Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's
The men's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on 30 September. Three venues were used: The Dome and Exhibition Complex, Sydney International Aquatic Centre and Sydney Baseball Stadium. Dmitry Svatkovsky from Russia won the gold medal with a score of 5,376 points.
Competition format
The modern pentathlon consisted of five events, with all five held in one day.- Shooting: A 4.5 mm air pistol shooting. Score was based on the number of shots hitting at each target.
- Fencing: A round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on winning percentage.
- Swimming: A 200 m freestyle race. Score was based on time.
- Horse-riding: A show jumping competition. Score based on penalties for fallen bars, refusals, falls, and being over the time limit.
- Running: A 3 km run. Starts are staggered, so that the first to cross the finish line wins.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 06:45 | Shooting |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 08:00 | Fencing |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 11:25 | Swimming |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 13:45 | Riding |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 16:20 | Running |
Results
Twenty-four athletes participated.| Rank | Athlete | Country | Shooting Score | Fencing Victories | Swimming Time | Riding Penalties | Running Time | Total |
| Dmitry Svatkovsky | 176 | 13 | 2:07.64 | 5376 | ||||
| Gábor Balogh | 181 | 14 | 2:07.90 | 120 | 5353 | |||
| Pavel Dovgal | 186 | 10 | 2:04.62 | 5338 | ||||
| Sébastien Deleigne | 176 | 13 | 2:11.08 | 5326 | ||||
| Vadym Tkachuk | 184 | 12 | 2:16.20 | 5274 | ||||
| Chad Senior | 177 | 15 | 2:02.20 | 210 | 5256 | |||
| Andrejus Zadneprovskis | 174 | 12 | 2:04.32 | 145 | 5236 | |||
| Olivier Clergeau | 180 | 16 | 2:13.71 | 10:20.71 | 5217 | |||
| Velizar Iliev | 183 | 13 | 2:08.33 | 10:23.18 | 5207 | |||
| 10 | Georgii Tchimeris | 183 | 12 | 2:05.40 | 148 | 5188 | ||
| 11 | Samuel Félix | 176 | 11 | 2:16.31 | 5165 | |||
| 12 | Michael Brandt | 180 | 11 | 2:08.23 | 172 | 5154 | ||
| 13 | Stefano Pecci | 175 | 13 | 2:09.72 | 150 | 5121 | ||
| 14 | Imre Tiidemann | 179 | 2:18.05 | 5080 | ||||
| 15 | Igor Warabida | 170 | 10 | 2:11.96 | 5061 | |||
| 16 | Eric Walther | 170 | 2:00.71 | 120 | 4979 | |||
| 17 | Péter Sárfalvi | 174 | 12 | 2:09.55 | 262 | 4971 | ||
| 18 | Deniss Čerkovskis | 174 | 2:12.04 | 133 | 4903 | |||
| 19 | Emad El-Geziry | 165 | 2:08.61 | 223 | 4839 | |||
| 20 | Robert McGregor | 178 | 2:18.11 | 195 | 4784 | |||
| 21 | Nicolae Papuc | 185 | 11 | 2:10.86 | 4174 | |||
| 22 | Horacio de la Vega | 179 | 15 | 2:10.37 | 10:50.91 | 4039 | ||
| 23 | Tsanko Khantov | 169 | 2:07.66 | 3932 | ||||
| 24 | Qian Zhenhua | 179 | 11 | 2:05.05 | 10:24.99 | 3836 |