Modern pentathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's explained

Event:	Men's individual Modern pentathlon
Games:	2015
Dates:	July 19, 2015
Competitors:	29
Nations:	15
Win Value:	1444
Win Label:	Winning score
Gold:	Charles Fernandez
Goldnoc:	GUA
Silver:	Ismael Hernández
Silvernoc:	MEX
Bronze:	Nathan Schrimsher
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2011
Next:	2019

The men's Individual competition of the modern pentathlon events at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 19 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House.^[1] ^[2]

The top placed North American and South American athlete, along with the next three best athletes in each event (maximum on per nation) will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[3]

Format

For the second time at a Pan American Games, the modern pentathlon events will introduce laser shooting (as opposed to pistol shooting) and a combined shooting/running event. Athletes will compete first in epée fencing followed by swimming the 200 metre freestyle, thirdly in equestrian (jumping) and finally in the combined shooting/running event. The athlete that crosses the line first wins.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
July 19, 2015	9:45	Fencing
July 19, 2015	13:15	Swimming
July 19, 2015	14:15	Fencing bonus round
July 19, 2015	15:45	Equestrian
July 19, 2015	19:30	Combined shooting/running event

Results

width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"		Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

width=30	Rank	width=170	Athlete	width=170	Nation	width=90	Fencing Victories (pts)	width=90	Swimming Time (pts)	width=90	Equestrian Penalties (pts)	width=90	Combined Shooting/Running Time (pts)	Score
	Charles Fernandez		24 (282)	2:03.98 (329)	28 (272)	12:21.18 (559)	1444
	Ismael Hernández		19 (242)	2:01.66 (335)	21 (279)	11:58.18 (582)	1439
	Nathan Schrimsher		19 (242)	2:00.59 (339)	14 (286)	12:27.28 (553)	1421
	José Figueroa		17 (226)	2:11.40 (306)	12 (288)	11:46.19 (594)	1415
	Emmanuel Zapata		18 (234)	2:06.37 (321)	9 (291)	12:14.87 (566)	1413
	Esteban Bustos		17 (226)	2:07.70 (317)	28 (272)	11:55.46 (585)	1402
	Felipe Nascimento		17 (226)	2:07.57 (318)	18 (282)	12:41.32 (539)	1365
	David Ruales		14 (202)	2:10.02 (310)	21 (279)	12:12.46 (568)	1359
	Jorge Inzunza		17 (226)	2:01.11 (337)	49 (251)	12:41.59 (539)	1355
10	Dennis Bowsher		13 (194)	2:06.10 (322)	21 (279)	12:28.49 (552)	1348
11	Joshua Riker-Fox		14 (202)	2:10.21 (310)	35 (265)	12:14.51 (566)	1347
12	Jorge Imeri Cabrera		14 (202)	2:08.52 (315)	16 (284)	12:52.58 (528)	1329
13	Garnett Stevens		12 (186)	2:05.91 (323)	7 (293)	13:17.40 (503)	1305
14	Sergio Villamayor		18 (234)	2:19.72 (281)	65 (235)	12:36.89 (544)	1294
15	Yaniel Velázquez		14 (202)	2:06.92 (320)	28 (272)	13:57.55 (463)	1257
16	Arturo Sulbaran		15 (210)	2:06.24 (322)	86 (214)	13:32.43 (488)	1236
17	Jose Guitian		13 (194)	2:28.16 (256)	24 (276)	13:57.82 (463)	1189
18	Alvaro Sandoval		22 (266)	2:05.49 (324)	EL (0)	12:15.75 (565)	1156
19	Julio Luna		10 (170)	2:09.99 (311)	85 (215)	14:09.51 (451)	1147
20	Fabián Ramírez		9 (162)	2:15.51 (294)	37 (263)	15:06.52 (394)	1114
21	Alex Hernández		9 (162)	2:22.32 (274)	23 (277)	15:11.78 (389)	1110
22	Danilo Fagundes		15 (210)	2:09.17 (313)	EL (0)	12:29.72 (551)	1074
23	Luis Siri		9 (162)	2:30.29 (250)	28 (272)	15:19.03 (381)	1065
24	Nelson Torres		11 (178)	2:07.37 (318)	EL (0)	13:35.93 (485)	981
25	Carlos Barrios		5 (130)	3:09.83 (131)	25 (275)	14:30.03 (430)	966
26	Martin Gajardo		7 (146)	2:07.44 (318)	EL (0)	13:50.15 (470)	935
27	Missael Aguilar		13 (194)	2:48.77 (194)	DNS (0)	15:22.09 (378)	766
28	Fernando Rodríguez		12 (186)	2:31.98 (245)	EL (0)	16:20.27 (320)	751
29	Jeffrey Leyva		6 (138)	2:45.73 (203)	EL (0)	16:49.11 (291)	633

Notes and References

Web site: Competition Schedule . 18 August 2014 . toronto2015.org . . 7 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903164841/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2043/original/pan-am-games-schedule.pdf?1407975204 . 3 September 2014 . dead .
Web site: Modern Pentathlon, Roller Sport Speed Skating join roster of Pan Am and Parapan American Games events at UTSC . Thring . Mary Alice . 10 October 2014. ose.utsc.utoronto.ca/ . . 18 October 2014.
Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Modern pentathlon. corporate.olympics.com.au . International Canoe Federation. 13 November 2014.
Web site: Sistema De Clasificación Pentatlón moderno . Spanish . Qualification System Modern Pentathlon . cog.org.gt . . 13 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101092034/http://www.cog.org.gt/media/14489/TO2015%20Qualification%20System%20-%20Modern%20Pentathlon_SP.pdf . 1 November 2014 . dead .