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Seong Seung-min wins Korea’s first Asian Games gold in women’s modern pentathlon

Seong Seung-min claimed the women’s modern pentathlon title, becoming the first Korean woman to win the event at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

2026.9.20

Seo Chang-wan’s world bronze lifts Korea’s pentathlon hopes before next Asian Games

Seo claimed his first individual World Championships medal in China after helping Korea win mixed relay gold.

2026.8.31

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Korea's Seong Seung-min, riding Fast du Pre, reacts during the riding portion of the women's individual modern pentathlon final on Sunday in Versailles, France. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korea's Seong Seung-min wins bronze in modern pentathlon's last year with horses

Korea’s Seong Seung-min, the reigning world champion, took bronze in the women’s individual modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

2024.8.11

Jun Woong-tae cheers after crossing the finish line in first place in the men's individual modern pentathlon at Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023. [NEWS1]

Paris Olympics await Korea's modern pentathletes — four world champions

Jun Woong-tae, Seo Chang-wan, Kim Sun-woo and Seong Seung-min will represent Korea at the Paris Olympics in modern pentathlon.

2024.7.26

Korea's Jun Woong-tae crosses the finish line at the end of the laser-run to win gold in the men's individual laser-run at the 19th Asian Games at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Modern pentathletes take two gold, two silver and one bronze in Hangzhou

The Korean modern pentathlon team won two gold, two silver and one bronze medal on Sunday in a dramatic opening to the Hangzhou Asian Games.

2023.9.24

Kim Sun-woo competes in the laser-run during the women's individual modern pentathlon at the Asian Games at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Modern pentathlete Kim Sun-woo wins Korea's first medal at Asiad

Modern pentathlete Kim Sun-woo won Korea’s first medal of the 19th Asian Games on Sunday, finishing second in the women’s modern pentathlon to claim her third consecutive Asiad medal.

2023.9.24

From left to right, Jang Ha-eun, Kim Sun-woo and Seong Seung-min pose for a picture on the podium after winning the women's team silver medal at the UlPM 2022 Pentathlon World Championships in Alexandria, Egypt on Saturday. [KMPF]

Women's team take silver at Pentathlon World Championships

Kim Sun-woo, Seong Seung-min and Jang Ha-eun won the UlPM 2022 Pentathlon World Championships women's team silver medal in Alexandria, Egypt on Saturday.

2022.7.31

Kim Sun-woo, left and Kim Se-hee celebrate winning the women's relay bronze medal at the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) 2022 Pentathlon World Championships in Alexandria, Egypt on Tuesday. [KMPF]

Korea takes two relay medals at Pentathlon World Championships

Kim Se-hee and Kim Sun-woo won Korea's first-ever women's team relay medal on Monday, finishing third at the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) 2022 Pentathlon World Championships.

2022.7.26

Annika Schleu of Germany reacts before being eliminated in the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Aug. 6. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Modern pentathlon drops the horses after Tokyo issues

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the last to feature horses in the modern pentathlon, one of the oldest disciplines of the modern games originally defined to test the mettle of cavalry soldiers.

2021.11.9

Jun Woong-tae celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. [AP/YONHAP]

Korea's Jun Woong-tae takes bronze in modern pentathlon

Jun Woong-tae is Korea's first ever modern pentathlon medalist, winning bronze in Tokyo on Saturday after a strong performance in all five events. Jung Jin-hwa just missed the podium, finishing fourth.

2021.8.7