Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The women’s modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on Friday August 22. 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).Lena Schöneborn of Germany won the gold medal in the women’s event with a score of 5792 points. Meanwhile Heather Fell claimed Great Britain’s first ever silver medal and fourth overall in the women’s event.