Edward Fernon (born 6 February 1988) was an Australian

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

. He competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

where he finished in 27th place. Fernon qualified to represent Australia at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. He came twelfth in the riding (show jumping) but he was let down by his performance in the fencing, swimming and combined shooting/running events. Overall he came 31st.

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* 1988 births Living people Australian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Australia Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes from Sydney Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub