Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

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Men's individual modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue
DatesOctober 13–17
Competitors48 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Björn Ferm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg András Balczó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Pavel Lednev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

The men's individual modern pentathlon event was a multi-sport combined event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. It was the 12th consecutive Games at which the event was held after being introduced in 1912. The competition involved riding, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running. The scores from the individual competition were also used for the team competition.

The event resulted in the first Olympic competitor being disqualified for doping. Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was disqualified for alcohol use after drinking beer before the shooting phase. [1]

Results

RankPentathleteNation Equestrian pictogram.svg Fencing pictogram.svg Shooting pictogram.svg Swimming pictogram.svg Athletics pictogram.svg Total
Gold medal icon.svg Björn Ferm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 110088593410759704964
Silver medal icon.svg András Balczó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1010931934105410244953
Bronze medal icon.svg Pavel Lednev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 107083993410608924795
4 Karl-Heinz Kutschke Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 1070632846112610904764
5 Boris Onishenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 99588591210549104756
6 Raoul Gueguen Flag of France.svg  France 104095491210008504756
7 Istvan Mona Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 101010468689438474714
8 Jim Fox Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 101086289010068954663
9 Stasis Shaparnis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 107079380210279644656
10 Mario Medda Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10109777589499374631
11 James Moore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10407939129319374613
12 Ferenc Török Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 92010469128807934551
13 Jørn Steffensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10408629348118984545
14 Yuso Makihira Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 10408168028989734529
15 Jörg Tscherner Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 105079384610607664515
16 Hans Jacobson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10259778469467184512
17 Elmar Frings Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 10708398469557964506
18 Seppo Aho Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11008856929408804497
19 Eduardo Olivera Lastra Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10707708689977604474
20 Martti Ketela Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10107708469648564446
21 Lucien Guiguet Flag of France.svg  France 10356558249589344406
22 Robert Beck Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10108859129256554387
23 Wolf-Dieter Sonnleitner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10107019129168324371
24 Giancarlo Morresi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 790793102210517034359
25 David Bárcena Ríos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10105178909829524351
26 Alex Tschui Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 110077010226797664337
27 Katsuaki Tashiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 11006789349316764319
28 Siegfried Springer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10308168468837184293
29 Maurice Lough Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9806558469888204289
30 Barry Lillywhite Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9858168029827004285
31 Peter Macken Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9356558029109824284
32 Heiner Thade Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9109089568776134264
33 Antone Paniowsky Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 9507249788927034247
34 Jorma Hotanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7808398468958714231
35 Toshio Fukui Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8408966929678024197
36 Konstantine Sardjev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 11006558687578114191
37 Jean-Pierre Giudicelli Flag of France.svg  France 7804948909739254062
38 Robert Phelps Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 7956329789645623931
39 Duncan Page Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10355638468805803904
40 Wolfgang Lüderitz Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 3657249349079133843
41 Pavel Kupka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8658396709435023819
42 Donald McMikin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 54567810228356793759
43 Nicolo Deligia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4606787808898503657
44 Eduardo Tovar Flores Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8055406488897303612
45 Ivan Apostolov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 7206095388807153462
46 Hans Todt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 06787368657303009
47 Wolfgang Leu Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 980747670ELIELI2397
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1010908DSQDSQDSQDSQ

Hans Todt drew a stubborn horse for the riding element, which balked three times at an obstacle, resulting in Todt scoring 0 points. Todt, disconsolate at seeing his years of training gone to waste because of bad luck, attacked the horse and had to be pulled away by his teammates. [2]

References

  1. "Modern Pentathlon History". insidethegames.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 340. ISBN   0140066322.