Talk:Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics

Format change

Change is a-coming, it seems: NYTimes. -- Jonel (Speak to me) 16:17, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Evolution of Modern Pentathlon

As someone who is quite new to Modern Pentathlon, I found it useful to get an overview of the evolution of the sport during the last century. Thus, I suggest a table to visualise this. Both of the following tables have their adavantages and I would like to have feedback from the community if this is useful:

Event	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24
Épée Fencing	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin	Round-robin + bonus	Round-robin + bonus	Round-robin + bonus
Swimming	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	200 m	200 m	200 m	200 m	200 m	200 m	200 m
Riding	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Cross-country	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping	Show Jumping
Shooting	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Pistol	Air Pistol	Air Pistol	Air Pistol	Air Pistol	Laser 3000 m	Laser 3000 m	Laser 3200 m	Laser 3200 m
Cross Country Running	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	4000 m	3000 m	3000 m	3000 m
Duration of competition	6	4	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Venues	5	1	4	5	5	5	3	1	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	2	5	5	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	1

Event	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24
Épée Fencing	Round-robin	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Round-robin & bonus	●	●
Swimming	300 m	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	200 m	●	●	●	●	●	●
Riding	Cross-country	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Show Jumping	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Shooting	Pistol	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Air Pistol	●	●	●	Laser ●	● ●	● 3200 m	● ●
Cross Country Running	4000 m	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	3000 m	●	●
Venues	5	1	4	5	5	5	3	1	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	2	5	5	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	1