Modern Pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Dates 11 – 15 October 1964
Medal Events 2

As in 1952-60, 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. The competition was held over five days, with no rest day as there had been in 1952-56.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Individual, Men Olympic 11 – 15 October 1964 37 15
Team, Men Olympic 11 – 15 October 1964 33 11
37 (37/0) 15 (15/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual, Men Ferenc TörökHUN Igor NovikovURS Albert MokeyevURS
Team, Men Soviet UnionURS United StatesUSA HungaryHUN

Medal table

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