Modern Pentathlon
Team GB sent the maximum allowance of four competitors for the modern pentathlon events in Beijing. For the first time since 1996, the team had entrants in the men's competition.
| 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 | ||||
| Sam Weale | Men's | 177 | 25 | 1060 | 18–17 | 13 | 832 | 2:02.87 | 8 | 1328 | 164 | 18 | 1036 | 9:21.18 | 8 | 1156 | 5412 | 10 |
| Nick Woodbridge | 160 | 35 | 856 | 14–21 | 29 | 736 | 1:55.96 | 2 | 1412 | 140 | 12 | 1060 | 9:34.46 | 20 | 1104 | 5168 | 25 | |
| Heather Fell | Women's | 185 | 6 | 1156 | 20–15 | =11 | 880 | 2:12.77 | 3 | 1328 | 56 | 11 | 1144 | 10:19.28 | 5 | 1244 | 5752 | 02 ! |
| Katy Livingston | 178 | 18 | 1072 | 17–18 | =18 | 808 | 2:15.68 | 7 | 1292 | 28 | 6 | 1172 | 10:29.47 | 10 | 1204 | 5548 | 7 | |
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