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Military Pentathlon

Military pentathlon is a CISM military multisport. Its disciplines are shooting, obstacle run, obstacle swimming, throwing and cross-country running; the result comes from aggregate performance and team formats.

LevelMain sport FamilyMulti Sport CategoryMultisport / military sport

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Classification

Category Multisport / military sport

Family Multi Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A CISM multisport of shooting, obstacle run, obstacle swimming, throwing and cross-country.

Geeignet für Suitable for people with access to military/federation structures and a very broad endurance, technical and precision base.

Cost Practical entry is usually tied to military, federation or event structures; clarify access, supervision and facilities first. Multiple venues, shooting/obstacle/swim/throw/run equipment and qualified supervision. CISM/military-sport structure or related civilian entry via modern pentathlon, obstacle racing, swimming and shooting. Obstacle swimming is one c…

First progress Components improve separately; full competition readiness needs long preparation and access.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

CISM/federation access
shooting range
obstacle course
pool with obstacles
throwing material
cross-country course

First steps

check CISM/national military-sport context
train components safely
read shooting and obstacle rules
build swim and run base
check event invitation

CISM/military-sport federation, national delegation or related civilian disciplines for preparation.

Train shooting, obstacle and swimming parts only with official supervision, clearance and facilities.

Weitere Angaben

Tags military-pentathlon, multi-sport, mehrkampf-multisport, mehrkampf-militarsport, multisport-military-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Achieve the best aggregate performance across all five CISM disciplines.

Teilnehmer

Individuals and national teams.

Teamgröße

Individual ranking plus team/relay formats.

Spielfeld

Shooting range, obstacle course, obstacle swimming, throwing area and cross-country.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Points/aggregate ranking under CISM regulations.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

shooting equipment
obstacle course
swim gear
throwing material
running equipment

Wichtige Regelpunkte

discipline rule breach
safety breach
equipment breach
course/time error

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Military Sports Council
International Military Sports Council (CISM)

Military Pentathlon CISM · federation · high
Military Pentathlon CISM Europe · federation · high
Military Pentathlon Disciplines Military-Pentathlon.org · discipline-guide · medium