Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's

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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Hämeenlinna
DatesJuly 21–25
Competitors51 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lars Hall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Gábor Benedek Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg István Szondy Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
  1948
1956  

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the men's individual modern pentathlon event was contested. [1] It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had been featured at every Summer Olympics since 1912. The individual scores were also used for the men's team event.

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events. The competition used a point-for-place system, with the lowest total across the five events winning. [2]

Results

RankAthleteNationRidingFencingShootingSwimmingRunningTotal
TimeT faultsO faultsScorePlaceWinsDouble touchesPlaceHitsScorePlaceTimePlaceTimePlace
Gold medal icon.svg Lars Hall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.03.0001001288720182154.05.4115.08.4832
Silver medal icon.svg Gábor Benedek Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 9.47.600100830822018594.39.71814.40.9239
Bronze medal icon.svg István Szondy Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 9.24.9001003304420183124.19.9515.44.91741
4 Igor Novikov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 10.41.04.5095.524258132018744.16.9415.11.61055
5 Ole Mannonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.24.00010021933720184104.29.0914.44.7462
6Frederick Denman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9.51.3001009285112018664.36.91715.53.51962
7 Lauri Vilkko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.08.100100111810382019614.27.6814.45.9563
8 Thad McArthur US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 10.09.800100122362320175294.13.6314.20.4168
9 Thorsten Lindqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.30.8001004294618165424.25.5715.42.01675
10 Eduardo de Medeiros Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 10.39.8409623229242018754.11.5216.02.52680
11 Claes Egnell Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10.18.60010014307320183134.54.32316.04.92982
12 Aladár Kovácsi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 10.01.100100102851020179255.01.42715.54.22193
13 Olavi Rokka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.54.208922624101920181194.31.81115.53.82095
14 Guy Troy US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9.34.3001006252172018585.10.93416.19.13095
15 Leon Lumsdaine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.44.00010072551420180234.36.41616.30.43696
16 Luis Ribera Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9.33.50010052063119176334.32.61315.49.718100
17 Nilo Floody Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 10.37.4309720286920181175.10.03316.03.027106
18 Werner Vetterli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 10.11.60397182232720180244.33.51415.59.724107
19 André Lacroix Flag of France.svg  France 11.52.640.5059.537287820181165.27.73815.14.411110
20 Werner Schmid Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 10.18.600100142551520184115.29.03916.19.331110
21 Aloysio Borges Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 10.59.013.5383.530342119165394.44.22115.54.522113
22 Hernán Fuentes Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 11.44.436.5063.535237222018834.58.12516.26.935120
23 Pavel Rakityansky Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 10.13.50397192192819173345.04.62915.15.413123
24 Carlos Velázquez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9.32.6039717202332018675.35.74116.01.225123
25 Forbes Carlile Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.14.200100131664520180214.31.01016.25.234123
26 Alberto Ortíz Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 10.32.60.5396.522168442019025.51.44315.35.815126
27 Luis Carmona Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 10.39.54393252591220176285.34.24015.59.423128
28 Aleksandr Dekhayev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.27.2289633620113013121504.23.7615.06.37129
29 Eric Marques Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 12.38.363.5828.5442501820173304.35.61516.03.728135
30 John Hewitt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10.54.711.5088.5271764220181185.22.93715.15.312136
31 Alfonso Marotta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.19.500100161963620181204.52.72217.21.843137
32 Berthold Slupik Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.15.15234541296520179265.07.43117.25.445148
33 Duilio Brignetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.07.518082321854020180224.41.52016.53.437151
34 Jorge Cáceres Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10.56.612.5978.5331883920182145.02.52816.59.738152
35 Erhard Minder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Interrupted492142919181325.36.94215.04.16158
36 Dietloff Kapp Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.03.7461143421594618159444.32.21215.31.414158
37 Jervis Percy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10.35.325048401385019171365.08.53214.41.93161
38 José Pérez Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 11.18.023077341983419167374.39.91917.00.739163
39 Giulio Palmonella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14.30.8119.5170-189.5472452120177275.22.33616.21.333164
40 Bertrand de Montaudoin Flag of France.svg  France 13.33.99120-11461973519164406.11.04615.09.79176
41 Ricardo Durão Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10.59.114383312531619173357.07.74818.04.549179
42 Christian Palant Flag of France.svg  France 10.55.712088281794119166384.57.92418.26.250181
43 Lem Martínez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 11.49.739853392232518136475.18.83517.10.841187
44 Antonio Almada Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 10.58.313.5383.52916104315142495.06.73017.15.742193
45 Francis Plumerel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12.39.063.51422.5452482018145465.55.54417.09.540195
46 José Pereira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10.37.73097211484820170317.26.24918.04.248197
47 David Romero Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 11.57.243354381444918158455.00.42617.22.644202
48 António Janet Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 15.13.1141206-247482232618160436.16.34717.46.846210
49 Américo González Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 12.10.149.51535.543975119164416.04.74516.20.832212
50 Harry Schmidt Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Interrupted49209321713548*5017.59.347226
Adolf Harder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.44.76.5DQDQ4915947Did not finish

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References

  1. "Modern pentathlon at 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Individual". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. Official Report, pp. 505–08.