# Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's

The inaugural women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on October 1. Three venues were used: The Dome and Exhibition Complex (fencing and shooting), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (swimming) and Sydney Baseball Stadium (horse-riding and cross-country running). Stephanie Cook from Great Britain won the gold medal in the first-ever women's event, with a score of 5,318 points.

## 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). The score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target.
* Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. The score was based on winning percentage.
* Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time.
* Horse-riding: A show jumping competition. The score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
* Running: A 3 km run. The starts are staggered (based on points from first four events), so that the first to cross the finish line wins.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 06:45 | Shooting |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 08:00 | Fencing |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 11:25 | Swimming |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 13:45 | Riding |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 16:20 | Running |

## Results

Twenty-four athletes participated.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Shooting Score (pts) | Fencing Victories (pts) | Swimming Time (pts) | Riding Penalties (pts) | Running Time (pts) | Total |
| | Stephanie Cook | Great Britain | 178 (1072) | 10 (760) | 2:26.28 (1138) | 60 (1040) | 10:03.16 (1308) | 5318 |
| | Emily de Riel | United States | 185 (1156) | 11 (800) | 2:21.88 (1182) | 30 (1070) | 10:54.56 (1102) | 5310 |
| | Kate Allenby | Great Britain | 175 (1036) | 14 (920) | 2:20.93 (1191) | 60 (1040) | 10:58.71 (1086) | 5273 |
| 4 | Mary Beth Iagorashvili | United States | 169 (964) | 15 (960) | 2:19.51 (1205) | 60 (1040) | 11:30.29 (960) | 5129 |
| 5 | Paulina Boenisz | Poland | 177 (1060) | 11 (800) | 2:27.96 (1121) | 60 (1040) | 11:00.66 (1078) | 5099 |
| 6 | Zhanna Shubyonok | Belarus | 179 (1084) | 12 (840) | 2:25.89 (1142) | 90 (1010) | 11:17.89 (1010) | 5086 |
| 7 | Yelizaveta Suvorova | Russia | 180 (1096) | 15 (960) | 2:28.39 (1117) | 273 (827) | 11:01.37 (1076) | 5076 |
| 8 | Jeļena Rubļevska | Latvia | 169 (964) | 15 (960) | 2:29.07 (1110) | 145 (955) | 11:04.81 (1062) | 5051 |
| 9 | Claudia Cerutti | Italy | 178 (1072) | 11 (800) | 2:17.18 (1229) | 97 (1003) | 11:39.90 (922) | 5026 |
| 10 | Caroline Delemer | France | 161 (868) | 15 (950) | 2:26.40 (1136) | 120 (980) | 11:05.62 (1058) | 4992 |
| 11 | Tetiana Nakazna | Ukraine | 175 (1036) | 11 (800) | 2:24.12 (1159) | 184 (916) | 11:03.87 (1066) | 4977 |
| 12 | Florence Dinichert | Switzerland | 184 (1144) | 11 (800) | 2:38.18 (1019) | 150 (950) | 11:10.38 (1040) | 4953 |
| 13 | Tatiana Mouratova | Russia | 177 (1060) | 11 (800) | 2:27.86 (1122) | 60 (1040) | 11:41.86 (914) | 4936 |
| 14 | Kitty Chiller | Australia | 172 (1000) | 10 (760) | 2:25.84 (1142) | 60 (1040) | 11:34.02 (944) | 4886 |
| 15 | Zsuzsanna Vörös | Hungary | 173 (1012) | 11 (800) | 2:15.82 (1242) | 270 (830) | 11:24.69 (982) | 4866 |
| 16 | Dorota Idzi | Poland | 167 (940) | 12 (840) | 2:22.78 (1173) | 192 (908) | 11:55.09 (860) | 4721 |
| 17 | Jeanette Malm | Sweden | 170 (976) | 8 (680) | 2:19.70 (1203) | 216 (884) | 11:34.26 (944) | 4687 |
| 18 | Karina Gerber | South Africa | 166 (928) | 9 (720) | 2:29.13 (1109) | 60 (1040) | 12:05.38 (820) | 4617 |
| 19 | Pernille Svarre | Denmark | 161 (868) | 7 (640) | 2:29.94 (1101) | 398 (702) | 10:22.56 (1230) | 4541 |
| 20 | Wang Jinlin | China | 174 (1024) | 10 (760) | 2:29.51 (1105) | 321 (779) | 12:04.76 (822) | 4490 |
| 21 | Elena Reiche | Germany | 174 (1024) | 11 (800) | 2:27.51 (1125) | 493 (607) | 12:23.49 (748) | 4302 |
| 22 | Katalin-Beat Partics | Greece | 184 (1144) | 9 (720) | 2:21.21 (1188) | DNF (0) | 12:48.26 (648) | 3700 |
| 23 | Nóra Simóka | Hungary | 182 (1120) | 11 (800) | 2:27.87 (1122) | DNF (0) | DNS (0) | 3042 |
| 24 | Fabiana Fares | Italy | 161 (868) | 13 (880) | 2:28.56 (1115) | DNF (0) | DNS (0) | 2863 |