Australian Olympic Team – Modern Pentathlon ➢ Modern Pentathlon made its Olympic debut for men in 1912 at the Stockholm Games and for women at Sydney 2000. ➢ Australia have participated in Modern Pentathlon at every Games since Helsinki 1952 (men) and Sydney 2000 (women). • The first Australian male to compete in the Modern Pentathlon was Forbes Carlisle, a world-famous swimming coach who coached Australian Olympic champions before he became a modern pentathlete. The first Australian female to compete was Kitty Chiller, who was the Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission at Rio 2016. • Australia has won one medal in Modern Pentathlon, with Chloe Esposito winning gold at Rio 2016. Peter Macken, a five-time Olympian, is the best placed Australian man finishing fourth at Tokyo 1964. ➢ The Modern Pentathlon competition in Tokyo will be the first time at an Olympic Games that all five disciplines will be showcased in the one stadium, with the dedicated Pentathlon Arena in Tokyo Stadium having a capacity of 50,000. ➢ The Fencing Ranking Round for men and women will be held on Thursday 6 August in Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, before the women’s competition (Swimming, Fencing Bonus Round, Riding, Laser-Run) is held on Friday 7 August in Tokyo Stadium. The men’s competition follows the same format on Saturday 8 August. ➢ Modern Pentathlon consists of five sports in four events: • Fencing – a ranking round in which athletes compete against all other competitors in one-minute round robin bouts and the bonus elimination round, where each victory achieved adds a point to their score from the ranking round. • Swimming – 200m freestyle with points earned based on finishing times. • Riding – athletes ride an unfamiliar horse over a show jumping course with points based on penalties incurred and final time. In equestrian, riders and horses train together for years; in modern pentathlon, competitors are paired with their horses in a draw just 20 minutes before they compete. • Laser-Run - Competitors are ranked according to their score from the first three disciplines, with the leader going first – each point lead equals a one-second advantage. In this final combined event, athletes must complete four circuits of shooting five targets from a distance of 10 metres using a laser pistol, and running 800m. In total 3200 metres are covered and 20 targets to be hit in a frantic conclusion to a long day of competition. The first athlete to cross the finish is the Olympic Champion. Prior to London 2012 the shooting and running events were separate. The Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team ➢ The Tokyo 2020 Australian Team will be one of our largest teams ever, with the potential to eclipse Athens (482) as our largest ever team sent to an overseas Games. ➢ Edward Fernon is the sixth athlete selected to the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team. Previous Sport Athlete Event/s Games Sailing Mathew Belcher 470 2016, 2012 Will Ryan 470 2016 Matt Wearn Laser Debut Swimming Kareena Lee 10km Marathon Debut Swim Canoe Slalom Jess Fox C1 and K1 2016, 2012 Modern Edward Fernon Men’s Modern 2012 Pentathlon Pentathlon ➢ At 23 January 2020, Australia has 237 quota spots across 22 sports (table below). ➢ In the coming weeks, Australian footballers, canoeists, basketballers boxers and sailors can secure quotas for Tokyo 2020. ➢ Tokyo 2020 will feel like a home Games for Australian viewers, with minimal time zone differences. AEST is 1 hour ahead, ACST 30 minutes ahead and AWST 1 hour behind Tokyo. Quota Spots Earned as at 23 January 2020 Sport Event Quota Athlete Event where quota spot won spots numbers Archery Men’s Team 1 3 2019 World Championships Artistic Women’s All- 1 1 2019 World Championships Gymnastics Around Men’s 1 1 2019 World Championships Horizontal Bar Artistic Team 1 8 2019 FINA World Championships Swimming Basketball Men’s team 1 12 2019 World Cup Canoe - Women’s K4 1 4 2019 World Championships Sprint 500m Men’s K4 1 4 2019 World Championships 500m Men’s K2 1 2 2019 World Championships 1000m Canoe - Women’s K1 1 1 2019 World Championships Slalom Women’s C1 1 1 2019 World Championships Men’s K1 1 1 2019 World Championships Cycling Men’s Road 4 4 2019 UCI World Ranking Women’s Road 4 4 2019 UCI World Ranking Men’s Time 2 2 2019 UCI World Ranking and 2019 Trial World Championships Women’s Time 2 2 2019 UCI World Ranking and 2019 Trial World Championships Diving Women’s 3m 2 2 2019 FINA World Championships Spring Women’s 10m 2 2 2019 FINA World Championships & Platform 2019 Oceania Championships Men’s 10m 2 2 2019 FINA World Championships & Platform 2019 Oceania Championships Men’s 3m 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Spring Equestrian Dressage Team 1 3 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Eventing Team 1 3 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Jumping Team 1 3 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Hockey Men’s team 1 16 2019 Oceania Cup Women’s team 1 16 2019 Olympic Qualifying Matchup Modern Men’s 1 1 2019 Asian/Oceania Pentathlon Championships Rowing Women’s Eight 1 8 2019 World Championships Men’s Eight 1 8 2019 World Championships Women’s Four 1 4 2019 World Championships Men’s Four 1 4 2019 World Championships Men’s Quad 1 4 2019 World Championships Scull Women’s Pair 1 2 2019 World Championships Women’s 1 2 2019 World Championships Double Scull Men’s Pair 1 2 2019 World Championships Rugby 7s Women’s 1 12 2018/19 World Series Team Men’s Team 1 12 2019 Oceania Qualifying Tournament Sailing 470 Men 1 2 2018 Sailing World Championships 49er FX 1 2 2018 Sailing World Championships Women Nacra 17 1 2 2018 Sailing World Championships Mixed 470 Women 1 2 2019 World Championships Laser Men 1 1 2018 Sailing World Championships Laser Radial 1 1 2019 World Championships Women Finn Men 1 1 2019 Finn Gold Cup Shooting Trap Men 2 2 2018 World Championships and 2019 Oceania Championships Trap Women 2 2 2018 World Championships and 2019 Shooting World Cup 10m Air Rifle 2 2 2019 ISSF World Cup and 2019 Men Oceania Championships 10m Air Rifle 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Women Skeet Men 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Skeet Women 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships 50m Rifle 3P 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Women 50m Rifle 3P 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Men 25m Pistol 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Women 25m Pistol 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Men 10m Pistol 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Women 10m Pistol 1 1 2019 Oceania Championships Men Softball Women’s team 1 15 Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament Surfing Women’s 2 2 2019 end of year WSL Ranking Men's 2 2 2019 end of year WSL Ranking Swimming Men’s 4x100 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships Freestyle Relay Women’s 4 x 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships 100 Freestyle Relay* Men’s 4x200 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships Freestyle Women’s 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships 4x200 Freestyle Men’s 4x100 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships Medley Mixed 4x100 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships Medley Women’s 1 4 2019 FINA World Championships 4x100 Medley Women’s 1 1 2019 FINA World Championships 10km Table Tennis Women’s team 1 3 2019 Oceania Teams Qualifier Men’s team 1 3 2019 Oceania Teams Qualifier Total 83 237 *Note: some quota spots listed above are based on recent results, with official quota allocation pending from the relevant International Federation Upcoming Opportunities to Earn Tokyo 2020 Quotas Sport Event Details Football Men’s U-23 AFC Championship 8-26 January, Thailand Canoe Slalom Oceania Qualifiers 1-3 February, New Zealand Boxing Asia/Oceania Qualifying Tournament 3-13 February, Wuhan China Basketball Women’s Olympic Qualifier 6-9 February, France .