Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.[1] For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.

Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHämeenlinna
DatesJuly 21–25, 1952
No. of events2
Competitors51 from 19 nations
← 1948
1956 →

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
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Lars Hall
  Sweden
Gábor Benedek
  Hungary
István Szondy
  Hungary
Team
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  Hungary (HUN)
Gábor Benedek
Aladár Kovácsi
István Szondy
  Sweden (SWE)
Lars Hall
Thorsten Lindqvist
Claes Egnell
  Finland (FIN)
Olavi Mannonen
Lauri Vilkko
Olavi Rokka

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)1113
2  Sweden (SWE)1102
3  Finland (FIN)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

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A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Modern pentathlon: 1952 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
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