MPC South
The Modern Pentathlon Club of the South
The Modern Pentathlon Club of the South (MPCS), headquartered in Atlanta, GA is dedicated to promoting the Summer Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon. The sport consists of five different events all combined into a one or two day competition. The sports include the following Olympic competitions:
| Sport | Event | Description | |
| Fencing | Epee Fencing | Round robin of "one touch (point)" bouts. | |
| Swimming | 100 or 200 Meter Freestyle | In pool (25 or 50 m) in lanes. | |
| Riding | Equestrian Show Jumping | Draw for horses; 20 minute warm up over a max. of 5 jumps; 350-450 meter course with 10-12 jumps ranging in height from .9 to 1.2 meters (one triple and a double). | |
| Shooting | 10 Meter Air Pistol | The shoot is now combined with the run. Athletes will have 1:10 to hit 5 targets. There will be three rounds of shooting. See "Running" below. | |
| Running | 2 or 3 Kilometer Cross-Country Run | Chase start with the leader being the competitor with the highest score total after three events. Time handicap according to competitor's score. Finish place determines overall modern pentathlon finish. The run and shoot are now combined. Athletes will run to a shooting station, fire to hit 5 targets, run 1K, fire on 5 targets, run 1K, fire on 5 targets, and run 1K. Runners only have 70 seconds to hit the 5 targets. If they don't hit the 5 targets in the allotted time, they must start running. Lapped runners may be eliminated. | |
If you are between the ages of 16 and 25, live in the Southern United States and are interested in competing in the modern pentathlon, please contact us email: Executive Director@MPCSouth.com
The MPCS brochure is now available. Click here to download it.
For a more detailed description of each sport in Modern Pentathlon, please click on the following link for a slide show provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Modern Pentathlon Event Details in conjunction with NBC.
You can also go to the "Inside this Sport" section of NBC's Olympics web site and click on a number of topics (basics, scoring, history, venues, field, etc.) in the middle right hand side of your screen.
For an excellent video about the world's most challenging sport, click here. This video features 2008 Olympic Champion Lena Schoneborn, as she describes what it is like to claim the title of "The World's Greatest Sportswoman."
For a woman's view of the truest of Olympic sports, check out this YouTube Video.
So you want to be an Olympian, try the Modern Pentathlon. Click here to see what it's like to participate in a modern pentathlon.
For more on the Modern Pentathlon, click on Modern Pentathlon an Undervalued Olympic Sport.
We are in the early planning stages for a weekend (one or two days) "Introduction to Modern Pentathlon" camp for youngsters and their parents to be held in the 2009. Please give us your ideas on this via the "Contact Us" link at the top of the page.
Modern Pentathlon Age Groups and Events:
| Age | Category | Swim | Ride | Run |
| 10 & Younger | Youth E | 50 meters | No Ride | 1,000 meters |
| 11 -12 Years | Youth D | 50 meters | No Ride | 1,000 meters |
| 13 -14 Years | Youth C | 100 meters | No Ride | 1,000 meters |
| 15 – 16 years | Youth B | 200 meters | No Ride | 2,000 meters |
| 17 – 18 years | Youth A | 200 meters | Ride not mandatory | 3,000 meters |
| 19 – 21 years | Juniors | 200 meters | 12 Jumps (1.1m max. height) 350-450m Course | 3,000 meters |
| 22 through 39 | Seniors | 200 meters | 12 Jumps (1.2m max. height) 350-450m Course | 3,000 meters |
| 40 and over | Masters | 100 meters | 10 Jumps (.9 - 1.05m max. height) 350-450m Course | 2,000 meters |
USA Pentathlon is proud to announce the
athletes of the 2012 US Olympic Team for Modern Pentathlon to compete in the
Games of the XXXth Olympiad in London, England August 11th and 12th
2012. Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.), a 2008 Olympian,
returns for her second Games and will be joined by firs-time Olympian
Suzanne Stettinius (Parkton, Md.) in the women's competition on Aug.
12. Another first-time Olympian, Dennis Bowsher (Dallas,
Texas), will represent the USA in the men's competition on Aug. 11. Olympian Margaux Isaksen (L :Epee Fencing; R: 10 meter air pistol)
was 16 when she competed in Beijing. She's older, wiser, and more
experienced this time around.
Palm Srpings, CA (June 6, 2009) - The MPCS
had its first club member compete in the USA Modern Pentathlon Nationals.
Megan Melgaard of the Georgia Chapter represented the MPCS. She competed
in the Senior division and won the swim with a time of 2:15.75 good for 1,172 MP
points. Melgaard did not compete in the ride. This was also a
NORCECA (N. America and Caribbean) competition. If the riding scores were
dropped, Melgaard finished fourth out of 10 Americans in the US division and
10th out of 21 in the NORCECA division. Not bad for only having taken up
the sport a month ago! Click on
USA Nationals
for pictures.
MPCS CONTACT: Executive Director - George Sanderlin; email:
Executive Director@MPCSouth.com
Click here for a
profile of the Executive Director CALENDAR
OF COMPETITIONS (check link
for more details): Shooting:
North Georgia International Shooting Club
, Georgia
Competitive Shooters Fencing:
Fencing Star Academy;
Dunwoody
Fencing Club Swimming:
Total
Immersion Riding:
Cooper Sandy Farm Running:Atlanta Track Club If you or your child are interested in learning more about
trying the exciting first true multi-sport of the Olympic Games, please
send us an email. We will contact you and conduct a free evaluation. As a result, this could
include an in-depth introduction to the sport, and potentially a preliminary
training plan.
Click here to see how the Modern Pentathlon made an Olympic dream come true
for 16 year old Margaux Isaksen. Related
Sites & Supporters:
NBC - Summer Olympics Modern Pentathlon - London
International Olympic Committee - Modern Pentathlon
Canada Modern Pentathlon Association
Ontario Modern Pentathlon Association N. & Central
America and Caribbean (NORCECA) Pentathlon Shooting: Fencing: Swimming: Equestrian: Running: Masters Sports:
2009 USA & NORCECA
Nationals, Women's Senior Division, Palm Springs, CA
2007 Canadian Modern Pentathlon Championships - Calgary,
Alberta (Click on links in table below)
USA Shooting Nationals (June 2007) USA Shooting Nationals (June 2006) USAF (Fencing Nationals - July 2006) Canada Modern Pentathlon Championships
(July 2006) Masters Set Marks at World Modern Pentathlon Championships - September 22,
2006 .
To see the
online article from Swimming World magazine click here. Picture in USA Shooting magazine of MPCS member at Canada Nationals for
Modern Pentathlon. An article on MPCS Executive Director George
Sanderlin appeared in the January 2006 edition of the Atlanta Sports and
Fitness magazine.
Click here to download the pdf article.
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One
of the big stories of the 2008 Games for Modern Pentathlon was 39 year old American Sheila
Taormina (University of Georgia graduate) who made her fourth Olympic appearance. But this will be an
Olympic record third different sport for Taormina. She won a medal in swimming in 1996,
participated in triathlon in 2000 and 2004, and now has qualified for Modern
Pent in 2008. Read about Taormina's Olympic performance at
NBCOlympics MP Taormina,
as she set an Olympic record time in winning the swim (200m freestyle).
In Beijing,
Taormina (L aboard LiangLiang in the 2008 Olympic Modern Pentathlon ride) also
tied for first in the ride with a perfect score of 1200 points and turned what
started out as a tough day into a good one. This proves what a tough
competitor Taormina is. To read more about Taormina's Olympic performance
click on the
USOC's
Taormina Finds Satisfaction in the Struggle article.
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Date
Event
Venue
Time
Click Link For Details
8/11-8/12/2012
Olympic Games (Centennial Olympic Modern Pentathlon)
London, England
08:45
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