▲ Jun Woong-tae of South Korea smiles after a match during the fencing bonus round of the men's modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2021. (Yonhap)

(Olympics) S Korea-modern pentathlon bronze

(Olympics) Jun Woong-tae wins bronze in men's modern pentathlon

TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Jun Woong-tae captured bronze in the men's modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean to win a medal in the five-sport event.

After fencing, swimming, show jumping, running and shooting, Jung finished third overall for the historic medal.

This was South Korea's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics since Monday.

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