Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon
Modern pentathlon was the creation of the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin. First contested in 1912, the sport simulates the skills required by a 19th century soldier incorporating five disciplines: Fencing, Shooting, Swimming, Show Jumping and Cross Country running.
Venues:
1912: Stockholm, Sweden
1920: Antwerp, Belgium
1924: Paris, France
1928: Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932: Los Angeles, Usa
1936: Berlin, Germany
1948: Aldershot, Bisley & Sandhurst England
1952: Hameenlinna, Finland
1956: Melbourne, Australia
1960: Rome, Italy
1964: Asaka & Tokyo, Japan
1968: Mexico City, Mexico
1972: Munich, West Germany
1976: Montreal, Canada
1980: Moscow, Soviet Union
1984: Los Angeles, United States
1988: Seoul, South Korea
1992: Barcelona, Spain
1996: Atlanta, United States
2000: Sydney, Australia
2004: Athens, Greece
2008: Beijing, China
Medallists
| 1912 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | GOSTA LILLIEHOOK (Swe) | Gosta Asbrink (Swe) | Georg De Laval (Swe) |
1920 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | GUSTAV DYRSSEN (Swe) | Georg De Laval (Swe) | Gosta Runo (Swe) |
1924 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | BO LINDMAN (Swe) | Gustav Dyrssen (Swe) | Bertil Uggla (Swe) |
1928 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | SVEN THOFELT (Swe) | Bo Lindman (Swe) | Helmut Kahl (Ger) |
1932 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | JOHAN GABRIEL OVENSTIERNA (Swe) | Bo Lindman (Swe) | Richard Mayo (Usa) |
1936 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | GOTTHARD HANDRICK (Ger) | Charles Leonard (Usa) | Silvano Abba (Ita) |
1948 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | WILLIE GUT (Swe) | George Moore (Usa) | Gosta Gardin (Swe) |
1952 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | LARS HALL (Swe) | Gabor Benedek (Hun) | Istvan Szondy (Hun) |
| Men T | HUNGARY | Sweden | Finland |
1956 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | LARS HALL (Swe) | Olavi Mannonen (Fin) | V'no Korhonen (Fin) |
| Men T | SOVIET UNION | United States | Finland |
1960 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | FERENC NEMETH (Hun) | Imre Nagy (Hun) | Bob Beck (Usa) |
| Men T | HUNGARY | Soviet Union | United States |
1964 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | FERENC TOROK (Hun) | Igor Novikov (Urs) | Albert Mokeev (Urs) |
| Men T | SOVIET UNION | United States | Hungary |
1968 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | BJORN FERM (Swe) | Andras Balczo (Hun) | Pavel Lednev (Urs) |
| Men T | HUNGARY | Sweden | Soviet Union |
1972 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | ANDRAS BALCZO (Hun) | B Onishenko (Urs) | Pavel Lednev (Urs) |
| Men T | SOVIET UNION | Hungary | Finland |
| 1976 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | JANUSZ PYCIAK-PECIAK (Pol) | Pavel Lednev (Urs) | Jan Bartu (Cze) |
| Men T | GREAT BRITAIN | Czechoslovakia | Hungary |
| 1980 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | ANATOLY STAROSTIN (Urs) | T Szombatheliy (Hun) | Pavel Lednev (Urs) |
| Men T | SOVIET UNION | Hungary | Sweden |
| 1984 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | DANIELE MASALA (Ita) | S'te Rasmuson (Swe) | Carlo Massullo (Ita) |
| Men T | ITALY | United States | France |
| 1988 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | JANOS MARTINEK (Hun) | Carlo Massullo (Ita) | V Iagorashvili (Urs) |
| Men T | HUNGARY | Italy | Great Britain |
| 1992 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | ARKADIUSZ SKRZYPASZEK (Pol) | Attila Mizser (Hun) | Ed'd Zenovka (Unf) |
| Men T | POLAND | Unified Team | Italy |
| 1996 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | ALEXANDRE PARYGUIN (Kaz) | Ed'd Zenovka (Rus) | Janos Martinek (Hun) |
| 2000 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | DMITRY SVATKOVSKY (Rus) | Gabor Balogh (Hun) | Pavel Dovgal (Blr) |
| Women | STEPHANIE COOK (Gbr) | Emily de Riel (Usa) | Kate Allenby (Gbr) |
| 2004 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | ANDREY MOISEEV (Rus) | A Zadneprovskis (Ltu) | Libor Capalini (Cze) |
| Women | ZSUZSANNA VOROS (Hun) | Jelena Rublevska (Lat) | G'gina Harland (Gbr) |
2008 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men | ANDREY MOISEEV (Rus) | E'as Krungolcas (Ltu) | A Zadneprovskis (Ltu) |
| Women | LENA SCHONEBORN (Ger) | Heather Fell (Gbr) | V'toria Tereshuk (Ukr) |
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