Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
DatesJuly 18–22, 1976
Competitors47 from 17 nations
  1972
1980  

The modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition. [1] As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon, one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the Individual competition event results table and was also added to his teammates' scores to be included to the Team competition event results table. This competition consisted of 5 disciplines:

Boris Onischenko of the Soviet Union was ejected from the competition during the fencing event after it was discovered he had wired his épée with a concealed push button circuit breaker that enabled him to register a hit at any time. Onischenko's results were deleted from the records, and he was spirited away from the Olympic Village almost immediately, never competing in events outside the USSR again. [2]

The other Soviet team members, Pavel Lednev and Boris Mosolov, were allowed to continue individually, but as three athletes are required to compete in a team event, it was ruled that their results would receive no score in the team competition.

Participating nations

A total of 47 athletes from 17 nations competed at the Montreal Games: [1]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Pavel Lednyov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Jan Bártů
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Team
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Jim Fox
Danny Nightingale
Adrian Parker
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Jan Bártů
Bohumil Starnovský
Jiří Adam
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Tamás Kancsal
Tibor Maracskó
Szvetiszláv Sasics

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1001
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)1001
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0112
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0101
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

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  1. Equestrian held on July 20 at the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre situated in the Bitsa forest park
  2. Fencing held on July 21 at the Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army
  3. Shooting held on July 22 at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi
  4. Swimming held on July 23 at the Swimming Pool of the Olympiski Sports Complex
  5. Cross-country held on July 24 at the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre

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  1. Equestrian held on July 20 at the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre situated in the Bitsa forest park
  2. Fencing held on July 21 at the Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army
  3. Shooting held on July 22 at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi
  4. Swimming held on July 23 at the Swimming Pool of the Olympiski Sports Complex
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References

  1. 1 2 "Modern pentathlon: 1976 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 345. ISBN   0140066322.