Beijing 2008 - Modern Pentathlon by the numbers.

UzReport | August 20, 2008 | Copyright

TASHKENT, August 20 (UzReport.com): A preview on the Modern Pentathlon competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games based on historical facts and figures. 5,566 -- Highest points total achieved since the current scoring system was introduced in 1956. 2000 -- Year in which the women's Modern Pentathlon was added to the Olympic curriculum. 1912 -- Year in which Modern Pentathlon was introduced to the Olympic stage. 39 -- Age of American Sheila Taormina, the oldest participant in the Modern Pentathlon in Beijing. She will become the first American to compete in three different ...

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