Pentathlon moderne - Modern Pentathlon history

Modern Pentathlon - Olympic Sports

According to Aristotle "the most perfect sport, therefore, for the body of pentathlete strength and speed combine harmoniously.

The modern pentathlon is a sport teacher. Such was the desire of Pierre de Coubertin, the creator.

History

The pentathlon was a combination of five different sports. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who revived the Olympic Games, wanted a test that can crown the most complete athlete.

Games of Ancient Greece 708 before J. - C., the title most coveted was the winner of the pentathlon. There were five events, four for athletics and a struggle, which took place the same day.

According to the legend: "In the nineteenth century, a young French officer of cavalry was to deliver a message. Party on horseback, he traversed rugged terrain, crossed enemy lines before finding themselves face to face with a soldier, sword unsheathed. On being challenged, the officer emerged victorious to see his horse killed by the enemy. After killing the enemy at one stroke, the officer continued his current mission. He crossed a raging river to swim before finally delivering the message.

Based on a brainchild of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, the test based on the unfortunate young officer and was introduced into the Stockholm Games of 1912. This sport is not like that by far the former pentathlon, inspired by warlike Sparta. It therefore renewed with the thread of history in attempting to develop a modern version of the pentathlon.

The modern pentathlete pulls, fights with a sword, swims, does an obstacle course on horseback and ran five events testing endurance and athletic versatility.

(94 members) was created in 1948 by Olympic champion in 1920, the Swede Gustaf Dyrssen. Before the modern pentathlon was managed by the International Olympic Committee.

This is the sport that most accurately conveys the ideals of Olympism. The first presentation of this spectacular event took place at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. Until the 1996 Games, competitions ranged over five consecutive days at a rate of one test per day, in the following order: horse riding, fencing, swimming, shooting and Running (cross - country). Since 2000, it takes place on a day in order: shooting, fencing, swimming, riding and running. Women participate in world championships since 1981 and the Games since 2000.

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- 1912: First appearance in the Olympics. Most competitors were soldiers.

- 1949: The first World Championship won by Sweden Tage Bjurefelt.

- 1952: Classification by sum of squares obtained in all five events is replaced from 1954 by a system of awarding points corresponding to the performance.

- 1975: Presentation of departure for the disabled cross country. The first who crosses the finish line becomes the final winner of the competition.

- 1981: The first World Championship won by the female Swedish Anne Ahlgren.

The modern pentathlon consists of five different events ( 'Penta' in Greek means 'five'): shooting, fencing, swimming, jumping and running.

Since 1 January 2009, a new formula was launched with the introduction of the combined race-shot (as in biathlon) that takes place during the last day. The tournament begins by fencing. This change was implemented for the World Championship 2009 held at Crystal Palace in London. Normally, the International Olympic Committee should approve this new formula for the 2012 Olympics.

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The pentathlete have 40 seconds to shoot 20 shots with an air pistol at a target 17 cm square at a distance of 10 meters.

A test of the sword, with playoffs between competitors.

, Athletes seeded in heats being selected according to their personal best.

Where they have 20 minutes to get to know the horse before the course.

, Athletes starting at intervals corresponding to their points so that the first athlete to cross the finish line wins the Olympic title.

Did you know that Pentathlete carries 30 kg of material (required for each event, saddles, gun, sword, different shoes, etc. ..) in a competition?

For each test, we set a performance standard which is 1000 modern pentathlon points. The riding is an exception, the maximum score possible is 1200. When Pentathlete performs better than the standard 1000 points, he deserves more points and if not, it takes away points. The competition winner is he who has accumulated the largest number of points. There are three classifications: en in

iduel, team and relay.

 8 pm: shooting event - 10.00: Fencing - 13:00: swimming - 15h00: horseback riding - 18h00: running.

Test spray compressed air or gas cartridges, 10 m on fixed targets. Each competitor draws a series of 20 pellets (possible score of 200) in a maximum time of 40 seconds per shot. The reference points of 1000 is set at 172 points for 20 shots (circles of the target are numbered 1 to 10). Each point gained below or above this value corresponds to a penalty or a bonus of 12 points.

Test with the sword.

Pool with a single button in a minute. The winner is the one who has totaled the highest number of victories over its opponents. To earn 1000 points, must win 70% of possible attacks. Each additional key or less corresponds to a value of 24 pts. This is the only event in which every contestant meets every other competitor.

- 200 m freestyle (usually crawl) for boys with a reference time of 2'30'', which gives 1000 points. Every second more or less gives 8 points more or less.

- 200 m freestyle for girls with a reference time of 2'40'', which gives 1000 points. Every second more or less given 12 points more or less. Each tenth of a second at least one will gain one point every tenth of a second and more removed 1 point.

Horse between 350 and 450 m only played in the final, with 12 obstacles (heights between 90 cm and 1.20 m) with a double and a triple. The time is calculated on the basis of 350 m / minute. The horses are drawn by lot, the horse is known to the competitor 20 minutes before the start of the race by drawing lots. A faultless display gives 1200 points. Points (20 to 200 pts) are removed in case of refusal to overturn barriers fall and time overrun.

This is the final round of the day with a starting order is determined by the combined results on the first four races.

Any kind of land is permitted, the distance is 3 000 m. Special: two kinds of departure are possible, in series or ex-handicap.

The leader starts first, his followers are waiting for their disability-elapsed time to start (4 points correspond to 1 second race). The winner is the one who crosses the line first arrival.

This is the final round of the day with a starting order is determined by the combined results on the first three tests. If 1 has 2000 points and 2nd in 2004 points, it will leave one seconds later, as 4 points worth a second, etc ... The first handset to finish wins the contest.

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