Bremer Competes in Olympic Men's Modern Pentathlon

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer, left, squares off against Mexico's Oscar Soto in the epee one-touch fencing portion of the Olympic men's modern pentathlon in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. Bremer had 14 victories and 21 defeats worth 736 modern pentathlon points to finish in a four-way tie for 29th place in fencing. He finished 23rd overall with a modern pentathlon total of 5,204 points in the event that consists of pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, equestrian show jumping and running. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer, left, scores against China's Zhon rong Cao in the epee one-touch fencing portion of the Olympic men's modern pentathlon in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer, left, celebrates victory over China's Zhon rong Cao in the epee one-touch fencing portion of the Olympic men's modern pentathlon in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer swims to a seventh-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle portion of the Olympic men's modern pentathlon with a time of 2 minutes, 2.80 seconds in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. Bremer, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colo., finished 23rd in the one-day event with five sports: pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, equestrian riding and cross-country running. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer rides Dangdang to a 14th-place finish worth 1,060 points in the equestrian show jumping portion of the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer rides Dangdang to a 14th-place finish worth 1,060 points in the equestrian show jumping portion of the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force World Class Athlete Program Capt. Eli Bremer rides Dangdang to a 14th-place finish worth 1,060 points in the equestrian show jumping portion of the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Eli Bremer runs to a seventh-place finish with a time of 9 minutes, 19.61 seconds worth 1,164 points in the 3,000-meter running portion of the modern pentathlon at Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Beijing, Aug. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps