Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Thursday August 21. Three venues were used: Olympic Green Convention Center (shooting and fencing) Ying Tung Natatorium (swimming) and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium (horse-riding and running).The Eastern Europeans continued to dominate the men’s competition for the third consecutive time. Russia’s Andrey Moiseev won the gold medal and successfully defended his Olympic title with score of 5632 points.