MEDIA GUIDE '15 Union Internationale De Pentathlon Moderne INDEX
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UIPM MEDIA GUIDE '15 Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne INDEX 2015 SEASON 01 7 Major competitions calendar 8 2015 Upcoming events 12 2016 Upcoming events 14 World ranking 30 World records 32 Rule changes - Fencing Bonus 34 TV & online coverage 36 The five events 2014 REVIEW 02 42 The champions 45 Highlights 47 Growth of UIPM ROAD TO RIO 2016 03 50 History 52 Olympic medalists 56 Qualification MEDIA ACCREDITATION 04 58 General information WELCOME TO MEDIA 05 60 Contact details 01 2015 SEASON UIPM MEDIA GUIDE 17/08/15 - 23/08/15 28/06/15 - 06/07/15 30/04/15 - 04/05/15 Senior European Senior World World Cup #4 Championships Championships Kecskemét, Hungary Bath, Great Britain Berlin, Germany 12/06/15 - 14/06/15 World Cup Final 18/07/15 - 19/07/15 Minsk, Belarus Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 18/02/15 -22/02/15 World Cup #1 09/04/15 - 13/04/15 18/09/15 - 20/09/15 01/06/15 - 06/06/15 Sarasota, United States World Cup #3 Biathle / Triathle World Asia/Oceania Rome, Italy Championships Championships Batumi, Georgia Beijing, China 05/08/15 - 10/08/15 Junior World Championships Playa del Carme, Mexico 01/09/15 - 06/09/15 21/08/15 - 23/08/15 19/03/15 - 23/03/15 World Youth A Championships African Championships World Cup #2 Buenos Aires, Argentina Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt 01 2015 SEASON MAJOR COMPETITIONS CALENDAR 7 See full calendar of Modern Pentathlon events around the world at pentathlon.org. UIPM WORLD CUP SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS UIPM World Cup #1 Junior World Championships Sarasota, United States Mexico City, Mexico 18th – 23rd February 5th – 10th August UIPM World Cup #2 World Youth A Championships Cairo, Egypt Buenos Aires, Argentina 19th – 22nd March 1st – 6th September UIPM World Cup #3 Senior World Championships Rome, Italy Berlin, Germany 9th – 13th April 28th June – 6th July UIPM Word Cup #4 Kecskemét, Hungary 30th April – 3rd May UIPM World Cup Final Minsk, Belarus 12th – 14th June UIPM MEDIA GUIDE 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS Open Winter Championship National Open Championships Kazakhstan, Almaty 27.03 - 28.03 20.01 - 23.01 Poland, Drzonkow National Open Championship 1st IberoAmerican Cup of Poland, Drzonkow Modern Pentathlon 06.02 - 07.02 Spain, Amposta 28.03 - 29.03 Winter Pentathlon Finland, Helsinki World Cup #3 07.02 Italy, Rome 09.04 - 13.04 Biathle/Triathle World Tour #1 United Arab Emirates, Dubai Memorial M. Kadlece (Junior) 14.02 - 15.02 Czech Republic, Prague 11.04 - 12.04 World Cup #1 United States, Sarasota Open Regional Championships 2015 18.02 - 22.02 (Tetrathlon) Netherlands, Emmen Youth A & B International 11.04 - 11.04 Great Britain, Solihull 13.03 - 15.03 21st International Competition Vila de Sant Boi World Cup #2 Spain, Sant Boi de Llobregat Egypt, Cairo 24.04 - 26.04 19.03 - 23.03 World Cup #4 Swiss Women's International Hungary, Kecskemét Switzerland, Bern 30.04 - 04.05 21.03 - 21.03 01 2015 SEASON 9 International Junior and European Junior Championships Youth A Competition Bulgaria, Sofia Poland, Drzonkow 25.05 - 31.05 01.05 - 03.05 Asia/Oceania Championships Open Summer Championships Olympic Qualification Kazakhstan, Almaty China, Beijing 10.05 - 17.05 01.06 - 06.06 Pan American Cup Belarus Open Championships United States, Belarus, Minsk Colorado Springs 02.06 - 05.06 11.05 - 18.05 Biathle/Triathle World Tour#2 Czech Open (Youth A) Italy, Cascina Czech Republic, Prague 05.06 - 07.06 15.05 - 17.05 International Open Championships International German Championships Spain, Madrid Germany, Berlin 06.06 - 07.06 16.05 - 17.05 International Memorial European Cup Youth A Hristo Chochev” Poland, Drzonkow Bulgaria, Pazardzhik 21.05 - 25.05 12.06 - 14.06 Kremlin Cup World Cup Final Russia, Moscow Belarus, Minsk 23.05 - 24.05 12.06 - 14.06 UIPM MEDIA GUIDE 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS Central Asian Cup Pan American Games Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek (Modern Pentathlon) 19.06 - 22.06 Canada, Toronto 18.07 - 19.07 3rd Ulysse Trophy 2015 (Youth) Italy, Mentana European Youth B Championships 27.06 - 28.06 Portugal, Caldas da Rainha 24.07 - 27.07 Senior World Championships Germany, Berlin Open Youth A Championships 28.06 - 06.07 Poland, Drzonkow 31.07 - 01.08 European Youth A Championships Czech Republic, Prague Junior World Championships 08.07 - 13.07 Playa del Carmen, Mexico City 05.08 - 10.08 Open Senior Junior Championships Poland, Drzonkow Senior European Championships 10.07 - 12.07 Olympic Qualification Great Britain, Bath International German Masters 17.08 - 23.08 Championships in Modern Pentathlon and Tetrathlon African Championships Germany, Saal Olympic Qualification 10.07 - 12.02 Egypt, Cairo 21.08 - 23.08 Biathle/Triathle World Tour #3 Portugal, Setúbal 17.07 - 19.07 01 2015 SEASON 11 World Youth A Championships Biathle/Triathle World Tour #5 Argentina, Buenos Aires India, Goa Velha 01.09 - 06.09 26.10 - 28.10 Biathle/Triathle World Tour #4 Open Biathle.Triathle Great Britain, Weymouth European Championships 04.09 - 06.09 Turkey, Kuşadası 28.10 - 01.11 Dutch Open Coubertin Cup Netherlands, Arnhem South American Championships 05.09 - 05.09 Peru, Lima 29.10 - 02.11 Ministry of Defence Cup 2015 (Mixed Relay) UIPM Congress Russia, Moscow Chinese Taipei, Taipei 06.09 - 06.09 07.11 - 08.11 Yury Horishko’s Memorial Champion of Champions Kyrgyzstan, Cholpon.Ata Doha, Qatar 17.09 - 20.09 20.11 - 22.11 Biathle/Triathle World Championships Georgia, Batumi 18.09 - 20.09 CISM World Military Games Korea, Mungyeong 08.10 - 10.10 UIPM MEDIA GUIDE 2016 UPCOMING EVENTS Budapest Indoor International World Cup #4 Hungary, Budapest Hungary, Kecskemét 28.01 - 31.01 14.04 - 8.04 Open Barcelona International World Cup Final Spain, Sant Cugat del Vallès United States, Sarasota 06.02 - 07.02 29.04 - 01.05 World Cup #1 German Open Championships Egypt, Cairo Germany, Berlin 25.02 - 29.02 07.05 - 08.05 World Cup #2 Senior World Championships Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Russia, Moscow 09.03 - 14.03 22.05 - 29.05 Pan American Championships Senior European Championships Argentina, Buenos Aires TBC, TBC 16.03 - 20.03 04.07 - 11.07 World Cup #3 World Youth A Championships Italy, Rome Limerick, Ireland 31.03 - 04.04 14.07 - 22.07 01 2015 SEASON 13 Junior World Championships Egypt, Cairo 27.07 - 02.08 Olympic Games Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 05.08 - 21.08 Biathle/Triathle World Championships United States, Orlando 02.09 - 04.09 Champion of Champions Doha, Qatar TBC UIPM Congress Germany, Frankfurt am Main 11.11 - 13.11 UIPM MEDIA GUIDE WORLD RANKING – TOP 20 MEN 01.01.2015 RANK POINTS FIRST NAME LAST NAME NATION BIRTH LICENCE BEST SWIMMING TIME 1 220 Aleksander LESUN RUS 01/07/88 M039844 01:59.06 2 185 Ilia FROLOV RUS 04/04/84 M001227 02:02.46 3 178 Riccardo DE LUCA ITA 22/03/86 M001819 02:03.66 4 176 Pavlo TYMOSHCHENKO UKR 11/10/86 M002049 02:02.66 5 175 Amro EL GEZIRY EGY 29/11/86 M001753 01:51.55 6 172 Robert KASZA HUN 05/04/86 M001445 01:55.36 7 167 Jan KUF CZE 05/11/91 M037531 01:59.16 8 167 Christopher PATTE FRA 29/03/90 M005404 02:01.69 9 155 Valentin PRADES FRA 26/09/92 M038991 02:00.46 10 151 Valentin BELAUD FRA 16/09/92 M038104 02:02.40 11 150 Justinas KINDERIS LTU 23/05/87 M002117 02:01.19 12 146 Bence DEMETER HUN 20/03/90 M005255 01:56.40 13 139 Jianli GUO CHN 06/03/88 M037327 01:57.58 14 130 Adam MAROSI HUN 26/07/84 M000964 01:56.35 15 123 Woo Jin LEE KOR 09/10/92 M039654 01:57.96 16 122 Nicola BENEDETTI ITA 26/12/85 M002737 02:09.99 17 120 Thomas DANIEL AUT 17/06/85 M001455 02:05.47 18 119 Pavel ILYASHENKO KAZ 23/06/90 M003895 02:01.34 19 114 Dmytro KIRPULYANSKYY UKR 02/06/85 M001701 02:01.56 20 111 Yasser HEFNY EGY 08/02/89 M002960 02:00.24 01 2015 SEASON 15 ALEKSANDER LESUN Career Highlights Birth date 1st World Championships 2014 July 1, 1988 1st World Championships 2012 1st European Championships 2014 Country 1st World Cup Final 2014 Russia 4th London 2012 Olympic Games ILIA FROLOV Career Highlights Birth date 2nd European Championships 2014 April 4, 1984 1st World Cup #3 2014 3rd World Cup Final 2014 Country 1st World Cup Final 2012 Russia 1st World Championships 2008 RICCARDO DE LUCA Career Highlights Birth date 1st World Cup #2 2014 March 22, 1986 6th World Championships 2014 7th World Cup Final 2014 Country 8th European Championships 2013 Italy 1st European Championships 2012 9th London 2012 Olympic Games UIPM MEDIA GUIDE PAVLO TYMOSHCHENKO Career Highlights Birth date 2nd World Cup Final 2014, 4th World Cup #2 #4 2014, October 13, 1986 3rd European Championships 2014, 1st World Cup #3 2013, 3rd World Championships 2013 (Team Mix- Country Relay), 7th Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Ukraine AMRO EL GEZIRY Career Highlights Birth date 2nd World Championships 2014 November 29, 1986 2nd World Championships 2014 (Team Relay Men) 4th World Cup #3 2014 Country 5th World Cup #2 2013 Egypt ROBERT KASZA Career Highlights Birth date 4th World Championships 2014 April 5, 1986 2nd World Cup #3 2014 3rd World Cup #4 2014 Country 1st World Championships 2011, 2013 (Team Relay Men), Hungary 2nd European Championships 2012, 2013 1st World Cup Final 2008, 2011 01 2015 SEASON 17 JAN KUF Career Highlights Birth date 3rd World Championships 2014 November 5, 1991 2nd World Cup #2 2014 (Team Relay Mix) 4th World Cup Final 2014(Team Relay Mix) Country 2nd European Championships 2013 (Team Relay Men) Czech Republic CHRISTOPHER PATTE Career Highlights Birth date 4th World Cup Final 2014 March 29, 1990 2nd World Cup #2 2014 1st Champions of the Champions 2013 Country 3rd World Cup #4 2012 France VALENTIN PRADES Career Highlights Birth date 1st World Championships 2014 (Team Relay Men) September 26, 1992 2nd European Championships 2014 (Team Relay Men) 5th World