Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Dates | 23–28 November | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Individual | men |
Team | men |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.[1]
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual |
Lars Hall![]() |
Olavi Mannonen![]() |
Väinö Korhonen![]() |
Team |
![]() Igor Novikov Ivan Deryugin Aleksandr Tarasov |
![]() William Andre Jack Daniels George Lambert |
![]() Olavi Mannonen Väinö Korhonen Berndt Katter |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Participating nations[]
A total of 40 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Modern pentathlon: 1956 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
External links[]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
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