Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
DatesAugust 26–31, 1960
Competitors60 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ferenc Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Imre Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Beck Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1956
1964  

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. [1]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Ferenc Németh
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Imre Nagy
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Robert Beck
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Team
details
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Imre Nagy
András Balczó
Ferenc Németh
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Nikolai Tatarinov
Hanno Selg
Igor Novikov
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Robert Beck
Jack Daniels
George Lambert

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2103
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0101
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

A total of 60 athletes from 23 nations competed at the Rome Games: [1]

Results

Individual

1 Ferenc Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2 Imre Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Bob Beck Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 András Balczó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5 Igor Novikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
6 Nikolay Tatarinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
7 Stanisław Przybylski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
8 Jack Daniels Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 Kurt Lindeman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
10 Hanno Selg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
11 Patrick Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
12 Berndt Katter Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
13 Luis Ribera Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
14 Kazimierz Paszkiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
15 Per-Erik Ritzén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
16 Eero Lohi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
17 Antonio Almada Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
18 George Lambert Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 Erhard Minder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
20 Kazimierz Mazur Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
21 Sture Ericson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
22 Sergio Escobedo Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
23 Adriano Facchini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
24 Donald Cobley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
25 Peter Lichtner-Hoyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
26 Peter Little Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
27 Justo Botelho Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil
28 Wolfgang Gödicke Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
29 Gaetano Scala Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
30 Björn Thofelt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
31 Neville Sayers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
32 Wenceslau Malta Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil
33 Werner Vetterli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
34 Hugh Doherty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
35 Kazuhiro Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
36 Carlos Stricker Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
37 Udo Birnbaum Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
38 Shigeaki Uchino Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
39 Frank Battig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
40 Raúl Bauza Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
41 Giulio Giunta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
42 André Bernard Flag of France.svg  France
43 José Pérez Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
44 Joaquín Villalba Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
45 Christian Beauvalet Flag of France.svg  France
46 Peter Macken Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
47 Benny Schmidt Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
48 Dieter Krickow Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
49 Rolf Weber Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
50 José Wilson Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil
51 Fernando Irayzoz Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
53 Étienne Jalenques Flag of France.svg  France
54 Arsène Pint Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
55 Ralf Berckhan Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
56 Lakdar Bouzid Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
57 Habib Ben Azzabi Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
58 Ahmed Ennachi Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
AC Mohamed Ben Checkroun Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
AC Naji El-Mekki Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Team

1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
8Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
11Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
13Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil
14Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
15Flag of France.svg  France
16Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
17Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

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