Hernández's Record-Breaking Performance Leaves Mexico Devastated
Mexican pentathlete Emiliano Hernández Uscanga breaks world and Olympic records in the final combined event but finishes fourth overall, just four points shy of the bronze medal. Despite the heartbreaking result, his performance is hailed as historic.
Mexican Emiliano Hernández Uscanga set a world and Olympic record in the combined shooting-running event and was one step away from the podium after finishing in fourth place overall, in the men's modern pentathlon competitions that took place this Saturday at the Palace of Versailles.
Hernández earned 286 points in equestrianism, 210 in fencing plus 12 bonus points, 304 in swimming, and 720 in shooting-running, for a total of 1,532.
