Officials

Become an Official

Interested in becoming a pentathlon official? Click here for an overview of the Pentathlon Officiating Pathway.

To find out how to become a certified official in the different pentathlon disciplines please visit the sport specific websites.

• Swim Canada Officiating Program
• Athletics Canada Officiating Program
• Fencing Canada Officiating Program
• Obstacle Officiating Program
• Shooting Federation of Canada Officiating Program

Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) Judges Certification Program

The UIPM offers a Judges Certification Program to:

1. Provide well-trained and competent officials who will help uphold sporting standards and help to enhance Modern Pentathlon and all UIPM Sports.
2. Promote a professional approach for recruiting, training, retaining, recognizing and rewarding technical officials.
3. Design a framework for judges’ education as part of a solid system with a clear pathway which gives them the opportunity to develop their competence by international standards and progress on merit.

For more information, visit https://www.uipmworld.org/judges-certification-program
Pentathlon Canada offers UIPM Judges Certification clinics. If you are interested in becoming UIPM Judge, please contact Shelley Callaghan at: executivedirector@pentathloncanada.ca