Modern Pentathlon women Individual competition


Modern pentathlon: Amélie Cazé in the combined shooting-running
London - 12 August 2012: Three-time world champion Amélie Cazé (bottom) of France, along with 10 other competitors, stops at the shooting range as part of the running race, the last two combined events in the modern pentathlon. Cazé ended in 18th place in the competition, which was won by Lithuania’s Laura Asadauskaite, on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Modern pentathlon: smiles on the podium for the women's competition
London - 12 August 2012: (L-R) Silver medallist Samantha Murray of Great Britain, gold medallist Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania, and bronze medallist Yane Marques of Brazil smile on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's modern pentathlon on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Modern pentathlon: final of the women's competition
London - 12 August 2012: After the fencing, swimming and equestrian competition, athletes in the modern pentathlon compete in the combined running/shooting event on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Modern pentathlon: Samantha Murray in the show jumping event
London - 12 August 2012: Samantha Murray of Great Britain on her randomly chosen horse, Glen Gold, competes in the show jumping event, the third part of the women's modern pentathlon after fencing and swimming. She obtained an excellent score and took a place on the podium on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Modern pentathlon: Samantha Murray debuts with the fencing competition
London - 12 August 2012: Samantha Murray of Great Britain celebrates victory during the fencing event that marked the start of the women's modern pentathlon. She racked up 18 successes, an honest score, before the swimming, equestrian and combined running/shooting competitions in which she was able to play a good game on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Modern pentathlon: gold in the women's competition for Laura Asadauskaite
London - 12 August 2012: Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania crosses the line in first place after the combined running/shooting competition, the final event of the women's modern pentathlon. Along with winning a gold medal, Asadauskaite also set an Olympic record (5,408 points) on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Modern pentathlon: battle for the women's medals
London - 12 August 2012: (L-R) Samantha Murray of Great Britain, Yane Marques of Brazil and Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania shoot it out at the range in the running/shooting (the two events combined form the final of the competition), a short distance from the finish where Asadauskaite set an Olympic record (5,408 points), ahead of Murray and Marques on Day 16 – the last day – of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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