The 1961 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union.
| Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| Team | Ivan Deryugin Boris Pachomov Igor Novikov | Ferenc Török Imre Nagy András Balczó | Robert Beck Allan Jackson Richard Stohl |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |