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

The men's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on 30 September. 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). Dmitry Svatkovsky from Russia won the gold medal with a score of 5,376 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). 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 Australian Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 06:45 | Shooting |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 08:00 | Fencing |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 11:25 | Swimming |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 13:45 | Riding |
| Saturday, 30 September 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 |
| | Dmitry Svatkovsky | Russia | 176 (1048) | 13 (880) | 2:07.64 (1224) | 30 (1070) | 9:21.79 (1154) | 5376 |
| | Gábor Balogh | Hungary | 181 (1108) | 14 (920) | 2:07.90 (1221) | 120 (980) | 9:29.49 (1124) | 5353 |
| | Pavel Dovgal | Belarus | 186 (1168) | 10 (760) | 2:04.62 (1254) | 30 (1070) | 9:38.75 (1086) | 5338 |
| 4 | Sébastien Deleigne | France | 176 (1048) | 13 (880) | 2:11.08 (1190) | 90 (1010) | 9:10.69 (1198) | 5326 |
| 5 | Vadym Tkachuk | Ukraine | 184 (1144) | 12 (840) | 2:16.20 (1138) | 30 (1070) | 9:39.86 (1082) | 5274 |
| 6 | Chad Senior | United States | 177 (1060) | 15 (960) | 2:02.20 (1278) | 210 (890) | 9:43.45 (1068) | 5256 |
| 7 | Andrejus Zadneprovskis | Lithuania | 174 (1000) | 12 (840) | 2:04.32 (1257) | 145 (955) | 9:14.31 (1184) | 5236 |
| 8 | Olivier Clergeau | France | 180 (1096) | 16 (1000) | 2:13.71 (1163) | 60 (1040) | 10:20.71 (918) | 5217 |
| 9 | Velizar Iliev | United States | 183 (1132) | 13 (880) | 2:08.33 (1217) | 30 (1070) | 10:23.18 (908) | 5207 |
| 10 | Georgii Tchimeris | Ukraine | 183 (1132) | 12 (840) | 2:05.40 (1246) | 148 (952) | 9:55.85 (1018) | 5188 |
| 11 | Samuel Félix | Mexico | 176 (1048) | 11 (800) | 2:16.31 (1137) | 90 (1010) | 9:17.66 (1170) | 5165 |
| 12 | Michael Brandt | Sweden | 180 (1096) | 11 (800) | 2:08.23 (1218) | 172 (928) | 9:32.15 (1112) | 5154 |
| 13 | Stefano Pecci | Italy | 175 (1036) | 13 (880) | 2:09.72 (1203) | 150 (950) | 9:47.35 (1052) | 5121 |
| 14 | Imre Tiidemann | Estonia | 179 (1084) | 9 (720) | 2:18.05 (1120) | 90 (1010) | 9:23.85 (1146) | 5080 |
| 15 | Igor Warabida | Poland | 170 (976) | 10 (760) | 2:11.96 (1181) | 90 (1010) | 9:26.97 (1134) | 5061 |
| 16 | Eric Walther | Germany | 170 (976) | 7 (640) | 2:00.71 (1293) | 120 (980) | 9:37.91 (1090) | 4979 |
| 17 | Péter Sárfalvi | Hungary | 174 (1024) | 12 (840) | 2:09.55 (1205) | 262 (838) | 9:44.05 (1064) | 4971 |
| 18 | Deniss Čerkovskis | Latvia | 174 (1024) | 6 (600) | 2:12.04 (1180) | 133 (967) | 9:27.35 (1132) | 4903 |
| 19 | Emad El-Geziry | Egypt | 165 (916) | 9 (720) | 2:08.61 (1214) | 223 (877) | 9:32.41 (1112) | 4839 |
| 20 | Robert McGregor | Australia | 178 (1072) | 7 (640) | 2:18.11 (1119) | 195 (905) | 9:48.26 (1048) | 4784 |
| 21 | Nicolae Papuc | Romania | 185 (1156) | 11 (800) | 2:10.86 (1192) | DNF (0) | 9:53.89 (1026) | 4174 |
| 22 | Horacio de la Vega | Mexico | 179 (1084) | 15 (960) | 2:10.37 (1197) | DNF (0) | 10:50.91 (798) | 4039 |
| 23 | Tsanko Khantov | Bulgaria | 169 (964) | 9 (720) | 2:07.66 (1224) | DNF (0) | 9:54.15 (1024) | 3932 |
| 24 | Qian Zhenhua | China | 179 (884) | 11 (800) | 2:05.05 (1250) | DNF (0) | 10:24.99 (902) | 3836 |