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title: "Modern Pentathlon Sports Concept"
year: 1912
country: "Sweden"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1912/modern-pentathlon"
slug: "modern-pentathlon"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1912-01-01"
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# Modern Pentathlon Sports Concept

> Baron Pierre de Coubertin designed the modern pentathlon for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, combining five disciplines to test the complete athlete-soldier.

## Summary

The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing, freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running.

## Sources

- [Modern pentathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_pentathlon) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1912/modern-pentathlon