Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics

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Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. Coubertin was inspired by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games, which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time. The modern pentathlon simulates the experience of a 19th century cavalry soldier behind enemy lines: he must ride an unfamiliar horse, fight with pistol and sword, swim, and run.
Therefore, the five sport disciplines that comprise the modern pentathlon event are:

[edit] Events

Modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic program continuously since 1912. A women's event was not included until the 2000 Games.

Event 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Men's individual 22
Men's team 11
Women's individual 3
Total Events 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 9 8 4 21
2 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 9 7 5 21
3 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 5 5 5 15
4 Poland Poland (POL) 3 0 0 3
5 Italy Italy (ITA) 2 2 3 7
6 Russia Russia (RUS) 2 1 0 3
7 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 2 0 3 5
8 Germany Germany (GER) 1 0 1 2
9 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 0 1
10 United States United States (USA) 0 6 3 9
11 Finland Finland (FIN) 0 1 4 5
12 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 1 2
Unified Team Unified Team (EUN) 0 1 1 2
14 Latvia Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1
Lithuania Lithuania (LTU) 0 1 0 1
16 France France (FRA) 0 0 2 2
17 Belarus Belarus (BLR) 0 0 1 1
Czech Republic Czech Republic (CZE) 0 0 1 1

[edit] Nations

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 Years
Austria Austria (AUT)         1 -
Denmark Denmark (DEN)         4 4
France France (FRA)         2 4
Germany Germany (GER)         1 -
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)         3 4
Italy Italy (ITA)         - 1
Netherlands Netherlands (NED)         1 -
Norway Norway (NOR)         2 2
Russia Russia (RUS)         5 2
Sweden Sweden (SWE)         12 4
United States United States (USA)         1 2
Nations         10 7
Athletes         32 23
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04


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