Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Dates 21 – 22 August 2008
Medal Events 2

The program again consisted of individual events for men and women. In fact, there were no real changes from 2004, with the order of events the same as well – shooting, fencing, swimming, riding, and running.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Individual, Men Olympic 21 August 2008 36 22
Individual, Women Olympic 22 August 2008 36 23
72 (36/36) 27 (22/23)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual, Men Andrey MoiseyevRUS Edvinas KrungolcasLTU Andrejus ZadneprovskisLTU
Individual, Women Lena SchönebornGER Heather FellGBR Anastasiya SamusevichBLR

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Germany GER 1 0 0 1
Russian Federation RUS 1 0 0 1
Lithuania LTU 0 1 1 2
Great Britain GBR 0 1 0 1
Belarus BLR 0 0 1 1