“It feels great,” said Bremer.  “It’s been a dream of mine ever since I was about four years old and today’s the day.  It didn’t come together the last quad and I’ve been training so hard for it and it’s just awesome.  As an athlete, there is just nothing like hearing your national anthem being played and knowing that you did for your country the best you could possibly do.  I couldn’t be prouder.  I’m very patriotic.  I love my country and it’s just very emotional to see my flag getting raised up above all others.  It’s so much work that has been done, not just by me, but by everybody around me, coaches, my wife, family, friends my sponsors the Air Force, ; everybody that’s been supportive of me.  It feels great.”

Bremer started his day off with a shoot of 168 for 952 modern pentathlon points.  He then won 25 of his 40 fencing bouts for a score of 940.  He had the fastest swim time of the field with a 2:05.63 for 1,296 points.  His ride garnered him 1,144 points and his run of 9:48.50 earned him 1,048 points for a total score of 5,340 total modern pentathlon points.

Despite feeling a bit under the weather, Dennis Bowsher (Dallas, Texas/Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) placed sixth with 5,200 total modern pentathlon points.  Bowsher shot a 182 for 1,120 modern pentathlon points.  He had a rough day in the fence winning only 11 of his 40 matches scoring only 660 points.  Bowsher had the second fastest swim time to Bremer with 2:08.95 for 1,256 points.  His ride earned him 1,144 points and his run of 9:55.01 garnered him 1,020 points.

In competition yesterday, Monday, July 23, Michelle ”Mickey” Kelly (Chatham, N.Y./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) won the bronze medal and qualified herself for the 2008 Olympic Games in the second North American qualification slot.  Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished 11^th in large part do to a poor riding score brought on by her horse’s refusal to jump.

Please see below for the U.S. results of the 2007 Pan American Games Modern Pentathlon competition:

2007 Pan American Games – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Men’s Event – Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Eli Bremer - Gold Medal – 5,380 points
Shoot – 952 points (168)
Fence – 940 points (25 victories and 15 defeats)
Swim – 1,296 points (2:05.63)
Ride – 1,144 points
Run – 1,048 points (9:48.50)

Dennis Bowsher – Sixth Place – 5,200 points
Shoot – 1,000 points (172)
Fence – 880 points (22 victories and 18 defeats)
Swim – 1,128 points (2:19.33)
Ride – 1,136 points
Run – 1,088 points (9:38.05)

Women’s Event – Monday, July 23, 2007

Yane Marques (Brazil) – Gold Medal – 5,484 points
Shoot – 1,024 points (174)
Fence – 1,216 points (24 victories and two defeats)
Swim – 1,304 points (2:14.72)
Ride – 1,032 points
Run – 908 points (11:43.01)

Monica Pinette (Canada) – Bronze Medal – 5,288 points
Shoot – 1,048 points (176)
Fence – 964 points (17 victories and nine defeats)
Swim – 1,112 points (2:30.85)
Ride – 1,032 points
Run – 1048 points (11:08.75)

Mickey Kelly – Bronze Medal – 5,252 points
Shoot – 976 points (170)
Fence – 784 points (12 victories and 14 defeats)
Swim – 1,160 points (2:26.75)
Ride – 1,144 points
Run – 1188 points (10:33.55)

Sheila Taormina – 11^th Place – 4,112 points
Shoot – 868 points (161)
Fence – 784 points (12 victories and 14 defeats)
Swim – 1,392 points (2:07.36)
Ride – 100 points (DNF)
Run – 968 points (11:28.18)

Please visit here or here for complete results from the 2007 Pan American Games.

Representing the United States of America in the sport of modern pentathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil were:

Women:

Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Michelle ”Mickey” Kelly (Chatham, N.Y./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)

Men:

Dennis Bowsher (Dallas, Texas/Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)
Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force)

Head Coach:  Janusz Peciak (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Riding Coach:  Michael Cintas (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)

Team Leader:  Scott Novack (Colorado Springs, Colo.)