Modern pentathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games

Modern pentathlon
at the XVII Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House
DatesJuly 18–19, 2015
Competitors51 from 15 nations
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Modern pentathlon at the
2015 Pan American Games
Events
men  women

Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held on July 18 and 19 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House, where a temporary show jumping ring, pistol shooting range and cross-country course was constructed to host the final round of fencing, jumping and combined events.[1][2] A total of two events (one for each gender) was contested.[3]

The top placed North American and South American athlete, along with the next three best athletes in each event qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

Competition schedule

The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre was the venue for modern pentathlon, including a temporary show jumping ring, pistol shooting range and cross-country course on the east side of the grounds

The following was the competition schedule for the modern pentathlon competitions:[5]

FFencing, swimming, jumping, combined event
Event↓/Date → Sat 18 Sun 19
Men's F
Women's F

Medal table

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Brazil (BRA) 1 0 0 1
1  Guatemala (GUA) 1 0 0 1
3  Mexico (MEX) 0 2 1 3
4  United States (USA) 0 0 1 1
Total 2 2 2 6

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
 Guatemala Charles Fernandez
Guatemala (GUA) 		Mexico Ismael Hernández
Mexico (MEX)		 United States Nathan Schrimsher
United States (USA)
Women's
 Brazil Yane Marques
Brazil (BRA) 		Mexico Tamara Vega
Mexico (MEX) 		Mexico Mayan Oliver
Mexico (MEX)

Participating nations

A total of 15 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 50 modern pentathletes qualified to compete at the Games (28 male and 22 female). A nation was allowed to enter a maximum of six athletes (three male and three female). The host nation (Canada) was automatically qualified with a team of one athlete per gender, and could have qualified additional competitors.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ Thring, Mary Alice (10 October 2014). "Modern Pentathlon, Roller Sport Speed Skating join roster of Pan Am and Parapan American Games events at UTSC". http://ose.utsc.utoronto.ca/. University of Toronto Scarborough. Retrieved 18 October 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ "Modern Pentathlon". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 14 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Modern pentathlon" (PDF). http://corporate.olympics.com.au/. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Sistema De Clasificación Pentatlón moderno" [Qualification System Modern Pentathlon] (PDF). http://www.cog.org.gt/ (in Spanish). TO2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
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