Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.[1] For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.

Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHämeenlinna
DatesJuly 21–25
No. of events2
Competitors51 from 19 nations

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Lars Hall
 Sweden
Gábor Benedek
 Hungary
István Szondy
 Hungary
Team
 Hungary (HUN)
Gábor Benedek
Aladár Kovácsi
István Szondy
 Sweden (SWE)
Lars Hall
Thorsten Lindqvist
Claes Egnell
 Finland (FIN)
Olavi Mannonen
Lauri Vilkko
Olavi Rokka

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)1113
2 Sweden (SWE)1102
3 Finland (FIN)0011
Totals (3 nations)2226

Participating nations

A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]

References

  1. "Modern pentathlon: 1952 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.