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Pentathlete Seo Chang-wan wins bronze at world championships ahead of Asian Games
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Pentathlete Seo Chang-wan wins bronze at world championships ahead of Asian Games

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Seo Chang-wan won bronze in the men’s individual final at the 2026 UIPM World Championships in Guiyang, China, scoring 1,576 points.
  • The South Korean had previously won mixed relay gold with Seong Seung-min, giving him two medals at the championships.
  • South Korea finished the event with one gold and one bronze medal less than a month before the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.

Seo Chang-wan secured his first individual medal at the modern pentathlon world championships, winning bronze in the men’s final in Guiyang, China.

The South Korean scored 1,576 points across fencing, obstacle racing, swimming and the laser run. Czech athlete Matěj Lukesi won gold with 1,586 points, while Russia’s Egor Gromadsky took silver with 1,581.

Seo held third place throughout the competition. He began with 238 points in fencing, then remained third after scoring 376 in obstacle racing and 321 in swimming. He kept that position through the laser run.

The bronze followed the mixed relay gold Seo won with Seong Seung-min earlier in the championships. Seong finished 13th in the women’s individual final with 1,434 points, while Hungary’s Blanka Guzi won with 1,485. South Korea ended the championships with one gold and one bronze medal ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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