Modern Pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Dates 26 – 31 August 1960
Medal Events 2

As in 1956, the events consisted of an individual and team competition for men, scored by a series of scoring tables for each of the phases. The format was the same as it had been since 1932, with the order of the phases staying the same – riding, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running. Once again the competition was held over six days, with a rest day after the fencing.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Individual, Men Olympic 26 – 31 August 1960 60 23
Team, Men Olympic 26 – 31 August 1960 51 17
60 (60/0) 23 (23/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual, Men Ferenc NémethHUN Imre NagyHUN Bob BeckUSA
Team, Men HungaryHUN Soviet UnionURS United StatesUSA

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Hungary HUN 2 1 0 3
Soviet Union URS 0 1 0 1
United States USA 0 0 2 2