| Modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Centre Stadium Ying Tung Natatorium Olympic Green Convention Center |
| Dates | 21–22 August 2008 |
| Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| men | women | |
Modern pentathlon competitionsat the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing were held on August 21 and August 22 at theOlympic Sports Centre Stadium (running, equestrian),Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and theOlympic Green Convention Center (fencing, shooting). Modern pentathlon contained five events;pistol shooting,épéefencing, 200 mfreestyle swimming,show jumping, and a 3 kmcross-country run.
Andrey Moiseev, representing Russia, became the second modern pentathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title in the men's event, whileLena Schöneborn of Germany won the women's.
a The original bronze medalist,Victoria Tereshchuk of Ukraine was disqualified for doping violations.
An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event. The places in each event will be allocated as follows:
Note: Athletes marked with an asterisk (*) have qualified before, countries with two asterisks (**) already filled their quota of two athletes. The free places cannot be filled by the next competitors from the respective competition, but they will be filled by the world standings at the end of the qualification period. (marked also with one or two asterisks)
*** Top finisher from NORCECA, top finisher from South America, and 2 next highest overall finishers from Pan-America.
**** Unused quotas
***** If one or more athletes qualify through more than 1 criteria, the remaining positions will be allocated through Pentathlon World Ranking
^ Qualification revoked.[1]
Note: See above, at the male section.
All times areChina Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 8:30–9:10 | Men's shooting |
| 10:00–13:15 | Men's fencing | |
| 14:30–15:10 | Men's swimming | |
| 17:00–19:00 | Men's riding | |
| 20:00–20:30 | Men's running | |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 8:30–9:10 | Women's shooting |
| 10:00–13:15 | Women's fencing | |
| 14:30–15:10 | Women's swimming | |
| 17:00–19:00 | Women's riding | |
| 20:00–20:30 | Women's running |
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 Qualification for the2008 Summer Olympics | |
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