# Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's

The women's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held on 12 August. Three venues were used: the Copper Box (fencing), Aquatics Centre (swimming) and Greenwich Park (horse-riding and combined running and shooting).
Laura Asadauskaitė from Lithuania won the gold medal, breaking an Olympic record with her final score of 5,408 points. Great Britain's Samantha Murray won silver, and fifth overall for the women's since 2000. Meanwhile, Yane Marques became Brazil's first Olympic medalist in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze. Belarus' Anastasiya Prokopenko set an Olympic record for the combined running and shooting event, with a time of 11:06.00, but finished only in sixth place.

## Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, all held on the same day. The format was slightly different from the typical modern pentathlon, with two events combined at the end.
* 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.
* Riding: A show jumping competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
* Combined running/shooting: A 3 km run with pistol shooting (the athlete must hit five targets in 70 seconds) every kilometre. Starts were staggered based on points from the previous three events.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 08:00 | Fencing |
| Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 12:35 | Swimming |
| Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 14:35 | Riding |
| Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 18:00 | Combined running/shooting |

## Results

Thirty-six athletes participated.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Fencing Victories (pts) | Swimming Time (pts) | Riding Time (pts) | Combined Time (pts) | Total |
| | Laura Asadauskaitė | Lithuania | 23 (952) | 2:18.67 (1136) | 72.26 (1180) | 11:55.64 (2140) | 5408 (OR) |
| | Samantha Murray | Great Britain | 18 (832) | 2:08.20 (1264) | 80.27 (1140) | 12:00.59 (2120) | 5356 |
| | Yane Marques | Brazil | 21 (904) | 2:12.39 (1212) | 77.71 (1152) | 12:12.08 (2072) | 5340 |
| 4 | Margaux Isaksen | United States | 22 (928) | 2:18.53 (1140) | 61.56 (1120) | 11:54.51 (2144) | 5332 |
| 5 | Chen Qian | China | 21 (904) | 2:17.77 (1148) | 85.30 (1120) | 11:52.20 (2152) | 5324 |
| 6 | Anastasiya Prokopenko | Belarus | 15 (760) | 2:28.50 (1020) | 73.16 (1140) | 11:06.00 (2336) | 5256 |
| 7 | Chloe Esposito | Australia | 14 (736) | 2:12.28 (1216) | 76.74 (1156) | 11:55.40 (2140) | 5248 |
| 8 | Jeļena Rubļevska | Latvia | 25 (1000) | 2:26.93 (1040) | 81.41 (1136) | 12:17.22 (2052) | 5228 |
| 9 | Natalya Coyle | Ireland | 19 (856) | 2:19.17 (1132) | 72.20 (1160) | 12:12.45 (2072) | 5220 |
| 10 | Iryna Khokhlova | Ukraine | 18 (832) | 2:16.22 (1168) | 72.90 (1200) | 12:32.44 (1992) | 5192 |
| 11 | Melanie McCann | Canada | 19 (856) | 2:21.56 (1104) | 72.20 (1180) | 12:20.23 (2040) | 5180 |
| 12 | Gintarė Venčkauskaitė | Lithuania | 10 (640) | 2:16.88 (1160) | 69.57 (1160) | 11:36.63 (2216) | 5176 |
| 13 | Sylwia Gawlikowska | Poland | 17 (808) | 2:17.35 (1152) | 78.78 (1148) | 12:15.27 (2060) | 5168 |
| 14 | Miao Yihua | China | 20 (880) | 2:19.31 (1132) | 81.87 (1136) | 12:26.31 (2016) | 5164 |
| 15 | Lena Schöneborn | Germany | 19 (856) | 2:19.76 (1124) | 92.43 (1052) | 11:58.18 (2128) | 5160 |
| 16 | Aya Medany | Egypt | 20 (880) | 2:18.70 (1136) | 79.27 (1124) | 12:31.92 (1996) | 5136 |
| 17 | Ekaterina Khuraskina | Russia | 18 (832) | 2:29.07 (1012) | 68.81 (1160) | 11:59.04 (2124) | 5128 |
| 18 | Amélie Cazé | France | 19 (856) | 2:11.33 (1224) | 74.59 (1180) | 13:08.71 (1848) | 5108 |
| 19 | Katarzyna Wójcik | Poland | 16 (784) | 2:20.94 (1112) | 62.74 (1140) | 12:17.69 (2052) | 5088 |
| 20 | Adrienn Tóth | Hungary | 24 (976) | 2:17.32 (1156) | 72.35 (1100) | 13:06.33 (1852) | 5084 |
| 21 | Mhairi Spence | Great Britain | 19 (856) | 2:16.51 (1164) | 81.85 (1096) | 12:46.23 (1936) | 5052 |
| 22 | Natálie Dianová | Czech Republic | 17 (808) | 2:13.78 (1196) | 86.79 (1056) | 13:33.61 (1988) | 5048 |
| 23 | Victoria Tereshchuk | Ukraine | 14 (736) | 2:16.07 (1168) | 88.64 (1068) | 12:24.64 (2024) | 4996 |
| 24 | Yang Soo-Jin | South Korea | 14 (736) | 2:17.93 (1148) | 65.98 (1120) | 12:40.71 (1960) | 4964 |
| 25 | Claudia Cesarini | Italy | 15 (760) | 2:22.77 (1088) | 89.15 (1044) | 12:25.66 (2020) | 4912 |
| 26 | Annika Schleu | Germany | 12 (688) | 2:20.01 (1120) | 74.16 (1140) | 12:46.04 (1936) | 4884 |
| 27 | Sabrina Crognale | Italy | 20 (880) | 2:24.24 (1072) | 78.56 (1128) | 13:27.22 (1772) | 4852 |
| 28 | Suzanne Stettinius | United States | 11 (664) | 2:22.29 (1096) | 71.40 (1120) | 12:42.84 (1952) | 4832 |
| 29 | Donna Vakalis | Canada | 17 (808) | 2:22.19 (1096) | 104.64 (844) | 12:10.03 (2080) | 4828 |
| 30 | Shino Yamanaka | Japan | 7 (568) | 2:30.36 (996) | 76.02 (1136) | 11:58.56 (2128) | 4828 |
| 31 | Elodie Clouvel | France | 15 (760) | 2:09.87 (1244) | 90.63 (1060) | 13:44.50 (1704) | 4768 |
| 32 | Hanna Vasilionak | Belarus | 16 (784) | 2:32.87 (968) | 101.92 (1016) | 12:49.61 (1924) | 4692 |
| 33 | Sarolta Kovács | Hungary | 11 (664) | 2:08.11 (1264) | DNF (420) | 12:43.69 (1948) | 4396 |
| 34 | Narumi Kurosu | Japan | 8 (592) | 2:22.39 (1092) | 144.18 (704) | 13:52.94 (1672) | 4060 |
| 35 | Evdokia Gretchichnikova | Russia | 22 (928) | 2:26.75 (1040) | DNF (0) | 12:59.87 (1884) | 3852 |
| 36 | Tamara Vega | Mexico | 16 (784) | 2:18.72 (1136) | DNF (460) | DNS (0) | 2380 |

## Records

For the first time in Olympic history, the women's modern pentathlon has broken multiple Olympic records in the every sporting discipline, with the exception of fencing and horse-riding.
Broken Olympic records during the 2012 Summer Olympics :
| Total | Laura Asadauskaitė (LTU) | 5408 |
| Swimming | Sarolta Kovács (HUN) | 2:08.11 |
| Running | Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) | 10:20.90 (WR) |
| Combined | Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) | 11:06.00 |
| Shooting - 1 session of 5 shots | Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) | 9.0 |
| Shooting - 3 session of 15 shots | Gintarė Venčkauskaitė (LTU) | 33.8 |