- Competition format
- Schedule
- Results
- Records
- References
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Women's modern pentathlon
|games = 2012 Summer
|venue = Copper Box (fencing)
Aquatics Centre (swimming)
Greenwich Park (riding and combined)
|date = 12 August
|competitors = 36
|nations = 25
|gold = Laura Asadauskaitė
|goldNOC = LTU
|silver = Samantha Murray
|silverNOC = GBR
|bronze = Yane Marques
|bronzeNOC = BRA
|win_label = Winning score
|win_value = 5408 OR
|prev = 2008
|next = 2016
}}{{ModernPentathlonAt2012SummerOlympics}}The women's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held on 12 August. Three venues were used: the Copper Box (fencing), Aquatics Centre (swimming) and Greenwich Park (horse-riding and combined running and shooting).[1] Laura Asadauskaitė from Lithuania won the gold medal, breaking an Olympic record with her final score of 5,408 points. Great Britain's Samantha Murray won silver, and fifth overall for the women's since 2000. Meanwhile, Yane Marques became Brazil's first Olympic medalist in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze. Belarus' Anastasiya Prokopenko set an Olympic record for the combined running and shooting event, with a time of 11:06.00, but finished only in sixth place. Competition formatThe modern pentathlon consisted of five events, all held on the same day. The format was slightly different from the typical modern pentathlon, with two events combined at the end.[2] - 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.
- Riding: A show jumping competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
- Combined running/shooting: A 3 km run with pistol shooting (the athlete must hit five targets in 70 seconds) every kilometre. Starts were staggered based on points from the previous three events.
ScheduleAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)| Date | Time | Round | | Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 08:00 | Fencing | | 12:35 | Swimming | | 14:35 | Riding | | 18:00 | Combined running/shooting |
ResultsThirty-six athletes participated.[3] | Rank | Athlete | Country | Fencing
Victories (pts) | Swimming
Time (pts) | Riding
Time (pts) | Combined
Time (pts) | Total[4] |
|---|
| {{gold01 | Laura Asadauskaitė | LTU|2012 Summer}} | 23 (952) | 2:18.67 (1136) | 1180|72.26 (1180)}} | 11:55.64 (2140) | 5408 (OR) |
|---|
| {{silver02 | Samantha Murray | GBR|2012 Summer}} | 18 (832) | 2:08.20 (1264) | 1140|80.27 (1140)}} | 12:00.59 (2120) | 5356 |
|---|
| {{bronze03 | Yane Marques | BRA|2012 Summer}} | 21 (904) | 2:12.39 (1212) | 1152|77.71 (1152)}} | 12:12.08 (2072) | 5340 |
|---|
| 04|4 | Margaux Isaksen | USA|2012 Summer}} | 22 (928) | 2:18.53 (1140) | 1120|61.56 (1120)}} | 11:54.51 (2144) | 5332 |
|---|
| 05|5 | Chen Qian | CHN|2012 Summer}} | 21 (904) | 2:17.77 (1148) | 1120|85.30 (1120)}} | 11:52.20 (2152) | 5324 |
|---|
| 06|6 | Anastasiya Prokopenko | BLR|2012 Summer}} | 15 (760) | 2:28.50 (1020) | 1140|73.16 (1140)}} | 11:06.00 (2336) | 5256 |
|---|
| 07|7 | Chloe Esposito | AUS|2012 Summer}} | 14 (736) | 2:12.28 (1216) | 1156|76.74 (1156)}} | 11:55.40 (2140) | 5248 |
|---|
| 08|8 | Jeļena Rubļevska | LAT|2012 Summer}} | 25 (1000) | 2:26.93 (1040) | 1136|81.41 (1136)}} | 12:17.22 (2052) | 5228 |
|---|
| 09|9 | Natalya Coyle | IRL|2012 Summer}} | 19 (856) | 2:19.17 (1132) | 1160|72.20 (1160)}} | 12:12.45 (2072) | 5220 |
|---|
| 10 | Iryna Khokhlova | UKR|2012 Summer}} | 18 (832) | 2:16.22 (1168) | 1200|72.90 (1200)}} | 12:32.44 (1992) | 5192 |
|---|
| 11 | Melanie McCann | CAN|2012 Summer}} | 19 (856) | 2:21.56 (1104) | 1180|72.20 (1180)}} | 12:20.23 (2040) | 5180 |
|---|
| 12 | Gintarė Venčkauskaitė | LTU|2012 Summer}} | 10 (640) | 2:16.88 (1160) | 1160|69.57 (1160)}} | 11:36.63 (2216) | 5176 |
|---|
| 13 | Sylwia Gawlikowska | POL|2012 Summer}} | 17 (808) | 2:17.35 (1152) | 1148|78.78 (1148)}} | 12:15.27 (2060) | 5168 |
|---|
| 14 | Miao Yihua | CHN|2012 Summer}} | 20 (880) | 2:19.31 (1132) | 1136|81.87 (1136)}} | 12:26.31 (2016) | 5164 |
|---|
| 15 | Lena Schöneborn | GER|2012 Summer}} | 19 (856) | 2:19.76 (1124) | 1052|92.43 (1052)}} | 11:58.18 (2128) | 5160 |
|---|
| 16 | Aya Medany | EGY|2012 Summer}} | 20 (880) | 2:18.70 (1136) | 1124|79.27 (1124)}} | 12:31.92 (1996) | 5136 |
|---|
| 17 | Ekaterina Khuraskina | RUS|2012 Summer}} | 18 (832) | 2:29.07 (1012) | 1160|68.81 (1160)}} | 11:59.04 (2124) | 5128 |
|---|
| 18 | Amélie Cazé | FRA|2012 Summer}} | 19 (856) | 2:11.33 (1224) | 1180|74.59 (1180)}} | 13:08.71 (1848) | 5108 |
|---|
| 19 | Katarzyna Wójcik | POL|2012 Summer}} | 16 (784) | 2:20.94 (1112) | 1140|62.74 (1140)}} | 12:17.69 (2052) | 5088 |
|---|
| 20 | Adrienn Tóth | HUN|2012 Summer}} | 24 (976) | 2:17.32 (1156) | 1100|72.35 (1100)}} | 13:06.33 (1852) | 5084 |
|---|
| 21 | Mhairi Spence | GBR|2012 Summer}} | 19 (856) | 2:16.51 (1164) | 1096|81.85 (1096)}} | 12:46.23 (1936) | 5052 |
|---|
| 22 | Natálie Dianová | CZE|2012 Summer}} | 17 (808) | 2:13.78 (1196) | 1056|86.79 (1056)}} | 13:33.61 (1988) | 5048 |
|---|
| 23 | Victoria Tereshchuk | UKR|2012 Summer}} | 14 (736) | 2:16.07 (1168) | 1068|88.64 (1068)}} | 12:24.64 (2024) | 4996 |
|---|
| 24 | Yang Soo-Jin | KOR|2012 Summer}} | 14 (736) | 2:17.93 (1148) | 1120|65.98 (1120)}} | 12:40.71 (1960) | 4964 |
|---|
| 25 | Claudia Cesarini | ITA|2012 Summer}} | 15 (760) | 2:22.77 (1088) | 1044|89.15 (1044)}} | 12:25.66 (2020) | 4912 |
|---|
| 26 | Annika Schleu | GER|2012 Summer}} | 12 (688) | 2:20.01 (1120) | 1140|74.16 (1140)}} | 12:46.04 (1936) | 4884 |
|---|
| 27 | Sabrina Crognale | ITA|2012 Summer}} | 20 (880) | 2:24.24 (1072) | 1128|78.56 (1128)}} | 13:27.22 (1772) | 4852 |
|---|
| 28 | Suzanne Stettinius | USA|2012 Summer}} | 11 (664) | 2:22.29 (1096) | 1120|71.40 (1120)}} | 12:42.84 (1952) | 4832 |
|---|
| 29 | Donna Vakalis | CAN|2012 Summer}} | 17 (808) | 2:22.19 (1096) | 0844|104.64 (844)}} | 12:10.03 (2080) | 4828 |
|---|
| 30 | Shino Yamanaka | JPN|2012 Summer}} | 07|7}} (568) | 2:30.36 (996) | 1136|76.02 (1136)}} | 11:58.56 (2128) | 4828 |
|---|
| 31 | Elodie Clouvel | FRA|2012 Summer}} | 15 (760) | 2:09.87 (1244) | 1060|90.63 (1060)}} | 13:44.50 (1704) | 4768 |
|---|
| 32 | Hanna Vasilionak | BLR|2012 Summer}} | 16 (784) | 2:32.87 (968) | 1016|101.92 (1016)}} | 12:49.61 (1924) | 4692 |
|---|
| 33 | Sarolta Kovács | HUN|2012 Summer}} | 11 (664) | 2:08.11 (1264) | 0420|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} (420)}} | 12:43.69 (1948) | 4396 |
|---|
| 34 | Narumi Kurosu | JPN|2012 Summer}} | 08|8}} (592) | 2:22.39 (1092) | 0704|144.18 (704)}} | 13:52.94 (1672) | 4060 |
|---|
| 35 | Evdokia Gretchichnikova | RUS|2012 Summer}} | 22 (928) | 2:26.75 (1040) | 0|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} (0)}} | 12:59.87 (1884) | 3852 |
|---|
| 36 | Tamara Vega | MEX|2012 Summer}} | 16 (784) | 2:18.72 (1136) | 0460|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} (460)}} | DNS|Did not start}} (0) | 2380 |
|---|
RecordsFor the first time in Olympic history, the women's modern pentathlon has broken multiple Olympic records in the every sporting discipline, with the exception of fencing and horse-riding.[5] | Broken Olympic records during the 2012 Summer Olympics |
|---|
| Total | Laura Asadauskaitė|LTU|2012 Summer}} | 5408 | | Swimming | Sarolta Kovács|HUN|2012 Summer}} | 2:08.11 | | Running | Anastasiya Prokopenko|BLR|2012 Summer}} | 10:20.90 (WR) | | Combined | Anastasiya Prokopenko|BLR|2012 Summer}} | 11:06.00 | | Shooting - 1 session of 5 shots | Anastasiya Prokopenko|BLR|2012 Summer}} | 9.0 | | Shooting - 3 session of 15 shots | Gintarė Venčkauskaitė|LTU|2012 Summer}} | 33.8 |
References1. ^Modern Pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20121210112001/www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/about/ |date=2012-12-10 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/event/men/competition-format/index.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510002227/http://www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/event/men/competition-format/index.html |archivedate=2012-05-10 |df= }}
3. ^Start list {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803031417/http://www.pentathlon.org/component/uipm/results/pentathlon/900-xxx-olympic-games-modern-pentathlon-event/senior/women/final?display=pdf |date=2012-08-03 }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/event/women/index.html?v=20120812-182547541 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-01-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130128042437/www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/event/women/index.html?v=20120812-182547541 |archivedate=2013-01-28 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Women's Modern Pentathlon – Records|url=http://www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/event/women/records/index.html|work=London 2012|accessdate=16 November 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101000000/http://www.london2012.com/modern-pentathlon/event/women/records/index.html|archivedate=1 January 2013|df=}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Modern Pentathlon Women}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's}} 3 : Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 in women's sport|Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics |