# Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's

The women's modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Friday, August 22. Three venues were used: Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing), Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming), and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium (horse-riding and running).
Lena Schöneborn of Germany won the gold medal in the women's event, with a score of 5,792 points. Meanwhile, Heather Fell claimed Great Britain's first ever silver medal, and fourth overall in the women's event. Victoria Tereshchuk of Ukraine won the nation's first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon, taking the bronze, but was subsequently stripped of the medal after a doping re-test.

## 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 China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 08:30 | Shooting |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 10:00 | Fencing |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 14:30 | Swimming |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 17:00 | Riding |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 20:00 | Running |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Shooting Score (pts) | Fencing Victories (pts) | Swimming Time (pts) | Equestrian Time (pts) | Running Time (pts) | Total |
| | Lena Schöneborn | Germany | 177 (1060) | 28 (1072) | 2:16.91 (1280) | 68.05 (1172) | 10:28.82 (1208) | 5792 |
| | Heather Fell | Great Britain | 185 (1156) | 20 (880) | 2:12.77 (1328) | 71.58 (1144) | 10:19.28 (1244) | 5752 |
| | Anastasiya Samusevich | Belarus | 187 (1180) | 19 (856) | 2:29.64 (1128) | 67.60 (1172) | 10:04.46 (1304) | 5640 |
| 4 | Chen Qian | China | 177 (1060) | 20 (880) | 2:18.58 (1260) | 68.65 (1200) | 10:27.41 (1212) | 5612 |
| 5 | Paulina Boenisz | Poland | 183 (1132) | 21 (904) | 2:24.08 (1192) | 83.27 (1096) | 10:20.95 (1240) | 5564 |
| 6 | Katy Livingston | Great Britain | 178 (1072) | 17 (808) | 2:15.68 (1292) | 67.28 (1172) | 10:29.47 (1204) | 5548 |
| 7 | Aya Medany | Egypt | 184 (1144) | 22 (928) | 2:15.69 (1292) | 71.78 (1004) | 10:36.05 (1176) | 5544 |
| 8 | Amélie Caze | France | 177 (1060) | 22 (928) | 2:11.29 (1348) | 72.83 (1116) | 10:59.82 (1084) | 5536 |
| 9 | Xiu Xiu | China | 183 (1132) | 19 (856) | 2:17.17 (1276) | 69.84 (1144) | 11:06.31 (1056) | 5464 |
| 10 | Belinda Schreiber | Switzerland | 188 (1192) | 18 (832) | 2:16.96 (1280) | 66.82 (1172) | 11:23.70 (988) | 5464 |
| 11 | Tatiana Mouratova | Russia | 179 (1084) | 22 (928) | 2:22.98 (1208) | 76.56 (1108) | 10:49.35 (1124) | 5452 |
| 12 | Donata Rimšaitė | Lithuania | 175 (1036) | 17 (808) | 2:20.57 (1236) | 67.38 (1088) | 10:13.76 (1268) | 5436 |
| 13 | Claudia Corsini | Italy | 184 (1144) | 14 (736) | 2:19.22 (1252) | 69.83 (1116) | 10:40.01 (1160) | 5408 |
| 14 | Laura Asadauskaitė | Lithuania | 175 (1036) | 12 (688) | 2:21.76 (1220) | 68.94 (1200) | 10:18.95 (1248) | 5392 |
| 15 | Lucie Grolichová | Czech Republic | 177 (1060) | 23 (952) | 2:19.78 (1244) | 60.79 (1060) | 11:06.47 (1056) | 5372 |
| 16 | Sylwia Czwojdzińska | Poland | 174 (1024) | 21 (904) | 2:18.76 (1256) | 83.30 (1040) | 10:52.41 (1112) | 5336 |
| 17 | Yane Marques | Brazil | 185 (1156) | 19 (856) | 2:15.44 (1296) | 85.86 (948) | 11:01.61 (1076) | 5332 |
| 18 | Sheila Taormina | United States | 173 (1012) | 4 (496) | 2:08.86 (1376) | 71.54 (1200) | 10:25.05 (1220) | 5304 |
| 19 | Zsuzsanna Vörös | Hungary | 182 (1120) | 15 (760) | 2:16.96 (1280) | 77.62 (1076) | 11:04.30 (1064) | 5300 |
| 20 | Margaux Isaksen | United States | 171 (988) | 15 (760) | 2:20.30 (1240) | 71.59 (1144) | 10:40.41 (1160) | 5292 |
| 21 | Hanna Arkhipenka | Belarus | 180 (1096) | 16 (784) | 2:27.06 (1156) | 66.24 (1144) | 10:53.23 (1108) | 5288 |
| 22 | Jeļena Rubļevska | Latvia | 181 (908) | 27 (1048) | 2:22.94 (1208) | 74.64 (980) | 10:49.35 (1124) | 5268 |
| 23 | Leila Gyenesei | Hungary | 171 (988) | 13 (712) | 2:13.84 (1316) | 67.13 (1172) | 11:02.35 (1072) | 5260 |
| 24 | Evdokia Gretchichnikova | Russia | 178 (1072) | 20 (880) | 2:26.37 (1164) | 70.17 (976) | 10:43.65 (1148) | 5240 |
| 25 | Galina Dolgushina | Kazakhstan | 176 (1048) | 23 (952) | 2:26.28 (1168) | 69.21 (1144) | 11:44.57 (904) | 5216 |
| 26 | Monica Pinette | Canada | 187 (1180) | 11 (664) | 2:29.95 (1124) | 67.88 (1144) | 11:00.45 (1080) | 5192 |
| 27 | Marlene Sánchez | Mexico | 186 (1168) | 17 (808) | 2:27.39 (1152) | 92.47 (1020) | 11:18.11 (1008) | 5156 |
| 28 | Eva Trautmann | Germany | 168 (952) | 9 (616) | 2:17.17 (1276) | 80.46 (1024) | 10:40.25 (1160) | 5028 |
| 29 | Omnia Fakhry | Egypt | 186 (1168) | 17 (808) | 2:15.72 (1292) | 102.51 (776) | 11:32.10 (952) | 4996 |
| 30 | Kara Grant | Canada | 178 (1072) | 15 (760) | 2:45.26 (940) | 67.27 (1060) | 10:44.45 (1144) | 4976 |
| 31 | Sara Bertoli | Italy | 174 (1024) | 13 (712) | 2:21.92 (1220) | 107.07 (872) | 10:48.46 (1128) | 4956 |
| 32 | Yun Cho-Rong | South Korea | 166 (928) | 16 (784) | 2:22.88 (1208) | 71.57 (1060) | 11:47.30 (892) | 4872 |
| 33 | Rita Sanz-Agero | Guatemala | 171 (988) | 7 (568) | 2:29.41 (1128) | 68.38 (1116) | 11:09.98 (1044) | 4844 |
| 34 | Angie Darby | Australia | 164 (904) | 12 (688) | 2:35.59 (1056) | 67.23 (1172) | 11:21.96 (996) | 4816 |
| 35 | Lada Jienbalanova | Kazakhstan | 170 (976) | 15 (760) | 2:19.13 (1252) | 142.90 (748) | DNS (0) | 3736 |
| DSQ | Victoria Tereshchuk | Ukraine | 178 (1072) | 22 (928) | 2:13.97 (1316) | 70.10 (1088) | 10:13.25 (1268) | 5672 |