Men's Individual Competition
Competition date: August 21st
Venues: Olympic Sports Center Stadium (running, equestrian), Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and the Olympic Green Convention Centre (fencing, shooting).
Andrey Moiseev wins men’s modern pentathlon
Andrey Moiseev from Russia has won the gold medal in the men’s modern pentathlon at the Beijing Olympics.
Edvinas Krungolcas from Lithuania won the silver medal and Andrejus Zadneprovskis also from Lithuania won the bronze.
Sheila Taormina has had her place officially confirmed in the U.S. modern pentathlon team, making her the first woman to successfully qualify for the Olympics in three different sports.
She won a gold medal at the 1996 games in the swimming relay and competed in the triathlon at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic games [...]
Ilia Frolov from Russia won the world men’s modern pentathlon championship. Defending champion Viktor Horvath had to withdraw from the event with a leg injury.
“After the riding event, I knew I have won,” Frolov said. “I’m the best runner (among pentathletes) in the world.”
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