MEDIA GUIDE London 2012 Olympic Games

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1 MODERN PENTATHLON MEDIA GUIDE London 2012 Olympic Games pentathlon.org/london2012 #modpen2012

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3 Table of Contents Overview of Modern Pentathlon... 6 Key Dates for Media... 9 Event Schedule Olympic Venues Year Information Olympic Pentathlon Facts Qualified Athletes Athlete Profiles Qualified Athletes Athlete Profiles Laser Shooting Information...68 Qualification Information Past Olympic Champions Past World Champions Results World Records Olympic Game World Records Current World Rankings World Championship Results Medal Statistics Contact Information

4 Overview of Modern Pentathlon The sport was invented as the ultimate physical and mental test of an Olympic athlete by the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Baron Pierre de Courbertin, in While the sports chosen 100 years ago remain, the rules have evolved to make Modern Pentathlon even more challenging for the athletes and even more exciting for spectators. All five events now take place over a single day, instead of five days, and the shooting and running elements have been combined to create a thrilling climax to the event. Points awarded to athletes in the first three events are converted into a time handicap for the final combined event, with every four points giving a one second advantage. So if you re new to the sport, just remember that the first athlete to cross the finish line in the final combined event wins the Gold medal. At London 2012, both the men s and women s events will feature 36 competitors. The men's Modern Pentathlon is on Saturday 11 August, with the women competing the following day for what will be the final Gold medal of the Olympic Games. The competition format is as follows: Fencing Swimming The athletes head to the Aquatics Centre for the second event - a 200m freestyle swim. The races are seeded, with the fastest swimmers competing in the final heat. A time of 2:30 is worth 1,000 pentathlon points; every third of a second faster or slower than this time will be worth a plus or minus score of four points. So a one-second advantage over a rival in the pool would give a competitor a three-second head start in the combined event. The day kicks off with fencing in the Copper Box venue. Each athlete fences against all his or her rivals with an electric épée in bouts that last up to a minute. Just one hit is needed to win each contest. If neither fencer has scored a hit after 60 seconds then both register a defeat so the action can get pretty frenetic in the final seconds. An athlete who wins 25 of their 35 bouts will get 1,000 pentathlon points, with each victory or defeat above or below this number worth a plus or minus score of 24 points. That makes every fencing victory worth a six-second head start in the final combined event. 6 7 Riding The final three disciplines of the London 2012 Modern Pentathlon are being staged in Greenwich Park. In the riding event, the athletes have to complete a show jumping course that includes 12 obstacles in a set time. To make things harder, the athletes ride unfamiliar horses that are assigned randomly. Each athlete gets just 20 minutes and five practice jumps to get to know the horse in the warm-up ring, before coming out to compete. A clear round within the time allowed is worth 1,200 pentathlon points. Competitors lose 20 points for each jump they knock down, 40 points for a refusal to jump and 60 points for a fall. They also lose four points for each second they are over the allotted time. That means knocking down a single bar will cost athletes a fivesecond handicap in the combined event, while a fall is equivalent to a 15-second handicap.

5 Combined event: running and shooting For the climax of the competition, athletes run a total distance of 3,000m, stopping to shoot at five targets before each 1,000m leg. Athletes can start running the next 1,000m leg once they ve hit all five targets. If they still haven t hit five targets after one minute 10 seconds they are allowed to continue, but any hopes of a medal will have gone. At London 2012, laser guns are being used instead of air pistols for the first time in an Olympics. The competitor who s amassed the most points in the first three events starts the combined event first, with the rest of the field facing a one second handicap for every four pentathlon points by which they trail the leader. This ensures that the first person to cross the finish wins the Gold medal. Key Dates for Media What When Time Where UIPM Media Hospitality Morning UIPM Press Conference Media Opportunities at Fencing, Swimming and Combined Event Training Sessions 8th August 10:00-12:00 New Balance House Altitude 360 Millbank Tower Millbank 9th August 11:30 Main Press Centre 6th-10th August 9:00-17:50 Brentwood School Media Opportunities at Modern Pentathlon Riding Training Sessions 6th-10th August 9:00-16:45 Greenwich Park s Final 11th August 8:45-15:44 Copper Box, Aquatics Centre & Greenwich Park s Medallists Press Conference 11th August 20:10 Greenwich Park s Final 12th August 8:00-18:59 Copper Box, Aquatics Centre & Greenwich Park s Medallists Press Conference 12th August 19:25 Greenwich Park 8 9

6 Event Schedule Event 's Final Saturday 11 August 2012 's Final Sunday 12 August 2012 Fencing Copper Box 08:45-11:42 8:00-10:57 Swimming Aquatics Centre 13:20-13:44 12:35-12:59 Riding Greenwich Park 15:56-17:44 15: Combined Event Greenwich Park 18:44-19:04 17:59-18:19 Medal Ceremony Greenwich Park 19:24-19:44 18:24-18:

7 Olympic Games Venues Swimming Aquatics Centre Olympic Park London, E20 2AQ United Kingdom The swimming element will be held at the Aquatics Centre, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid and built within the Olympic Park for London With room for 17,500 spectators beneath its spectacular, wavelike roof a large crowd will be on hand to watch the 200m swimming modern pentathlon event. Fencing The fencing element of the competition will be held at the 7,000-capacity Copper Box, built within the Olympic Park especially for London Designed by Make Architects, a London-based architectural practice, the Copper Box will feature more than 3,000 square metres of external copper cladding, giving it a distinctive appearance and a rich natural colour. After the Games, it will be converted into a multi-sports venue for everything from international competition to community sports. Copper Box Olympic Park London, E20 3HB United Kingdom 12 13

8 Riding & Combined The riding and combined event will be held in Greenwich Park, part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site that also includes the Old Royal Naval College and the National Maritime Museum. A temporary 23,000 seater arena is being built in the park for the Modern Pentathlon and Equestrian events. It is London s oldest Royal Park, dating back to 1433, Greenwich Park contains the Royal Observatory, which is the home of Greenwich Mean Time. During the running element, the athletes will run alongside the meridian line. Greenwich Park Greenwich London, SE10 8QY United Kingdom 100 Years at the Olympic Games Included in the 1912 Olympic Games specifically at Baron Pierre de Coubertin s request, the Modern Pentathlon completes one hundred years of unbroken participation in the Olympic Games in London in As one of the core sports, it had the privilege of being the Games opening event from 1912 until Since 1996, when the sport became a one day event, it has become the closing competition of each Games. In its early history, Modern Pentathlon was dominated by Sweden who provided every individual gold medallist except one from 1912 until 1956 when Hungary and the Soviet Union then became the dominant countries. In the early years of the sport, the organising committee was made up of representatives of the five sports within the IOC but the special demands of Modern Pentathlon soon required an independent organising body. Thus the UIPM was formed in 1948 and annual World Championships began the following year. Until 1981 the World Pierre De Coubertin Championships were exclusively for men but women had their own competition from that date forward. Since 2000, both men and women pentathletes have participated in Olympic competitions. Modern Pentathlon has constantly evolved over the century of its Olympic participation. It began as a five day competition with one event held each day. In 1993 the first one day competition took place and further modernisation of the shooting event has seen a shift from 0.22 pistols through air pistols to the laser pistol that is used today. The combined event which now joins the shooting and running skills in a single concluding finale has made the Modern Pentathlon even more exciting. Even after one hundred years of Olympic competition, Modern Pentathlon s ability to move with the times has made it the true test of the all-round Olympic super athlete

9 Modern Pentathlon Olympic Games Facts 2. started to compete in the Olympic Games in the 2000 Sydney 1. London 2012 will Olympic Games. crown the 23rd Modern Pentathlon male Olympic Champion and the 4th female Olympic Champion. 6. The youngest male competitor in London 2012 is Esteban Bustos (CHI) who is 19 and the oldest Rustim Sabirkhouzine (KAZ) who is The youngest female competitor in London 2012 is Tamera Vega (MEX) who is 19 and the oldest is Elena Rublevska who is The youngest ever competitor at the Olympic Games was Aya Medany (EGY) who was only 15 at the time of her debut in Aya remains one of the leading pentathlon women at London The pentathlete with the most Olympic medals is Pavel Lednev of the USSR. Between 1968 and 1980 he won seven medals, one silver and three bronze medals in the individual event and two gold and silver in the team event. 4. The average age of Modern Pentathlon Olympic Champions are: and years. 8. The oldest competitor was Carl Paulsen (GER) who at 53 competed at Stockholm in However, since he dropped out after the opening shooting event, he didn t have time to show his remarkable evidence of elasticity at that age mentioned in the local press of the time. 13. Only one pentathlete has competed in five Olympics. Peter Macken (AUS) took part in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. 9. The youngest ever gold medallist was Anatoli Starostin (URS) who, at only 20 years old, won the 1980 Moscow title. 14. Only four women have competed in every Olympic event so far (2000, 2004, 2008) They are Paulina Boenisz (POL), Tatiana Muratova (RUS), Zsuzsa Vörös (HUN) and Elena Rublevska (LAT). Rublevska will participate in her fourth Olympic Games in London Only Great Britain has been represented at all 22 Olympic outings so far. Just behind (on 21) are Sweden, France, Italy and USA. 10. Sheila Taormina (USA), at 39, was the oldest female competitor at the Olympic Games. In 2008 in Beijing, she was competing in her fourth Olympic Games in her third sport. In 1996 she was a gold medallist in the swimming relay and in 2000 and 2004 she competed in Triathlon. In Beijing she won two events (swimming and riding) but won only 4 of her 35 bouts in the fencing. 15. Only two pentathletes have ever won the Olympic title twice. Lars Hall (SWE) won in 1952 and 1956 and Andrei Moiseev (RUS) won in 2004 and Moiseev is in line to win an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic title in London in The countries with the most Olympic medals are Sweden and Hungary who each have won 21 medals (including 9 gold). In third place is the Soviet Union with 15 medals. However, since the break-up of the Soviet empire, former members of that union have won a further 13 medals

10 16. Vaho Yagorashvili competed in Modern Pentathlon at three different Olympic Games representing three different countries USSR (1988), Georgia (1996) and USA (2004). 17. Until the 1996 Olympic Games, the Modern Pentathlon had always been the first Olympic event to take place in the programme. From the advent of the One Day Event in 1996, it has changed to being the final Olympic event. 18. The two great Soviet Union competitors, Igor Novikov and Pavel Lednev each won the World Championship four times but neither ever achieved an individual Olympic gold medal. Youngest ever Modern Pentathlon Olympic athlete Aya Medany (EGY) is the only occasion when competitors have been allowed to ride their own horses in the riding event. 19. The most iconic pentathlete ever András Balczó (HUN) who has five individual World Champion title and also won Olympic Gold in Münich

11 Qualified Athletes Name Nation Age World Ranking Chloe ESPOSITO AUS Anastasia PROKOPENKO BLR 26 8 Hanna VASILIONAK BLR Yane MARQUES BRA 28 3 Melanie MCCANN CAN Donna VAKALIS CAN Qian CHEN CHN Yihua MIAO CHN Natalie DIANOVA CZE Aya MEDANY EGY Amelie CAZE FRA Elodie CLOUVEL FRA Mhairi SPENCE GBR 26 2 Samantha MURRAY GBR 22 7 Lena SCHONEBORN GER 26 4 Annika SCHLEU GER 22 9 Adrienn TOTH HUN Sarolta KOVACS HUN 21 6 Natalya COYLE IRL Sabrina CROGNALE ITA Claudia CESARINI ITA Shino YAMANAKA JPN Narumi KUROSU JPN Soo jin YANG KOR Elena RUBLEVSKA LAT Laura ASADAUSKAITE LTU 28 1 Name Nation Age World Ranking Gintare VENCKAUSKAITE LTU Tamara VEGA MEX Sylvia GAWLIKOWSKA POL Katarzyna WOJCIK POL Ekaterina KHURASKINA RUS Evdokia GRETCHICHNIKOVA RUS Victoria TERESHUK UKR 30 5 Iryna KHOKHLOVA UKR Margaux ISAKSEN USA Suzanne STETTINIUS USA

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13 GER BRA GBR LTU Laura Asadauskaite Qualified at 2011 European Championships Mhairi Spence Qualified at 2012 World Championships Yane Marques Qualified at 2011 Pan American Championships Lena Schöneborn Qualified at 2011 World Cup Final Residence: Vilnius, Lithuania Date of birth: 28 February Age 28 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Modern Pentathlon since: 2002 Coaches Name: Jevgenij Kliosov & Andrejus Zadneprovskis. Profession: Vilnius Pedagogical University-Physical Culture and Sports, Romerio University-European Union Policy Sciences. 1st World Cup Final rd World Championships nd World Championships 2009 Preferred Discipline(s): Combined Event Why you started the sport: Got introduced through swimming. Interesting Story: Has a new born child with and is married to Modern Pentathlon legend Andrejus Zadneprovskis. Languages Spoken: Lithuanian, Russian, Polish & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 1 Residence: Bath, Great Britain Date of birth: 31 August Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coaches Name: Istvan Nemeth, Katie Burton, Mark Skimming, Alex Natera, Chris McLeod and Jabenna Maslin. Profession: Athlete 1st World Championships nd World Cup # nd World Cup # st World Championships Relay st European Championships Team nd Junior World Championships rd European Championships 2006 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I was inspired to try it after watching the 2000 Olympic Games and the success of the British women there. Heroes/most influential person: I take inspiration from many people around me. Life is to short to make all the mistakes yourself you must learn from others. I pack my bag and run through my competition notes, watch a dvd or read, then sleep. you? It is my dream come true. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Nick Woodbridge Nickname: Fencey Spencey- because I love fencing and the entire squad joke about it. Interesting Story: Was a part of the Scottish team that won the silver teams medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Championships. Languages Spoken: English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 2 Residence: Recife, Brazil Date of birth: 7 January Age 28 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2003 Coaches Name: Alexandre França Profession: Military 3rd World Cup Final nd Pan American Championships nd World Military Championship 2010 & st Pan American Championships 2007 & th World Championship nd World Cup Final 2009 Preferred Discipline(s): Riding Why you started the sport: I was invited to take part in a Biathle competition then was introduced into Modern Pentathlon. Heroes/most influential person: Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian Tennis Player. Read and talk to my mum Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: There is about 15 of them that could do well. Nickname: Relatives call me Nana, it s like little Yane. Languages Spoken: Portuguese & English Website: yanemarques.com.br Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 3 Residence: Berlin, Germany Date of birth: 11 April Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coaches Name: Kim Raisner, Peter Deutsch, Bernd Uhlig, Gerhard Schröter. Profession: Student (Master in International Marketing Management). Gold medallist Beijing Olympics st World Cup Final 2010 & st European Championships st World Cup #1, 4, rd World Championships 2009 & st Junior World Championships 2005 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing, Riding & Running Why you started the sport: By accident... I was actually looking for alternative clubs to train swimming. But once I found a club for swimming (SSF Bonn) I ended up in their Pentathlon team and have been in love with the sport ever since. Heros/Most influential person: My parents. I drink half a glass of wine. you? It is the pinnacle of sport. It is what all the hard work for the past years are for. The Opening Ceremony and staying in the Olympic Village. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Pentathlon all depends on the performance on the day. Interesting Story: I enjoy catching up with friends, coffee and reading. Languages Spoken: German & English Website: lena-schoeneborn.de Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

14 BLR GBR HUN UKR Viktoriya Tereshchuk Qualified at 2011 European Championships Sarolta Kovács Qualified at 2011 European Championships Samantha Murray Qualified at 2012 World Championships Anastaysia Prokopenko Qualified at 2011 European Championships Residence: Lugansk, Ukraine Date of birth: 18 February Age 30 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1999 Coaches Name: Turobov Sergii Profession: Athlete Bronze medal in Olympic Games st World Championships rd European Championships st European Championships 2008 Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming & Running Why you started the sport: Because I love all sports, so it s great being able to do five in one day. Heros/most influential person: Elena Isinbaeva. Nickname: The Machine due to my strong running ability and being able to chase down other athletes in the last stages of the combined event Interesting Story: I Became World Champion in 2011, after giving birth just over a year before. Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 5 Residence: Székesfehérvár, Hungary Date of birth: 12 March Age 21 Modern Pentathlon since: 1999 Coaches Name: István Korponai, József Demeter, József Szloboda, Domonkos Varga. Profession: Student & Athlete 2nd World Championship st World Championship Relay 2008 & st European Champioship Relay 2010 & st Junior World Championship 2010 & st Junior European Championship 2008, 2009 & 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming & Riding Why you started the sport: I started the sport through parental influence. Heroes/most influential person: Zsuzsanna Vörös. Go to bed early and think about the 5 events. you? It has been a dream ever since I was growing up. When I met Suzanna Vörös (2004 Olympic Champion) she became my idol and I knew I wanted to be like her. Being a part of the Hungarian Olympic team. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: All the girls can do well, but in particular Germany, Ukraine, Russia and Great Britain as they are at home. Nickname: Saci Interesting Story: Enjoys reading and smiling. Languages Spoken: Hungarian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 6 Residence: Bath, Great Britain Date of birth: 25 September Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2009 Coach s Name: Istvan Nemeth Profession: French & Politics student at University of Bath 3rd World Championships rd World Cup # th World Cup # st Junior World Championships Team st Junior European Championships Team nd World Championships Team st Budapest Indoor Championships 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Enjoys all of them Why you started the sport: Tried out biathlon and triathlon through my local swimming club. I could already ride so decided to give fencing a go. I did my first pentathlon shortly after and haven't looked back since. Heroes/most influential person: Simone de Beauvoir, Aung San Suu Kyi, Leo Tolstoy, Emily Dickinson, Joan of Arc..to name a few. Normal things: eat, maybe read or watch TV, sleep...dream. you? Its an honour and a privilage to compete at the top level in something that I'm passionate about. Embracing the spirit of the competition and kicking ass! Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Mhairi Spence, Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale Nickname: Olive; I remind my coach of Olive from Popeye and Smurray- that was just something that came about. Languages Spoken: English & French Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 7 Residence: Belarus, Minsk Date of birth: 20 September Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Anatolij Tkachenko, Petr Vegera Profession: Athlete 1st World Cup # rd World Cup # nd World Cup # th 2008 Olympic Games Preferred Discipline(s): All disciplines except swimming Why you started the sport: I like the diversity of the sport and it is a way I can reach my goals. you? It is the pinnacle of my career. I get to speak with different people from different sports and countries. Olympic medal and sunny weather Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Laura Asadauskaite, Samantha Murray, Aleksander Lesun & David Svoboda Interesting Story: My husband is a pentathlete called Mikhail Prokopenko. We had our first son recently and we are both very proud. When he delivered me to the maternity hospital he left me there in bathrobe without all prepared stuff as he was so excited he couldn t think straight! Languages Spoken: English & Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

15 FRA AUS FRA GER Annika Schleu Qualified through World Rankings Amelie Cazé Qualified at 2011 European Championships Chloe Esposito Qualified at 2011 Oceanian Championships Elodie Clouvel Qualification through World Rankings Residence: Berlin, Germany Date of birth: 3 April Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coaches Name: Thora Schwarck, Robert Trapp & Kim Raisner. Profession: Soldier in the Federal Army/ Student 4th World Cup Final rd World Cup # st World Championships Team nd World Championships Relay st European Championships Team nd Junior European Championships 2008 Preferred Discipline(s): Combined event Why you started the Sport: When I was 10 years old a friend of the family took me to a pentathlon practice I liked the combination of five different disciplines. So I started training and it keeps being interesting because of the diversity of the sport. Try and relax and talk to my coach about the upcoming competition. you? A dream come true, as it is to all the athletes. The opening ceremony and living in the Olympic village. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Schoneborn, Caze & Tereshuk. Interesting Story: Next to pentathlon practice and university there is not too much time for other things. But I really like to relax with a book or meet my friends. In the winter I love skiing down hill and cross country. Languages Spoken: German & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 9 Residence: Paris, France Date of birth: 18 February Age 27 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1997 Coaches Name: Cedric Maillard Profession: Sports School teacher (Professor EPS) 1st World Championships 2007, 2008 & st European Championships 2009 & st World Cup # st Junior European Championships rd Junior World Championships nd Junior World Championships 2003, 3rd in 2004 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: Because my parents knew the head coach of will be my future club. Heroes/most influential person: French swimmer Virginie Dedieu and recently Maria Sharapova. Read a book. you? The start of a new life! Interesting Story: I was injured much of 2011, which saw my ranking drop. I m only one World Championships title behind the record and I aim to break that in Languages Spoken: French & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 10 Residence: Sydney, Australia Date of birth: 19 September Age 20 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2005 Coach s Name: Daniel Esposito (father) and lazlo Petho Profession: Athlete 3rd 2012 World Cup #2 1st 2011 Oceania Championships Preferred Discipline(s): Shooting & Riding Why you started the sport: Always wanted to do pentathlon ever since she knew her dad went to the Olympic games for pentathlon. you? its something so special to and hard to describe, but so excited and proud to put on the green and gold! The food in the village, competing, the opening and closing ceremonys, and getting to do that all with het best friend! as she qualified in the Australian team for shooting. Nickname: Co Co or chlo Languages Spoken: English Website: chloe2012.adcu.com.au Facebook: facebook.com/chloe2012 Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 11 Residence: Paris, France Date of Birth: 14th January Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2008 Coaches Name: Christian Roudaut Profession: Athlete 1st World Cup # rd World Cup Final th World Championships st World Championships Team 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Favorites disciplines are fencing because of the fight and of course swimming because I like the feeling of gliding. Why you started the sport: Started the sport through swimming, when I narrowly missed out on the 2008 French Olympic swimming team. Heroes/Most Influential Person: Paula Radcliff, Michael Phelps, Parents and Cédric Pla. I relax and try of get rid of my stress. you? It s my dream and I am so glad to finally do it after I just missed out in swimming. My event, where I hope I do well. Nickname: Elo, chouchou, la grande Interesting Story: I enjoy shopping, watching movies, spending time with my friends. And modelling when I have the time. Languages Spoken: French & English Website: elodieclouvel.fr Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

16 LAT RUS RUS POL Sylvia Gawlikowska Qualified though World Rankings Evdokia Gretchichnikova Qualified though World Rankings Ekaterina Khuraskina Qualified at 2011 European Championships Elena Rublevska Qualified at 2011 European Championships Residence: Warsaw, Poland Date of birth: 25 February Age 29 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1998 Coach s Name: Stanislaw Pytel, Jan Zolkiewski & Patrycja Masternak Profession: Master s degree of Journalism at School of International Relations and American Studies 5th World Cup Final th World Championships 2010 & st World Championships 2010 Mixed Relay & 3rd in s Relay 17th Beijing Olympic Games st World Championships 2010 Mixed Relay & 3rd in s Relay 6th Athens Olympic Games th World Championships 2004 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I chose modern pentathlon because so big variety of this discipline was very interesting and attractive for me. you? An opportunity to test myself at the highest possible level. Meeting my expectations. Languages Spoken: Polish, English & Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 14 Residence: Moscow, Russia Date of birth: 9 December Age 29 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1996 Coaches Name: Alexey Khaplanov & Fedotov. Profession: Student of physical culture at Moscow academy. 4th World Championships st World Championships Relay st European Championships th World Championships st World Cup # st World Championships Team st European Championships Team 2004, st Junior World Championships st Junior European Championships 2003 Preferred Discipline(s): Combined Why you started the Sport: I was moved from the swimming to Modern Pentathlon Reading & sleeping. you? It means everything, it is going to be such a good experiance. Nickname: Ducia Languages Spoken: Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 16 Residence: Moscow, Russia Date of birth: 21 August Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2001 Coaches Name: Khaplanov Alex, Gogoleva Olga. Profession: Student 1st World Cup # st World Championships Relay st Junior European Championships 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing & Combined Event Why you started the sport: Because I love sport, so why not do 5! Heroes/most influential person: Usain Bolt. Watch a movie and eat lots of chocolate. you? It s going to be the biggest event of my life. Everything from arriving until leaving. Interesting Story: Finished music school, enjoys skiing, reading and embroidery. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Schoneborn and Caze. Languages Spoken: Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 18 Residence: Riga, Latvia Date of birth: 23 March Age 36 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1992 Coaches Name: Andris Kuzmins Profession: Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Master Degree. 3rd World Cup Final 2007 & st World Military Games rd World Championships 2000 & nd Olympic Games 2004 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the Sport: Mother recommended it to her. Heros/most influential person: Suvorov. Interesting Story: I've qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games, and if I compete I will be the only women to compete in all 4 women s Olympic events (2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012). Languages Spoken: Latvian, Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

17 CHN CAN KOR HUN Adrienn Toth Qualified at 2011 European Championships Soo Jin Yang Qualified at 2111 Asian Championships Melanie McCann Qualified through 2011 Pan American Games Chen Qian Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships Residence: Budapest, Hungary Date of birth: 24 November Age 21 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2004 Coach s Name: Kállai Ákos, Hicsák Zsolt, Bognár Gábor, Balaska Zsolt Profession: Student 1st World Championships Relay 2008, st European Championships Relay 2010, nd European Championships st Junior World Championships st Junior European Championships 2007 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I swam, ran and fenced in different clubs so I decided to do it all together. Think over about what is going to happen the next day. I also think about the events and remember good feeling about past competitions. The Olympic atmosphere, everyone has told me what it is like, but I want to experience it myself. I also can t wait for the fencing, as if I go well in it, I will know that I am a good fencer!! Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Lena Schoneborn, Amelie Caze and Sarolta Kovacs. Interesting Story: When I am thinking of London, I am not thinking about results, I just want to have the feeling that I did my best in each event. I am trying to think about where my disciplines have been the best at each competition and try and have those feelings in London. you? It was always my aim and I actually wrote it in my book at school that I wanted to go to the Olympics. My teacher reminded me of this the day I got selected. Heroes/most influential person: The members of my family Languages Spoken: Hungarian & English Facebook: facebook.com/adrienntoth24 Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 21 Residence: Chuncheon, Korea Date of birth: 2 September 1988 Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2006 Coach s Name: Nam Kyeongwook, Head coach of team Korea Profession: Pentathlete belong to Korea Land and Housing Corporation 3rd place Asian Championships rd place Asian Games 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing. When I win at the fencing event, I am more proud than those of other victories. Why you started the sport: Actually I was a swimmer, but I joined Modern Pentathlon at my high school after suggestion of my coach in the middle school and also my parents. Heroes/most influential person: Parents and pentathlon coaches you? It will be a fight against myself Interesting Story: Despite being small, I am a heavy eater, because I eat a lot to keep my fitness Languages Spoken: Korean, English(a little) Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 22 Residence: Ottawa, ON (training), Mount Carmel, ON (hometown) Date of birth: 8 October Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2006 Coach s Name: John Hawes Profession: Athlete 4th Pan American Games Olympic qualifying event Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I was recruited at a high school track meet to try fencing/shooting as I was already a competitive swimmer. Pack my bag, hang out with my teammates, watch a few episodes from whatever tv series I am into at that time. you? It's the greatest honour to wear the maple leaf on the world's largest stage. It's achieving a life long goal and a dream come true. The athlete's village and opening ceremonies! Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Could be anyone. Interesting Story: I watched the 2008 Olympics from my summer job in my Dad's office on a small 10 inch tv - not sure I got a whole lot of work done that year! 2010 I was in Vancouver to cheer on Canada as a spectator in the stands. This year I will watch the Olympics from the field of play. Nickname: Mel, Melvin Languages Spoken: English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 23 Residence: Suzhou City, China Date of birth: 14 January Age 25 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coaches Name: Wang Ke Profession: College Student 2nd World Senior Championships st World Senior Championships th World Senior Championships th Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Preferred Discipline(s): Combined Event & Riding Why you started the sport: I got into the sport because I love riding. Heroes/most influential person: Her coach Wang Ke. Watch movies and listen to songs. you? I am trying to treat it just like any other competition. Languages Spoken: Chinese & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

18 UKR EGY ITA CZE Natalie Dionova Qualified though World Rankings Sabrina Crognale Qualified through World Rankings Aya Medany Qualified at 2011 African Championships Iryna Khokhlova Qualified through World Rankings Residence: Prague, Czech Republic Date of birth: 1 January Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2001 v Coach s Name: Jakub Kucera Profession: Military officer 1st European Championships Relay st World Championships Relay th World Cup # th World Cup Final 2012 Preferred Discipline(s): Shooting Why you started the sport: I like the diversity of the five sports. you? I m glad that modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport and that I m part of it. It s a dream of many athletes and mine too. I m looking forward to all the Olympic days. I will meet a lot of my friends there from different sports, so I hope that all of us will do our best in London. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: There are a lot of names that could be in medal positions. I think Amelie Caze will be one of them. Interesting story: Thanks to modern pentathlon, I met my boyfriend, also a modern pentathlete Ondrej Polivka. Nickname: Natali Languages spoken: Czech & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 25 Residence: Rome, Italy Date of birth: 08 August Age 27 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1997 Coach s Name: Marco Quattrini Profession: Athlete & Police 18th World Championships th World Cup Final th World Championships 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I started with swimming, after I know Pietro Serena, a modern pentathlon coach and he explained to me the other modern pentathlon disciplines, so I loved the sport generally and I started with this sport. you? It means I have realised my goal. Enjoy myself and make the best sport s experience of my life. Languages Spoken: Italian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 26 Residence: Cairo, Egypt Date of birth: 20 November Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1997 Coaches Name: Walid Sayed Profession: Teacher Assistant, logistics department, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime. 1st World Cup # nd World Championships st Junior World Championships 2006, 2008 & th Beijing Olympic Games st World Cup Final st African Championships 2007, 2008 & 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Heroes/most influential person: Her dad (Dr. Mahmoud Medany). you? It's my honour to compete the Olympics as an Egyptian & it's enough that I qualified to the highest category of competition that every athletes wishes to compete in once in their life. To be in my top form infront of my family who are going to watch me for the 1st time competing outside Egypt and with my brother son (Hamza) who gonna watch me for the 1st time and he will be around 2 month old. Nickname: Lolo Interesting Story: Her Dad was a part of the group that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for their work on Climate Change. Languages Spoken: Arabic & English Website: ayamedany.com Website: ayamedany.com Facebook: facebook.com/ayamedanyofficial Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 29 Residence: Donetsk, Ukraine Date of birth: 29 January Age 20 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2008 Coaches Name: Sidorov Dmitro, Kirpulyanskyy Konstantin, Mezencev Vitaliy, Paukov Aleksandr Profession: Athlete 1st World Military Championship rd Champion of Champions 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): All Why you started the Sport: My Parents introduced me to it as they thought I would be good at it. Heros/most influential person: My Mother. you? It s the biggest event in the world and a great chance to make my country proud. Hopefully winning an Olympic medal. Nickname: Ira. Languages Spoken: Ukrainian & Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

19 POL IRE CHN CAN Donna Vakalis Qualified through World Rankings Miao Yihua Qualified through 2011 Asian Championships Natalya Coyle Qualified through World Rankings Katarzyna Wójcik Qualified through World Rankings Residence: Toronto, Canada Date of birth: 30th December Age 32 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2006 Coach s Name: John Hawes Profession: Intern Architect/PhD Candidate Podium finishes at Spiez 2008 and 2011; NORCECA/ Guatemala Open Champion 2012 Preferred Discipline(s): Run/Ride Why you started the sport: To escape the architecture studio and improve my posture. Relax and read What does competing in the Olympics mean to you? Ultimately succeeding at balancing fulfilling professional/life goals with sports Enjoying the experience together with my favourite people Interesting Story: By making the Olympic team I consummated a long-running serious bet between myself and a dear old friend with a sense of humour. Terms cannot be disclosed publicly. Languages Spoken: French/English, tiny bits of Greek and Mandarin Website: Facebook: facebook.com/thisisnotdonna Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 33 Residence: Shanghai, China Date of birth: 11 February Age 24 Modern Pentathlon since: 2003 Coach s Name: Shen Kejian Profession: Student 1st Asian Games 2010, 8th World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Shooting & Riding Why you started the sport: First I start swimming and then changed to pentathlon. Heroes/most influential person: Zhongrong Cao Playing computer games. you? I m very happy I can participate in the Olympics. Nickname: Kingfisher's feather flower, because the pronunciation of my name is like this. Languages Spoken: Chinese & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 34 Residence: Dublin, Ireland Date of birth: 11 December Age 21 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2008 Coach s Name: Lindsey Weedon & Marek Makay Profession: Athlete and part time student 10th World Cup # th World Cup # th World Cup Final 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): I used to not enjoy it but now fencing is one of my favorites. With 5 sports your never going to get bored anyway! Why you started the sport: I started in my pony club doing tetrathlon (4 sports: running, swimming, shooting and riding). I competed internationally in this and naturally progressed from there. Sure why not pick up a fifth sport! Prepare all my kit for the next day (with 5 sports that takes awhile!!), make sure I have enough food to keep me going throughout the day (you can never rely on the packed lunches in a foreign country...) and then relax as I've done all the hard work already. you? It's a huge honour that I'm able to compete for Ireland in the Olympics. It's a dream come true. Being able to compete in front of my family and friends. Also being a part of the Irish team, being in an individual sport I never normally have team mates so I'm looking forward to cheering on the biggest Irish Olympic team! Interesting Story: I was chosen to carry the Olympic flame for my college in the Torch relay when it entered Ireland. Nickname: Tal Languages Spoken: English Facebook: facebook.com/natalyacoyle Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 35 Residence: Warsaw, Poland Date of birth: 31st March Age 29 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1998 Coach s Name: Patrycja Masternak, Stanisław Pytel, Jan Zółkiewski Profession: Teacher 3rd European Championships Relay 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Running Read. you? This is a dream come true I would like to achieve a good result. Languages Spoken: Polish Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

20 BLR LTU USA ITA Claudia Cesarini Qualified through World Rankings Margaux Isaksen Qualified at 2011 Pan American Championships Gintare Venckauskaite Qualified through World Rankings Hanna Vasilionak Qualified through World Rankings Residence: Rome, Italy Date of birth: 04 August Age 26 Modern Pentathlon since: 2007 Coach s Name: Maurizio Andreozzi Profession: Athlete 15th European Championships 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing, riding & running Why you started the sport: When I was a child my parents would like swimming for build an harmonious body, then my swimming coach had a pentathlon club so I started modern pentathlon but at the beginning I was very lazy so did not improve at a good rate. I usually go to bed early because during the night I can't sleep very well. you? It means that my dream has come true. Make the best sport experience of my life Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Elodie Clouvel and Chloe Esposito Interesting Story: I love shopping and before a competition I usually buy nice clothes Nickname: Clo Languages Spoken: Italian, English and Spanish Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 42 Residence: Colorado Springs, USA Date of birth: 7 October Age 20 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2006 Coach s Name: Janusz Peciak Profession: Student 1st Pan American Games st Champion of Champions st Youth A World Championships rd Junior World Championships nd World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Running and Swimming Why you started the sport: I found it to be an incredible test of physical and mental toughness and I wanted to see if I could "conquer" it. Heroes/most influential person: It always has been, and remains, Janusz Peciak. Laugh. As much as possible. Watch a movie, read, or catch up with my good friends. Try not to think about competing. you? It's an honour. I am representing my country, my family, and myself. Of course I am looking forward to Opening and Closing Ceremonies, but I am actually VERY excited to compete. All the athletes have been working tirelessly for years for this one day. Now it's time to show the world. Nickname: Mango, it just stuck. Also, Gar-Moe-The Great Given to her by her Grandfather when she was just a little girl. Languages Spoken: English Interesting Story: Competed in the Beijing Olympic Games when she was only 16. Your website: margauxisaksen.com Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 44 Residence: Kaunas, Lithuania Date of birth: 04 November Age 19 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2007 Coach s Name: Henrikas Eismontas Profession: Student 6th Youth Olympic Games rd Youth European Championships st Youth European Championships Mixed Relay st Youth World Championships Mixed Relay 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Combined Event Why you started the sport: Before the Modern Pentathlon I was swimmer, so I wanted to try something different. you? My dream come true I expect to get more experience and I hope to have successful competition. Interesting Story: I currently hold the shooting World Record and I m one of only 2 Modern Pentathletes in history (Tamara Vega being the other) to compete in both the Youth Olympic Games and Olympic Games. Nickname: Ginta Languages Spoken: Lithuanian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 45 Residence: Belarus, Minsk Date of birth: 16 January Age 29 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Yrij Berezovskij Profession: Athlete & Economist 14th World Championships th World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Riding & Fencing Why you started the sport: In order to achieve high level results in sport. you? Olympics is the result of a lot of hard work over many years. To improve my results from Beijing. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Schoneborn, Khuraskina, Asauduskaite, Prokopenko, Tereschuk, Lesun, Moiseev, Meliakh Languages Spoken: Russian, Belarussian, English (little) Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

21 JPN JPN USA MEX Tamara Vega Qualified through 2011 Pan American Games Suzanne Stettinius Qualified through World Rankings Narumi Kurosu Qualified through 2011 Asian Championships Shino Yamanaka Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships Residence: Mexico City, Mexico Date of birth: 15 March Age 19 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2007 Coach s Name: Sergio Escalante Profession: Athlete 1st Youth A World Championships rd Pan American Games 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I was a swimmer and then the coach invited me to run and then fencing so I started full time. Read and listen to music. you? Very important for my career. I am still very young and this is a great step. Competing and enjoying the experience. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Top 15 will all do well. Interesting Story: I was the first Youth Olympic Games athletes to qualify for the senior Olympic Games. Nickname: Puerquto Languages Spoken: Spanish & English Facebook: Tamvega Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 58 Residence: Parkton, Maryland, USA Date of birth: 22 January Age 24 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2005 Coach s Name: Thomas Bernier, Swimming: Jeff Hiestand, Fencing : Bin Lu & Damien Lehfeldt & Riding: Richard Lamb Profession: Student & Athlete 1st NORCECA Championships 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Riding Why you started the sport: Always needed to do lots of different sports. I grew up on the back of a horse and did Tetrathlon in Pony club as a kid I enjoyed the diversity so I tried Pentathlon and found I loved it and was good at it. : Eat a lot, since you don t get much of chance during the competition and then I try to sleep as much as possible! Margaux and I usually put on Sex And the City to watch while we try to fall asleep! you? It is the culmination of a 7 year dream that has dominated my life since I first tried the sport. Also Its amazing that I am going to be competing in a competition that I grew up watching with amazement! Riding English horses, I know they have horses that can handle a difficult course so that should be fun. Also of course looking forward to the day after the competition. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Margaux Isaksen. She has made an incredible comeback. Interesting Story: : I have had several incidents that I thought my Pentathlon Career was over. I broke my neck in 2009, broke my collar bone and needed surgery in 2011 and just this past world cup season I pulled my hamstring at World Cup #3. But somehow with my points from the beginning of the season I squeezed into the Olympic Games. Languages Spoken: English, Little Spanish, Little French Website: suzanne.mintmeadows.com Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 63 Residence: Shimotsuma City, Japan Date of birth: 22 October Age 20 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2005 Coach s Name: Hideki Kurosu Profession: Athlete 29th place in 2010 World Cup Final 5th 2011 Asian Championships Preferred Discipline(s): Riding Why you started the sport: Fell in love with Modern Pentathlon after seeing it on TV. Listen to my favourite music. you? Qualifying for the Olympic has grown the sports profile in Japan which was my focus from the start. Enjoying the London atmosphere. Interesting Story: At the Olympic qualifiers, I beat the person in front of me with meters to go to clinch my qualification place. Languages Spoken: Japanese Website: ameblo.jp/kurosu-narumi/ Facebook: facebook.com/narumi.kurosu Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 139 Residence: Asaka-City, Japan Date of birth: 3 August Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2009 Coach s Name: Saito, Hoshino, Ishikawa, Arakawa, Tsuyama, Takeshita, Narita Profession: Self Defence Official 5th Asian Championships 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): All Why you started the sport: My goal was to compete in the Olympic Games. I want to taste the atmosphere and can meet a various other sportspeople. Nickname: Shino Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

22 2008 Olympic Champion: Lena Schoneborn (GER) 42 43

23 Qualified Athletes Name Nation Age World Ranking Edward FERNON AUS Thomas DANIEL AUT Dzmitry MELIAKH BLR Stanislau ZHURAULIOU BLR Esteban BUSTOS CHI Zhongrong CAO CHN Guan WANG CHN Ondrej POLIVKA CZE David SVOBODA CZE Yasser HEFNY EGY Amro EL GEZIRY EGY Christopher PATTE FRA Nicholas WOODBRIDGE GBR 26 9 Samuel WEALE GBR Steffen GEBHARDT GER Stefan KOLLNER GER Andrei GHEORGHE GUA Robert KASZA HUN Adam MAROSI HUN 28 4 Nicola BENEDETTI ITA 26 8 Riccardo DE LUCA ITA 26 7 Shinichi TOMII JPN Rustim SABIRKHOUZINE KAZ Pavel ILIASHENKO KAZ Jinhwa JUNG KOR Woojin HWANG KOR 22 6 Name Nation Age World Ranking Deniss CERKOVSKIS LAT Justinas KINDERIS LTU Oscar SOTO MEX Lukasz KLEKOT POL Szymon STASKIEVWICZ POL Andrei MOISEEV RUS 33 2 Alexander LESUN RUS 24 1 Dmytro KIRPULYANSKYY UKR Pavlo TYMOSHCHENKO UKR Dennis BOWSHER USA

24 46 47 Athlete Profiles:

25 KOR HUN RUS RUS Aleksander Lesun Qualified at 2011 World Championships Andrei Moiseev Qualified at 2011 European Championships Ádám Marosi Qualified at 2011 World Championships Woojin Hwang Qualified though World Ranking Residence: Moscow, Russia Date of birth: 01 July Age 24 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2003 Coach s Name: Alex Kaplanov, Andrei Fedotov, Andrei Makushin. Profession: Student 1st World Championships st World Cup # nd World Championships 2010 & nd World Cup Final st World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing & Combined Event Why you started the sport: I liked the variety of sports that Modern Pentathlon offers. Heroes/most influential person: Martin Luther King Jr. you? This is everything I have worked towards. It is a major competition. Competing with all my difficent rivals. Interesting Story: Became a father earlier this year. So winning the Olympic Games together with the World Championships won earlier this year and the birth of his child would make it a year that I will never forget. Nickname: Fox Languages Spoken: Belarussian, Ukrainian & Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 1 Residence: Rostov-on-Don, Russia Date of Birth: 3 June Age 33 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1991 Coaches Name: Andrey Tropin Profession: Athlete Gold medallist Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Gold medallist Athens Olympic Games st World Championships nd World Championships st European Championships 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming Try to sleep so I am fresh for competition. you? It is the biggest competition in Modern Pentathlon. To have positive emotions. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Each athlete will be well prepared for everyone will do well. Interesting Story: Injured my leg in a car accident in 2009 which hampered my form and performance for 2 years. I only started to compete at my best level in Also looking to become the first ever Pentathlete to win 3 straight individual gold Olympic medals Languages Spoken: Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 2 Residence: Budapest, Hungary Date of Birth: 26 July Age 28 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1999 Coaches Name: Balaska zsolt, Kovács Iván, Serfözö Sándor, Semeczi Attila & Hicsák Zsolt Profession: Sports Manager 3rd World Championships st World Cup Final 2009 & st World Cup # st World Championships st Junior World Championships 2005 Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming, Riding Why you started the sport: I was a swimmer, and in my free time I started do the other events, and eventually started pentathlon competition. In a short time the success came, and my coaches said I was a talent so I started full time. Heroes: Balczó András, Balogh Gábor. Relax, reading a book and listening to music you? The biggest celebration in the world Opening ceremony and the competition. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Lesun, Moiseev, Benedetti, Kasza and myself. Interesting Story: He has a tatoo on his leg of his favorite rockband s (AC/DC) guitar player, Angus Young. He thinks he is the best, when he is tired, he gives me power! Nickname: Maro Languages Spoken: Hungarian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 4 Residence: Gwangju, Korea Date of birth: 8 May Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2003 Coach s Name: Nam Kyeongwook, Head coach of team Korea Profession: Student, Korea National Sport University 2nd World Cup Final st World Championships Relay st Junior World Championships relay/team 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing, I think it is a dynamic event Why you started the sport: Coach s suggestion Heroes/most influential person: Parents and coach from the high school I try my best to do nothing. you? I am proud that I am taking part in the Olympic Games as student. Since I am still young, this will not only be the first Olympics but also it will be just beginning to my life as pentathlete. Nickname: Careless person, because I made many small mistakes Languages Spoken: Korean Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

26 HUN GBR ITA ITA Riccardo De Luca Qualified at 2012 World Championships Nicola Benedetti Qualified at 2012 World Championships Nick Woodbridge Qualified through World Rankings Róbert Kasza Qualified at 2011 World Cup Final Residence: Rome, Italy Date of birth: 22 March Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1999 Coach s Name: Marco Quattrini Profession: Carabiniere 3rd World Cup # nd Junior European Championships st Junior World Championships Relay st Junior World Championships Relay st Youth A World Championships Team rd World Championship 2011 team Preferred Discipline(s): Running & Fencing Why you started the sport: Always been interested in sports; connections to school-related he knew the Modern Pentathlon, by Peter Serena, and from there on, He constantly found in this multi discipline a strong interest to make it become my job. Heroes/most influential person: Pietro Serena. you? I'm a quiet boy, so generally after the competition I want just to relax my bondy and my mind. A realization of a big dream. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Moiseev, Lesun & Marosi. Interesting Story: Likes to snowboard and surf when ever possible. Nickname: Rik Languages Spoken: Italian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 7 Residence: Rome, Italy Date of birth: 26 December Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coaches Name: Marco Quattrini Profession: Athlete 1st World Cup # rd World Championships Team th World Cup Final nd World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: Because I like the multidisciplinary sports. Heroes/most influential person: Andrei Moiseev. Eat a lot and sleep. you? Very big emotions. Nickname: Nik Interesting Story: I enjoy Skiing and fishing. Languages Spoken: Italian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 8 Residence: Bath/Terlford, Great Britain Date of birth: 13 October Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1999 Coaches Name: Phlipp Waeffler Profession: Athlete 1st Youth World Championships rd World Cup Final 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming & Fencing Why you started the sport: A gradual progression and enjoyed the multi-disciplines. Shave down and watch an inspirational DVD such as Without Limits. you: It's the reason I do the sport and the sport takes up most of my life, so making the Olympics is everything. The home support on the day of his competition, it will be like no other competition he will ever experience. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: World #1 and World Champion Aleksander Lesun (RUS) Interesting Story: Economics graduate and likes to play golf. Nickname: Woody Languages Spoken: English Website: Nickwoodbridge.co.uk Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 9 Residence: Budapest, Hungary Date of birth: 4 May Age 26 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1993 Coach s Name: Péter Takács, Ákos Schumacher, Edit Cornides, Gyula Karácsony, Zsolt Balaska. Profession: Athlete 1st World Cup Final 2008 & st World Championships Relay st European Championships Relay 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming & Fencing Why you started the sport: Originally it was only a handy solution for his parents to bring him to the same sport as his brother used to go, but soon it became his passion and love. Heroes/most influential person: Balczó András who is the biggest Modern Pentathlete ever. He respects him for his modesty, intelligence and humility. Relaxing and thinking about the competition. Get into the competition mode. you? It s a dream for me because when I was 6, this was my crazy thought that I could be an Olympian. To feel good as it is a big chance for me. Most people never have a chance to do this. I am glad I have my chance and I want to take it. Nickname: Fehércsocsi (fehér=white, csocsi=sweety chocolate) because he like white chocolate and he eat a lot of sweets. Interesting Story: I m a MSc Recreation student at the Budapest Semmelweis University Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. Besides sport and studies I enjoy spending time with my friends, hiking and touring around the beautiful Hungarian landscape. Languages Spoken: Hungarian & English Website: kaszarobert.hu Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

27 AUT GBR GER UKR Pavlo Tymoshchenko Qualified through World Rankings Stefan Köllner Qualified at 2012 World Championships Sam Weale Qualified though World Ranking Thomas Daniel Qualified through World Rankings Residence: Kiev, Ukraine Date of birth: 13 October Age 25 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1999 Coaches Name: Tymoshchenko Iurii Profession: Military of Internal Forces 1st World Cup # st World Championships Relay nd World Cup Final th Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing & Riding Why you started the sport: His father was a former Pentathlete, so he has liked this sport since childhood. Heroes/most influential person: Pavel Lednyov & Balczó András. Interesting Story: Enjoys photography and studying at University. Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 12 Residence: Potsdam, Germany Date of birth: 9 November Age 27 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1992 Coach s Name: Jürgen Höfner Profession: Sportsoldier/student 4th World Championships rd European Championships st European Championships Team 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Running & Fencing Why you started the sport: I started with this sport, because it has alot of variety. Heroes/most influential person: My parents. you? It s what I`ve been working for for years. That s why it means a lot to me. The atmosphere at the Olympics. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: I m sure there will be three athletes on the podium. Languages Spoken: German, English & Russian Website: Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 14 Residence: Bath, Great Britain Date of birth: 9 February Age 30 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Philipp Waeffler Profession: Athlete 2nd European Championships th World Championships Relay 2009 & th World Cup # th Beijing Olympics rd Junior European Championships 2002 Preferred Discipline(s): Running you? It means everything. After 2008 I thought about quitting the sport, but decided to keep on competing with the dream of competing in a home games. Seeing all the union jacks in the huge crowd. Interesting Story: I hold a degree in Sports Technology from University of Bath. Starred alongside actress Rita Tushingham and dancer Lorena Randi in Daria Martins 2005 film Loneliness and the Modern Pentathlon. My identical twin, Chris, is goalkeeper with Championship side Leicester City. Languages Spoken: English Website: Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 15 Residence: Wiener Neustadt, Austria Date of birth: 17 June Age 27 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2001 Coach s Name: Horst stocker & Wolfgang Splitek Profession: Soldier and Student 5th World Championships 2009 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: I liked the variety in the sport. you? It was one of my biggest goal to take part in Olympics. The Olympic spirit. Nickname: Tom Interesting Story: Only started the sport at 16 and did not know anything about Pentathlon before then. Languages Spoken: German, Spanish & English Website: Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

28 LTU CZE BLR KAZ Pavel Iliashenko Qualified though World Ranking Stanislau Zhurauliou Qualified though World Ranking David Svoboda Qualified through World Rankings Justinas Kinderis Qualified through World Rankings Residence: Astana, Kazakhstan Date of birth: 23 June Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coach s Name: Vadim Chudnovskiy Profession: Student 2nd Junior World Championships th World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing & Running Why you started the sport: Wanted to be a strong and healthy man Get an early night Excitied for his first Olympiad Interesting Story: I started the sport by accident, after I rode a horse when I was 12 and fell in love with it. Languages Spoken: Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 18 Residence: Gomel, Belarus Date of birth: 14th April Age 24 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coach s Name: Vasili Gulevich, Viktor Scherbakov, Sergei Bliaskinwith Profession: Fireman 2nd World Cup # rd European Championship relay 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): All Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Myself, Andrei Moiseev & Aleksander Lesun Languages Spoken: Belarussian, Italian, Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 19 Residence: Prague, Czech Republic Date of birth: 19 March Age 27 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2001 Coaches Name: Jakub Kucera Profession: Military Officer 1st World Cup # st Kremlin Cup st European Championships nd World Championships 2008 & st Junior World Championships 2006 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Hero s/most influential person: Jan Železný (javelin throw), Roman Šebrle (decathlon), Ondrej Synek (rowing), Libor Capalini (modern pentathlon), influential people: my two brothers. Usually I'm sleeping only a few hours, I'm watching movies, drinking beer (but max one or two) you? It's opportunity to perform myself in front of wider public, chance to meet some interesting or well known sportsmen from another sport branches, and also it's the chance to fulfill my sport dreams and enjoy the participation at the most significant sport event on the world. A lot of spectators, many of my friends, family watching my competition, posibility to watch some of others competitions (specialy athletics), and also I expect great olympic atmosphere there. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Me, both the Russians, Hungarians and British boys Nickname: Dave, and also "blue bandanna boy" (because of my bandanna, which I use during fencing. Interesting Story: I have an identical twin brother that recently completed the Hawaii Iron Man. I also enjoy sky diving and would love to become an instructor. Languages Spoken: Czech & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 20 Residence: Vilnius, Lithuania Date of birth: 24 May Age 25 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coach s Name: Jurijus Moskviciosvas Profession: Lawyer 3rd World Championships nd World Cup # rd World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Combined Event Why you started the sport: Because I love the sport. I did not do much sport when I was a kid, and when once I started I couldn t stop. Normally day before competition I just run 20min and try not to think too much about the competition. you? Its means a lot of for me because its my first olympics and qualifying is not easy. I will not be in opening ceremony so I hope closing ceremony will be good! Nickname: Justas Interesting Story: Loves playing beach volleyball in his spare time. Languages Spoken: Lithuanian, Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

29 CHN EGY KOR FRA Christopher Patte Qualified though World Ranking Jinhwa Jung Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships Amro El Geziry Qualified though World Ranking Zhongrong Cao Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships Residence: Paris, France Date of birth: 29 March Age 22 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2005 Coach s Name: Jean-Pierre Guyomarch & Cedric Maillard Profession: Sport Teacher 3rd World Cup # rd World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming Why you started the sport: It's an exceptional sport you? It is the result of all my hard work. My family being able to watch me. Nickname: Chris & Nanin Languages Spoken: French, English & Italian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 22 Residence: Ulsan, Korea Date of birth: 25 May Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2003 Coaches Name: Nam Kyeongwook, Head coach of team Korea Profession: Student / Korea National Sport University 3rd World Championships rd Asian Championships th World Cup Final nd Junior World Championships 2009 Preferred Discipline(s): Riding, I think I am good at riding and I feel less nerves than other events. Why you started the sport: First, I was interested in sport but he actually preferred to study. But eventually went back to where my talent was sport. I try to think good memories from the past and also good things to be happened in the future which help me a lot to be easy. you? The Olympic game is the most honourable competition to sportsmen so that it will be an honour to my family regardless how i perform. Heroes/most influential person: My parents and my girl friend who is also a pentathlete. Nickname: Black Interesting Story: Interested in fashion so I enjoy surfing the internet to buy some stylish clothes. I m also studying English at night after training which is very hard. Languages Spoken: Korean Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 23 Residence: Cairo,Egypt Date of birth: 29 November Age 25 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Janusz Peciak Profession: Doctor 3rd World Championships Relay th World Cup # th World Cup Final th World Cup Final th World Championships 2012 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Swimming & Riding Why you started the sport: Because it s so different, interesting and difficult. In addition I followed the steps of my older brother Emad who is a former pentathlete (participated in Sydney 2000 Olympic Games). Watch a movie. you? It means a lot to me, its a dream. This will be my second Olympic Games and i m so excited about it and want to do better than Beijing. This will be a hude challenge, but one I am ready for. I'm looking forward to do my best and enjoy it and of course hopefully getting a medal. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Andrei Moiseev & Adam Marosi. Interesting Story: I have a brother Emad who competed in the Sydney Olympic Games and I ve another brother Omar who also competes on the international Pentathlon circuit. Languages Spoken: Arabic & English. Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 24 Residence: Shanghai, China Date of birth: 3 November Age 30 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1998 Coaches Name: Shen Kejian Profession: Coach 3rd World Cup Final th World Championships st Asian Games 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing & Riding Why you started the sport: Because I like fencing and swimming. Heroes/most influential person: Roberto Baggio (Italian Footballer). Play video games and watch the news on TV. you? The top level competition. I m very happy I can participate in the Olympics for the second time. Producing a better result than Nickname: Uncle Cao, because he is the oldest in the Chinese Team. Interesting Story: I want to have one field and try as a farmer. Sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn. Languages Spoken: Chinese & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

30 CZE KAZ UKR LAT Dennis Cerkovskis Qualified at 2011 European Championships Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy Qualified at 2011 European Championships Rustim Sabirkhouzine Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships Ondrej Polívka Qualified at 2011 European Championships Residence: Riga, Latvia Date of birth: 2 November Age 33 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1992 Coach s Name: Mihails Jefremenko Profession: Military Sport Instructor 4th Olympic Games th World Championships nd World Military Games nd European Championships st World Cup # th World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): All 5 Why you started the sport: Latvian pentathlons invited me to come train so I decided to give it a try... Heroes/most influential person: Valdis Dombrovskis (Prime Minister of Latvia) What does competing in the Olympics mean to you? The Olympics is the pinnacle of Modern Pentathlon. A good performance. Interesting Story: This will be my 4th Olympic games and this year I celebrated 20 years since I started Modern Pentathlon Languages Spoken: Latvian, Russian, English & Italian Website: Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 27 Residence: Donetsk, Ukraine Date of birth: 02 June Age 27 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1995 Coaches Name: Kirpulyanskyy Konstantin, Mezencev Vitaliy, Paukov Aleksandr. Profession: Doctor 3rd European Championships st World Championships Mixed Relay 6th World Championships th World Cup Final nd World Cup # th Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Preferred Discipline(s): All Why you started the sport: Followed in the footsteps of my father. Interesting Story: Enjoys reading and listening to music. His brother Pavel is also a top Pentathlete. Heroes/most influential person: Parents you? The biggest competition of the season and a good opportunity to glorify my country. Winning a medal. Nickname: Dima Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 29 Residence: Kazakhstan Date of birth: 4th January Age 34 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1986 Coach s Name: Vadim Chudnovskii Profession: Athlete 1st World Cup Final 2003 Preferred Discipline(s): All Why you started the sport: To get a taste of 5 different events instead of 1. Achieving good results. Nickname: Rust Languages Spoken: Russian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 31 Residence: Prague, Czech Republic Date of birth: 17 March Age 24 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2001 Coach s Name: Jakub Kucera Profession: Military Officer 2nd World Cup # st European Championships nd World Cup Final st World Cup # st Junior World Championships 2007 Preferred Discipline(s): Shooting Why you started the sport: Was bored with only doing swimming. you? When I was younger, it was my dream, so I'm glad to have the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games. I'm looking forward to meeting other athletes and all the ambience of the Olympic Games. Interesting Story: My girlfiend is fellow Pentathlete Natalie Dionova. Nickname: Poliv Languages Spoken: Czech & English Website: Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

31 MEX CHI POL POL Lukasz Klekot Qualified at 2011 European Championships Szymon Staskiewicz Qualified at the 2011 European Championships Esteban Bustos Qualified at 2011 Pan American Games Oscar Soto Qualified at 2011 Pan American Games Residence: Drzonków, Poland Date of birth: 13 May Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2006 Coach s Name: Jarosław Czorniczek, Piotr Maciaszczyk, Stanisław Pytel Profession: Athlete 1st Junior Poland Championships st Senior Poland Championships 2010 & nd European Championships Relay 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): All Heroes/most influential person: Peja, Cejrowski I rest and relax. (example I watch a film or read a book) you? Prestige and honour Great performance and Olympics closing ceremony Nickname: Bocian (in English:stork) Interesting Story: When I was a kid and I trained swimming, many times I sleepwalked. Once at 3 o clock am. I left home and I went to the swimming pool to train. Fortunately my mother stopped me. Of course in the morning I remembered nothing. What is more, many times I woke up in the place, where I hadn t gone to sleep. Languages Spoken: Polish, English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 47 Residence: Drzonków, Poland Date of birth: 3 January Age 25 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Stanisław Pytel Profession: Athlete, Mechanical Engineer 1st Youth A European Championships 2nd European Championships Relay 2010 & st Polish National Championships 2008 & 2012 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Heroes/most influential person: Jean Paul II The big emotions and high level competition. Interesting Story: I started the sport by accident, after I rode a horse when I was 12 and fell in love with it. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Andrei Moiseev Interesting Story: I met all my best friends in pentathlon. I have three older brothers, two of them are firefighters and one is a skydive instructor - I am very proud of them and doing my best to make them proud of me. Languages Spoken: Russian & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 49 Residence: Santiago, Chile Date of birth: 17 December Age 19 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2005 Coach s Name: Gerardo Cortes Profession: Student 3rd Pan American Games 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Running Why you started the sport: Because my brother Cristian practiced Modern Pentathlon and our Coach Gerardo Cortes showed it to me and I loved it immediately. I take a long shower and I see my favorite TV serie Espiritu de lucha. you? To me it s a dream realized since I was a kid. Like everyone else I have always wanted to go to the Olympic Games. Competing well and representing my country. Interesting Story: My brother Cristian competed for Chile at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Nickname: Penta, Speedy Gonzales & Estefan Languages Spoken: Spanish & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 51 Residence: Mexico City, Mexico Date of birth: 6 September Age 28 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Gabriel Gil Marín Profession: Athlete 1st Pan American Games st Central American Games 2006 & th Beijing Olympics 2008 Preferred Discipline(s): Combined Event Why you started the sport: My first coach was a pentathlete many years ago. Heroes/most influential person: My brother Cesar Soto Carrillo. Read, write, talk with mom. you? Best day of my life. To improve the result l got in Beijing Olympics. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Myself. Languages Spoken: Spanish & English Interesting Story: Took piano lessons for 7 years, won a national finances contest and is a Sergeant, after being involved in the army for 4 years. Facebook: facebook.com/oscar-soto-carrillo- Admiradores Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

32 USA GUA GER BLR Dzmitry Meliakh Qualified at 2011 European Championships Steffen Gebhardt Qualified at 2011 European Championships Andrei Gheorghe Qualified at 2011 Pan American Games Dennis Bowsher Qualified at the 2011 Pan American Games Residence: Minsk, Belarus Date of birth: 3 July Age 33 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1998 Coach s Name: Valentin Rogov Profession: Athlete 5th 2004 Olympic Games 12th 2008 Olympic Games Preferred Discipline(s): All 5 Why you started the sport: A lot of reasons you? An opportunity to show good result Good weather Interesting Story: This will be my 3rd Olympic Games. Languages Spoken: Russian & Belarussian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 56 Residence: Berlin, Germany Date of birth: 22 July Age 31 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 1999 Coach s Name: Jens Kleinert; Kersten Palmer, Kim Raisner Profession: Athlete 3rd World Cup # rd World Cup # Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing Why you started the sport: Started through swimming and a coach asked if I wanted to come and try Pentathlon. Interesting Story: This will be my 3rd Olympic Games and I am currently dating fellow Pentathlete Eva Troutmann. Languages Spoken: German & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 59 Residence: Guatemala Date of birth: 14 September Age 24 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2000 Coach s Name: Marian Viorel Gheorghe Profession: Civil Engineer Student 1st Pan American Games nd Pan American Games 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing, Riding and Shooting Why you started the sport: Started in 2000 just as a hobby then fell in love with it. Try to rest and prepare all of my equipment for the competition. What does competing in the Olympics mean to you? It s a dream come true, and it will be a nice experience for me. This is my first participation in the Olympic Games so I just want to enjoy the competition as much as possible and not stress out about the result. Interesting Story: : My father, Marian Gheorghe finished a respectable 7th at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he represented Romania. I was too born in Romania, but moved to Guatemala when I was 13, currently studying Engineering and is now a true, proud Guatemalan. Nickname: Andu, Canche & Rumano Languages Spoken: Spanish, English and Romanian Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 71 Residence: Colorado Springs, USA Date of birth: 7 April Age 29 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2003 Coach s Name: Janusz Peciak Profession: Army 4 times National Champion 2nd World Cup # th 2011 Pan American Championships Preferred Discipline(s): Swimming Why you started the sport: To fulfil my Olympic dream. you? It ll be a great honour to represent team USA in London. Hopefully getting to see fellow Americans compete. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: South Korea have a good chance to do well. Interesting Story: I can solve a rubix cube Languages Spoken: English Facebook: facebook.com/dennisbowshermodernpetnathlon Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

33 JPN AUS CHN EGY Yasser Hefny Qualified at 2011 African Championships Wang Guan Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships. Edward Fernon Qualified at 2011 Oceanian Championships Shinichi Tomi Qualified at 2011 Asian Championships Date of birth: 8 February Age 23 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coach s Name: Sherif el Eryan & Awad Samy Profession: Athelete 1st Youth A World Championships 2007 Preferred Discipline(s): Running & Fencing Why you started the sport: It s very interesting, and it s not boring. Much better than doing just one sport. Just trying to be normal and calm and ask god to make me able to compete well. you? One of my biggest dream come true. Doing my best, I don't care in which position I m going to be, the most important for me to go beyond my limits. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Amro El Gezery Interesting Story: When I was young I used to jump the fencing obsticles in the wrong direction. This is why I could never get good positions! Languages Spoken: Arabic & English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 80 Residence: Guangdong, China Date of birth: 16 February Age 25 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2002 Coach s Name: Miao Kai Profession: Athlete 4th Asian Games 2010 Preferred Discipline(s): Fencing & Shooting Why you started the sport: Wanted to be a strong and healthy man Playing games or watching videos on the computer. It s a party, a big party. Interesting Story: I started the sport by accident, after I rode a horse when I was 12 and fell in love with it. Nickname: My name in Chinese is means crown Languages Spoken: Chinese, Cantonese and a little English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 87 Residence: Sydney, Australia Date of birth: 6 February Age 24 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2007 Coach s Name: Bill Ronald Profession: Student (Masters of Commerce at Sydney University) Qualifying for Olympic Games at Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification. Preferred Discipline(s): Running & Riding Why you started the sport: Personal challenge. Watch a movie & relax. you? Great sense of achievement and a tremendous opportunity to represent my country at the highest level I am really looking forward to the opening & closing ceremonies. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Benedetti & Marosi Nickname: Bruce Languages Spoken: English Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012: 111 Residence: Oka Asaka-city, Japan Date of birth: 1 September Age 31 Year Started Modern Pentathlon: 2004 Coach s Name: Saito Hiroshi Profession: Self Defence Officer 4th Asian Championships 2011 Preferred Discipline(s): All Why you started the sport: I wanted to become an Olympian Call my wife and my child. you? It was a dream, and it was an aim. Pentathlete you tip to do well in London: Andrei Moiseev. Nickname: Tommy Languages Spoken: Japanese Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012:

34 2008 Olympic Champion: Andrei Moiseev (RUS) 66 67

35 Laser Shooting London 2012 will see laser shooting s Olympic debut. Laser shooting is in its second year, after the successful implementation in 2011, and at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The new laser shooting technology has been developed to perfectly replicate an athlete shooting with the traditional air pellet pistol, to stay coherent with the rules. Right down to the laser staying in the barrel for 10ms, as this is as long it takes for a pellet to leave the pistol. An athlete can change their air pellet pistol to a laser shooting pistol in a matter of seconds by simply changing their barrel to an environmentally friendly laser barrel. London 2012 will use Simpower Precision Laser Targets (PLT) which will give athletes real time feedback of where each shot has gone on a personal laptop next to them. Why the change to laser shooting? Increased safety makes the sport more accessible to the masses. Now literally everyone can practice the sport from toddlers up! Reduction of lead pellets which leads to tons of dangerous lead pollution, which is harmful to both athletes and the environment. Cheaper solutions to build shooting ranges, which can now be transparent to allow better viewing of the action. Media and spectators have the ability to get closer to the action as safety concerns are abolished. Ability to continually improve and develop the technology for more interaction for the spectators and media. Enhanced capabilities for television data displays. Increased level of shooting data can be produced. Head on pictures of athletes are now a possibility. Events can now be organised anywhere, even in a busy city centre as we saw at the 2011 Champion of Champions. Qualification Information How did the 72 Athletes Qualify? So, how did the 36 athletes of each gender who will compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon event qualify? Here is the basic version: A maximum of two athletes of each gender from any one country can compete in the Olympic Games. If more than two athletes from a country qualify then the National Olympic Committee (NOC) from that country chose which 2 athletes will compete. The qualifying period lasted for about a year and ended on 31 May Athletes reached the qualifying standard by gaining one of the quota places available at one of the qualifying competitions. These were the 2011 World Cup Final, 2011 World Championships, 2011 Continental Championships and the 2012 World Championships. Different competitions attract different numbers of quota places. Once all the quota places have been allocated the remaining qualifying places are allocated from the World Ranking list as at 1st June Where a country has more than 2 athletes who qualify or when the same athlete has qualified several times, then the places are reallocated to the next placed athletes on the ranking list, unless the qualification standard was set at the continental championships and in that case the place goes to the next athlete/noc at the respective continental championship. The host nation has the right to qualify one place per gender if no-one qualifies through the other routes

36 Past Olympic Champions 1912 Stockholm SWE 1 LILLIEHÖÖK Gösta SWE 2 ÅSBRINK Gösta SWE 3 DE LAVAL Georg SWE 1920 Antwerp BEL 1 DYRSSEN Gustaf SWE 2 DE LAVAL Erik SWE 3 RUNÖ Gösta SWE 1980 Moscow USR 1 STAROSTIN Anatoli USR 2 SZOMBATHELYI Tamas HUN 3 LEDNYOV Pavel USR 1984 Los Angeles BEL 1 MASALA Danielle ITA 2 RASMUSON Svante SWR 3 MASSULLO Carlo ITA 1924 Paris FRA 1 LINDMAN Bo SWE 2 DYRSSEN Gustaf SWE 3 UGGLA Bertin SWE 1928 Amsterdam NED 1 THOFELT Sven SWE 2 LINDMAN Bo SWE 3 KAHL Helmit GER 1988 Seoul KOR 1 MARTINEK Janos HUN 2 MASSULLO Carlo ITA 3 IAGORASHVILI Vakhtang USR 1992 Barcelona ESP 1 SKRZYPASZEK Arkadiusz POL 2 MIZSÉR Attila HUN 3 ZENOVKA Eduard EUN 1932 Los Angeles USA 1 OXENSTIERNA Johan SWE 2 LINDMAN Bo SWE 3 MAYO Richard USA 1948 London GBR 1 GRUT William SWE 2 MOORE George USA 3 GÄRDIN Gösta SWE 1936 Berlin USA 1 HANDRICK Gotthard GER 2 LEONARD Charles USA 3 ABBA Silvano ITA 1952 Helsinki FIN 1 HALL Lars SWE 2 BENEDEK Gabor HUN 3 SZONDY Istvan HUN 1996 Atlanta USA 1 PARYGIN Alexander KAZ 2 ZENOVKA Eduard RUS 3 MARTINEK Janos HUN 2000 Sydney AUS 1 SVATKOVSKI Dmitry RUS 2 BALOGH Gabor HUN 3 DOVGAL Pavel BLR made their debut at Sydney COOK Stephanie GBR 2 DE RIEL Emily USA 3 ALLENBY Kate GBR 1956 Melbourne AUS 1 HALL Lars SWE 2 MANNONEN Olavi FIN 3 KORHONEN Väinö FIN 1960 Rome ITA 1 NÉMETH Ferenc HUN 2 NAGY Imre HUN 3 BECK Robert USA 2004 Athens GRE 1 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 2 ZADNEPROVSKIS Andrejus LTU 3 CAPALINI Libor CZE 1 VOROS Zsuzsanna HUN 2 RUBLEVSKA Elena LAT 3 HARLAND Georgina GBR 1964 Tokyo JPN 1 TÖRÖK Ferenc HUN 2 NOVIKOV Igor URS 3 MOKEYEV Albert URS 1968 Mexico City JPN 1 FERM Björn SWE 2 BALCZÓ Andras HUN 3 LEDNYOV Pavel URS 2008 Beijing CHN 1 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 2 KRUNGOLCAS Edvinas LTU 3 ZADNEPROVSKIS Andrejus LTU 1 SCHONEBORN Lena GER 2 FELL Heather GBR 3 TERESHUK Victoria UKR 1972 Munich GER 1 BALCZÓ Andras HUN 2 ONISHCHENKO Boris URS 3 LEDNYOV Pavel URS 1976 Montreal CAN 1 PYCIAK-PECIAK Janusz POL 2 LEDNYOV Pavel URS 3 BARTU Jan TCH 2010 Singapore - Youth Olympics SIN 1 KIM Dae Beom KOR 2 SHUGAROV Ilya RUS 3 CAMACHO Jorge MEX 1 Moya Lopez Leydi Laura CUB 2 FOLDHAZI Zsofia HUN 3 SPAS Anastaysia UKR 70 71

37 Past World Champions 2000 Pesaro ITA 1 SVARRE Permile DEN 2 BOENISZ Paulina POL 3 RUBLEVSKA Elena LAT 1 ZADNEPROVSKIS Andrejus LTU 2 BALOGH Gabor HUN 3 PAPUC Nicolae ROM 2007 Berlin GER 1 CAZE Amelie FRA 2 VOROS Zsuzsanna HUN 3 ASADAUSKAITE Laura LTU 1 HORVATH Viktor HUN 2 FROLOV Ilia RUS 3 NEMETH Róbert HUN 2001 Milfield GBR 1 COOK Stephanie GBR 2 BOENISZ Paulina POL 3 HARLAND Georgina GBR 1 BALOGH Gabor HUN 2 HORVATH Viktor HUN 3 HANTOV Tzanko BUL 2008 Budapest HUN 1 CAZE Amelie FRA 2 MEDANY Aya EGY 3 LIVINGSTON Katy GBR 1 FROLOV Ilia RUS 2 SVOBODA David CZE 3 LAPO Yahor BLR 2002 San Francisco USA 1 SIMOKA Bea HUN 2 VOROS Zsuzsanna HUN 3 HARLAND Georgina GBR 1 SEDELCKY Michal CZE 2 JOHANSSON Erik SWE 3 WALTHER Eric GER 2009 London GBR 1 CHEN Qian CHN 2 ASADAUSKAITE Laura LTU 3 SCHONEBORN Lena GER 1 MAROSI Ádám HUN 2 SVOBODA David CZE 3 KIRPULYANSKYY Dmytro UKR 2003 Pesaro ITA 1 VOROS Zsuzsanna HUN 2 VELITCHKO Olessia RUS 3 ALLENBY Kate GBR 1 WALTHER Eric GER 2 JOHANSSON Erik SWE 3 MICHALIK Michal CZE 2010 Chengdu CHN 1 CAZE Amelie FRA 2 RIMSAITE Donata LTU 3 SCHONEBORN Lena GER 1 KARYAKIN Sergei RUS 2 LESUN Aleksander RUS 3 KINDERIS Justinas LTU 2004 Moscow RUS 1 VOROS Zsuzsanna HUN 2 ALLENBY Kate GBR 3 MAZURKEVICH Tatsiana RUS 1 ZADNEPROVSKIS Andrejus LTU 2 LEE Choon-huan KOR 3 CAPALINI Libor CZE 2011 Moscow RUS 1 TERESHCHUK Viktoriya UKR 2 KOVACS Sarolta HUN 3 ASADAUSKAITE Laura LTU 1 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 2 LESUN Aleksander RUS 3 MAROSI Adam LTU 2005 Warsaw POL 1 CORSINI Claudia ITA 2 VOROS Zsuzsanna HUN 3 RUBLEVSKA Elena LAT 1 QIAN Zhenhua CHN 2 TURKIN Aleksei RUS 3 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 2012 Rome ITA 1 SPENCE Mhairi GBR 2 CHEN Qian CHN 3 MURRAY Samantha GBR 1 LESUN Aleksander RUS 2 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 3 JUNG Jinwha KOR 2006 Guatemala GUA 1 DZIADURA Marta POL 2 TERESHUK Victoria UKR 3 FAKHRY Omnia EGY 1 KRUNGOLCAS Edvinas LTU 2 HORVATH Viktor HUN 3 ZADNEPROVSKIS Andrejus LTU 72 73

38 2012 Results World Cup #1 Charlotte USA 1 FROLOV Ilia RUS 2 TYMOSCHENKO Pavlo UKR 3 LESUN Aleksander RUS 1 SCHONEBORN Lena GER 2 SPENCE Mhairi GBR 3 PROKOPENKO Anastaysia BLR World Cup #2 Rio de Janeiro BRA 1 LESUN Aleksander RUS 2 KARYAKIN Serguei RUS 3 DE LUCA Riccardo ITA 1 CLOUVEL Elodie FRA 2 KHURASKINA Ekaterina RUS 3 ESPOSITO Chloe AUS World Cup #3 Szazhalombatta HUN 1 BENEDETTI Nicola ITA 2 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 3 TIBOLYA Peter HUN 1 CAZE Amelie FRA 2 RIMSAITE Donata RUS 3 ASADAUSKAITE Laura LTU World Cup #4 Rostov RUS 1 SHUGAROV Ilya RUS 2 ZHURAULIOU Stanislau BLR 3 PATTE Christopher FRA 1 PROKOPENKO Anastaysia BLR 2 TERESHUK Victoria UKR 3 MURRAY Samantha GBR World Cup Final Chengdu CHN 1 FROLOV Ilia RUS 2 HWANG Woojin KOR 3 CAO Zhongrong CHN 1 ASADAUSKAITE Laura LTU 2 FELL Heather GBR 3 MARQUES Yane BRA World Championships Rome ITA 1 LESUN Aleksander RUS 2 MOISEEV Andrei RUS 3 JUNG Jinwha KOR 1 SPENCE Mhairi GBR 2 CHEN Qian CHN 3 MURRAY Samantha GBR 74 75

39 World Records MEN Discipline Record Name Event Location Date Modern Pentathlon Olympic Games Records MEN Discipline Record Name Event Location Date Overall Score 6000 Points Nicola BENEDETTI (ITA) UIPM World Cup #3 Senior Final Szazhalombatta 12/04/2012 Fencing 1096 Points 29 Wins, 6 Defeats Cornel Vena (ROU) 1954 Olympic Games Melbourne 24/11/1954 Fencing 1048 Points 27 Wins, 8 Defeats Woojin HWANG (KOR) UIPM World Cup Final Senior Final Chengdu 26/05/2012 Swimming 50m Pool 1: Points Amro El Geziry (EGY) 2008 Olympic Games Beijing 21/08/2008 Swimming 50m Pool Combined 1: Points 9: points James COOKE (GBR) Riccardo DE LUCA (ITA) UIPM World Cup #1 Senior Qualification C World Championships Senior Final Charlotte NC 08/03/2012 Rome 13/05/2012 WOMEN Discipline Record Name Event Location Date Fastest Single Heat Shoot 8.1 seconds Sam SACKSEN (USA) UIPM World Cup #1 Senior Qualification C Charlotte NC 09/03/2012 Fencing 1096 Points 28 Wins, 7 Defeats Lena SCHONEBORN (GER) 2008 Olympic Games Beijing 22/08/2008 Fastest Single Heat Shoot 28,7 seconds 9.7 / 9.4 / 9.7 Aleksander LESUN (RUS) UIPM World Cup #1 Senior Final Charlotte NC 11/03/2012 Swimming 50m Pool 2: Points Sheila Taormina (USA) 2008 Olympic Games Beijing 22/08/2008 WOMEN Discipline Record Name Event Location Date Overall Score 5600 Points Lena SCHONEBORN (GER) S. Euro. Championships Senior Final Medway 28/7/2011 Fencing 1096 Points 29 Wins, 6 Defeats Amelie CAZE (FRA) World Championships Senior Final Rome 14/5/2012 Swimming 50m Pool 2: Points Zsofia FOLDHAZI (HUN) Youth A W. Championships Youth A Final Cairo 2/7/2009 Combined 10: Points Victoria TERESHUK (UKR) UIPM S. World Championships Senior Final Moscow 8/9/2011 Fastest Single Heat Shoot 8.73 seconds Anastaysia PROKOPENKO (BLR) UIPM World Cup #4 Senior Final Rostov 21/4/2012 Fastest Single Heat Shoot seconds 9.5 / 9.1 / 10.0 Gintare VENCKAUSKAITE (LTU) UIPM World Cup Final Senior Final Chengdu 26/5/

40 Current World Rankings Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012 Senior Rank Nation Name Points 1 RUS LESUN, Aleksander RUS MOISEEV, Andrei RUS FROLOV, Ilia HUN MAROSI, Adam RUS KARYAKIN, Serguei KOR HWANG, Woojin ITA DE LUCA, Riccardo ITA BENEDETTI, Nicola GBR WOODBRIDGE, Nicholas HUN KASZA, Robert HUN DEMETER, Bence UKR TYMOSHCHENKO, Pavlo KOR HONG, Jin-woo GER KOLLNER, Stefan GBR WEALE, Samuel HUN TIBOLYA, Peter AUT DANIEL, Thomas KAZ ILIASHENKO, Pavel BLR ZHURAULIOU, Stanislau CZE SVOBODA, David LTU KINDERIS, Justinas FRA PATTE, Christopher KOR JUNG, Jinhwa EGY EL GEZIRY, Amro 137 Rank Nation Name Points 26 FRA BERROU, Jean maxence LAT CERKOVSKIS, Deniss ITA PETRONI, Pierpaolo UKR KIRPULYANSKYY, Dmytro BLR PROKOPENKO, Mihail KAZ SABIRKHOUZINE, Rustim CZE POLIVKA, Ondrej GBR COOKE, James FRA PRADES, Valentin GER NOBIS, Alexander POL GOLIS, Remigiusz UKR NAKONECHNYI, Ruslan MEX SANDOVAL, Alvaro GER BORRMANN, Delf ITA FRANCESCHINI, Auro BUL DIMITROV, Blagoy EGY EL GEZIRY, Omar CZE MICHALIK, Michal UKR KIRPULYANSKYY, Pavlo IRL LANIGAN-O KEEFFE, Arthur JPN NOGUCHI, Hayato POL KLEKOT, Lukasz FRA HOLYST, Maurin POL STASKIEWICZ, Szymon CHN CAO, Zhongrong USA SACKSEN, Sam 80

41 Current World Rankings Pentathlon World Ranking August 2012 Senior Rank Nation Name Points 1 LTU ASADAUSKAITE, Laura GBR SPENCE, Mhairi BRA MARQUES, Yane GER SCHONEBORN, Lena UKR TERESHUK, Victoria HUN KOVACS, Sarolta GBR MURRAY, Samantha BLR PROKOPENKO, Anastasiya GER SCHLEU, Annika FRA CAZE, Amelie AUS ESPOSITO, Chloe GBR FELL, Heather FRA CLOUVEL, Elodie POL GAWLIKOWSKA, Sylvia RUS RIMSAITE, Donata RUS GRETCHICHNIKOVA, Evdokia GER TRAUTMANN, Eva RUS KHURASKINA, Ekaterina HUN GYENESEI, Leila LAT RUBLEVSKA, Elena HUN TOTH, Adrienn KOR YANG, Soo jin CAN MCCANN, Melanie CHN CHEN, Qian 127 Rank Nation Name Points 26 ITA CROGNALE, Sabrina GBR BURKE, Katy GER KOHLMANN, Janine EGY MEDANY, Aya GBR PRENTICE, Freyja UKR KHOKHLOVA, Iryna BLR YELIZAROVA, Tatsiana CAN VAKALIS, Donna CHN MIAO, Yihua IRL COYLE, Natalya POL WOJCIK, Katarzyna UKR SPAS, Anastasiya UKR BURIAK, Ganna FRA ARNAUD, Elfie RUS KOLEGOVA, Yuliya RUS LEBEDEVA, Svetlana ITA CESARINI, Claudia ITA BONESSIO, Lavinia USA ISAKSEN, Margaux LTU VENCKAUSKAITE, Gintare POL SKARZYNSKA, Aleksandra GBR FRENCH, Kate BLR VASILIONAK, Hanna GUA GARZA, Marines CZE DIANOVA, Natalie CHN ZHANG, Ye 79

42 World Championship Results Senior - Individual Final (Rome, Italy) Rank Nation Name Total 1 RUS LESUN, Aleksander RUS MOISEEV, Andrei KOR JUNG, Jinhwa GER KOLLNER, Stefan ITA BENEDETTI, Nicola HUN MAROSI, Adam ITA DE LUCA, Riccardo RUS FROLOV, Ilia CZE SVOBODA, David GBR WOODBRIDGE, Nicholas FRA PATTE, Christopher EGY EL GEZIRY, Amro HUN DEMETER, Bence KAZ ILIASHENKO, Pavel KOR HWANG, Woojin ITA PETRONI, Pierpaolo BLR PROKOPENKO, Mihail KOR HONG, Jin-woo 5676 Rank Nation Name Total 19 AUT DANIEL, Thomas LTU KRUNGOLCAS, Edvinas RUS KARYAKIN, Serguei LTU KINDERIS, Justinas GER NOBIS, Alexander CHN HAN, Jiahao CZE MICHALIK, Michal FRA BERROU, Jean maxence BUL DIMITROV, Blagoy UKR KIRPULYANSKYY, Dmytro HUN KASZA, Robert KAZ SABIRKHOUZINE, Rustim GER BORRMANN, Delf BLR MELIAKH, Dzmitry GBR COOKE, James CHI BUSTOS, Esteban EGY EL GEZIRY, Omar MEX HERNANDEZ USCANGA, Ismael

43 World Championship Results Senior - Individual Final (Rome, Italy) Rank Nation Name Total 1 GBR SPENCE, Mhairi CHN CHEN, Qian GBR MURRAY, Samantha FRA CAZE, Amelie GER SCHONEBORN, Lena BRA MARQUES, Yane BLR PROKOPENKO, Anastasiya AUS ESPOSITO, Chloe HUN KOVACS, Sarolta HUN GYENESEI, Leila HUN TOTH, Adrienn EGY MEDANY, Aya GER SCHLEU. Annika RUS KHURASKINA, Ekaterina GBR FELL, Heather GBR PRENTICE, Freyja KOR YANG, Soo jin ITA CROGNALE, Sabrina 5156 Rank Nation Name Total 19 POL GAWLIKOWSKA, Sylvia CHN ZHANG, Ye LTU ASADAUSKAITE, Laura CHN MIAO, Yihua CZE KODEDOVA, Barbora UKR BURIAK, Ganna POL WOJCIK, Katarzyna LTU VENCKAUSKAITE, Gintare UKR KHOKHLOVA, Iryna GER KOHLMANN, Janine RUS RIMSAITE, Donata USA KELLY, Michelle CZE DIANOVA, Natalie CAN MCCANN, Melanie KOR JEONG, Mina RUS KOLEGOVA, Yuliya FRA CLOUVEL, Elodie LAT RUBLEVSKA, Elena

44 Medal Statistics: The Top 10 Countries statistics based on Olympic Games and World Championships OG Individual OG Team WCH Senior Indv. WCH Senior Team WCH Senior Relay TOTAL GRAND since 1912 since Since 1949 since 1949 since 1989 TOTAL Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. HUN RUS (URS) SWE ITA POL USA CZE (TCH) GER (FRG+GDR) FIN FRA KOR Olympic Games Medallists Medal Statistics: The Top 10 Countries statistics based on Olympic Games and World Championships OG Individual WCH Senior Indv. WCH Senior Team. WCH Senior Relay TOTAL GRAND since 1912 since 1949 Since 1949 since 1989 TOTAL Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. Gold Silver Bron. POL GBR RUS (URS) GER HUN ITA FRA DEN BLR SWE CHN Olympic Games Medallists 86 87

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