Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Dates23–28 November 1956
Competitors40 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lars Hall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Olavi Mannonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Väinö Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1952
1960  

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. [1]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Lars Hall
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olavi Mannonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Väinö Korhonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Team
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Igor Novikov
Ivan Deryugin
Aleksandr Tarasov
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
William Andre
Jack Daniels
George Lambert
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Olavi Mannonen
Väinö Korhonen
Berndt Katter

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0123
4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)0101
Totals (4 entries)2226

Participating nations

A total of 40 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Melbourne Games: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Modern pentathlon: 1956 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2012.