| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 24–27, 1920 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. [1] As in 1912, Swedish athletes won all three medals.
A total of 23 athletes from 8 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Denmark (4)
Finland (2)
France (4)
Great Britain (4)
Italy (1)
Norway (2)
Sweden (4)
United States (2)| Rank | Athlete | Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustaf Dyrssen (SWE) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Erik de Laval (SWE) | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 3 | Gösta Runö (SWE) | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 4 | Bengt Uggla (SWE) | 13 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 46 | ||
| 5 | Marius Christensen (DEN) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 47 | ||
| 6 | Harold Rayner (USA) | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 48 | ||
| 7 | Emil Alfons Hagelberg (FIN) | 10 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 51 | ||
| 8 | Robert Sears (USA) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 | ||
| 9 | Ejner Augsburg (DEN) | 14 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 57 | ||
| 10 | Georges Brulé (FRA) | 11 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 57 | ||
| 11 | Edward Clarke (GBR) | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 60 | ||
| 12 | Harry Bjørnholm (DEN) | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 61 | ||
| 13 | Arne Tellefsen (NOR) | 2 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 62 | ||
| 14 | Olliver Smith (NOR) | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 65 | ||
| 15 | John Boustead (GBR) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 66 | ||
| 16 | André Foucher (FRA) | 19 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 67 | ||
| 17 | Thomas Wand-Tetley (GBR) | 22 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 69 | ||
| 18 | Guillaume Candelon (FRA) | 18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 71 | ||
| 19 | Jean Mondielli (FRA) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 72 | ||
| 20 | Johan Skjoldager (DEN) | 7 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 77 | ||
| 21 | Edward Gedge (GBR) | 16 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 78 | ||
| 22 | Adriano Lanza (ITA) | 21 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 91 | ||
| — | Kalle Kainuvaara (FIN) | DNF |
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that currently consists of fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. Equestrian will be replaced by a form of obstacle course racing at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad and commonly known as Antwerp 1920, were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throwing, and discus throwing, followed by the stadion and wrestling. Pentathletes were considered to be among the most skilled athletes, and their training was often part of military service—each of the five events in the pentathlon was thought to be useful in war or battle.
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The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball (demonstration) events. Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is K Beerschot VA, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track.
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Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors, 247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.
Finland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium for the first time as a fully independent state. It competed independently in 1908 and 1912 as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. 63 competitors, 62 men and 1 woman, took part in 51 events in 9 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Estonia competed as an independent country for the first time at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Estonia sent 14 athletes and 4 representatives to the games. Representatives were Ado Anderkopp, Leopold Tõnson, William Fiskar and Karl Metti.
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Lieutenant General Gustaf Peder Wilhelm Dyrssen was a Swedish Army officer and Olympic modern pentathlete. Dyrssen had an extensive and distinguished military career, starting as a second lieutenant in the Svea Artillery Regiment in 1912. Over the years, he rose through the ranks, serving in various capacities, including as a captain in the General Staff and as the commander of the Svea Artillery Regiment. His career highlights include being appointed major in 1934, major general in 1944, and eventually serving as the military commander of the IV Military District and the Commandant General in Stockholm from 1945 to 1957. Dyrssen retired from the Army in 1957 but continued as lieutenant general in the reserve.
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The International Modern Pentathlon Union, commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its headquarters are in Monaco and it has 115 national federation members in 2018 and 133 members in 2024. Modern pentathlon was introduced at the fifth Olympiad in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912, comprising the contemporary sports of pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running, which embraced the spirit of its ancient counterpart.
