UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup Final: Report, reaction & links
- Switzerland celebrates best result since 1990 as Jurt achieves new career high
- German veteran ends seven-year wait for top spot as he secures back-to-back golds
- Medals for Hureyeva (BLR), Heredia (ESP), Lukes (CZE) and Gutkowski (POL)
Anna Jurt of Switzerland and Marvin Dogue of Germany coped with 42C temperatures on the Laser Run course to claim one of the most prized jewels in the Pentathlon crown.
The UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup Final champions sizzled in the heat on another day of epic Pentathlon drama, securing this title for the first time but in very different career contexts.
Jurt, 24, became the first Swiss athlete to win a Pentathlon World Cup Final gold medal since 1990, while Dogue (GER) ended a seven-year wait for this title having been narrowly beaten by Joseph Choong of Great Britain in Tokyo (JPN) in 2019.
Jurt (SUI) came out 5sec on top of a gruelling duel with silver medallist Viyaleta Hureyeva, who won the first medal for Belarus since the country’s readmission to UIPM competition earlier this year, with Laura Heredia of Spain repeating her bronze medal earned in Budapest (HUN) two weeks ago.
Dogue (GER) had a little more to spare at the finish line as he, like Heredia (ESP), repeated the position he had staked at the same venue a fortnight ago, the 30-year-old confirming himself as a potential contender for glory at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games with a stunning back-to-back success. Another athlete who seems certain to be in that equation is Matej Lukes of Czechia, who repeated last season’s breakthrough silver as Lukasz Gutkowski ripped up the Laser Run to earn bronze for Poland.
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Medallist reaction
Women’s gold medallist Jurt (SUI) said: “I thought today I could get a medal for the first time, and so my goal was just to do my own race, to stay in my race. So, of course, I knew I was around the 3rd position, but I never thought about the medal. I thought about doing my own race, doing as well as I could, and I did that until the end, and I'm so happy that it worked out.
“This year, I didn't have a particular goal in the ranking, because for me the Obstacle discipline is very new. For me, it's just to gain experience, to be happy, to have fun and I’ll try to keep that during the seasons until the Olympics.”
Bronze medallist Heredia (ESP) said: “The goal in the World Championships is going to be at the top again. The process is working out, and I'm very proud of all the work out that we’ve done at home with my team.”
Men’s gold medallist Dogue (GER) said: “After the Olympics, there was a huge problem in Germany, so we weren't really able to compete last season. I was always training to compete and try to fight the others, and that wasn't an option.
“I said, ‘OK, I will retire’, but then, as I said last time, I got a call and the option to come back, so I said yes, I will try it, and I watched some competitions, and I saw the way you need to make points changed a lot.
“I also noticed the change of Swimming from 200 to 100 metres, and I was like, ‘okay, this sport fits me kind of well, because Swimming was my weakest sport, and my Riding was kind of wonky. Obstacle is like a sport which fits me, because I'm tall, I’m watching El Ashqar all the time and the techniques he's doing, I'm trying it in training, and maybe next season I will come a little bit closer.
“But what I really saw at the beginning of the competition, if you have like a good Fencing, where I have some experience, and you have a really strong Obstacle, you can make yourself kind of unbeatable in a competition… with a strong shooting later on, it's hard to catch you. This is what I tried in the season, and I think I made some steps in the right direction, but for next year I need to improve a little bit more.
“The strategy today was focused on the shooting, don't make too many mistakes, because I had a gap of around 15-20 seconds, so I tried to run fast, but don't push too hard, because if I mess up one shooting and I'm running into a group, I'm able to run with them, but otherwise I can just keep the distance, don't push too hard, and just focus on shooting.”
Silver medallist Lukes (CZE) said: “It’s similar to last year, with two podiums, so I hope this year there will be a third somewhere. It's amazing to repeat my silver from last year in Alexandria.
“It's hard to have pressure on my back, and I felt the eyes on my back, the others, and it was Lukasz and Luo, but somehow I pushed it all the time, and in the end it became a little easier, and it’s so good to have this result.
“My shooting wasn't good but somehow I was still 2nd, and well, I'm so happy to be 2nd together with my girlfriend Laura who won the bronze medal, so it's an amazing feeling. She motivates me a lot, and I think I motivate her too. So it's amazing, and I'm so happy for what we have.”
Bronze medallist Gutkowski (POL) said: “I'm full of joy right now. That was perfect, a perfect last event for me from 9th place to the podium. So, what can I say? That was so nice.
“I think I'm one of the best Laser Runners in Modern Pentathlon, and I'm a two-time Olympian. I have a lot of experience, so today I only focused on my goal to achieve a podium, and I did my best, but that wasn't much higher than I expected. That's my running, that's my shooting.
“I want to say thanks to our amazing organisers in Hungary. We know it's a really, really good competition here. Also thanks to all volunteers, judges and fans for their support. Thank you so much to all of you.”
President’s reaction
UIPM President Rob Stull said: “We witnessed the 72 finalists from our Pentathlon World Cup series performing at an incredibly high level over the past three days. I have so much admiration for these athletes and I know they are leaving with great memories of Budapest and the many fans who supported them here.
“Budapest, our jewel on the Danube, is a pillar of our movement and this latest world-class competition closed out the 2026 World Cup season in style. On behalf of the UIPM Executive Board I’d like to send a huge note of gratitude and praise to the Hungarian Modern Pentathlon Association and the city of Budapest acknowledging everyone who contributed to the effort.
“Now we look forward with relish as our calendar moves to the UIPM Race Across China in August and September, combining our senior Pentathlon and Obstacle World Championships, as well as the many age-group World Championships around the world.”
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The Pentathlon World Cup Final has now concluded and the next senior competition on the UIPM calendar is the UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Championships in Guiyang (CHN) from August 24-30.
You can catch up on all competitions via UIPM’s YouTube service, which will also show live coverage of the Junior Finals and Semi-finals during the UIPM 2026 Pentathlon Junior & U17 World Championships in Druskininkai (LTU) from July 23-29.
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