Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics
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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:
- épée fencing
- pistol shooting
- 200 metre freestyle swimming
- show jumping on horseback
- 3 km cross country running
[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 (HUN) |
9 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) |
9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Latvia (LAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lithuania (LTU) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 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 (AUT) |
1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark (DEN) |
4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) |
2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) |
1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) |
- | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands (NED) |
1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway (NOR) |
2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) |
5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) |
12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon |
| Sports at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Summer sports |
Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Winter sports |
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
| Past sports |
Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports |
