title: 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
text: # 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
  
  The 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from May 29 to June 3. It was the last Olympic qualification event in modern pentathlon before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual | Ilya Frolov (RUS) | David Svoboda (CZE) | Yahor Lapo (BLR) |
  | Team | Russia Ilya Frolov Andrey Moiseyev Aleksey Turkin | Ukraine Dmytro Kirpulyanskyy Pavlo Tymoshchenko Yevgeniy Borkin | Belarus Yahor Lapo Mikhail Prokopenko Dzmitry Meliakh |
  | Relay | Belarus Yahor Lapo Mikhail Prokopenko Dzmitry Meliakh | Lithuania Justinas Kinderis Edvinas Krungolcas Andrejus Zadneprovskis | Hungary Ádám Marosi Róbert Németh Péter Tibolya |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual | Amélie Cazé (FRA) | Aya Medany (EGY) | Katie Livingston (GBR) |
  | Team | Poland Sylwia Czwojdzińska Paulina Boenisz Edita Maloszyc | Great Britain Heather Fell Mhairi Spence Katie Livingston | Hungary Sarolta Kovács Adrienn Tóth Leila Gyenesei |
  | Relay | Hungary Sarolta Kovács Adrienn Tóth Leila Gyenesei | Great Britain Heather Fell Mhairi Spence Katie Livingston | Poland Sylwia Czwojdzińska Paulina Boenisz Edita Maloszyc |
  