Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Men's modern pentathlon; at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Dates	September 18–22, 1988
Competitors	65 from 26 nations
Medalists
	← 1984 1992 →

Last updated December 12, 2024

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual details	János Martinek Hungary	Carlo Massullo Italy	Vakhtang Iagorashvili Soviet Union
Team details	Hungary (HUN) János Martinek Attila Mizsér László Fábián	Italy (ITA) Carlo Massullo Daniele Masala Gianluca Tiberti	Great Britain (GBR) Richard Phelps Dominic Mahony Graham Brookhouse

Participating nations

A total of 65 athletes from 26 nations competed at the Seoul Games:^[1]

Final results

Individual

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Rid.	Fen.	Swi.	Sho.	Run.	Score
1	János Martinek	HUN	1066	990	1264	868	1216	5404
2	Carlo Massullo	ITA	1010	881	1204	1044	1240	5379
3	Vakhtang Iagorashvili	URS	980	915	1344	978	1150	5367
4	Attila Mizsér	HUN	1010	847	1196	934	1294	5281
5	Christophe Ruer	FRA	968	779	1348	934	1213	5242
6	Richard Phelps	GBR	964	898	1304	868	1195	5229
7	László Fábián	HUN	876	1051	1304	802	1168	5201
8	Joel Bouzou	FRA	1004	983	1172	868	1171	5198
9	Peter Steinmann	SUI	920	983	1252	780	1246	5181
10	Daniele Masala	ITA	948	837	1232	1066	1069	5152
11	Milan Kadlec	TCH	1064	905	1092	802	1267	5130
12	Kim Myung-Gon	KOR	1040	762	1252	1066	979	5099
13	Kang Kyung-Hyo	KOR	1070	830	1264	868	1042	5074
14	Ivar Sisniega	MEX	950	752	1260	890	1213	5065
15	Maciej Czyzowicz	POL	770	847	1308	1000	1123	5048
16	Dominic Mahony	GBR	1036	898	1148	890	1075	5047
17	Gianluca Tiberti	ITA	1040	674	1296	1000	1030	5040
18	Robert Nieman	USA	944	932	1248	1000	910	5034
19	Tomas Fleissner	TCH	1006	762	1172	1022	1048	5010
20	Guerman Iouferov	URS	716	949	1324	934	1084	5007
21	Graham Brookhouse	GBR	986	643	1312	846	1213	5000
22	Svante Rasmuson	SWE	916	830	1232	934	1075	4987
23	Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek	POL	1040	660	1312	934	1036	4982
24	Marcus Marsollek	FRG	858	847	1140	1044	1075	4964
25	Jan-Erik Danielsson	SWE	890	864	1140	1044	1018	4956
26	Andy Jung	SUI	974	864	1192	912	1009	4951
27	Tue Hellstem	DEN	1060	745	1152	890	1093	4940
28	Alejandro Yrizar	MEX	854	847	1248	890	1081	4920
29	Jiri Prokopius	TCH	980	694	1244	934	1051	4903
30	Hiroshi Saito	JPN	1096	718	976	956	1135	4881
31	Mohamed Abouelsouad	EGY	1100	694	1072	1044	943	4853
32	Eduardo Quesada	ESP	1010	762	1256	626	1198	4852
33	Lawrence Keyte	CAN	1032	609	1092	934	1180	4847
34	Manuel Barroso	POR	910	677	1236	802	1219	4844
35	Anatoli Avdeev	URS	680	871	1324	890	1075	4840
36	Helmut Spannagl	AUT	1024	796	1160	868	985	4833
37	Bruno Genard	FRA	912	711	1260	912	1033	4828
38	Leopoldo Centeno	ESP	797	643	1256	956	1162	4814
39	Marcelo Hoyo	MEX	926	762	1140	780	1192	4800
40	Nicholas Fekete	CAN	1024	711	1160	956	934	4785
41	Michael Zimmermann	FRG	950	813	1240	824	955	4782
42	Dirk Knappheide	FRG	1034	677	1272	934	848	4765
43	Peter Burger	SUI	938	694	1172	780	1147	4731
44	Li King-Ho	TPE	1068	728	1092	890	904	4682
45	Barry Kennedy	CAN	770	728	1128	1000	1051	4677
46	Ayman Mahmoud	EGY	946	609	1176	890	1054	4675
47	Ahmed Al Doseri	BRN	816	735	1020	890	1180	4641
48	Saleh Farhan	BRN	824	847	1112	736	1081	4600
49	Robert Stull	USA	470	983	1240	868	1027	4588
50	Mostafa Adam	EGY	1012	728	1140	912	793	4585
51	Tadafumi Miwa	JPN	962	582	1080	956	937	4517
52	Abdul Rahman Khalid	BRN	628	650	1088	1088	1048	4502
53	Wieslaw Chmielewski	POL	576	847	1224	758	1096	4501
54	Chuang Tang-Fa	TPE	920	694	1100	868	853	4435
55	Julio Fuentes	CHI	782	548	1156	956	883	4325
56	Ricardo Falconi	CHI	980	575	1112	736	913	4316
57	Roderick Martin	SWE	0	915	1276	1044	1027	4262
58	Gerardo Cortes	CHI	950	762	1104	406	934	4156
59	Zhang Bin	CHN	706	762	1080	890	643	4081
60	Michael Gostigan	USA	0	820	1264	1044	895	4023
61	Kim Sung-Ho	KOR	0	609	1248	1000	997	3854
62	Alejandro Michelena	URU	912	429	812	934	703	3790
63	Hiroaki Izumikawa	JPN	0	694	1008	846	1174	3722
DSQ	Alexander Watson	AUS
DSQ	Jorge Quesada	ESP

Team


Pos	Nation	Athlete(s)	Rid.	Fen.	Sho.	Swi.	Run.	Score	Team Score
1	Hungary	János Martinek	1066	990	1264	868	1216	5404	15886
		Attila Mizsér	1010	847	1196	934	1294	5281
		László Fábián	876	1051	1304	802	1168	5201
2	Italy	Carlo Massullo	1010	881	1204	1044	1240	5379	15571
		Daniele Masala	948	837	1232	1066	1069	5152
		Gianluca Tiberti	1040	674	1296	1000	1030	5040
3	Great Britain	Richard Phelps	964	898	1304	868	1195	5229	15276
		Dominic Mahony	1036	898	1148	890	1075	5047
		Graham Brookhouse	986	643	1312	846	1213	5000
4	France	Christophe Ruer	968	779	1348	934	1213	5242	15268
		Joel Bouzou	1004	983	1172	868	1171	5198
		Bruno Genard	912	711	1260	912	1033	4828
5	Soviet Union	Vakhtang Iagorashvili	980	915	1344	978	1150	5367	15214
		Guerman Iouferov	716	949	1324	934	1084	5007
		Anatoli Avdeev	680	871	1324	890	1075	4840
6	Czechoslovakia	Milan Kadlec	1064	905	1092	802	1267	5130	15043
		Tomas Fleissner	1006	762	1172	1022	1048	5010
		Jiri Prokopius	980	694	1244	934	1051	4903
7	Switzerland	Peter Steinmann	920	983	1252	780	1246	5181	14863
		Andy Jung	974	864	1192	912	1009	4951
		Peter Burger	938	694	1172	780	1147	4731
8	Mexico	Ivar Sisniega	950	752	1260	890	1213	5065	14785
		Alejandro Yrizar	854	847	1248	890	1081	4920
		Marcelo Hoyo	926	762	1140	780	1192	4800
9	Poland	Maciej Czyzowicz	770	847	1308	1000	1123	5048	14531
		Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek	1040	660	1312	934	1036	4982
		Wieslaw Chmielewski	576	847	1224	758	1096	4501
10	West Germany	Marcus Marsollek	858	847	1140	1044	1075	4964	14511
		Michael Zimmermann	950	813	1240	824	955	4782
		Dirk Knappheide	1034	677	1272	934	848	4765
11	Canada	Lawrence Keyte	1032	609	1092	934	1180	4847	14309
		Nicholas Fekete	1024	711	1160	956	934	4785
		Barry Kennedy	770	728	1128	1000	1051	4677
12	Sweden	Svante Rasmuson	916	830	1232	934	1075	4987	14205
		Jan-Erik Danielsson	890	864	1140	1044	1018	4956
		Roderick Martin	0	915	1276	1044	1027	4262
13	Egypt	Mohamed Abouelsouad	1100	694	1072	1044	943	4853	14113
		Ayman Mahmoud	946	609	1176	890	1054	4675
		Mostafa Adam	1012	728	1140	912	793	4585
14	South Korea	Kim Myung-Gon	1040	762	1252	1066	979	5099	14027
		Kang Kyung-Hyo	1070	830	1264	868	1042	5074
		Kim Sung-Ho	0	609	1248	1000	997	3854
15	Bahrain	Ahmed Al Doseri	816	735	1020	890	1180	4641	13743
		Saleh Farhan	824	847	1112	736	1081	4600
		Abdul Rahman Khalid	628	650	1088	1088	1048	4502
16	United States	Robert Nieman	944	932	1248	1000	910	5034	13645
		Robert Stull	470	983	1240	868	1027	4588
		Michael Gostigan	0	820	1264	1044	895	4023
17	Japan	Hiroshi Saito	1096	718	976	956	1135	4881	13120
		Tadafumi Miwa	962	582	1080	956	937	4517
		Hiroaki Izumikawa	0	694	1008	846	1174	3722
18	Chile	Julio Fuentes	782	548	1156	956	883	4325	12797
		Ricardo Falconi	980	575	1112	736	913	4316
		Gerardo Cortes	950	762	1104	406	934	4156
AC	Spain	Eduardo Quesada	1010	762	1256	626	1198	4852	9666
		Leopoldo Centeno	797	643	1256	956	1162	4814
		Jorge Quesada						DSQ

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References

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