Pentathlon, Men
| Date | 16 August 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen | |
| Participants | 19 from 8 countries | |
| Format | All compete in the Top three events. The Top twelve then advanced to the fourth event, the discus throw. The top six after that event then advance to the final event, the 1,500 metres. | |
The pentathlon was a laughable win for Eero Lehtonen of Finland. He moved into first place after the second event, the javelin throw, and was never headed, placing first or second in four of the five events. However, behind him, a great battle ensued for the other medals. Everett Bradley (USA), Hugo Lahtinen (FIN), Bob LeGendre (USA), Helge Løvland (NOR), and Brutus Hamilton (USA) were separated by only three points on the point-for-place scoring system. Bradley won the silver medal. Lahtinen took the bronze medal in a tie-breaker with LeGendre in which the decathlon scoring tables were used. Løvland again narrowly beat out Hamilton, this time for 5th place, and again the decathlon scoring tables were needed to break the tie. In addition to his gold medal, Lehtonen was also awarded the Challenge Prize that had been donated by the King of Sweden. In addition to his gold medal, Løvland was also awarded the Challenge Prize that had been donated by the Russian Emperor.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Points | Points (1912B Tables) | Points (1985 Tables) | Long Jump | Javelin Throw | 200 metres | Discus Throw | 1,500 metres | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 269 | Eero Lehtonen |  FIN | 14 | 3752.440 | 3383 | 6.635 | 54.67 | 23.0 | 34.64 | 4:40.2 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 137 | Everett Bradley |  USA | 24 | 3496.550 | 3165 | 6.610 | 49.16 | 23.0 | 36.76 | 5:10.0 | Silver | ||
| 3 | 267 | Hugo Lahtinen | FIN | 26 | 3546.305 | 3270 | 6.590 | 54.25 | 23.6 | 31.12 | 4:36.0 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 201 | Bob LeGendre | USA | 26 | 3513.365 | 3224 | 6.505 | 44.60 | 23.0 | 37.39 | 4:46.0 | |||
| 5 | 541 | Helge Løvland |  NOR | 27 | 3659.375 | 3263 | 6.320 | 53.13 | 24.0 | 39.51 | 4:45.8 | |||
| 6 | 176 | Brutus Hamilton | USA | 27 | 3483.060 | 3165 | 6.860 | 48.36 | 23.4 | 37.13 | 5:12.8 | |||
| 7 | 615 | Bertil Ohlson |  SWE | 30 | 3475.270 | 3172 | 6.270 | 43.68 | 23.6 | 39.80 | 4:42.8 | |||
| 8 | 682 | Aleksander Klumberg |  EST | 29 | – | – | 6.250 | 60.76 | 25.3 | 38.62 | – | |||
| 9 | 582 | Axel-Erik Gyllenstolpe | SWE | 35 | – | – | 6.415 | 49.88 | 24.2 | 33.50 | – | |||
| 10 | 614 | Evert Nilsson | SWE | 37 | – | – | 6.200 | 50.85 | 24.2 | 34.63 | – | |||
| 11 | 624 | Carl-Enock Svensson | SWE | 38 | – | – | 5.895 | 50.43 | 23.8 | 32.15 | – | |||
| 12 | 276 | Ossian Nylund | FIN | 46 | – | – | 6.285 | 48.65 | 25.2 | 26.97 | – | |||
| 13 | 158 | Robert Dunne | USA | 47 | – | – | 5.595 | 41.52 | 23.8 | 34.28 | – | |||
| 14 | 544 | Ole Reistad | NOR | 49 | – | – | 6.095 | 38.99 | 23.9 | 31.98 | – | |||
| 15 | 530 | Edmond Médécin |  MON | 51 | – | – | 6.210 | 31.37 | 24.0 | 30.00 | – | |||
| 16 | 437 | Konstantinos Roumpesis |  GRE | 48 | – | – | 5.890 | 30.25 | 25.8 | – | – | |||
| 17 | 428 | James Andromedas | GRE | 52 | – | – | 5.655 | 24.11 | 29.0 | – | – | |||
| 514 | Hiroshi Masuda |  JPN | – | – | – | 4.510 | 39.82 | – | – | – | ||||
| 273 | Jonni Myyrä | FIN | – | – | – | 5.800 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 294 | Géo André |  FRA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 369 | Gabriel Sempé | FRA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 520 | Konosuke Sano | JPN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |