| | Event type
Team, Men
| 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 | 51 from 17 countries | |
| Format | Scoring by point tables. Team scores totalled from individual scores. Three-man teams with all scores counting. | |
This was the final team modern pentathlon at the Olympics, likely forever, as the event was discontinued after 1992. The Soviet Union had won the 1990 and 1991 World Championships, and their surrogate, the Unified Team, was the favorite. Hungary led after the fencing and swimming, but Poland pulled ahead after the third phase, shooting. For the second time ever at the Olympics (after 1928), the event did not end with the cross-country run, but the Russian-led Unifieds were strong and pulled into the lead, with Poland second and Hungary third. In the steeplechase ride, Russian Eduard Zenovka, leading the individual competition, had a disastrous ride, finishing only 56th of 66 competitors. With his poor point score, the Unifieds placed only eighth in the ride, and Poland, second in the steeplechase, moved ahead to win the gold medal. Hungary also struggled on the horse, finishing only 13th, and dropped to fifth place overall. Italy had the best performance in the riding and moved up to a bronze medal.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Team Points | Individual Points | Fencing | Swimming | Shooting | Running | Riding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |  POL | 16,018 | – | 2,575 (2) | 3,632 (16) | 3,420 (1) | 3,369 (8) | 3,022 (2) | Gold | ||
| Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek | 16,018 | 5,559 | 2,575 | 3,632 | 3,420 | 3,369 | 3,022 | |||||
| Dariusz Goździak | 16,018 | 5,254 | 2,575 | 3,632 | 3,420 | 3,369 | 3,022 | |||||
| Maciej Czyżowicz | 16,018 | 5,205 | 2,575 | 3,632 | 3,420 | 3,369 | 3,022 | |||||
| 2 | Unified Team |  EUN | 15,924 | – | 2,490 (=6) | 3,760 (4) | 3,345 (2) | 3,573 (2) | 2,756 (8) | Silver | ||
| Eduard Zenovka | 15,924 | 5,361 | 2,490 | 3,760 | 3,345 | 3,573 | 2,756 | |||||
| Anatoly Starostin | 15,924 | 5,347 | 2,490 | 3,760 | 3,345 | 3,573 | 2,756 | |||||
| Dmitry Svatkovsky | 15,924 | 5,216 | 2,490 | 3,760 | 3,345 | 3,573 | 2,756 | |||||
| 3 | Italy |  ITA | 15,760 | – | 2,388 (=11) | 3,640 (=13) | 3,330 (3) | 3,252 (9) | 3,150 (1) | Bronze | ||
| Roberto Bomprezzi | 15,760 | 5,326 | 2,388 | 3,640 | 3,330 | 3,252 | 3,150 | |||||
| Carlo Massullo | 15,760 | 5,250 | 2,388 | 3,640 | 3,330 | 3,252 | 3,150 | |||||
| Gianluca Tiberti | 15,760 | 5,184 | 2,388 | 3,640 | 3,330 | 3,252 | 3,150 | |||||
| 4 | United States |  USA | 15,649 | – | 2,507 (=4) | 3,812 (1) | 3,195 (5) | 3,240 (10) | 2,895 (6) | |||
| Michael Gostigian | 15,649 | 5,275 | 2,507 | 3,812 | 3,195 | 3,240 | 2,895 | |||||
| Rob Stull | 15,649 | 5,204 | 2,507 | 3,812 | 3,195 | 3,240 | 2,895 | |||||
| James Haley | 15,649 | 5,170 | 2,507 | 3,812 | 3,195 | 3,240 | 2,895 | |||||
| 5 | Hungary |  HUN | 15,571 | – | 2,796 (1) | 3,696 (9) | 3,000 (11) | 3,489 (5) | 2,590 (13) | |||
| Attila Mizsér | 15,571 | 5,446 | 2,796 | 3,696 | 3,000 | 3,489 | 2,590 | |||||
| László Fábián | 15,571 | 5,064 | 2,796 | 3,696 | 3,000 | 3,489 | 2,590 | |||||
| Attila Kálnoki Kis | 15,571 | 5,061 | 2,796 | 3,696 | 3,000 | 3,489 | 2,590 | |||||
| 6 | Great Britain |  GBR | 15,571 | – | 2,490 (=6) | 3,756 (5) | 2,835 (14) | 3,480 (6) | 3,010 (3) | |||
| Graham Brookhouse | 15,571 | 5,292 | 2,490 | 3,756 | 2,835 | 3,480 | 3,010 | |||||
| Richard Phelps | 15,571 | 5,246 | 2,490 | 3,756 | 2,835 | 3,480 | 3,010 | |||||
| Dominic Mahony | 15,571 | 5,033 | 2,490 | 3,756 | 2,835 | 3,480 | 3,010 | |||||
| 7 | France |  FRA | 15,441 | – | 2,388 (=11) | 3,704 (=6) | 3,120 (=8) | 3,546 (3) | 2,683 (11) | |||
| Sébastien Deleigne | 15,441 | 5,251 | 2,388 | 3,704 | 3,120 | 3,546 | 2,683 | |||||
| Joël Bouzou | 15,441 | 5,216 | 2,388 | 3,704 | 3,120 | 3,546 | 2,683 | |||||
| Christophe Ruer | 15,441 | 4,974 | 2,388 | 3,704 | 3,120 | 3,546 | 2,683 | |||||
| 8 | Sweden |  SWE | 15,428 | – | 2,422 (10) | 3,668 (10) | 3,105 (10) | 3,237 (11) | 2,996 (4) | |||
| Håkan Norebrink | 15,428 | 5,321 | 2,422 | 3,668 | 3,105 | 3,237 | 2,996 | |||||
| Per Nyqvist | 15,428 | 5,129 | 2,422 | 3,668 | 3,105 | 3,237 | 2,996 | |||||
| Per-Olov Danielsson | 15,428 | 4,978 | 2,422 | 3,668 | 3,105 | 3,237 | 2,996 | |||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 15,002 | – | 2,490 (=6) | 3,652 (12) | 3,270 (4) | 3,072 (14) | 2,518 (14) | |||
| Petr Blažek | 15,002 | 5,239 | 2,490 | 3,652 | 3,270 | 3,072 | 2,518 | |||||
| Tomáš Fleissner | 15,002 | 5,128 | 2,490 | 3,652 | 3,270 | 3,072 | 2,518 | |||||
| Jiří Prokopius | 15,002 | 4,635 | 2,490 | 3,652 | 3,270 | 3,072 | 2,518 | |||||
| 10 | Mexico |  MEX | 14,934 | – | 2,558 (3) | 3,640 (=13) | 2,685 (17) | 3,387 (7) | 2,664 (12) | |||
| Iván Ortega | 14,934 | 5,177 | 2,558 | 3,640 | 2,685 | 3,387 | 2,664 | |||||
| Alejandro Yrizar | 14,934 | 5,056 | 2,558 | 3,640 | 2,685 | 3,387 | 2,664 | |||||
| Alberto Félix | 14,934 | 4,701 | 2,558 | 3,640 | 2,685 | 3,387 | 2,664 | |||||
| 11 | Germany |  GER | 14,931 | – | 2,490 (=6) | 3,704 (=6) | 3,120 (=8) | 3,213 (12) | 2,404 (15) | |||
| Dirk Knappheide | 14,931 | 5,195 | 2,490 | 3,704 | 3,120 | 3,213 | 2,404 | |||||
| Ulrich Czermak | 14,931 | 4,893 | 2,490 | 3,704 | 3,120 | 3,213 | 2,404 | |||||
| Pawel Olszewski | 14,931 | 4,843 | 2,490 | 3,704 | 3,120 | 3,213 | 2,404 | |||||
| 12 | Spain |  ESP | 14,860 | – | 2,167 (14) | 3,660 (11) | 2,730 (16) | 3,522 (4) | 2,781 (7) | |||
| Jesús Centeno | 14,860 | 5,148 | 2,167 | 3,660 | 2,730 | 3,522 | 2,781 | |||||
| Leopoldo Centeno | 14,860 | 5,018 | 2,167 | 3,660 | 2,730 | 3,522 | 2,781 | |||||
| Carles Lerín | 14,860 | 4,694 | 2,167 | 3,660 | 2,730 | 3,522 | 2,781 | |||||
| 13 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | 14,716 | – | 2,320 (13) | 3,764 (3) | 2,820 (15) | 3,102 (13) | 2,710 (9) | |||
| Lee Yeong-Chan | 14,716 | 5,198 | 2,320 | 3,764 | 2,820 | 3,102 | 2,710 | |||||
| Kim Myeong-Geon | 14,716 | 5,015 | 2,320 | 3,764 | 2,820 | 3,102 | 2,710 | |||||
| Kim In-Ho | 14,716 | 4,503 | 2,320 | 3,764 | 2,820 | 3,102 | 2,710 | |||||
| 14 | Egypt |  EGY | 14,517 | – | 2,133 (15) | 3,372 (17) | 3,180 (6) | 2,922 (15) | 2,910 (5) | |||
| Moustafa Adam | 14,517 | 5,057 | 2,133 | 3,372 | 3,180 | 2,922 | 2,910 | |||||
| Mohamed Abou El-Souad | 14,517 | 4,922 | 2,133 | 3,372 | 3,180 | 2,922 | 2,910 | |||||
| Sherif El-Erian | 14,517 | 4,538 | 2,133 | 3,372 | 3,180 | 2,922 | 2,910 | |||||
| 15 | Lithuania |  LTU | 14,320 | – | 2,099 (16) | 3,780 (2) | 3,150 (7) | 3,621 (1) | 1,670 (17) | |||
| Gintaras Staškevičius | 14,320 | 5,234 | 2,099 | 3,780 | 3,150 | 3,621 | 1,670 | |||||
| Vladimiras Močialovas | 14,320 | 4,805 | 2,099 | 3,780 | 3,150 | 3,621 | 1,670 | |||||
| Tomas Narkus | 14,320 | 4,281 | 2,099 | 3,780 | 3,150 | 3,621 | 1,670 | |||||
| 16 | Australia |  AUS | 13,984 | – | 1,776 (17) | 3,700 (8) | 2,955 (13) | 2,847 (16) | 2,706 (10) | |||
| Gavin Lackey | 13,984 | 5,111 | 1,776 | 3,700 | 2,955 | 2,847 | 2,706 | |||||
| Colin Hamilton | 13,984 | 4,594 | 1,776 | 3,700 | 2,955 | 2,847 | 2,706 | |||||
| Alex Watson | 13,984 | 4,279 | 1,776 | 3,700 | 2,955 | 2,847 | 2,706 | |||||
| 17 | Latvia |  LAT | 13,753 | – | 2,507 (=4) | 3,636 (15) | 2,970 (12) | 2,748 (17) | 1,892 (16) | |||
| Kirils Medjancevs | 13,753 | 5,154 | 2,507 | 3,636 | 2,970 | 2,748 | 1,892 | |||||
| Staņislavs Dobrotovskis | 13,753 | 4,796 | 2,507 | 3,636 | 2,970 | 2,748 | 1,892 | |||||
| Vjačeslavs Duhanovs | 13,753 | 3,803 | 2,507 | 3,636 | 2,970 | 2,748 | 1,892 |