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| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Aldershot Lido | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 July – 4 August 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. [1] The event was held at the Aldershot Lido outdoor pool in Hampshire. [2]
The modern pentathlon consisted of five events. The competition used a point-for-place system, with the lowest total across the five events winning. [3]
45 athletes from 16 nations competed at the London Games: [1]
Argentina (3)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (3)
Chile (2)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Finland (3)
France (3)
Great Britain (3)
Hungary (3)
Italy (3)
Mexico (2)
Spain (3)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (3)
United States (3)
Uruguay (3)| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | |||||||||
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| Time | Time faults | Obstacle faults | Score | Place | Wins | Place | Hits | Score | Place | Time | Place | Time | Place | ||||
 | Willie Grut | Sweden | 9:18.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 20 | 190 | 5 | 4:17 | 1 | 15:28.9 | 8 | 16 |
 | George Moore | United States | 9:22.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 183 | 21 | 5:09.2 | 17 | 15:07.5 | 4 | 47 |
 | Gösta Gärdin | Sweden | 9:42.6 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 188 | 10 | 4:43.1 | 11 | 15:08.7 | 5 | 49 |
| 4 | Lauri Vilkko | Finland | 9:55.2 | 0 | 8 | 92 | 17 | 13 | 38 | 20 | 190 | 4 | 4:24.0 | 3 | 14:21.9 | 2 | 64 |
| 5 | Olavi Larkas | Finland | 10:31.7 | 16 | 3 | 81 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 190 | 7 | 5:11.7 | 19 | 15:48.7 | 16 | 71 |
| 6 | Bruno Riem | Switzerland | 10:16.1 | 8.5 | 0 | 91.5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 194 | 1 | 6:24.2 | 36 | 15:34.9 | 9 | 74 |
| 7 | Franz Hegner | Switzerland | 9:46.4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 181 | 24 | 4:53.4 | 13 | 16:32.5 | 29 | 79 |
| 8 | Richard Gruenther | United States | 10:25.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 87.5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 183 | 13 | 4:45.2 | 12 | 16:04.7 | 19 | 81 |
| 9 | Nilo Floody | Chile | 9:54.9 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 183 | 20 | 5:31.0 | 30 | 15:55.0 | 17 | 85 |
| 10 | Viktor Platan | Finland | 9:32.2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 141 | 44 | 4:38.9 | 7 | 14:24.6 | 3 | 86 |
| 11 | Enrique Wirth | Argentina | 9:54.9 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 177 | 29 | 5:22.2 | 25 | 15:46.6 | 13 | 93 |
| 12 | Frigyes Hegedűs | Hungary | DQ | — | — | — | 45 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 193 | 3 | 5:20.2 | 24 | 15:39.2 | 10 | 95 |
| 13 | Hale Baugh | United States | 9:52.0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 178 | 28 | 4:41.0 | 9 | 18:25.4 | 40 | 96 |
| 14 | André Lacroix | France | 10:26.8 | 13.5 | 9 | 77.5 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 185 | 18 | 5:28.8 | 29 | 15:13.7 | 6 | 97 |
| 15 | Giulio Palmonella | Italy | 10:09.6 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 187 | 15 | 5:12.5 | 21 | 16:11.2 | 22 | 98 |
| 16 | Louis Pichon | France | 12:13.0 | 66.5 | 8 | 25.5 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 188 | 9 | 5:40.0 | 32 | 15:57.0 | 18 | 100 |
| 17 | Sune Wehlin | Sweden | 11:09.9 | 35 | 14 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 183 | 22 | 4:53.5 | 14 | 14:09.9 | 1 | 102 |
| 18 | István Szondy | Hungary | 10:59.0 | 29.5 | 0 | 70.5 | 28 | 6 | 44 | 20 | 188 | 11 | 4:21.1 | 2 | 16:10.7 | 20 | 105 |
| 19 | Roberto Curcio | Italy | 10:21.5 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 188 | 14 | 5:23.5 | 26 | 17:09.0 | 36 | 105 |
| 20 | Andy Martin | Great Britain | 10:07.3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 182 | 23 | 5:33.4 | 31 | 15:40.7 | 11 | 108 |
| 21 | Augusto Premoli | Argentina | 9:42.3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 169 | 35 | 5:41.8 | 33 | 16:23.1 | 25 | 109 |
| 22 | Alberto Moreiras | Spain | 10:23.5 | 12 | 0 | 88 | 23 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 183 | 19 | 4:29.0 | 5 | 16:58.9 | 34 | 112 |
| 23 | José Luis Riera | Spain | 10:03.3 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 149 | 42 | 4:25.7 | 4 | 16:27.4 | 26 | 114 |
| 24 | Hernán Fuentes | Chile | 16:13.2 | 187 | 312 | -399 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 190 | 6 | 5:19.8 | 23 | 16:49.8 | 32 | 117 |
| 25 | Duilio Brignetti | Italy | 13:28.1 | 104.5 | 25 | -29.5 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 183 | 12 | 4:33.0 | 6 | 16:32.2 | 28 | 118 |
| 26 | Alberto Ortíz | Uruguay | 10:13.0 | 6.5 | 3 | 90.5 | 20 | 11 | 41 | 20 | 186 | 17 | 5:43.9 | 34 | 15:22.5 | 7 | 119 |
| 27 | Werner Schmid | Switzerland | 14:57.4 | 149 | 103 | -152 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 193 | 2 | 5:27.0 | 28 | 16:42.0 | 30 | 119 |
| 28 | Christian Palant | France | 13:16.0 | 98 | 61 | -59 | 40 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 190 | 8 | 5:08.6 | 16 | 16:48.6 | 31 | 119 |
| 29 | Karel Bártů | Czechoslovakia | 11:35.3 | 48 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 38 | 20 | 179 | 27 | 4:58.5 | 15 | 15:47.8 | 14 | 124 |
| 30 | Aëcio Coelho | Brazil | 9:26.1 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 172 | 33 | 6:47.4 | 39 | 17:34.1 | 37 | 125 |
| 31 | Carlos Mercader | Uruguay | 9:44.4 | 0 | 8 | 92 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 171 | 34 | 5:56.8 | 35 | 15:44.0 | 12 | 125 |
| 32 | Horacio Siburu | Argentina | 10:03.9 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 177 | 30 | 5:10.4 | 18 | 17:39.0 | 38 | 127 |
| 33 | Alejandro Quiroz | Mexico | 11:18.3 | 39.5 | 0 | 60.5 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 186 | 16 | 5:26.2 | 27 | 16:31.7 | 27 | 130 |
| 34 | Jack Lumsden | Great Britain | 9:29.0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 167 | 37 | 6:31.3 | 38 | 16:10.7 | 20 | 132 |
| 35 | Ricardo García | Mexico | 9:49.8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 148 | 43 | 4:42.4 | 10 | 16:50.7 | 33 | 134 |
| 36 | Manuel Bernabeu | Spain | 14:00.0 | 121.5 | 106 | -127.5 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 162 | 39 | 5:12.3 | 20 | 16:21.7 | 24 | 141 |
| 37 | Geoffrey Brooke | Great Britain | 13:42.8 | 111.5 | 32 | -43.5 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 153 | 41 | 6:29.6 | 37 | 15:48.4 | 15 | 145 |
| 38 | Aloysio Borges | Brazil | 11:15.4 | 38 | 17 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 167 | 36 | 4:40.3 | 8 | DQ | 43 | 146 |
| 39 | Otto Jemelka | Czechoslovakia | 10:10.5 | 5.5 | 9 | 85.5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 173 | 31 | 7:18.2 | 42 | 17:03.3 | 35 | 150 |
| 40 | Louis Fauconnier | Belgium | 11:35.2 | 48 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 179 | 26 | 7:11.1 | 41 | 18:03.3 | 39 | 155 |
| 41 | Charles Vyt | Belgium | 10:03.9 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 165 | 38 | 7:05.8 | 40 | 16:17.2 | 23 | 156 |
| 42 | Ruben Orozco | Uruguay | 12:09.6 | 65 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 41 | 20 | 181 | 25 | 5:15.8 | 22 | 19:49.9 | 41 | 164 |
| 43 | Humberto Bedford | Brazil | 12:33.4 | 77 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 43 | 18 | 166 | 40 | 7:27.7 | 43 | 19:51.7 | 42 | 205 |
| 44 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 11:42.7 | 51.5 | 8 | 40.5 | 34 | DNS | — | DNS | — | — | DNS | — | DNS | — | — |
| 45 | László Karácson | Hungary | DQ | — | — | — | 45 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 173 | 32 | DNS | — | DNS | — | — |
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