THE 2 EVENTS1 mens competition1 womens competitionTHE FORMAT5 events on the same day, in the following order: fencing (epee/ranking round), swimming (200m freestyle), fencing (epee/bonus round), horse riding (show jumping) and a combined running (3,200m) and shooting (10m) event.The athlete with the most points after the first 3 events starts the running and shooting event first. The rest of the field set off behind the leader at different time intervals, depending on their points tallies. The 3,200m race consists of 4 laps of 800m, punctuated by 4 shooting stops. The first athlete to cross the finish line wins the gold medal.MILESTONESAntiquityGreeks and Romans take part in the first pentathlons, composed of 5 events, which are designed to reward the most complete athletes.1909Creation of the modern pentathlon by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.1912The modern pentathlon makes its Olympic debut in Stockholm. The majority of participants are military, and among them is the future American general George S. Patton (5th overall).1949The first world championships are held.1954The old ranking system, based on finishing positions in the 5 events, is replaced by a points tally based on performances.1976Soviet athlete Boris Onishchenko is caught using an electronic beeper to register points in the fencing. The USSR are eliminated and Onishchenko is banned for life.1993Reduction of the horse riding course to between 350 and 400m (12 obstacles).1996In Atlanta, the swimming race is cut from 300m to 200m, and the foot race is set at 3,000m. The team event is removed from the Olympic programme.2000Women compete in the modern pentathlon for the first time at the Games in Sydney.STARSLars Hall (Sweden)The trailblazer. The Swede was the first civilian to win Olympic gold, and the first pentathlete to win two consecutive Olympic titles, in 1952 and 1956. He was also crowned world champion in 1950 and 1951.Andras Balczo (Hungary)With 5 straight individual world titles from 1963 to 1969, he symbolised Hungarys domination of the discipline. He won individual gold at the 1972 Games, team golds in 1960 and 1968, and silver medals in 1968 and 1972. A remarkable Olympic record.Andrey Moiseyev (Russia)The Russian won the Olympic title at Athens 2004, and successfully defended his crown at Beijing 2008, becoming the first pentathlete since Lars Hall to win back-to-back gold medals. A master of the discipline, he also claimed 7 world championship titles (1 individual) and 6 European titles (2 individual). Matthew Dellavedova Jersey . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Fake Cavaliers Jerseys . Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield. https://www.cheapcavaliers.com/1132q-vitaly-potapenko-jersey-cavaliers.html . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Bobby Phills Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Chris Mills Jersey . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. ALBANY, N.Y. -- Joe Cremo scored 20 points with a career high four 3-pointers and Albany (N.Y.) broke away in the second half to beat St. Francis Brooklyn 87-60 on Saturday night for a seventh straight win against the Terriers.Leading 38-33 at halftime, Cremo hit back-to-back 3s amid a 12-2 run and Albany pulled ahead 50-35 early in the second half. St. Francis trailed by 10 after a 7-0 run capped by Rasheem Dunns layup, but Albany was up 67-48 after David Nichols jumper and led by as many as 28.Marqueese Grayson scoreed 13 points and Dallas Ennema grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds.dddddddddddd The Great Danes (7-5) outrebounded the Terriers 50-21, outscored them 40-28 in the paint and made 22 second-chance points off of 18 offensive rebounds.Travis Charles scored 15 points, Nichols added 12, and Mike Rowley had a career-high six assists.Dunn scored 13 for the Terriers (2-9), who have never beaten Albany. ' ' '