# Canonical recap data for Modern Pentathlon Sports Concept (1912)
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slug: modern-pentathlon
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1912/modern-pentathlon"
title: Modern Pentathlon Sports Concept
subtitle: Baron Pierre de Coubertin designed the modern pentathlon for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, combining five disciplines to test the complete athlete-soldier.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1912-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1912
decade: 1910
country:
name: Sweden
slug: sweden
summaryShort: "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."
summaryLong: "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."
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/JO_PARIS_2024_PENTATHLON_MODERNE_MENS_PARC_DU_CHATEAU_DE_VERSAILLES_-_53915892043.jpg/1280px-JO_PARIS_2024_PENTATHLON_MODERNE_MENS_PARC_DU_CHATEAU_DE_VERSAILLES_-_53915892043.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Modern pentathlon"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_pentathlon"
  title: Modern pentathlon
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: "The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing, freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cro"
wikidataQid: Q32485
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260701071147/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_pentathlon"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: Modern pentathlon
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_pentathlon"
