Modern pentathlon's rapid fall from grace began at last year's Tokyo Olympics when Kim Raisner, a German coach, punched a horse that was refusing to jump during the equestrian portion of the event.

In order for Senior to qualify for the modern pentathlon at the 2000 Olympics, he also had to master fencing and shooting. The rest came naturally; he had been running, ...

Pentathlon The Modern Pentathlon World Championships, Monday-July 21, takes place at Stanford University. Adults: $12 day, $25 week (two free children's tickets with every adult ticket); 16 and ...

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Modern pentathlon is a multi-discipline sport that has been at every Olympic games since 1912. Since the sport's inception, its five disciplines have been variations of fencing, freestyle swimming ...

In Modern Pentathlon, a Day of Madness By MARY PILON August 11, 2012. Saturday featured one of the more bizarre and grueling Olympic events: the modern pentathlon, which includes fencing, swimming ...

Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Although it came to the Olympics back in 1912, it is called “modern” to contrast it to the ancient Greek pentathlon, which included wrestling ...

Ahmed Elgendy took Egypt's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics when he won the men's Modern Pentathlon with a world record 1,555 points, despite slowing at the end, in the grounds of the Palace ...

When modern pentathlon joined the Olympic program in 1912, it was just two years before World War I showed just how obsolete horses were in modern warfare. Now in Paris — de Coubertin’s ...

The format of the modern pentathlon has evolved throughout the years. The equestrian section was once a cross-country race but was changed to show jumping in 1988.

The final event of the Even More Modern Pentathlon, trademark still pending, will be a simple two-mile run, because that is somehow a requirement for any measure of military fitness.

The Military Pentathlon pushes soldiers to their limits with intense obstacle courses, precision shooting, and extreme endurance challenges. This video dives into the toughest tests of military skill ...