Women'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 | 22 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 5792 | ||||||||||||
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Lena Schöneborn | Germany | ||
Heather Fell | Great Britain | ||
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The women's modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Friday, August 22. 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).
Lena Schöneborn of Germany won the gold medal in the women's event, with a score of 5,792 points. Meanwhile, Heather Fell claimed Great Britain's first ever silver medal, and fourth overall in the women's event. Victoria Tereshchuk of Ukraine won the nation's first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze, but was subsequently stripped of the medal after a doping re-test.
The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)