Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's
The inaugural women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held on 1 October. Three venues were used: The Dome and Exhibition Complex, Sydney International Aquatic Centre and Sydney Baseball Stadium. Stephanie Cook from Great Britain won the gold medal in the first-ever women's event, with a score of 5,318 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
All times are Australian Time
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 06:45 | Shooting |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 08:00 | Fencing |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 11:25 | Swimming |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 13:45 | Riding |
| Sunday, 1 October 2000 | 16:20 | Running |
Results
Twenty-four athletes participated.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Shooting
Score | Fencing
Victories | Swimming
Time | Riding
Penalties | Running
Time | Total |
| Stephanie Cook | | 178 | 10 | 2:26.28 | | 10:03.16 | 5318 |
| Emily de Riel | | 185 | 11 | 2:21.88 | | 10:54.56 | 5310 |
| Kate Allenby | | 175 | 14 | 2:20.93 | | 10:58.71 | 5273 |
| Mary Beth Iagorashvili | | 169 | 15 | 2:19.51 | | 11:30.29 | 5129 |
| Paulina Boenisz | | 177 | 11 | 2:27.96 | | 11:00.66 | 5099 |
| Zhanna Shubyonok | | 179 | 12 | 2:25.89 | | 11:17.89 | 5086 |
| Yelizaveta Suvorova | | 180 | 15 | 2:28.39 | 273 | 11:01.37 | 5076 |
| Jeļena Rubļevska | | 169 | 15 | 2:29.07 | 145 | 11:04.81 | 5051 |
| Claudia Cerutti | | 178 | 11 | 2:17.18 | | 11:39.90 | 5026 |
| 10 | Caroline Delemer | | 161 | 15 | 2:26.40 | 120 | 11:05.62 | 4992 |
| 11 | Tetiana Nakazna | | 175 | 11 | 2:24.12 | 184 | 11:03.87 | 4977 |
| 12 | Florence Dinichert | | 184 | 11 | 2:38.18 | 150 | 11:10.38 | 4953 |
| 13 | Tatiana Mouratova | | 177 | 11 | 2:27.86 | | 11:41.86 | 4936 |
| 14 | Kitty Chiller | | 172 | 10 | 2:25.84 | | 11:34.02 | 4886 |
| 15 | Zsuzsanna Vörös | | 173 | 11 | 2:15.82 | 270 | 11:24.69 | 4866 |
| 16 | Dorota Idzi | | 167 | 12 | 2:22.78 | 192 | 11:55.09 | 4721 |
| 17 | Jeanette Malm | | 170 | | 2:19.70 | 216 | 11:34.26 | 4687 |
| 18 | Karina Gerber | | 166 | | 2:29.13 | | 12:05.38 | 4617 |
| 19 | Pernille Svarre | | 161 | | 2:29.94 | 398 | 10:22.56 | 4541 |
| 20 | Wang Jinlin | | 174 | 10 | 2:29.51 | 321 | 12:04.76 | 4490 |
| 21 | Elena Reiche | | 174 | 11 | 2:27.51 | 493 | 12:23.49 | 4302 |
| 22 | Katalin-Beat Partics | | 184 | | 2:21.21 | | 12:48.26 | 3700 |
| 23 | Nóra Simóka | | 182 | 11 | 2:27.87 | | | 3042 |
| 24 | Fabiana Fares | | 161 | 13 | 2:28.56 | | | 2863 |
