The men's modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre in Goudi Olympic Complex on 26 August. Thirty-two athletes from 20 nations participated in this event.
Although the event was considered wide open, as no other athlete dominated the sport since 2000, the Russians, Lithuanians and Czechs continued to reach the top positions in the men's competition. Russia's Andrey Moiseev won the gold medal with a score of 5,480 points. Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania won the nation's first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon, taking the silver. Libor Capalini of the Czech Republic, on the other hand, claimed the bronze, winning his nation's first medal in the sport since Jan Bártů won one for Czechoslovakia in 1976.
Competition format The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.
Shooting: A 4.5 mm air pistol shooting (the athlete must hit 20 shots, one at each target). Score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target. Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on winning percentage. Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time. Horse-riding: A show jumping competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit. Running: A 3 km run. Starts are staggered (based on points from first four events), so that the first to cross the finish line wins.
Schedule All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2) Date Time RoundThursday, 26 August 2004 10:00 Shooting 11:00 Fencing 14:25 Swimming 16:15 Riding 18:20 Running
Results
RankAthlete CountryShooting Score (pts)Fencing Victories (pts)Swimming Time (pts)Riding Penalties (pts)Running Time (pts) Total Andrey Moiseev 175 (1036)22 (1000)1:58.88 (1376) (1032) (1036) 5480 Andrejus Zadneprovskis 172 (1000)19 (916)2:04.34 (1308) (1088) (1116)5428 Libor Capalini 179 (1084)14 (776)2:02.00 (1336) (1116) (1080) 5392 Deniss Čerkovskis 180 (1096)19 (916)2:09.00 (1252) (1004) (1088) 5356 Dzmitry Meliakh 186 (1168)11 (692)2:02.63 (1332) (1144) (1004) 5340 Michal Michalík 181 (1108)18 (888)2:08.51 (1260) (1144)10:17.68 (932) 5332 Eric Walther 168 (952)16 (832)2:02.03 (1336) (1116) (1084) 5320 Gábor Balogh 175 (1036)15 (804)2:10.02 (1240) (1172) (1044) 5296 Vakhtang Iagorashvili 171 (988) 19 (916)2:09.11 (1252) (1172)10:13.95 (948) 527610 Rustem Sabizkhuzin 185 (1156)18 (888)2:12.02 (1216) (908) (1084)525211 Sergio Salazar 172 (1000)16 (832)2:07.27 (1276) (1088) (1004)520012 Manuel Pradillo 178 (1072)15 (804)2:07.07 (1276) (1032) (1012) 519613 Chad Senior 175 (1036)12 (720)2:02.39 (1332) (1004) (1100) 519214 Niklaus Brünisholz 180 (1096)14 (776)2:09.12 (1252) (1004) (1056) 518415 Sébastien Deleigne 180 (1096)15 (804)2:12.27 (1216) (1004) (1060) 518016 Qian Zhenhua 185 (1156)12 (720)2:08.52 (1260) (1144)10:27.25 (892) 517217 Steffen Gebhardt 183 (1132)13 (748)2:12.84 (1208) (1088)10:08.81 (968) 514418 Ákos Kállai 179 (1084)18 (888)2:14.64 (1188) (1004)10:08.75 (968) 513219 Andrea Valentini 169 (964)19 (916)2:18.34 (1140) (1068)10:01.25 (996)508420 Raouf Abdou 174 (1024)13 (748)2:12.32 (1216) (1060) (1036) 508421 Lee Choon-huan 175 (1036)12 (720)2:12.02 (1216) (1116)10:05.85 (980) 506822 Pavel Uvarov 181 (1108)10 (664) 2:13.26 (1204) (1060)10:05.95 (980)501623 Erik Johansson 163 (892)12 (720)2:06.68 (1280) (1116)10:08.20 (968) 497624 Han Do-ryeong 183 (1132)15 (804)2:09.78 (1244) (808)10:13.85 (948) 493625 Raphaël Astier 163 (892)14 (776)2:06.93 (1280) (996)10:03.64 (988) 493226 Enrico Dell'Amore 180 (1096)18 (888)2:16.63 (1164) (760) (1020) 492827 Alexander Parygin 169 (964)13 (748)2:14.14 (1192) (1004)10:01.57 (996) 490428 Vasileios Floros 174 (1024)10 (664) 2:04.40 (1308) (1100)11:02.25 (752) 484829 Daniel dos Santos 163 (892)14 (776)2:16.52 (1164) (1116)10:54.15 (784) 473230 Andrzej Stefanek 172 (1000)16 (832)2:07.37 (1272) (584)10:03.35 (988) 467631 Edvinas Krungolcas 171 (988) 16 (832)2:07.23 (1276) (1088)13:11.15 (236) 442032 Marcin Horbacz 181 (1108)18 (888)2:04.43 (1308)1088 (112)*10:07.46 (972) 4388 * Did not finish the riding course because of the exceeding number of obstacle and time penalties
References
External links BBC Sport – 2004 Athens Official Olympic Report Official Results