Seong Seung-min claimed bronze in the women’s modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first South Korean woman to grab an Olympic medal in her sport.
Seong, the 2024 world champion, finished behind Michelle Gulyas of Hungary and Elodie Clouvel of France for third place at the modern pentathlon venue set by Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, west of Paris.
Seong also became the first Asian woman to 바카라사이트 win a modern pentathlon medal. The women’s event was first held at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and had been dominated by European athletes.
Gulyas set a world record with 1,461 points. Clouvel finished with 1,452 points, and Seong had 1,441 points.
Seong’s South Korean teammate, Kim Sun-woo, finished eighth with 1,410 points.
Athletes took points from their fencing ranking round into Sunday’s final. Seong had 225 points, and Kim had 220 points from the Thursday session.