| Date | 26 – 29 July 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Real Club de Polo, Barcelona / Palacio de la Metalurgia, Barcelona / Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona / Campo de Tiro Olímpico de Mollet, Mollet del Vallès / Estadio Pau Negre, Barcelona | |
| Participants | 66 from 30 countries | |
| Format | Scoring by point tables. | |
The 1991 World Champion was Poland’s Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek. He started strongly with a second place in the fencing. He moved into the lead after three phases, leading Russian Eduard Zenovka. The course for the cross-country run was very hilly, and high heat (35° C. [95 F°]), made the event very difficult for the pentathletes. In the run, Skrzypaszek placed only 23rd, and Zenkova’s third-place moved him into the lead after four phases – 4,625-4,519. The 106 point lead was huge for the modern pentathlon, but Zenovka was not known to be a strong rider. In the final phase, he fell off his horse twice, and placed only 56th of 66 riders. His score of only 736 points dropped him to third place and a bronze medal. Skrzypaszek was steady, finishing 13th on the horse to win the gold medal. It was the first time since 1951 that the reigning World Champion won the Olympic gold medal.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Fencing | Swimming | Shooting | Running | Riding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek |  POL | 5,559 | 46 (2) | 3:22.5 (21) | 190 (=9) | 13:26.9 (23) | 1:33.8 (13) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Attila Mizsér |  HUN | 5,446 | 40 (7) | 3:28.4 (40) | 191 (=7) | 13:04.6 (9) | 1:56.9 (27) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Eduard Zenovka |  EUN | 5,361 | 36 (=18) | 3:16.6 (7) | 198 (1) | 12:50.0 (3) | 2:44.3 (56) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Anatoly Starostin | EUN | 5,347 | 38 (=9) | 3:24.7 (32) | 190 (=9) | 13:36.0 (31) | 1:33.1 (22) | |||
| 5 | Roberto Bomprezzi |  ITA | 5,326 | 37 (=14) | 3:35.6 (56) | 189 (=12) | 13:03.4 (8) | 1:36.1 (24) | |||
| 6 | Håkan Norebrink |  SWE | 5,321 | 37 (=14) | 3:20.2 (14) | 184 (=33) | 13:51.7 (39) | 1:38.0 (3) | |||
| 7 | Marian Gheorghe |  ROU | 5,293 | 40 (8) | 3:22.6 (22) | 179 (=48) | 13:39.2 (35) | 1:33.1 (1) | |||
| 8 | Graham Brookhouse |  GBR | 5,292 | 32 (=40) | 3:16.1 (6) | 183 (=40) | 13:28.3 (24) | 1:32.5 (5) | |||
| 9 | Michael Gostigian |  USA | 5,275 | 30 (=46) | 3:13.9 (2) | 189 (=12) | 13:29.3 (25) | 1:36.8 (28) | |||
| 10 | Dariusz Goździak | POL | 5,254 | 34 (=28) | 3:40.6 (62) | 195 (3) | 13:30.2 (=26) | 1:38.2 (20) | |||
| 11 | Sébastien Deleigne |  FRA | 5,251 | 33 (=37) | 3:25.5 (35) | 184 (=33) | 13:17.7 (16) | 1:39.5 (16) | |||
| 12 | Carlo Massullo | ITA | 5,250 | 27 (52) | 3:29.3 (=44) | 192 (=5) | 13:34.9 (30) | 1:41.2 (4) | |||
| 13 | Richard Phelps | GBR | 5,246 | 42 (5) | 3:15.3 (5) | 177 (=53) | 13:16.6 (14) | 1:40.5 (41) | |||
| 14 | Petr Blažek |  TCH | 5,239 | 37 (=14) | 3:23.9 (26) | 190 (=9) | 13:49.3 (38) | 1:40.8 (37) | |||
| 15 | Gintaras Staškevičius |  LTU | 5,234 | 31 (45) | 3:10.4 (1) | 186 (=24) | 12:56.9 (5) | 2:12.3 (47) | |||
| 16 | Peter Steinmann |  SUI | 5,232 | 36 (23) | 3:18.0 (9) | 178 (=51) | 13:07.2 (12) | 1:39.7 (29) | |||
| 17 | Joël Bouzou | FRA | 5,216 | 36 (=18) | 3:34.5 (54) | 186 (=24) | 13:31.3 (28) | 1:43.2 (18) | |||
| 18 | Dmitry Svatkovsky | EUN | 5,216 | 34 (=28) | 3:26.2 (37) | 181 (=45) | 13:08.6 (13) | 1:40.8 (25) | |||
| 19 | Maciej Czyżowicz | POL | 5,205 | 33 (=37) | 3:20.4 (16) | 189 (=12) | 13:46.0 (36) | 1:46.4 (33) | |||
| 20 | Rob Stull | USA | 5,204 | 45 (3) | 3:25.1 (33) | 182 (=42) | 13:37.9 (34) | 1:52.9 (44) | |||
| 21 | Lee Yeong-Chan |  KOR | 5,198 | 38 (=9) | 3:24.3 (29) | 184 (=33) | 14:17.7 (52) | 1:38.2 (7) | |||
| 22 | Dirk Knappheide |  GER | 5,195 | 38 (=9) | 3:21.1 (18) | 186 (=24) | 13:56.9 (43) | 1:32.0 (36) | |||
| 23 | Gianluca Tiberti | ITA | 5,184 | 38 (=9) | 3:17.6 (8) | 187 (=21) | 14:44.2 (=61) | 1:40.5 (17) | |||
| 24 | Iván Ortega |  MEX | 5,177 | 34 (=28) | 3:22.8 (24) | 189 (=12) | 13:05.5 (10) | 2:00.9 (49) | |||
| 25 | James Haley | USA | 5,170 | 34 (=28) | 3:22.1 (=19) | 188 (=17) | 14:19.3 (53) | 1:32.0 (12) | |||
| 26 | Kirils Medjancevs |  LAT | 5,154 | 43 (4) | 3:19.8 (12) | 179 (=48) | 14:37.4 (=57) | 1:36.6 (15) | |||
| 27 | Jesús Centeno |  ESP | 5,148 | 34 (=28) | 3:24.2 (28) | 173 (=59) | 13:16.8 (15) | 1:37.8 (6) | |||
| 28 | Per Nyqvist | SWE | 5,129 | 32 (=40) | 3:31.0 (=47) | 188 (=17) | 13:36.5 (32) | 1:44.3 (30) | |||
| 29 | Tomáš Fleissner | TCH | 5,128 | 36 (=18) | 3:32.1 (=51) | 188 (=17) | 14:11.0 (50) | 1:29.4 (19) | |||
| 30 | Gavin Lackey |  AUS | 5,111 | 28 (=49) | 3:20.1 (13) | 179 (=48) | 13:01.4 (7) | 1:43.4 (32) | |||
| 31 | Alexandros Nikolopoulos |  GRE | 5,066 | 19 (=61) | 3:14.4 (4) | 191 (=7) | 13:55.9 (42) | 1:34.7 (23) | |||
| 32 | László Fábián | HUN | 5,064 | 48 (1) | 3:18.8 (11) | 170 (=62) | 13:33.3 (29) | 1:41.0 (50) | |||
| 33 | Attila Kálnoki Kis | HUN | 5,061 | 38 (=9) | 3:28.8 (41) | 185 (=31) | 13:25.5 (20) | 1:59.0 (52) | |||
| 34 | Moustafa Adam |  EGY | 5,057 | 36 (=18) | 3:35.8 (57) | 189 (=12) | 14:37.4 (=57) | 1:36.0 (14) | |||
| 35 | Alejandro Yrizar | MEX | 5,056 | 41 (6) | 3:22.1 (=19) | 187 (=21) | 14:05.0 (=46) | 1:52.7 (53) | |||
| 36 | Dominic Mahony | GBR | 5,033 | 34 (=28) | 3:36.5 (58) | 175 (57) | 13:21.5 (17) | 1:27.7 (11) | |||
| 37 | Leopoldo Centeno | ESP | 5,018 | 30 (=46) | 3:24.4 (=30) | 173 (=59) | 13:30.2 (=26) | 1:47.8 (10) | |||
| 38 | Kim Myeong-Geon | KOR | 5,015 | 35 (=24) | 3:24.4 (=30) | 184 (=33) | 14:01.1 (45) | 1:42.5 (43) | |||
| 39 | Imre Tiidemann |  EST | 4,980 | 34 (=28) | 3:28.2 (39) | 184 (=33) | 12:43.3 (2) | 2:47.2 (57) | |||
| 40 | Per-Olov Danielsson | SWE | 4,978 | 35 (=24) | 3:27.9 (38) | 181 (=45) | 13:59.3 (44) | 2:12.9 (38) | |||
| 41 | Christophe Ruer | FRA | 4,974 | 33 (=37) | 3:14.0 (3) | 184 (=33) | 12:55.7 (4) | 2:02.2 (61) | |||
| 42 | Stefan Asenov |  BUL | 4,963 | 29 (48) | 3:20.3 (15) | 188 (=17) | 14:05.0 (=46) | 1:30.6 (45) | |||
| 43 | Ian Soellner |  CAN | 4,945 | 32 (=40) | 3:29.2 (43) | 177 (=53) | 14:19.4 (54) | 1:40.5 (8) | |||
| 44 | Mohamed Abou El-Souad | EGY | 4,922 | 26 (=53) | 3:45.5 (64) | 193 (4) | 13:52.8 (40) | 1:38.3 (34) | |||
| 45 | Ulrich Czermak | GER | 4,893 | 36 (=18) | 3:29.3 (=44) | 186 (=24) | 13:26.6 (21) | 2:29.1 (60) | |||
| 46 | Valentin Dzhavelkov | BUL | 4,866 | 32 (=40) | 3:31.0 (=47) | 183 (=40) | 14:10.7 (49) | 1:42.1 (42) | |||
| 47 | Sergio Sánchez |  GUA | 4,860 | 23 (60) | 3:44.3 (63) | 186 (=24) | 14:08.5 (48) | 1:33.4 (2) | |||
| 48 | Hiroshi Miyagahara |  JPN | 4,859 | 25 (59) | 3:37.4 (59) | 186 (=24) | 13:37.2 (33) | 2:05.0 (39) | |||
| 49 | Pawel Olszewski | GER | 4,843 | 34 (=28) | 3:24.0 (27) | 182 (=42) | 14:12.6 (51) | 1:43.1 (51) | |||
| 50 | Trevor Strydom |  RSA | 4,820 | 17 (64) | 3:30.1 (46) | 192 (=5) | 14:28.2 (56) | 1:30.9 (21) | |||
| 51 | Vladimiras Močialovas | LTU | 4,805 | 26 (=53) | 3:28.9 (42) | 174 (58) | 12:58.9 (6) | 2:12.2 (48) | |||
| 52 | Staņislavs Dobrotovskis | LAT | 4,796 | 32 (=40) | 3:32.1 (=51) | 187 (=21) | 14:38.2 (59) | 2:01.8 (46) | |||
| 53 | Manuel Barroso |  POR | 4,719 | 19 (=61) | 3:23.2 (25) | 159 (65) | 12:26.0 (1) | 1:58.7 (26) | |||
| 54 | Alberto Félix | MEX | 4,701 | 37 (=14) | 3:37.9 (60) | 149 (66) | 13:26.7 (22) | 1:42.3 (9) | |||
| 55 | Carles Lerín | ESP | 4,694 | 25 (=55) | 3:31.8 (50) | 182 (=42) | 13:05.6 (11) | 2:29.9 (58) | |||
| 56 | Zhang Bin |  CHN | 4,670 | 28 (=49) | 3:40.5 (61) | 185 (=31) | 15:06.5 (64) | 2:09.6 (31) | |||
| 57 | Jiří Prokopius | TCH | 4,635 | 35 (=24) | 3:25.4 (34) | 186 (=24) | 14:21.7 (55) | 2:18.5 (62) | |||
| 58 | Colin Hamilton | AUS | 4,594 | 13 (65) | 3:22.7 (23) | 180 (47) | 13:24.4 (18) | 2:43.0 (54) | |||
| 59 | Laurie Shong | CAN | 4,579 | 35 (=24) | 3:20.9 (17) | 177 (=53) | 14:44.2 (=61) | 2:32.4 (59) | |||
| 60 | Sherif El-Erian | EGY | 4,538 | 25 (=55) | 3:34.6 (55) | 176 (56) | 14:42.1 (60) | 1:42.4 (40) | |||
| 61 | Kim In-Ho | KOR | 4,503 | 25 (=55) | 3:18.6 (10) | 166 (64) | 13:53.7 (41) | 1:42.0 (55) | |||
| 62 | Tomas Narkus | LTU | 4,281 | 28 (=49) | 3:26.1 (36) | 196 (2) | 13:24.8 (19) | – ( | |||
| 63 | Alex Watson | AUS | 4,279 | 25 (=55) | 3:32.2 (53) | 184 (=33) | 17:11.5 (66) | 1:58.7 (35) | |||
| 64 | Vjačeslavs Duhanovs | LAT | 3,803 | 34 (=28) | 3:31.1 (49) | 178 (=51) | 14:54.0 (63) | 3:26.1 (63) | |||
| 65 | Luis Alberto Urteaga |  PER | 3,503 | 19 (=61) | 3:52.3 (65) | 173 (=59) | 13:48.2 (37) | – ( | |||
| 66 | Daniel Pereyra |  URU | 2,929 | 11 (66) | 3:58.0 (66) | 170 (=62) | 15:43.6 (65) | – ( |
