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Modern Pentathlon

Five events in one day—shooting (4.5mm air pistol), fencing (one-touch epée), swimming (300m freestyle), riding (450m stadium course with 12 jumps), and running (4,000m cross-country).

Individual: 1. Aleksandr Parygin, KAZ (5,551 pts); 2. Eduard Zenovka, RUS (5,530); 3. Janos Martinek, HUN (5501).

USA Entry: 16th—Michael Gostigian (5,305).

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