Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Hämeenlinna |
Dates | July 21–25 |
No. of events | 2 |
Competitors | 51 from 19 nations |
Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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Events | |
Individual | men |
Team | men |
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.
Medalists[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual |
Lars Hall![]() |
Gábor Benedek![]() |
István Szondy![]() |
Team |
![]() Gábor Benedek Aladár Kovácsi István Szondy |
![]() Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist Claes Egnell |
![]() Olavi Mannonen Lauri Vilkko Olavi Rokka |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Participating nations[]
A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Modern pentathlon: 1952 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
External links[]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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