Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's
| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing) Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming) Olympic Sports Center Stadium (riding and running) |
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| Date | 21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 5632 | |||||||||
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Andrey Moiseev Russia
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Edvinas Krungolcas Lithuania
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Andrejus Zadneprovskis Lithuania
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The men's modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Thursday, August 21. Three venues were used: Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing), Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium (horse-riding and running).
The Russians and Lithuanians continued to dominate the men's competition for the third consecutive time. Russia's Andrey Moiseev won the gold medal, and successfully defended his Olympic title, with score of 5,632 points. Moiseev also became the second modern pentathlete to win two individual gold medals since Lars Hall of Sweden in 1952 and in 1956. Meanwhile, Lithuania's Edvinas Krungolcas and Andrejus Zadneprovskis anchored the two-medal sweep in the podium, taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Olympic medalists
From left: Edvinas Krungolcas, Andrey Moiseev, Andrejus Zadneprovskis
Shooting action
Fencing action
Swimming (heat 3)
Swimming (heat 4)
Presentation of the horses
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