1220) 10:18.95 (1248) 539215 Lucie Grolichová 177 (1060) 23 (952) 2:19.78 (1244) 11:06.47 (1056) 537216 Sylwia Czwojdzińska 174 (1024) 21 (904) 2:18.76 (1256) 10:52.41 (1112) 533617 Yane Marques 185 (1156) 19 (856) 2:15.44 (1296) 11:01.61 (1076) 533218 Sheila Taormina 173 (1012) 2:08.86 (1376) 10:25.05 (1220) 530419 Zsuzsanna Vörös 182 (1120) 15 (760) 2:16.96 (1280) 11:04.30 (1064) 530020 Margaux Isaksen 171 (988) 15 (760) 2:20.30 (1240) 10:40.41 (1160) 529221 Hanna Arkhipenka 180 (1096) 16 (784) 2:27.06 (1156) 10:53.23 (1108) 528822 Jeļena Rubļevska 181 (908) 27 (1048) 2:22.94 (1208) 10:49.35 (1124) 526823 Leila Gyenesei 171 (988) 13 (712) 2:13.84 (1316) 11:02.35 (1072) 526024 Evdokia Gretchichnikova 178 (1072) 20 (880) 2:26.37 (1164) 10:43.65 (1148) 524025 Galina Dolgushina 176 (1048) 23 (952) 2:26.28 (1168) 11:44.57 (904) 521626 Monica Pinette 187 (1180) 11 (664) 2:29.95 (1124) 11:00.45 (1080) 519227 Marlene Sánchez 186 (1168) 17 (808) 2:27.39 (1152) 11:18.11 (1008) 515628 Eva Trautmann 168 (952) 2:17.17 (1276) 10:40.25 (1160) 502829 Omnia Fakhry 186 (1168) 17 (808) 2:15.72 (1292) 11:32.10 (952) 499630 Kara Grant 178 (1072) 15 (760) 2:45.26 (940) 10:44.45 (1144) 497631 Sara Bertoli 174 (1024) 13 (712) 2:21.92 (1220) 10:48.46 (1128) 495632 Yun Cho-Rong 166 (928) 16 (784) 2:22.88 (1208) 11:47.30 (892) 487233 Rita Sanz-Agero 171 (988) 2:29.41 (1128) 11:09.98 (1044) 484434 Angie Darby 164 (904) 12 (688) 2:35.59 (1056) 11:21.96 (996) 481635 Lada Jienbalanova 170 (976) 15 (760) 2:19.13 (1252) 3736 DSQ Victoria Tereshchuk 178 (1072) 22 (928) 2:13.97 (1316) 10:13.25 (1268) 5672
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