The UIPM Laser Run World Championships is the premier laser run world championship competition organised by the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM). The competition has been held annually since 2015, with cancellations in 2020 due to COVID-19[1]
Venues
| Year | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 September |  Perpignan, France
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| 2016 | 1 September |  Lisbon, Portugal
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| 2017 | 13 October |  Cape Town, South Africa
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| 2018 | 29 September |  Dublin, Ireland
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| 2019 | 2 September |  Budapest, Hungary
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| 2020 | cancelled: Xiamen[2] cancelled: Weiden[2] |
 China Germany
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| 2021 | 8 June |  Cairo, Egypt
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| 2022 | 22 September | Lisbon, Portugal
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| 2023 | 19 August |  Bath, United Kingdom[3][4]
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| 2024 | 6 June | Zhengzhou, China
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Champions
Men's championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Alexandre Henrard (FRA)
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Christopher Patte (FRA)
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Valentin Belaud (FRA)
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| 2016 |  Ondřej Polívka (CZE)
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Pieter Oosthuizen (RSA)
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Tiago Sousa (POR)
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| 2017 | Pieter Oosthuizen (RSA)
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 Alexandre Dallenbach (SUI)
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 Khuanchai Khosinklang (THA)
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| 2018 | Bence Kardos (HUN)
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Tom O'Brien (IRL)
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David Kindl (CZE)
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| 2019 | Richárd Bereczki (HUN)
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 Joan Gispert (ESP)
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Tamás Fröhlich (HUN)
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| 2021 |  Amro El Geziry (USA)
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Abdelrahman Hussein (EGY)
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Ahmed Elsawy (EGY)
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| 2022 |  Łukasz Gutkowski (POL)
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 Titas Puronas (LTU)
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Paulius Vagnorius (LTU)
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| 2023 | Pau Salomó (ESP)
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Alexandre Dallenbach (SUI)
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Luo Shuai (CHN)
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| 2024 | Luo Shuai (CHN)
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 Lorenzo Macías (MEX)
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Liu Zhenfeng (CHN)
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Men's team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | France (FRA)
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Spain (ESP)
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France-2 (FRA)
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| 2016 | Portugal (POR)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2017 | South Africa (RSA)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2018 | France (FRA)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2019 | Hungary (HUN)
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Thailand (THA)
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Portugal (POR)
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| 2021 | Egypt (EGY)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2022 | Lithuania (LTU)
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France (FRA)
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Portugal (POR)
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| 2023 | China (CHN)
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France (FRA)
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 Kuwait (KUW)
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Women's championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR)
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 Eevi Bengs (FIN)
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 Donna Vakalis (CAN)
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| 2016 | Barbora Kodedová (CZE)
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 Nina Waldner (AUT)
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Cogan Juliette (FRA)
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| 2017 | Eevi Bengs (FIN)
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Suzie Cave (GBR)
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Menard Charlotte (FRA)
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| 2018 | Jessica Varley (GBR)
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Kate Coleman-Lenehan (IRL)
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Barbora Rajnoch (CZE)
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| 2019 | Kamilla Réti (HUN)
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Sarolta Simon (HUN)
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 Pinelopi Nika (GRE)
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| 2021 | Claire Green (USA)
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Phaelon French (USA)
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Pinelopi Nika (GRE)
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| 2022 | Pinelopi Nika (GRE)
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Aranka Chalupníková (CZE)
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Wiktoria Wierzba (POL)
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| 2023 | Elzbieta Adomaitytė (LTU)
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Devan Wiebe (CAN)
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Alexandra Bousfield (GBR)
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| 2024 | Wu Xiyao (CHN)
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Ma Yujuan (CHN)
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Sun Wanting (CHN)
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Women's team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Africa (RSA)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2018 | Ireland (IRL)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2019 | Hungary (HUN)
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not awarded | not awarded |
| 2021 | Greece (GRE)
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Egypt (EGY)
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not awarded |
| 2022 | France (FRA)
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Portugal (POR)
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Portugal-2 (POR)
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| 2023 | Lithuania
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France
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Kuwait
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| 2024 | China (CHN)
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 Philippines (PHI)
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China-2 (CHN)
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Mixed relay
References
- ^ "Laser Run World Championships". UIPM. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b "UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Championships moved due to Coronavirus outbreak". UIPM. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ University of Bath ready to welcome the world as hundreds of athletes head to Laser Run and Pentathlon World Champs
- ^ UIPM 2023 PENTATHLON AND LASER RUN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW