Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's explained

Event:	Women's modern pentathlon
Games:	2000 Summer
Venue:	The Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting) Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming) Sydney Baseball Stadium (riding and running)
Date:	1 October
Competitors:	24
Nations:	18
Gold:	Stephanie Cook
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Emily de Riel
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Kate Allenby
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Win Label:	Winning score
Win Value:	5318
Next:	2004

The inaugural women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on October 1. Three venues were used: The Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming) and Sydney Baseball Stadium (horse-riding and cross-country running).^[1] Stephanie Cook from Great Britain won the gold medal in the first-ever women's event, with a score of 5,318 points.^[2]

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.^[3]

Shooting: A 4.5 mm air pistol shooting (the athlete must hit 20 shots, one at each target). The score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target.
Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. The score was based on winning percentage.
Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time.
Horse-riding: A show jumping competition. The score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
Running: A 3 km run. The starts are staggered (based on points from first four events), so that the first to cross the finish line wins.

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 1 October 2000	06:45	Shooting
	08:00	Fencing
	11:25	Swimming
	13:45	Riding
	16:20	Running

Results

Twenty-four athletes participated.^[1]

width=30	Rank	width=200	Athlete	width=200	Country	width=90	Shooting Score (pts)	width=90	Fencing Victories (pts)	width=100	Swimming Time (pts)	width=100	Riding Penalties (pts)	width=100	Running Time (pts)	Total
			178 (1072)	10 (760)	2:26.28 (1138)	(1040)	10:03.16 (1308)	5318
			185 (1156)	11 (800)	2:21.88 (1182)	(1070)	10:54.56 (1102)	5310
			175 (1036)	14 (920)	2:20.93 (1191)	(1040)	10:58.71 (1086)	5273
			169 (964)	15 (960)	2:19.51 (1205)	(1040)	11:30.29 (960)	5129
			177 (1060)	11 (800)	2:27.96 (1121)	(1040)	11:00.66 (1078)	5099
			179 (1084)	12 (840)	2:25.89 (1142)	(1010)	11:17.89 (1010)	5086
			180 (1096)	15 (960)	2:28.39 (1117)	273 (827)	11:01.37 (1076)	5076
			169 (964)	15 (960)	2:29.07 (1110)	145 (955)	11:04.81 (1062)	5051
			178 (1072)	11 (800)	2:17.18 (1229)	(1003)	11:39.90 (922)	5026
10			161 (868)	15 (950)	2:26.40 (1136)	120 (980)	11:05.62 (1058)	4992
11			175 (1036)	11 (800)	2:24.12 (1159)	184 (916)	11:03.87 (1066)	4977
12			184 (1144)	11 (800)	2:38.18 (1019)	150 (950)	11:10.38 (1040)	4953
13			177 (1060)	11 (800)	2:27.86 (1122)	(1040)	11:41.86 (914)	4936
14			172 (1000)	10 (760)	2:25.84 (1142)	(1040)	11:34.02 (944)	4886
15			173 (1012)	11 (800)	2:15.82 (1242)	270 (830)	11:24.69 (982)	4866
16			167 (940)	12 (840)	2:22.78 (1173)	192 (908)	11:55.09 (860)	4721
17			170 (976)	(680)	2:19.70 (1203)	216 (884)	11:34.26 (944)	4687
18			166 (928)	(720)	2:29.13 (1109)	(1040)	12:05.38 (820)	4617
19			161 (868)	(640)	2:29.94 (1101)	398 (702)	10:22.56 (1230)	4541
20			174 (1024)	10 (760)	2:29.51 (1105)	321 (779)	12:04.76 (822)	4490
21			174 (1024)	11 (800)	2:27.51 (1125)	493 (607)	12:23.49 (748)	4302
22			184 (1144)	(720)	2:21.21 (1188)	(0)	12:48.26 (648)	3700
23			182 (1120)	11 (800)	2:27.87 (1122)	(0)	(0)	3042
24			161 (868)	13 (880)	2:28.56 (1115)	(0)	(0)	2863

External links

Notes and References

Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Individual. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030016/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/MOP/womens-individual.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 November 2012.
Web site: Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Individual, Women . Olympedia . 12 July 2020.
Web site: Modern Pentathlon – Competition Description. PDF. 7–8. 2000 Sydney Olympics Results. 12 November 2012.