Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Dates | July 21 - 25 | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 51 from 19 nations | |||||||||
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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.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual |  Lars HallSweden (SWE) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gábor BenedekHungary (HUN) |
István Szondy Hungary (HUN) |
| Team | 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:[1]
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Results
Individual
Team
| 1 | Hungary |
| 2 | Sweden |
| 3 | Finland |
| 4 |  United States |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
| 7 |  Chile |
| 8 |  Argentina |
| 9 |  Switzerland |
| 10 |  Great Britain |
| 11 |  Italy |
| 12 |  France |
| 13 |  Uruguay |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
| 15 |  Portugal |
| AC |  Germany |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Modern pentathlon: 1952 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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