Modern Pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Dates 27 – 31 August 1972
Medal Events 2

The program consisted of an individual and team event 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. One change in the format was the that steeplechase riding event was shortened to one kilometer.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Individual, Men Olympic 27 – 31 August 1972 59 20
Team, Men Olympic 27 – 31 August 1972 57 19
59 (59/0) 20 (20/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual, Men András BalczóHUN Boris OnishchenkoURS Pavel LednyovURS
Team, Men Soviet UnionURS HungaryHUN FinlandFIN

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Soviet Union URS 1 1 1 3
Hungary HUN 1 1 0 2
Finland FIN 0 0 1 1