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Modern Pentathlon

Five events in one day—shooting (4.5mm air pistol), fencing (one-touch epée), swimming (200m freestyle), horse riding (450m stadium course with 12 jumps), and running (3,000m cross country).

Men: 1. Dmitry Svatkovsky, RUS (5,376 pts); 2. Gabor Balogh, HUN (5,353); 3. Pavel Dovgal, BLR (5,338).

USA entry: 14th—Chad Senior (5,256).

Women: 1. Stephanie Cook, GBR (5,318 pts); 2. Emily deRiel, USA (5,310); 3. Kate Allenby, GBR (5,273).

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