The 1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Jönköping, Sweden.
Contents |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual | Pavel Lednev (URS) | Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL) | Neil Glenesk (USA) |
| Team | Poland Janusz Pyciak-Peciak Slawomir Rotkiewicz Zbigniew Pacelt |
West Germany Norbert Kühn Axel Starmann Gerhard Werner |
Soviet Union Pavel Lednev Oleg Bulgakov Aleksandr Tarev |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual | Wendy Norman (GBR) | Wendy Skipworth (GBR) | Absokon (CAN) |
| Team | United Kingdom | United States | West Germany |
Host nation (GBR)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | USA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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