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The World Military Pentathlon Championship are the world championships of military pentathlon organized every year by International Military Sports Council (CISM) from 1950.
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The World Military Pentathlon Championship are the world championships of military pentathlon organized every year by International Military Sports Council (CISM) from 1950.
| Ed. | Year | Held | Champions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Team | Obstacle relay | |||
| 1 | 1950 | Antibes  France | Émile Guegen | France | - |
| 2 | 1951 | Antibes (2) France |  Bengt Lorichs | Sweden | - |
| 3 | 1952 | Brussels  Belgium | Bengt Lorichs | Sweden | - |
| 4 | 1953 | Stockholm Sweden | Åke Moberg | Sweden | - |
| 5 | 1954 | Antibes (3) France | Åke Moberg | Sweden | - |
| 6 | 1955 | Breda  Netherlands | Göran Rönnquist | Sweden | - |
| 7 | 1956 | Antibes (4) France | Mohamed Abdesselem | France | - |
| 8 | 1957 | Brussels (2) Belgium | Mohamed Abdesselem | France | - |
| 9 | 1958 | Athens  Greece |  James Moore | France | - |
| 10 | 1959 | Kristianstad Sweden | Stig-Erik Lekberg | Sweden | - |
| 11 | 1960 | Rio de Janeiro  Brazil | Nilo Jaime Ferreira da Silva | Brazil | - |
| 12 | 1961 | Paris France | Mohamed Sahli | Sweden | - |
| 13 | 1962 | Brussels (3) Belgium | Bengt Åke Christensson | Sweden | - |
| 14 | 1963 | Rome  Italy | Michael Ooms | Sweden | - |
| 15 | 1964 | Haslemoen  Norway | Bengt Åke Christensson | Sweden | - |
| 16 | 1965 | Schaarsbergen Netherlands | Christer Bjerkhagent | Brazil | - |
| 17 | 1966 | Bordeaux France | Bengt Åke Christensson | France | - |
| 18 | 1967 | Uppsala Sweden | Bengt Åke Christensson | Sweden | - |
| 19 | 1968 | Rio de Janeiro (2) Brazil | Bengt Åke Christensson | Sweden | - |
| 20 | 1970 | Morón  Argentina | Jacques Langbour | Sweden | - |
| 21 | 1971 | Örebro Sweden | Rolf Nilsson | Sweden | - |
| 22 | 1973 | Wiener Neustadt  Austria | Vincent Moreau | Austria | - |
| 23 | 1974 | Skive  Denmark |  Hartmut Nienaber | France | - |
| 24 | 1975 | El Palomar Argentina |  Ernst Engeli | Sweden | - |
| 25 | 1976 | Bordeaux (2) France | Hartmut Nienaber | West Germany | - |
| 26 | 1977 | Kristinehamn Sweden | Hartmut Nienaber | Sweden | - |
| 27 | 1978 | Wiener Neustadt (2) Austria | Hartmut Nienaber | West Germany | - |
| 28 | 1979 | Vatneleiren Norway | Hartmut Nienaber | West Germany | - |
| 29 | 1980 | München West Germany | Hartmut Nienaber | West Germany | - |
| 30 | 1981 | Bremgarten  Switzerland | Ernst Engeli | Switzerland | - |
| 31 | 1983 | Farum Denmark | Hartmut Nienaber |  China | - |
| 32 | 1984 | Den Bosch Netherlands | Geir Todal | Switzerland | - |
| 33 | 1985 | Rio de Janeiro (3) Brazil | Ribamar Juvino Bandeira | Brazil | - |
| 34 | 1986 | Wiener Neustadt (3) Austria | Hartmut Nienaber | China | - |
| 35 | 1987 | Stockholm (2) Sweden | Hartmut Nienaber | Brazil | - |
| 36 | 1988 | Beijing China | Yanng Chunyi | China | - |
| 37 | 1989 | Caracas  Venezuela | Liang Xifen | China | - |
| 38 | 1990 | München (2) Germany | Ribamar Juvino Bandeira | Brazil | - |
| 39 | 1991 | Oslo Norway | Ribamar Juvino Bandeira | Brazil | - |
| 40 | 1992 | Bremgarten (2) Switzerland | Li Zhong | China | - |
| 41 | 1993 | Skive (2) Denmark | Xinquiao Guo | China | - |
| 42 | 1994 | Resende Brazil | Ribamar Juvino Bandeira | Brazil | - |
| 43 | 1995 | Rome (2) Italy | Li Zhong | China | China |
| 44 | 1996 | Wiener Neustadt (4) Austria | Zhao Min | China | China |
| 45 | 1997 | Kristinehamn (2) Sweden | Carlos Alberto Silva | China | China |
| 46 | 1998 | Beijing (2) China | Li Zhong | China |  Turkey |
| 47 | 1999 | Zagreb  Croatia | Yang Chunyi | China | Turkey |
| 48 | 2000 | Holstebro Denmark | liu Wei | China | Norway |
| 49 | 2001 | Arlon Belgium | Carlos Alberto Silva | China | China |
| 50 | 2002 | Schaarsbergen (2) Netherlands | Stefano Palma | China | Turkey |
| 51 | 2003 | Toledo  Spain | Feng Liwen | China | Venezuela |
| 52 | 2004 | Santiago  Chile | He Shugan | China |  Ecuador e  Peru |
| 53 | 2006 | Wiener Neustadt (5) Austria | Yang Shiwei | China | Austria |
| 54 | 2007 [Note 1] | Hyderabad  India |  Maksim Kanafin | China | Ecuador |
| 55 | 2008 | Ankara Turkey | Yang Shiwei | China | Turkey |
| 56 | 2009 | München (3) Germany | Robert Krawczyk | China | Venezuela |
| 57 | 2010 [1] | Schaarsbergen (3) Netherlands | Brian Dåsbjerg | ||
| 58 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro (4) Brazil | He Shugan | ||
| 59 | 2012 | Lahti  Finland |  Dainis Stepe | ||
| 60 | 2013 | Rio de Janeiro (5) Brazil | Douglas Castro | ||
| 61 | 2014 | Yeongcheon  South Korea | Gong Guobao |  Russia | |
| 62 | 2015 | Yeongcheon (2) South Korea | Sergei Alpatov | Russia | |
| 63 | 2016 | Wiener Neustadt (6) Austria | Sergei Alpatov | Brazil | |
| 64 | 2017 | Salinas Ecuador | Pan Yucheng | China | |
| 65 | 2018 | Wiener Neustadt (6) Austria | Sergei Alpatov | Russia | |
| 66 | 2019 | Wuhan China | Pan Yucheng | China |
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