Modern Pentathlon
Josh Riker-Fox and Monica Pinette qualified for Beijing by respectively finishing third and second at the 2007 Pan-American Games and Kara Grant qualified via the world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Running (3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Josh Riker-Fox | Men's | 171 | 32 | 988 | 15–20 | 24 | 760 | 2:11.54 | 32 | 1224 | 108 | 8 | 1092 | 9:33.46 | 18 | 1108 | 5172 | 24 |
| Kara Grant | Women's | 178 | 16 | 1072 | 15–20 | =24 | 760 | 2:45.26 | 36 | 940 | 140 | 25 | 1060 | 10:44.45 | 16 | 1144 | 4976 | 31 |
| Monica Pinette | 187 | 2 | 1180 | 11–24 | 33 | 664 | 2:29.95 | 34 | 1124 | 56 | 14 | 1144 | 11:00.45 | 23 | 1080 | 5192 | 27 | |
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