Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Hämeenlinna |
Dates | July 21–25, 1952 |
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.
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 |
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 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games: [1]