Olympic Games

From 1912 to 1980 the Olympic Modern Pentathlon competition was held over five days with one event per day.

The format of the pentathlon has changed over time. A teams event was a part of early pentathlon campaigns, but it has now been scrapped.

The event also used to be held over several days, but it was compressed into a single day in Atlanta, bringing it close to de Coubertin’s vision. This was also the case in Sydney.

In Sydney 2000 was introduced a women’s modern pentathlon event.

World Championships

World Championships for Men take place on each non-Olympic Year and for Women, Junior Men and Women, Youth A (boys and girls 17-18 years) and Men’s Team Relay, annually.

From year 2000 World Championships are organised every year for Men and Women.

A number of at least 96 Men and Women may compete at the World Championships, having achieved a qualifying standard.

There are three elements to the World Championships:
Semi-Finals for the Individual competition, Finals for the Individual competition and the Team Relay competition.

Athletes qualify for the Final via two or three Semi-Final groups of up to 32x athletes with ten promoted and the best two 11th placed athletes.

The Final is therefore comprised of the best 32 competitors from such qualification.

Individual medals are awarded as well as team medals which are decided by adding the three individual team member’s scores together.

World Cup Competition

A World Cup series for both Men and Women has been organised since 1990.

The best 32 x athletes qualify for the World Cup Final via a league table constructed from their three best results at World Cup competitions. The very best 32 athletes are guaranteed to compete in the Finals.

World Tour

It is the last UIPM Product organised as a spectacle concept, in an original outside area, for the public and the UIPM sponsors.

The format is a Head to Head fight where each one of the two athletes achieves the 5 events without any break between them.

Only the time is counting to be qualified for the next round of the direct elimination table. Each duel is around 20 minutes long.