UIPM 2016 MEDIA GUIDE UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE 2016 MEDIA GUIDE

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UIPM President’S Message 3 PRESIDENT’S UIPM FAST FACTS 4 2016 SEASON 6 MESSAGE GETTING TO THE SPORT 8 MEDIA & TV COVERAGE 10 2015 REVIEW 12 After one of the greatest years in the our values and principles. “The values of history of Modern Pentathlon we are excellence, respect, friendship, dialogue, tHE WINNERS 12 stepping into Olympic Year 2016. This diversity, non discrimination, tolerance, WORLD RECORDS 13 year we will demonstrate our big strides fair play, solidarity, development and in preparation for the Summer Olympic peace” should be demonstrated through tHE HIGHLIGHTS 14 Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, our sport around the world. Our Unity PENTATHLON WORLD RANKING 16 Brazil. The last year has brought new in Diversity is important to make those TOP ATHLETES PROFILES 18 developments to modernize Modern values and principles remain relevant in Pentathlon and to keep up with the times. society. WOMEN’S WORLD RANKING 18 MEN’S WORLD RANKING 24 We are living in a fast-changing world It is all of us together, the athletes, with a modern, diverse and digital society. coaches, officials, partners, spectators THE UIPM WORLD 30 To make our sport more compact and and media to stay united and promote STRUCTURE 30 exciting, we had to adapt our format. “You peaceful co-existence between our can inspire others to change, only if you different cultures and nations for a UIPM HEADQUARTERS 32 are ready to change yourself.” Our new truly harmonious and global Olympic MODERN PENTATHLON 34 format is compact, media-friendly and Movement. This diversity is part of the UIPM PROPERTIES 35 spectator-friendly with entertainment magic of the Olympic Games that so in between. It’s not only a competition fascinates us. UNIVERSITIES 38 anymore – it is five sports that combine MASTERS 40 to form one major event. I wish all users of this year’s UIPM Media Guide a fair, clean and exciting Modern PARA-PENTATHLON 42 Modern Pentathlon is not only a major Pentathlon season 2016 and a great THE 67TH UIPM CONGRESS 44 event but it remains after 100 years of and successful Olympic Games in Rio history very traditional and unique in the de Janeiro. We need to protect the HIGHLIGHTS, HEROES & RECORDS 46 Olympic Movement created by Baron clean athletes because they are our best HIGHLIGHTS 46 Pierre de Coubertin. Education has an ambassadors. Let us together secure the reCORD HOLDERS 48 important role in society. As Nelson uniqueness of the Games and push for Mandela said “Sport has the power to change for a better world. tHE CHAMPIONS 2013-2015 50 change the world” and in this day and age OLYMPIC MEDALS BY COUNTRIES 51 we need to change and act against crime, hate and discrimination more than ever OLYMPIC MEDALISTS (ATHLETES) 52 before. THE ROAD TO RIO 2016 56 The Olympic Agenda 2020 clearly Dr. h.c. Klaus Schormann MEDIA ACCREDITATION 58 demonstrates our decision to live up to UIPM President

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UIPM FAST FACTS uipm in numbers * PREDICTION FOR 2016

CREATED BY OLYMPIC FOUNDER 500 138 annual national and BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN nations represented globally increasing 5% per year international competitions OVER 100 YEARS 12 + 1,000 OF HISTORY Major International Events TV Broadcasting Highlights Minutes SINCE 1912 ONE OF 25 + 15,000 + 200,000 CORE OLYMPIC SPORTS LIVE-STREAMING MINUTES Press-Release Destinations Sent

65 ANNUAL COMPETITIONS WORLDWIDE + 4 million 100,000 Hits @ pentathlon.org Website ACTIVE WEB USERS FOUNDED IN 1948 BY MR. GUSTAF DYRSSEN, FIRST UIPM PRESIDENT + 2.5 million Accesses @ UIPM Facebook Page

HEADQUARTERS IN MONTE CARLO, MONACO UIPM ONLINE

CURRENT PRESIDENT (SINCE 1993): 192% 2,95 MILLION DR. H.C. KLAUS SCHORMANN INCREASE IN 2015 Live-TV audience in Germany during based in +3 Million the UIPM 2015 Senior World social media & website engagEments Championships, in Berlin HONORARY PRESIDENT: HSH PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO POTENTIAL VIEWERS 3 BILLION OF OUR TV NEWS CLIPS

PATRON: POTENTIAL VIEWERS HIS MAJESTY KING CONSTANTINE OF OUR COMPETITION 550 MILLION HIGHLIGHTS

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14-18/04/2016 World Cup #4 kecskemet (hungary) 6-8/05/2016 22-29/05/2016 World Cup FINAL SENIOR world championships SARASOTA (USA) MOSCOW (RUSSIA) 21-23/10/2016 BIATHLE-TRIATHLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SARASOTA (USA)

1-4/09/2016 LASER-RUN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LISBON (PORTUGAL)

17-24/07/2016 World YOUTH A CHAMPIONSHIPS 5-6/11/2016 LIMERICK (IRELAND) CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 7-13/03/2016 DOHA (QATAR) World Cup #2 rio de janeiro (BRAZIL) 30/03/2016-3/04/2016 18-20/08/2016 World Cup #3 oLYMPIC GAMES ROME (ITALY) rio de janeiro (BRAZIL) 23-27/02/2016 World Cup #1 cairo (EGYPT) 12-17/09/2016 junior world championships cairo (EGYPT)

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FENCING SWIMMING RIDING RUNNING & SHOOTING COMBINED

The Modern Pentathlon competition The swimming event is a 200m In the riding event, athletes have to For the climax of the competition, starts with the Epée Fencing but in 2015 freestyle race. The heats are seeded complete a show jumping course that is athletes run a total distance of 3,200m, UIPM has officially introduced a new, with the fastest swimmers competing between 350 and 400 meters including stopping to shoot and hit the target five dynamic element to the discipline. In in the final heat. A time of 2:30 is 12 obstacles and 15 jumps, in a set time. times from 10 meters distance before the Ranking Round, each athlete fences worth 250 pentathlon points and every each 800m leg – this is repeated four against each of their rivals in bouts third of a second faster or slower than The horses are assigned randomly and times. Athletes can start running the that last up to a minute. Just one hit this time is worth a plus or minus score each athlete only has 20 minutes and next 800m leg once they have hit the is needed to win. If neither fencer has of one point. five practice jumps to get to know target five times. If they still have not hit scored a hit after 60 seconds they both the horse in the warm-up ring, before the target five times after 50 seconds, register a defeat. An athlete who wins 25 coming out to compete. they are allowed to continue, but any of their 35 bouts will get 250 pentathlon hopes of a medal will have gone. points, with each victory or defeat above A clear round within the time allowed or below this number worth a plus or is worth 300 pentathlon points. The competitor who has amassed the minus score of 6 points. Competitors lose 7 points for each most points in the first three events jump they knock down, and 10 points starts the combined event first, with the In the final round, called the Bonus for a refusal to jump or a fall, which is rest of the field facing a one second Round, a single fencing piste is used and equivalent to a 10-second handicap in handicap for each pentathlon point by the competition is a one-on-one fight, the final combined event. They also lose which they trail the leader. This ensures each bout lasting maximum 45 seconds. one point for each second they are over that the first person to cross the finish This event takes place on the same Field the allowed time. line wins the Gold medal. of Play as the Ride and Combined Event. It is mandatory to cross the final line The pentathletes’ points from the otherwise the rider will be eliminated Ranking Round are taken over to the with zero points for the riding. final round. The competition is carried out in reverse order, with the last-place athlete going first against the next- placed athlete. The winner of each bout will be matched against the next best-ranked pentathlete. In this way, a pentathlete may continue to advance as long as they continue to win matches. The bout winner receives one bonus point for each bout they win.

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LIVE-STREAMING MEDIA & TV NEWS EDITS/HIGHLIGHTS The new UIPM TV digital platform COVERAGE brings to spectators and fans an innovative experience of watching sport in a dynamic live and TV & LIVE STREAMING interactive environment, replicating the TV experience over the Internet Throughout 2016, all Modern Pentathlon to any device. competition finals will be live-streamed in programme style, lasting around one hour.

The live stream will consist of 2 main elements - a highlights package of the day’s first 3 disciplines (Swimming, Fencing and Riding) followed by live coverage of the closing Combined event.

In tandem with its partnership with production company Sunset+Vine, UIPM recently launched UIPMTV.org. On this dedicated platform, not only The official website is the home can Modern Pentathlon fans enjoy a high-quality of the UIPM world, providing all live streaming experience - UIPM TV goes a step sports news and information. further and lets viewers have fun while they watch During competitions the portal the event by engaging with Facebook and Twitter. provides coverage through latest news, live results and live UIPMTV.org tracks thousand of verified social media streaming. accounts from international federations, athletes, coaches, journalists and fans. NEWS EDITS HIGHLIGHTS NEWS EDITS On the night of each final event, four minutes of There is so much that happens every news edits are digitally available. These edits include day in the UIPM world and our online interviews and footage from the day’s action. platforms are the place to find the social Specific interviews and footage of certain athletes posts, photos and videos. Experience all can be arranged on request. the unique content during and outside competition time and the energy of UIPM POST-EVENT HIGHLIGHTS social media. The official one-hour highlights programme will focus on the Men’s and Women’s events, and may WORLD CUPS: #UIPMWorldCup also include coverage from the Mixed Relay and JUNIOR WORLD CHAMP.: #UIPMJuniorWCH other key moments from the competition week. YOUTH WORLD CHAMP.: #UIPMYouthWCH The highlights programme is delivered in digital SENIOR WORLD CHAMP.: #UIPMSeniorWCH material with International soundtrack and full English commentary and script. It will be available Subscribe to the UIPM Press mailing list to receive latest news and the monthly ten days after each event. Newsletter. Go to pentathlon.org and type your email address in the specified field in the bottom of the landing page.

10 11 UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE 2016 MEDIA GUIDE 2 015 REVIEW THE WINNERS UIPM 2015 WORLD SENIOR WORLD CHAMP. JUNIOR WORLD CHAMP. YOUTH A WORLD CHAMP. CUP FINAL BERLIN (GERMANY) MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) BUENOS AIRES MINSK (BELARUS) 28 JUN-6 JUL 2015 2-10 AUG 2015 (ARGENTINA) 8-14 JUN 2015 1-6 SEP 2015 I. Palazkov and Germany (M.F. Dogue O. Naumov (RUS) In the Women’s K Arol (BLR) were and A. Nobis) picked was crowned Men’s Individual Final, Ilke crowned Mix Relay up the gold medal in Individual champion. Ozyuksel (TUR) got champions. Men’s Relay. the gold medal. UIPM 2015 WORLD UIPM 2015 WORLD UIPM 2015 WORLD UIPM 2015 WORLD F. Summers (GBR) was CUP #1 CUP #2 CUP #3 CUP #4 Rio and the 2016 China (L.Wanxia and crowned Women’s The Russian S. SARASOTA (USA) CAIRO (EGYPT) ROME (ITALY) KECSKEMET (HUNGARY) Olympics beckon C. Qian) dominated Individual champion. Baranov won the 18-23 FEB 2015 18-23 MAR 2015 8-13 APR 2015 20 APR-4 MAY 2015 for Riccardo De the Women’s Relay for Men’s Individual. Luca after the Italian a second year in a row. W. Jun and J. Lee Great Britain’s Laura Asadauskaite Laura Asadauskaite Zsófia Földházi was crowned Men’s (Korea) proved the Russia (A. Stepachev Samantha Murray (LTU) came from (LTU) completed a was cheered by a Individual World Cup The Czech Republic strongest to win gold and S. Baranov) got was crowned the behind to earn a spectacular golden jubilant home crowd winner in Minsk. (N. Dianova and J. in the Men’s Relay. gold in the Men’s Women’s Individual spectacular victory in double by winning as she snatched Kuf) picked up gold in Team Relay. champion at the the second leg of the the Women’s Women’s Individual Laura Asadauskaite Mix Relay. Francesca Summers UIPM 2015 World 2015 UIPM World Cup Individual Final in the gold in the fourth (LTU) will defend and Eilidh Prise R. Langrehr and A. Cup #1 after a series in Cairo, Egypt. third leg of the 2015 leg of the 2015 UIPM her Olympic title at P. Tymoshchenko (GBR) won the new Matthes (GER) won breathtaking day of UIPM World Cup World Cup series in the Olympic Games (UKR) took gold in the Women’s Relay title. the Women’s Relay. live sporting action. Ruslan Nakonechnyi Series in Rome, Italy. Kecskemet, Hungary. in Rio next summer Men’s Individual event. (UKR) took the field after being crowned Shuhuan Li and The gold in Mix James Cooke by surprise to be Pavlo Tymoshchenko Valentin Belaud Women’s Individual L. Schoneborn (GER) Xiuting Zhong (CHN) Relay went to Egypt completed a crowned the Men’s (UKR) claimed Men’s (FRA) showed a cool World Cup Winner. won the Women’s won Mixed Team (A. Hamed and S. spectacular double Individual Champion. Individual gold after head and a blistering Individual Event. Relay. Abdelmaksoud). for Great Britain another dramatic final run to clinch as he matched the Ismael Hernandez- day on the Road to Men’s Individual the UIPM 2015 World gold. achievement of Uscanga and Tamara UIPM 2015 WORLD CUP #2 senior world championship Samantha Murray by Vega provided the Cup Final. WORLD winning individual thrills on the final day Adam Marosi and International Day of Happiness Logan Storie (USA) swam the World Cup gold in in Cairo as they took Woo Jin Hwang and Anna Zs. Toth took RECORDS on March 20 was particularly 200m in 1:53.08 to break his Soo Jin Yang took gold for Hungary in sweet for two of Modern own world record of 1:53.72 Sarasota. gold for Mexico in the UIPM 2015 WORLD CUP #1 Mixed Relay. Gold for Korea in the the Mix Relay. Pentathlon’s finest marksmen during the Men’s Individual Russia (Aleksander Mix Relay to bring One of the highlights of the as the shooting world record Qualification. Lesun and Anna the third leg of the UIPM 2015 World Cup #1 was was broken twice. Burjak) were the 2015 UIPM World Logan Storie’s new Modern Lena Schoneborn (GER) victors in the Team Cup Series in Rome Pentathlon world record in It was during qualification made a disappointing start to Mix Relay Final on to a dramatic close. the Swimming event (50m for the Men’s Individual Final the day finishing 28th in the another thrilling pool). at World Cup #2 in Cairo, Swimming, but recovered well and sometimes Egypt, that William Muinhos and went on to finish first in controversial final Storie (USA) swam the 200m (BRA) scored five hits in 7.01 the Fencing beating the World day, with Ireland in 1:53.72min, a performance seconds. Amazingly, only a Record with 280 Points (30 taking silver and that took more than one few minutes later Marvin victories and 5 defeats), sixth Canada bronze. second off the previous Dogue (GER) demolished the in the Riding and stretch a record (1:54.25min) held by new record by managing five nine second advantage going Britain’s James Cooke. shots in just 5.9 seconds. in the Combined Event.

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What a season, what a year !

The 2015 elite UIPM scene featured Olympic qualifying competitions on four continents, a World Cup series and a World Championships. Each of them challenged the best male and female pentathletes in the world to outdo one another, every competitor knowing that the sport’s highest podium is now within sight, looming on the horizon.

One pentathlete stood out in 2015 for consistent success: Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania. Having already won two World Cups she claimed gold at the World Cup Final in Minsk (BLR) and followed up in August with the European title in Bath (GBR).

The only major prize that eluded her was the World Championship gold, which was claimed by Lena Schoneborn of Germany.

On the men’s side, it was a far more open scene albeit one dominated by the Europeans. The world title went to Ukraine as Pavlo Tymoshchenko fought off the challenge of reigning champion Aleksandr Lesun (RUS). Ireland enjoyed its first-ever major international title success as Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe won the European title, and it was an Italian, Riccardo de Luca, who prevailed at the UIPM World Cup Final.

As we enter 2016, the action will quickly accelerate towards Rio as World Cup #2 takes place as a test event in the Olympic Games host city. Many of the 72 Olympic places remain up for grabs as national rivals do battle for the right to represent their country.

The stakes have never been higher. The sport has never been so strong. It’s time to grasp the ultimate prize.

And the best thing about it? 2016 is going to be even better.

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COMPETITION LEVELS PENTATHLON WORLD PLACE 1 2 3 4 1 80 60 40 20 2 75 55 36 17 RANKING 3 70 51 33 15 4 66 48 31 13 HOW DOES IT WORK? WHICH LEVEL OF COMPETITIONS EXIST? 5 63 46 29 11 6 60 44 27 10 The PWR is the official list used to rank There are four (4) level of competitions. 7 58 42 25 9 pentathletes. It includes the ranking 8 56 40 23 8 points awarded to the pentathletes • Level 1: 9 54 39 22 7 according to their three best placing Olympic Games, World 10 52 38 21 6 in the official UIPM international Championships, World Cup 11 50 37 20 5 competitions held during the preceding Final. The winner gets 80 points. 12 48 36 19 4 12 months. If during this 12-month period Following places earn points 13 46 35 18 3 there are 2 competitions of the same type according to points table (example: 2 CCh, 2 WCh, 2 WCF) only the 14 44 34 17 2 • Level 2: most recent will be included in the PWR. 15 42 33 16 1 Continental Championships/ 16 40 32 15 1 Games, World Cup Competitions, There are PWR individual lists for Senior, 17 39 31 14 1 CISM World Championships. The Junior and Youth, for both genders and 18 38 30 13 1 winner gets 60 points Relays. 19 37 29 12 1 • Level 3 and 4: 20 36 28 11 1 Regional Championships/Games Every pentathlete earns PWR Points 21 35 27 10 1 and International World Ranking according to the level of the competition 22 34 26 9 1 Competitions, depending on and his/her final place as specified in the 23 33 25 8 1 PWR Point Table. participation and strength they will be ranked as level 3 or 4 24 32 24 7 1 competitions. The winner gets 40 25 31 23 6 1 or 20 points, according to the level. 26 30 22 5 1 27 29 21 4 1 28 28 20 3 1 29 27 19 2 1 30 26 18 1 1 31 25 17 1 1 32 24 16 1 1 33 23 15 1 1 34 22 14 1 1 35 21 13 1 1 36 20 12 1 1 37 19 11 1 1 38 18 10 1 1 39 17 9 1 1 40 16 8 1 1 41/42/43... 15/14/13... 7/6/5/... 1/1/1... 1/1/1...

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RANKING POINTS ZSOFIA FOLDHAZI (09/06/1993) HUNGARY 2 178 BEST RESULTS May, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States Apr, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Apr, 2015 1st World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary top athletes profiles Apr, 2015 2nd World Cup #3, Rome, Italy WOmen’s world ranking May, 2014 1st Junior World Championships, Drzonkow, Poland Apr, 2014 3rd World Cup #3, Chengdu, China Jul, 2013 1st Junior World Championships, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Jul, 2013 1st Senior European Championships, Drzonkow, Poland Mar, 2013 3rd UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

RANKING POINTS LENA SCHONEBORN (10/04/1986) GERMANY RANKING POINTS 1 220 LAURA ASADAUSKAITE (27/02/1984) LITHUANIA 3 170 BEST RESULTS BEST RESULTS May, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States Mar, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup #3, Rome, Italy Mar, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #3, Rome, Italy Mar, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jun, 2015 1st World Cup Final, Minsk, Belarus Feb, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt Apr, 2015 1st World Cup #3, Rome, Italy Jun, 2015 1st Senior World Championships, Berlin Mar, 2015 1st World Cup #2, Cairo, Egypt Jul, 2014 1st Senior European Championships, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Jul, 2014 1st Senior European Championships, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Apr, 2014 3rd World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Jun, 2014 2nd World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States Aug, 2012 15th XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London. Great Britain Apr, 2014 1st World Cup #2, Cairo, Egypt Mar, 2012 1st UIPM World Cup #1, Charlotte, United States Aug, 2013 1st Senior World Championships, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Jul, 2011 1st Senior European Championships, Medway, Great Britain Mar, 2013 2nd UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul, 2011 1st UIPM World Cup Final, London, Great Britain Aug, 2012 1st XXX Olympic Games, London, Great Britain May, 2011 2nd UIPM World Cup #3, Budapest, Hungary Jul, 2012 1st Senior European Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria Feb, 2011 3rd UIPM World Cup #1, Palm Springs, United States May, 2012 1st UIPM World Cup Final, Chengdu, China Sep, 2010 3rd UIPM Senior World Championships, Chengdu, China Apr, 2012 3rd UIPM World Cup #3, Százhalombatta, Hungary Jul, 2010 2nd Senior European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary Oct, 2011 2nd Champion of Champions, Catania, Italy Jun, 2010 1st UIPM World Cup Final, Moscow, Russia Sep, 2011 3rd UIPM Senior World Championships, Moscow, Russia Jun, 2010 1st UIPM World Cup 5, Berlin, Germany Jul, 2011 2nd UIPM World Cup Final, London, Great Britain May, 2010 1st UIPM World Cup 4, Budapest, Hungary Aug, 2009 2nd Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain Mar, 2010 1st UIPM World Cup 1, Playa del Carmen, Mexico May, 2009 1st World Cup 3 2009 Women, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Aug, 2009 3rd Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain Apr, 2009 1st World Cup 2 2009, Cairo, Egypt Aug, 2008 1st Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China Mar, 2009 2nd World Cup 1 2009, Mexico City, Mexico Apr, 2008 2nd World Cup 4 2008, Madrid, Spain Aug, 2008 15th XXIX Olympic Games, Beijing, China Sep, 2007 3rd World Junior Championships, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Jul, 2008 2nd European Senior Championships, Moscow, Russia Aug, 2007 2nd Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany Aug, 2007 3rd Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany

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RANKING POINTS RANKING POINTS YANE MARQUES (06/01/1984) BRAZIL 4 164 ANNIKAE SCHLEU (03/04/1990) GERMANY 6 157 BEST RESULTS BEST RESULTS Feb, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt Jul, 2015 1st Pan American Games (Modern Pentathlon), Toronto, Canada Nov, 2015 1st Champion of Champions, Doha, Qatar Jun, 2015 3rd Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany Aug, 2012 26th XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain Jul, 2014 1st PanAm and NORCECA Senior Championships, Mexico City, Mexico May, 2011 3rd UIPM World Cup #4, Chengdu, China Oct, 2013 3rd Champion of Champions, Doha, Qatar Apr, 2008 2nd European Junior Championships, Drzonkow, Poland Aug, 2013 2nd Senior World Championships, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Feb, 2013 3rd UIPM World Cup #1, Palm Springs, United States Oct, 2012 1st Pan American & South American Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina Aug, 2012 3rd XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain May, 2012 3rd UIPM World Cup Final, Chengdu, China RANKING POINTS ELODIE CLOUVEL (14/01/1989) FRANCE Oct, 2011 2nd Panamerican Games 2011, Guadalajara, Mexico 7 156 Nov, 2010 1st Panamerican Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sep, 2009 2nd World Cup Final 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BEST RESULTS Aug, 2008 18th Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China Feb, 2016 3rd UIPM World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt Nov, 2007 2nd South American Senior & Junior Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Apr, 2015 2nd World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Jul, 2007 1st Panamerican Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Aug, 2012 31st XXX Olympic Games, London, Great Britain May, 2007 1st CISM MP Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mar, 2012 1st UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mar, 2007 2nd NORCECA Championships, Havana, Cuba Jul, 2011 3rd UIPM World Cup Final, London, Great Britain Oct, 2006 1st South American Championships, Resende, Brazil Aug, 2010 3rd UIPM Junior World Championships, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Jun, 2006 2nd Panamerican/NORCECA Championships, Mexico City, Mexico

RANKING POINTS CLAUDIA CESARINI (14/01/1989) FRANCE RANKING POINTS 8 151 QIAN CHEN (13/01/1987) CHINA 5 157 BEST RESULTS BEST RESULTS Mar, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Aug, 2012 25th XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain Jun, 2015 2nd Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany Sep, 2014 2nd Senior World Championships, Warsaw, Poland Jun, 2014 3rd World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States Apr, 2014 1st World Cup #3, Chengdu, China Apr. 2014 3rd World Cup #2, Cairo, Egypt RANKING POINTS Sep. 2013 1st Asian Championships, Astana, Kazakhstan DONATA RIMSAITE (28/01/1988) RUSSIA 9 150 Aug, 2012 5th XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain May 2012 2nd UIPM Senior World Championships, Rome, Italy BEST RESULTS May, 2011 1st Asia - OCEANIA Championships, Chengdu, China Mar, 2016 3rd UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sep, 2010 3rd UIPM Senior World Championships, Chengdu, China Apr, 2015 3rd World Cup #3, Rome, Italy Aug, 2009 1st Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain Jul, 2014 3rd Senior European Championships, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Aug, 2008 5th Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China Aug, 2013 3rd Senior World Championships, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Apr, 2012 2nd UIPM World Cup #3, Százhalombatta, Hungary Apr, 2011 1st UIPM World Cup #2, Sassari, Italy Aug, 2008 13th Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China

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RANK POINTS NAME SURNAME DOB NATION RANKING POINTS ANASTASIYA PROKOPENKO (02/09/1985) BELARUS 10 147 31 114 Samantha ACHTERBERG 25-03-1992 United States 32 112 Natalya COYLE 10-12-1990 Ireland BEST RESULTS 33 112 Tamara ALEKSZEJEV 24-10-1988 Hungary Apr, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary 34 112 Barbora KODEDOVA 27-02-1990 Czech Republic Mar, 2016 3rd UIPM World Cup #3, Rome, Italy 35 111 Xiaonan ZHANG 21-07-1992 China Aug, 2012 6th XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain Apr, 2012 1st UIPM World Cup #4, Rostov, Russia 36 111 Anna MALISZEWSKA 04-07-1993 Poland Mar, 2013 3rd UIPM World Cup #1, Charlotte, United States 37 110 Chloe ESPOSITO 18-09-1991 Australia Apr, 2011 2nd UIPM World Cup #2, Sassari, Italy 38 109 Julie BELHAMRI 04-04-1994 France Aug, 2008 4th Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China Jul, 2008 3rd European Senior Championships, Moscow, Russia 39 108 Alice SOTERO 28-05-1991 Italy Apr, 2008 1st World Cup 4 2008, Madrid, Spain 40 106 Donna VAKALIS 28-12-1979 Canada Jul. 2007 1st World Cup 2007 6, Rome, Italy 41 104 Mina JEONG 15-08-1992 Korea Sep, 2006 2nd World Cup Final 2006, Chianciano Terme, Italy 42 103 Anastasiya SPAS 06-08-1993 Ukraine 43 103 Sophia HERNANDEZ 13-01-1997 Guatemala 44 97 Wanxia LIANG 09-03-1991 China 45 96 Natalie DIANOVA 01-01-1989 Czech Republic RANK POINTS NAME SURNAME DOB NATION 46 95 Valeriya PERMYKINA 21-09-1993 Ukraine 11 146 Oktawia NOWACKA 02-01-1991 Poland 47 94 Katsiaryna AROL 15-12-1992 Belarus 12 146 Ieva SERAPINAITE 04-02-1995 Lithuania 48 94 Aleksandra Chmielewska 11-10-1988 Poland 13 140 Samantha MURRAY 24-09-1989 Great Britain 49 93 Elena MICHELI 29-04-1999 Italy 14 137 Freyja PRENTICE 19-05-1990 Great Britain 50 92 Ronja DORING 23-12-1990 Germany 15 133 Sarolta KOVACS 11-03-1991 Hungary 16 132 IRYNA KHOKHLOVA 29-01-1990 Argentina 17 131 Leidis Laura MOYA 16-04-1992 Cuba 18 130 Marie OTEIZA 30-01-1994 France 19 130 Gintare VENCKAUSKAITE 02-11-1992 Lithuania 20 130 Margaux ISAKSEN 05-10-1991 United States 21 130 Melanie MCCANN 04-10-1989 Canada 22 129 Natsumi TOMONAGA 22-08-1991 Japan 23 124 Sunwoo KIM 06-10-1996 Korea 24 124 Anna BURIAK 28-01-1990 Russia 25 122 Janine KOHLMANN 27-11-1990 Germany 26 120 Kate FRENCH 10-02-1991 Great Britain 27 119 Ilke OZYUKSEL 25-02-1997 Turkey 28 119 Isabella ISAKSEN 20-11-1993 United States 29 119 Gulnaz GUBAYDULLINA 14-02-1992 Russia 30 114 Rena SHIMAZU 28-05-1991 Japan

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RANKING POINTS ADAM MAROSI (26/07/1984) HUNGARY 3 170 BEST RESULTS

Apr, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Mar, 2016 3rd UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Feb, 2016 2nd UIPM World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt top athletes profiles Apr, 2014 1st World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Jul, 2013 1st Senior European Championships, Drzonkow, Poland men’s world ranking May, 2013 3rd UIPM World Cup Final, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia May, 2013 2nd UIPM World Cup #4, Budapest, Hungary Mar, 2013 1st UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Feb, 2013 2nd UIPM World Cup #1, Palm Springs, United States Aug, 2012 3rd XXX Olympic Games, Great Britain Sep, 2011 3rd UIPM Senior World Championships, Moscow, Russia Apr, 2011 1st UIPM World Cup #2, Sassari, Italy Feb, 2011 2nd UIPM World Cup #1, Palm Springs, United States RANKING POINTS VALENTIN PRADES (26-09-1992) FRANCE Jun, 2010 1st UIPM World Cup Final, Moscow, Russia 1 185 Apr, 2010 1st UIPM World Cup 3, Medway, Great Britain BEST RESULTS Sep, 2009 1st World Cup Final 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Aug, 2009 1st Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain Jun, 2009 3rd European Senior Championships, Leipzig, Germany May, 2016 3rd SUIPM World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States May, 2009 2nd World Cup 4 2009, Rome, Italy Mar, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #3, Rome, Italy May, 2009 2nd World Cup 3 2009 Men, Budapest, Hungary May, 2015 3rd Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Mar, 2009 3rd World Cup 1 2009, Mexico City, Mexico Apr, 2015 3rd World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Aug, 2008 28th XXIX Olympic Games, Beijing, China May, 2013 1st UIPM World Cup Final, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia May, 2008 3rd Senior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary Mar, 2013 3rd UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul, 2004 2nd Junior World Championships , Székesfehérvár, Hungary Sep, 2012 2nd UIPM Junior World Championships, Drzonkow, Poland Nov, 2011 2nd UIPM Junior World Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sep, 2011 3rd Junior European Championships, Drzonkow, Poland

RANKING POINTS AMRO EL GEZIRY (28/11/1986) EGYPT 4 163

RANKING POINTS BEST RESULTS JAMES COOKE (03-03-1991) GREAT BRITAIN 2 178 Feb, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt Oct, 2015 3rd CISM World Military Games, Mungyeong, Korea BEST RESULTS Aug, 2015 2nd African Championships Olympic Qualification, Cairo, Egypt Sep, 2014 2nd Senior World Championships, Warsaw, Poland May, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States Aug, 2012 33rd XXX Olympic Games, London, Great Britain Apr, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Aug, 2008 32nd XXIX Olympic Games, Beijing, China Feb, 2015 1st World Cup #1, Sarasota, United States Aug, 2007 1st Open Junior Championships of Poland, Drzonkow, Poland May, 2013 1st UIPM World Cup #4, Budapest, Hungary Mar, 2006 1st 6th African Open Championships, Cairo, Egypt Nov, 2011 1st UIPM Junior World Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina May, 2005 1st Junior International Drzonkow (POL) MEN, Drzonkow, Poland

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RANKING POINTS RANKING POINTS VALENTIN BELAUD (16/09/1992) FRANCE 5 161 JIANLI GUO (06/03/1988) CHINA 8 147 BEST RESULTS BEST RESULTS

Feb, 2016 3rd UIPM World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt Oct, 2014 1st Asian Games Modern Pentathlon, Incheon, Korea Apr, 2015 1st World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary Apr, 2013 3rd UIPM World Cup #3, Chengdu, China Sep, 2012 1st UIPM Junior World Championships, Drzonkow, Poland Jul, 2008 2nd European Youth B Championships, Dublin, Ireland RANKING POINTS ANDRIY FEDECHKO (03/12/1990) UKRAINE 9 145 BEST RESULTS

RANKING POINTS Jun, 2015 3rd Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany JUN WOONGTAE (31/07/1995) KOREA 6 154 BEST RESULTS

Mar, 2016 1st UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nov, 2015 1st Champion of Champions, Doha, Qatar Aug, 2015 2nd Junior World Championships, Mexico City, Mexico RANKING POINTS Jun, 2014 1st World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States MAKSIM KUSTOV (01-09-1991 ) RUSSIA 10 144 May, 2014 2nd Junior World Championships, Drzonkow, Poland Apr, 2014 1st World Cup #3, Chengdu, China BEST RESULTS Aug, 2013 3rd Youth A World Championships, Wuhan, China Oct, 2012 1st Asian Championships, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei May, 2015 2nd Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Sep, 2012 2nd UIPM Youth World Championships, Tata, Hungary

RANKING POINTS NATHAN SCHRIMSHER (22-05-1992) UNITED STATES 7 149 BEST RESULTS

Mar, 2016 1st Pan American & South American Championships , Buenos Aires, ARG Jul, 2016 1st Pan American Games (Modern Pentathlon), Toronto, Canada May, 2015 1st Pan American Cup, Colorado Springs, United States Jul, 2014 2nd PanAm and NORCECA Senior Championships, Mexico City, Mexico

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RANK POINTS NAME SURNAME DOB NATION RANK POINTS NAME SURNAME DOB NATION 47 95 Stefan KOLLNER 11-09-1984 Germany 11 140 Omar EL GEZIRY 18-01-1985 Egypt 48 95 Esteban BUSTOS 16-12-1992 Chile 12 140 Riccardo DE LUCA 21-03-1986 Italy 49 94 Max ESPOSITO 15-06-1997 Australia 13 138 David SVOBODA 19-03-1985 Czech Republic 50 93 Jorge IMERI 04-05-1993 Guatemala 14 135 Ilia FROLOV 04-04-1984 Russia 15 134 Aleksander LESUN 01-07-1988 Russia 16 134 Patrick DOGUE 09-03-1992 Germany 17 132 Sebastian STASIAK 08-09-1994 Poland 18 132 Pierpaolo PETRONI 30-03-1987 Italy 19 130 Joseph CHOONG 23-05-1995 Great Britain 20 129 Christian ZILLEKENS 29-12-1995 Germany 21 129 Christopher PATTE 29-03-1990 France 22 128 Justinas KINDERIS 22-05-1987 Lithuania 23 125 Pavlo TYMOSHCHENKO 13-10-1986 Ukraine 24 124 Bence DEMETER 20-03-1990 Hungary 25 124 Jinhwa JUNG 24-05-1989 Korea 26 123 Ismael HERNANDEZ USCANGA 21-01-1990 Mexico 27 122 Jaroslaw SWIDERSKI 16-03-1993 Poland 28 120 Denys PAVLYUK 15-01-1992 Ukraine 29 120 Arthur LANIGAN-O KEEFFE 12-09-1991 Ireland 30 118 Charles FERNANDEZ 27-12-1995 Guatemala 31 116 Jorge INZUNZA 16-11-1990 Mexico 32 115 Egor PUCHKAREVSKIY 05-02-1993 Russia 33 112 Mikalai HAYANOUSKI 08-01-1989 Belarus 34 112 Pavel ILYASHENKO 23-06-1990 Kazakhstan 35 112 Alvaro SANDOVAL 05-11-1990 Mexico 36 111 Jiahao HAN 17-05-1993 China 37 111 Kirill KASYANIK 27-05-1994 Belarus 38 108 Dimitar KRASTANOV 31-01-1994 Bulgaria 39 107 Ruslan NAKONECHNYI 21-04-1989 Latvia 40 106 Robert KASZA 05-04-1986 Hungary 41 106 Lucas SCHRIMSHER 27-02-1994 United States 42 105 Woojin HWANG 08-05-1990 Korea 43 103 Michal GRALEWSKI 11-01-1994 Poland 44 103 Auro FRANCESCHINI 01-04-1987 Italy 45 102 Ondrej POLIVKA 17-03-1988 Czech Republic 46 100 Yasser HEFNY 07-02-1989 Egypt

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the uipm world structure AS PER UIPM STATUTES

UIPM COMMITTEES

UIPM Athletes Committee UIPM COURT OF ARBITRATION UIPM Technical Committee UIPM Masters Committee UIPM JUDICIAL BODIES 138 NFS UIPM Medical Committee congress UIPM ETHICS COMMISSION

UIPM Business Affairs Committee UIPM ANTIDOPING PANEL UIPM COACHES COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT BOARD UIPM RECOGNISED GROUPS UIPM COMMISSIONS SECRETARY PARA PENTATHLON WORKING GROUP UIPM Finance Commission GENERAL LASER WORKING GROUP UIPM Sport for All Commission UIPM HEADQUARTERS UIPM Cultural Commission COACHES CERTIFICATION WORKING GROUP

UIPM Pierre de Coubertin Commission INSTRUCTORS WORKING GROUP

RULES WORKING GROUP UIPM HONORARY AUDITORS

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uipm HEADQUARTERS

The Headquarters office for the UIPM is located in the Principality of Monaco. The office has been in Monaco since 11 July 1997.

The Headquarters are managed by Secretary General, Mrs. Shiny Fang.

Patron His Majesty King Constantine

Honorary President HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco

President Dr. h.c. Klaus Schormann An der Rodelbahn 2 64380 Rossdorf-Gundernhausen Germany

Secretary General Mrs. Shiny Fang UIPM Headquarters Stade Louis II, Entrance E 13 Avenue des Castelans 98000 Monaco

32 33 UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE 2016 MEDIA GUIDE MODERN PENTATHLON uipm PROPERTIES Modern Pentathlon competitions Formula Modern Pentathlon is a unique multi-discipline sport created by the Olympic Games founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, that combines mental and physical challenge to find the most complete athlete. It evolved out of the UIPM World Championships Ancient Pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. World Championships take place annually for senior (22 and over), It was Baron Pierre De Coubertin’s belief that the Modern Pentathlon event would “test a junior (19-21 years) and youth A (17-18 years) athletes, men and man’s moral qualities as much as his physical resources and skills, producing thereby the women, which include individual, team and relay events. Youth A ideal, complete athlete”. World Championships differ slightly in that they do not include riding.

Pentathlon has evolved considerably over the years. It adopts modern concepts and latest Athletes qualify for the Final via qualification groups of up to 36 technology to improve the competition and the spectator and fan experience. athletes per group. So, in the case of 3 groups, the top 8 placed athletes qualify directly from each group, with the next best 12 athletes from all groups rounding out the field. The athletes then Stockholm: First time in the Olympic Program 1912 compete in the Finals, which is therefore comprised of the best 36 1948 London: UIPM was born competitors from these qualifiers. Individual medals are awarded as well as team medals, which are decided by adding the three 1989 MEN’S RELAY IS INTRODUCED individual team members’ scores together. For the exciting relay event, this consists of up to 24 teams of two athletes, competing in 1991 Handicap start for running event a continuous relay using all five disciplines and is completed in just 1992 WOMEN’S RELAY IS INTRODUCED one day. Each team member swims 100m, fences one opposing team member, rides a horse over 9 x obstacles and finishes the ONE DAY FORMAT INTRODUCED AT UIPM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GERMANY 1993 competition with the combined event, consisting of 2 series of air pistols ARE introduced shooting and 2 x 1 km running. In this way, the relay competition 1994 is an exciting spectacle requiring contribution from both team 1996 Atlanta: First time all 5 SPORTS competed in one day at THE OLYMPIC GAMES members in every event. Also a mixed relay with two competitors, First time Women’s Individual Competition AT the Olympic Games one man and one woman, has been included since 2009 on the 2000 official World Championships programme. 2008 full stadium WITH 40,000 spectators in both final days AT THE Olympic Games 2009 introduction of shooting and running combined MIXED RELAY INTRODUCED IN THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES AND UIPM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS UIPM World Cup Series 2010 WITH LASER SHOOTING INSTEAD OF AIR PISTOL 2011 Mixed relay in all UIPM major competitions A World Cup Series for both Men and Women has been organized since 1990. Each year between 4 and 6 World Cup competitions and 2012 FIRST TIME COMBINED SHOOTING AND RUNNING IN OLYMPIC GAMES a World Cup Final are organized and the whole package is called DISTRIBUTION OF LASER SHOOTING EQUIPMENT TO MORE THAN 65 COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP the World Cup Series. The best 36 athletes qualify for the World Cup 2013 THE SPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF FENCING BONUS ROUND, MAKING THE SPORT MORE ATTRACTIVE TO Final via a ranking list using the three best results of each athlete at 2014 SPECTATORS AND BROADCASTERS World Cup competitions. The very best 36 athletes are guaranteed to FIRST LASER-RUN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONSISTING OF LASER SHOOTING AND RUNNING, compete in the Finals. Significant Prize money is also available. 2015 LASER-RUN IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW MORE ATHLETES AN ENTRY POINT TO MODERN PENTATHLON ALL IN ONE: THE INTEGRATION OF THE FIVE SPORTS IN ONE SPORTS COMPLEX, CREATED BY 2016 DR. KLAUS SCHORMANN, WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN RIO 2016 2020 ALL FIVE DISCIPLINES WILL BE COMPETED IN ONE STADIUM in tokyo 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES

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BIATHLE (SWIM-RUN) LASER-RUN (SHOOT-RUN) Biathle was established in Monaco in 1999. Through Biathle Laser-Run is the new and exciting UIPM initiative launched the UIPM has established a competition comprising of in the middle of 2014 to increase international interest in two fundamental components of Modern Pentathlon and developing additional disciplines to broaden our presence represent the most practised sports in the world – running and worldwide; enabling all athletes in the world to overcome swimming. difficulties in terms of access to new technologies, systems and equipment which might be a barrier of entry into the world of sport. The Biathle competition begins with a pack start of runners who complete one-half of the total running distance before entering a 50 meter transition area. Athletes then dive into the Laser-Run consists of running and shooting, which has been tested in all varieties of water and swim the required swimming distance before exiting the water, putting on their weather conditions and on diverse surfaces to include the cross-country environment, shoes and running the second leg of the run to the finish line. track and field as well as indoor arenas. Its ’plug and play’ approach, easy to set up, combined with the uniqueness of the concept has facilitated its rapid growth for the last 10 months.

TRIATHLE (SHOOT-SWIM-RUN) Through Triathle, the UIPM has established a platform to encourage young athletes to practise modern pentathlon WORLD SCHOOLS BIATHLON (SWIM-RUN) starting from the basic disciplines of running and swimming In 2005 UIPM launched a new competition linked to the success and then progressing into shooting to slowly become full of Biathle. The event consists of the swimming and running pentathletes. disciplines. The swimming discipline is conducted in a 25m or 50m pool and the running discipline is conducted preferably on Modern Triathle begins normally with a pack start of runners for the first 25m, followed a standardized track (although it can also be carried out on a flat by athletes competing in the first of multiple shooting series of 5 shots each, prior to surface if extra care is taken so that the distances are correct). approaching the transition area and then swimming before running the final leg to the The swimming discipline is conducted first and the running discipline is by mass start. The finish line. It was introduced in 2012. Final result is the sum of the total swimming and running points.

The success and originality of the ‘World Schools Biathle’ is that schools take part in this international competition by entering their results in a global database using the UIPM TETRAtHLON (FENCING-SWIM-RUN-SHOOT) website (www.pentathlon.org) directly from their location. It is, to all intents and purposes, Modern Pentathlon without the horses. Tetrathlon has become a vital part of the UIPM portfolio because it combines Fencing, Swimming and the Combined Event and is therefore the perfect audition for our ultimate five-sport test.

Tetrathlon is now the favoured format for many important events including the Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010 and Nanjing 2014), University-level competitions and the Masters (over-30s) circuit. It is also used for Youth A (under 19) and Youth B (under 17) competitions, allowing teenage athletes to qualify for the YOG.

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UNIVERSITIES UIPM and FISU: A Connection With a Bright Future

The year of 2015 was a milestone younger generations under the motto of regarding the inclusion of Modern “Education through Modern Pentathlon”. Pentathlon within the international This approach matches that of FISU and university sports movement. further highlights the existing proximity and consequent synergy between both The capital city of the state of Morelos, organizations. Cuernavaca, in Mexico, welcomed 32 athletes representing 6 countries and Keeping this in mind, the UIPM has from 20 higher education institutions at drafted a detailed strategic plan, the International University Open, the specifically oriented to University Sports, first Modern Pentathlon event affiliated which is currently being implemented to FISU. in partnership with its member national federations. This plan envisions to For 2016 and 2017 promoting our sport actively promote and help implement together with FISU at the university Modern Pentathlon, and its sub-sport level worldwide as well as hosting programmes, at universities worldwide, bigger international university events sharing the UIPM’s know-how and are important steps leading up to the technologies with key people on site. first World University Championships in Modern Pentathlon in 2018. Other actions planned include informational material presenting the sport for FISU Modern Pentathlon is often considered member associations, and educational the most complete sport, and with material on sport and especially the over 100 years of history, the UIPM combined event for interested universities has the legitimacy to promote its and their students/athletes. values and culture, in particular to the

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First and foremost, after a successful while participating in two more additional initial trial and implementation of laser opens such as the International Open shooting in 2014, thanks to the support German Masters, in Halle (GER), and the given by UIPM in terms of technology Baron Pierre de Coubertin Dutch Open and equipment, 2015 has seen the Masters Championships, in Arnhem (NED). introduction of official laser shooting all the year round. The season then culminated with the 2015 Open European Masters Championships Six official events were held by the held in Gyor (HUN) that showcased the Masters movement by the end of 2015. best of Modern Pentathlon Masters with Starting with the traditional Winter the presence of more than 20 nations, Pentathlon held in Davos (SUI), the 78 athletes competing in both gender Masters progressed into a regular season individual events as well as mixed relays. with two additional competitions - the It also offered the chance of including Springlehrgang Opens followed by the new nations such as Monaco and the usual Show Jumping Masters Workshop Netherlands which had no Masters set in Saale (GER). movement for quite a while, to name just a few. This offered the opportunity to some more Masters to join in during the season

4-7/02/2016 Winter Modern Pentathlon & Tetrathlon DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) 20-22/05/2016 Open NRW Masters Championships. Modern Pentathlon & Tetrathlon NEUSS (GERMANY) 3-4/06/2016 Intern. Estonian Masters Championships. Modern Pentathlon & Tetrathlon TARTU (ESTONIA) 2-7/07/2016 UIPM Masters World Championships. Modern Pentathlon & Tetrathlon PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC) 16-17/09/2016 Int. Hungarian Masters Championships. Modern Pentathlon & Tetrathlon PECS (HUNGARY) 7-8/10/2016 Internat. German Masters Championships. Modern Pentathlon & Tetrathlon UFFENHEIM (GERMANY)

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Following membership granted by the round mode - unique in its genre) and International Paralympic Committee to Para-Combined. the movement in 2014, the UIPM has moved steps forward in the development The implementation of this first testing of Para-Pentathlon while setting new phase was the Para-Pentathlon pinnacle milestones for 2016. for 2015. UIPM representatives will keep attending meetings with the main IPC More than 200 hours of research and members and stakeholders using some of studies were conducted in order to those lessons learnt for future reference understand classification structure and and upcoming testing, that will be also set streamline future steps. This culminated up for the 2016 season. in the first official test event hosted in the city of Buenos Aires (ARG) combined with The Para-Pentathlon Framework Plan the UIPM Youth A World Championships aims the inclusion of Para-Pentathlon in September, 2015. Four out of five within the official programme for the disciplines were tested, including both Paralympic Games starting in 2024. Wheelchair Fencing (set up at the bonus

42 43 UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE 2016 MEDIA GUIDE The 67th UIPM CONGRESS A New and Modern Governance for UIPM

The 67th UIPM Congress in 2015 has approved a number of motions designed to modernize the way the UIPM manages Modern Pentathlon and its sub-sports, including: 5 1 2 Vision of the future A comprehensive review and update of the entire Through innovation, imagination and hard structure of the UIPM, Changes to the work our sport is becoming more and more including changes to UIPM Biathle/Triathle simplify and reduce the competition rules accessible to the world. The UIPM Family is number of rules on united in focusing on sport, education and internal organizations the integration of society through sport. We are committed to the IOC Agenda 2020 and to supporting the protection of the clean athletes 3 4 Adoption of a code of ethics in line with A simplification the latest IOC requirements of election rules for that provides for a clear and all elective seats within efficient procedure in the UIPM cases of litigation

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HIGHLIGHTS, Men: Poland had strong individual athletes with Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek, 1990s winning individual Gold at the Olympics (1992) and World Championships 1991. Besides Hungary, Poland and URS being strong teams the French HEROES & RECORDS became a strong Pentathlon nation. It started with Joel Bouzou winning individual World Championships Gold in 1987, team Gold at World Championships 1994 and finally Sebastien Deleigne winning consecutive Men: This was a decade dominated by Swedish athletes, with several World individual Gold at World Championships 1997 and 1998. The Russian 1950s Championships titles and two consecutive Olympic Gold medals for Lars athlete Dimitry Svatkovsky also won consecutive individual World Hall in 1952 and 1956. Lars Hall was the first Pentathlete to win individual Championships Gold in 1994 and 1995. Olympic and World Championships Gold. But all the time the athletes from Soviet Union Konstantin Salnikov and especially Igor Novikov were starting Women: Whereas Poland remained the dominant team and Italy was an to get stronger... emerging force, Eva Fjellerup from Denmark was the woman to catch as she won individual World Championships Gold 4 times. Hungary, Germany, Italy and Russia, Belarus had very successful women athletes Men: Former Soviet Union (URSS) and Hungary were the dominant during this time as well. 1960s nations, winning all team gold medals at Olympic Games and World Championships. Igor Novikov, and then especially Andras Balczo (winning individual Olympic and several individual World Championships Gold) from Men: Dimitry Svatkovsky completed his medal collection by also winning Hungary were the outstanding athletes, with Ferenc Török and Ferenc 2000s individual Olympic Gold in 2000 and leading a new Russian generation Nemeth winning Olympic Gold as well. to several World Championships titles. Andrey Moiseev became double Olympic champion (2004 and 2008). Besides established nations, new countries, such as Lithuania (Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Edvinas Krungolcas), Czech Rep (Michal Sedlecky) and also Germany (Eric Walther) had Men: After Andras Balczo was crowned as Olympic Champion in 1972, he athletes winning World Championships and also Olympic medals. It was 1970s was succeeded by Janusz Peciak from Poland in 1976. He became the best also the decade when Asian countries, led by South Korea and China, athlete of this era, together with Pavel Lednev, 4 times individual World started to become strong contenders, especially with Zhenhua Qian Championships from the URSS. Poland was the only nation to break the winning individual World Championships Gold in 2005. URSS and Hungarian phalanx, by clinching several World Championships team titles. The only other athlete winning individual Gold at World Women: Great Britain started to become a very strong team, winning Championships during this time was Bob Nieman from USA in 1979. team and individual Gold medals at World Championships; but also winning Gold and Bronze at the first Olympic Games to feature women’s Pentathlon in 2000. Zsuzsanna Vörös from Hungary and Stephanie Men: Whereas Poland (with Peciak and his teammates), Soviet Union 1980s Cook (GBR) both won individual Gold at World Championships and (with Anatoli Starostin, World Championships and Olympic Champion) Olympic Gold and Silver respectively. Amélie Caze from France and Lena and Hungary (with a new, young team) kept winning, Italy become a Schoeneborn from Germany became the next athletes to wear the crown, strong nation, winning team gold in 1986, Olympic medals and individual Caze winning World Championships three times and Schoeneborn taking World Championships titles with Daniele Masala and Carlo Massullo. By home Olympic Gold in 2008. the end of the decade, all of the new Hungarian team comprised of Attila Mizser, Laszlo Fabian and Janos Martinek had won individual gold at either World Championships or Olympic Games and several team gold medals. Men: The Russian athletes were still winning lots of medals, but David Starostin, Peciak and Masala all won individual Olympic Gold and individual 2010s Svoboda emerged to take the Gold medal to the Czech Republic for the World Championships Gold. first time. Adam Marosi added to his individual World Championships title 2009 with an Olympic Bronze medal in 2012. Women: In the early years of women’s Modern Pentathlon the athletes from Poland and Soviet Union dominated: Irina Kiseleva (URSS) and Barbara Women: Laura Asadauskaite from Lithuania and Lena Schoneborn both Kotowska and Dorota Idzi (Poland). But besides those the German athlete made history by adding individual World Championships and Olympic Sabine Krapf, Danish athlete Eva Fjellerup and the French team started to Gold to their multiple medals won in other competitions. win medals at World Championships.

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SENIOR MEN JUNIOR womEN RECORD NAME EVENT LOCATION DATE RECORD NAME EVENT LOCATION DATE Junior European Championships, Overall Points 6000 Points N. BENEDETTI (ITA) UIPM World Cup #3 Senior Final Szazhalombatta 2012-04-12 Overall Points 5472 Points K. AROL (BLR) Sofia 2013-06-18 Junior Final 282 Points 24 Pan American Games 2015 – 298 Points 33 Junior European Championships, Fencing Record C. FERNANDEZ (GUA) Toronto 2015-07-19 Fencing Record K. AROL (BLR) Sofia 2013-06-18 Wins, 4 Defeats Men’s Individual Wins, 2 Defeats Junior Final 1:49.59 372 Senior European Championships 2:04.98 327 Junior European Championships, Swimming 25M Pool J. COOKE (GBR) Medway 2011-07-28 Swimming 25M Pool E. CLOUVEL (FRA) Golega 2010-05-24 Points Senior Final Points Junior Qualification A 1:53.08 361 UIPM Senior World Championship 2:08.34 315 Junior European Championships, Swimming 50M Pool L. STORIE (USA) Berlin 2015-07-01 Swimming 50M Pool Z. FOLDHAZI (HUN) Drzonkow 2011-09-19 Points Men’s Individual Qualification Points Junior Final 9:41.00 719 UIPM Senior World 11:34.07 606 G. VENCKAUSKAITE UIPM Junior World Champion- Combined Record R. DE LUCA (ITA) Rome 2012-05-07 Combined Record Buenos Aires 2011-11-17 Points Championships Senior Final Points (LTU) ships, Junior Final 9:41.00 719 Fastest Single Heat G. GUBAYDULLINA Junior World Championships, Tied Combined Record N. BENEDETTI (ITA) UIPM World Cup #2 Senior Final Rio de Janeiro 2012-03-15 8.30 seconds Szekesfehervar 2013-07-25 Points Shoot (RUS) Junior Qualification A Fastest Single Heat UIPM World Cup #2 Men’s 5.9 seconds M. DOGUE (GER) Cairo 2015-03-20 Shoot Individual Qualification

YOUTH mEN SENIOR WOMEN RECORD NAME EVENT LOCATION DATE RECORD NAME EVENT LOCATION DATE Youth A European Overall Points 4852 Points B. LOUBET (FRA) St. Petersburg 2013-07-18 L. SCHÖNEBORN Senior European Championships Championships, Youth A Final Overall Points 5600 Points Medway 2011-07-28 (GER) Senior Final 1:53.54 360 Youth A European Championships, Swimming 25M Pool P. MYLES (GBR) Prague 2015-07-10 280 Points 30 L. SCHÖNEBORN UIPM 2015 World Championships Points Youth A Qualification Fencing Record Berlin 2015-07-04 Wins, 5 Defeats (GER) Women’s Final 1:55.71 353 Youth A World Championships, Swimming 50M Pool J. COOKE (GBR) Cairo 2009-07-22 280 Points 30 Points Youth A Final Fencing Record X. ZHANG (CHN) UIPM 2013 World Cup #1 Palm Springs 2013-02-23 Wins, 5 Defeats 06:42.36 728 Youth B European Combined Record B. LOUBET (FRA) Tata 2011-07-13 2:03.84 329 UIPM Senior World Points Championships, Youth B Final Swimming 25M Pool S. MURRAY (GBR) Warsaw 2014-09-05 Points Championships Fastest Single Heat UIPM Youth World 7.60 seconds R. VERA (MEX) Tata 2012-09-19 2:06.59 321 Senior Hungarian Open Shoot Championships, Youth A Final Swimming 50M Pool Z. FOLDHAZI (HUN) Budapest 2011-06-24 Points Championships Senior Final 10:50.00 650 UIPM Senior World Combined Record V. TERESHUK (UKR) Moscow 2011-09-08 Points Championships Senior Final Fastest Single Heat 7.8 seconds L. GAJARDO (CHI) Pan American Games Toronto 2015-07-18 Shoot YOUTH womEN RECORD NAME EVENT LOCATION DATE Youth A European Overall Points 4224 Points E. PRISE (GBR) St. Petersburg 2013-07-18 JUNIOR MEN Championships, Youth A Final 285 Points 26 Youth A World Championships, Fencing Record A. ZS. TOTH (HUN) Budapest 2013-05-15 RECORD NAME EVENT LOCATION DATE Wins, 3 Defeats Youth A Final Junior European Championships, 2:03.54 330 Youth B European Overall Points 5900 Points B. DEMETER (HUN) Drzonkow 2011-09-19 Swimming 25M Pool Z. FOLDHAZI (HUN) Abrantes 2009-07-01 Junior Final Points Championships, Youth B Final 280 Points 31 Junior World Championships, 2:06.91 320 Youth A World Championships, Fencing Record J. AHN (KOR) Kaoshiung 2009-07-06 Swimming 50M Pool Z. FOLDHAZI (HUN) Cairo 2009-07-22 Wins Junior Final Points Youth A Final 1:52.39 363 Junior European Championships, 7:31.39 679 Youth B European Swimming 25M Pool J. COOKE (GBR) Golega 2010-05-24 Combined Record E. PRISE (GBR) Warszawa 2012-08-16 Points Junior Final Points Championships, Youth B Final 1:56.10 352 Junior European Championships, Fastest Single Heat UIPM Youth World Swimming 50M Pool J. COOKE (GBR) Drzonkow 2011-09-19 8.40 seconds N. CAMPANER (ITA) Tata 2012-09-19 Points Junior Final Shoot Championships, Youth A Final 10:03.08 697 Junior European Championships, Combined Record V. PRADES (FRA) Drzonkow 2011-09-19 Points Junior Final Fastest Single Heat Junior World Championships, 7.47 seconds W. MUINHOS (BRA) Drzonkow 2014-05-24 Shoot Junior Final

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RANK NATION GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1 Hungary (HUN) 9 8 5 22 World championships 2 Sweden (SWE) 9 7 5 21 3 Soviet Union (URS) 5 5 5 15 Women: Men: 4 Russia (RUS) 3 1 0 4 5 Poland (POL) 3 0 0 3 1. Laura Asadauskaite (LTU) 1. Justinas Kinderis (LTU) 2013 2. Yane Marques (BRA) 2. Nicholas Woodbridge (GBR) Italy (ITA) 2 2 3 7 6 3. Donata Rimsaite (RUS) 3. Aleksander Lesun (RUS) Great Britain (GBR) 2 2 3 7 8 Germany (GER) 2 0 1 3 1. Samantha Murray (GBR) 1. Aleksander Lesun (RUS) 9 Lithuania (LTU) 1 2 1 4 2014 2. Qian Chen (CHN) 2. Amro El Geziry (EGY) 10 Czech Republic (CZE) 1 0 1 2 3. Liang Wanxia (CHN) 3. Jan Kuf (CZE) 11 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 0 1 12 United States (USA) 0 6 3 9 1. Lena Schoneborn (GER) 1. Pavlo Tymoshchenko (UKR) 13 Finland (FIN) 0 1 4 5 2015 2. Qian Chen (CHN) 2. Aleksander Lesun (RUS) Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 1 2 3. Yane Marques (BRA) 3. Andriy Fedechko (UKR) 14 Unified Team (EUN) 0 1 1 2 Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1 16 China (CHN) 0 1 0 1 World CUP FINAL 18 France (FRA) 0 0 2 2 Belarus (BLR) 0 0 1 1

Women: Men: 19 Brazil (BRA) 0 0 1 1 2013 1. Viktoria Tereshuk (UKR) 1. Valentin Prades (FRA) Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 1 1 2014 1. Oktawia Nowacka (POL) 1. Aleksander Lesun (RUS) 2015 1. Laura Asadauskaite (LTU) 1. Riccardo De Luca (ITA)

50 51 UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE 2016 MEDIA GUIDE OLYMPIC MEDALISTS Seoul Individual J. Martinek C. Massullo V. Iagorashvili ATHLETES 1988 Competition (HUN) 5404 (ITA) 5379 (URS) 5367

L. Fábián D. Masala R. Phelps London Individual D. SVOBODA Z. CAO A. MAROSI A. Mizsér D. Mahony Seoul Team C. Massullo 2012 Competition (CZE) 5958 (CHN) 5904 (HUN) 5836 1988 Competition J. Martinek G. Tiberti G. Brookhouse (HUN) 15886 (ITA) 15571 (GBR) 15276

London Individual L. ASADAUSKAITE S. MURRAY Y. MARQUES Los 2012 Competition Individual D. Masala S. Rasmuson C. Massullo (LTU) 5408 (GBR) 5356 (BRA) 5340 Angeles Competition 1984 (ITA) 5469 (SWE) 5456 (ITA) 5406

A. MOISEEV E. KRUNGOLCAS A. Zadneprovskis Beijing Individual D. Masala M. Storm P. Four 2008 Competition (RUS) 5632 (LTU) 5548 (LTU) 5524 Los Team C. Massullo R. G. Losey D. Boube Angeles Competition P. Cristofori D. Glenesk J. Bouzou 1984 (ITA) 16066 (USA) 15568 (FRA) 15565 Beijing Individual L. SchOneborn H. Fell V. A. Tereshchuk 2008 Competition (GER) 5792 (GBR) 5752 (UKR) 5672 Moscow Individual A. Starostin T. Szombathelyi P. Lednyov 1980 Competition (URS) 5566 (HUN) 5502 (URS) 5382 Athens Individual A. MOISEEV A. Zadneprovskis L. Capalini 2004 Competition (RUS) (LTU) (CZE) A. Starostin T. Szombathelyi S. Rasmuson P. Lednyov T. MaracskoL. L. Pettersson Moscow Team 1980 Competition Y. Lipeyev Horvath G. Horvath Athens Individual Z. VOrOs J. Rublevska G. Harland (URS) 16126 (HUN) 15912 (SWE) 15845 2004 Competition (HUN) (LAT) (GBR)

Montreal Individual J. Pyciak-Peciak P. Lednyov J. Bartu 1976 Competition Sydney Individual D. Svatkovsky G. Balogh P. Dovgal (POL) 5520 (URS) 5485 (CZE) 5466 2000 Competition (RUS) 5376 (HUN) 5353 (BLR) 5338 A. Parker J. Bartu T. Kancsal R. D. Nightingale B. Starnovsky T. Maracsko Montreal Team S. Cook E. DERIEL K. Allenby Sydney Individual 1976 Competition J. Fox J. Adam S. Sasics 2000 Competition (GBR) 5318 (USA) 5310 (GBR) 5273 (GBR) 15559 (CZE) 15451 (HUN) 15395

Atlanta Individual A. Paryguin E. Zenovka J. Martinek Munich Individual A. Balczo B. Onyshchenko P. Lednyov 1996 Competition (KAZ) 5551 (RUS) 5530 (HUN) 5501 1972 Competition (HUN) 5412 (URS) 5335 (URS) 5328

B. Onyshchenko A. Balczo R. Hurme Barcelona Individual A. Skrzypaszek A. Mizsér E. Zenovka Munich Team P. Lednyov Z. Villanyi V. Salminen 1992 Competition (POL) 5559 (HUN) 5446 (EUN) 5361 1972 Competition V. Shmelyov P. Bako M. Ketelä (URS) 15968 (HUN) 15348 (FIN) 14812 A. Skrzypaszek E. Zenovka R. Bomprezzi D. Gozdziak A. Starostin C. Massullo Barcelona Team Mexico Individual B. Ferm A. Balczo P. Lednyov 1992 Competition M. Czyzowicz D. Svatkovskiy G. Tiberti 1968 Competition (SWE) 4964 (HUN) 4953 (URS) 4795 (POL) 16018 (EUN) 15924 (ITA) 15760

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A. Balczo P. Lednyov R. Gueguen Amsterdam Individual S. Thofelt B. Lindman H. Kahl Mexico Team I. Mona B. Onyshchenko L. Guiguet 1928 Competition 1968 Competition F. Török S. Saparnis J.Giudicelli (SWE) 47 pts (SWE) 50 pts (GER) 52 pts (HUN) 14325 (URS) 14248 (FRA) 13280

Individual B. Lindman G. Dyrssen B. Uggla F. Török I. Novikov A. Mokeyev Paris 1924 Tokyo Individual Competition (SWE) 18 pts (SWE) 39,5 pts (SWE) 45 pts 1964 Competition (HUN) 5116 (URS) 5067 (URS) 5039

I. Novikov J. Moore F. Török Anvers Individual G. Dyrssen E. de Laval G. Runö 1920 Competition Tokyo Team A. Mokeyev D. Kirkwood I. Nagy (SWE) 18 pts (SWE) 23 pts (SWE) 27 pts 1964 Competition V. Mineyev P. Pesthy O. Török (URS) 14961 (USA) 14189 (HUN) 14173 Stockholm Individual G. Lilliehöök K. G. Asbrink G. de Laval 1912 Competition (SWE) 27 pts (SWE) 28 pts (SWE) 30 pts Rome Individual F. Nemeth I. Nagy R. Beck 1960 Competition (HUN) 5024 (HUN) 4988 (USA) 4981

F. Nemeth I. Novikov R. Beck Rome Team I. Nagy N. Tatarinov J. Daniels 1960 Competition A. Balczo H. Selg G. Lambert (HUN) 14863 (URS) 14309 (USA) 14192

Melbourne Individual L. Hall O. Mannonen V. Korhonen Stockholm Competition 1956 (SWE) 4833 (FIN) 4774 (FIN) 4750

I. Novikov G. Lambert O. Mannonen Melbourne Team A. Tarasov W. André V. Korhonen Stockholm Competition I. Deriuhin J. Daniels B. Katter 1956 (URS) 13890,5 (USA) 13482 (FIN) 13185,5

Helsinki Individual L. Hall G. Benedek I. Szondy 1952 Competition (SWE) 32 pts (HUN) 39 pts (HUN) 41 pts

G. Benedek L. Hall O. Mannonen Helsinki Team I. Szondy T. Lindqvist L. Vilkko 1952 Competition A. Kovacsi C. Egnell O. Rokka (HUN) 166 pts (SWE) 182 pts (FIN) 213 pts

London Individual W. Grut G. Moore G. Gärdin 1948 Competition (SWE) 16 pts (USA) 47 pts (SWE) 49 pts

Berlin Individual G. Handrick C. Leonard S. Abba 1936 Competition (GER) 31,5 pts (USA) 39,5 pts (ITA) 45,5 pts

Los Individual J. Oxenstierna B. Lindman R. Mayo Angeles Competition 1932 (SWE) 32 pts (SWE) 35,5 pts (USA) 38,5 pts

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From Stockholm 1912 to Moscow 1980, In February 2013 in Lausanne, the IOC the competition was held over five days decided to enshrine Modern Pentathlon THE ROAD TO with one event per day. This decreased as one of the 25 core sports of the to four days between Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics. For the Rio 2016 and Barcelona 1992. Finally, at the Olympic Games, Modern Pentathlon RIO 2016 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Modern aims to surpass its successes of previous Pentathlon settled on a one-day event editions and as at Athens, Beijing We are the History of the Games format. On January 30 1998, at the IOC and London a 100% ticket sell-out is Session in Nagano, the UIPM received guaranteed. approval for women to compete from Olympic Pentathlon was introduced Pentathlon would comprise riding, Sydney 2000 onwards. for the first time at the 18th Ancient fencing, shooting, swimming and running. Olympiad around 708 BC with the Surprisingly, Pierre de Coubertin would disciplines long jump, javelin, discus have preferred rowing to be included throw, stadion (short foot race) and instead of shooting, but he recognized it wrestling. Due to the strong physical skills would increase the complexity of Modern required to be a pentathlete,the sport was Pentathlon as the ultimate sporting QUALIFICATION SYSTEM from the outset closely associated with challenge. military service. QUALIFICATION host country tripartite commission total Modern Pentathlon was administered PLACEs places invitation places Pentathlon held such paramount directly by the IOC until 1948, when importance in the Ancient Games that the Union Internationale de Pentathlon men 33 1 2 36 champions were honored as victor Moderne was founded by the nations WOMEN 33 1 2 36 ludorum, which is Latin for “winner of the who participated at the London Olympic games”. In the modern era, at the 12th Games and where Gustaf Dyrssen TOTAL 66 2 4 72 IOC Session in Berlin in 1909, different became the first President. In 1954, UIPM types of Modern Pentathlon started to started to develop the sport of Biathlon * Maximum two athletes of each gender per Nation be discussed with the aim of reprising through its athletes from the military the discipline in the Olympic Games. The and Biathlon was introduced for the first discussion was initiated by Baron Pierre time at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, de Coubertin, founder of the Modern Squaw Valley. Subsequently, in 1968, the QUALIFICATION EVENTS Olympic Games. UIPM Congress extended its name to the Union Internationale de Pentathlon 2015 UIPM World Cup Final – 8-14 June (Minsk, Belarus) Nevertheless, in Coubertin’s own words, Moderne et Biathlon (UIPMB). the proposal “had always been greeted 2015 Continental Championships with a lack of understanding and almost On July 3rd 1993, in London, the two hostility”. Only two years later, in pillars of UIPMB decided to act as • African Championships – 21-23 August (Cairo, Egypt) 1911, at the 14th IOC Session, separate self-governing International • Asia / Oceania Championships – 30 may-4 June (Beijing, China) Modern Pentathlon was fully Federations (UIPM and International • Pan America Games – 10-26 July (Toronto, Canada) endorsed as an indispensable Biathlon Union-IBU). UIPM had already • European Championships – 20-24 August (Bath, Great Britain) sport and then included been a full member of the IOC since in the programme of 1948 and on August 20th 1998, the 2015 UIPM World Championships – 28 June-6 July (Berlin, Germany) the 1912 Olympics IOC decided to accept IBU as a full in Stockholm, independent winter-sport federation. 2016 UIPM World Championships – 22-29 May (Moscow, Russia) Sweden. It was decided that The Modern Pentathlon has been on the * Remaining quota places allocated via the Pentathlon World Ranking. Modern Olympic programme continuously since List of 1 June 2016 1912 and marked its 100-year anniversary at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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