Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics
Governing body UIPM
Events 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games

Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. Coubertin was inspired by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games, which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time.

The modern pentathlon simulates the experience of a 19th-century cavalry soldier behind enemy lines: he/she must ride an unfamiliar horse, fight with pistol and sword, swim, and run. Therefore, the modern pentathlon event comprises the five sport disciplines:

Events

Modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic program continuously since 1912. A women's event was not included until the 2000 Games.

Event 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Years
Men's individual 24
Men's team 11
Women's individual 5
Total Events 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Hungary (HUN) 9 8 5 22
2  Sweden (SWE) 9 7 5 21
3  Soviet Union (URS) 5 5 5 15
4  Russia (RUS) 4 1 0 5
5  Poland (POL) 3 0 1 4
6  Italy (ITA) 2 2 3 7
 Great Britain (GBR) 2 2 3 7
8  Germany (GER) 2 0 1 3
9  Lithuania (LTU) 1 2 1 4
10  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 0 1 2
11  Australia (AUS) 1 0 0 1
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 0 1
13  United States (USA) 0 6 3 9
14  Finland (FIN) 0 1 4 5
15  France (FRA) 0 1 2 3
16  Ukraine (UKR) 0 1 1 2
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 1 2
 Unified Team (EUN) 0 1 1 2
19  Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1
 China (CHN) 0 1 0 1
21  Belarus (BLR) 0 0 1 1
 Brazil (BRA) 0 0 1 1
 Mexico (MEX) 0 0 1 1
Total 40 40 40 120

Nations and number of national participants

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Years
 Argentina (ARG)     33134
 Australia (AUS)     133332213131221216
 Austria (AUT)     123333231110
 Bahrain (BRN)     332
 Belarus (BLR)     23444
 Belgium (BEL)     4333116
 Brazil (BRA)     3333312119
 Bulgaria (BUL)     3333216
 Canada (CAN)     33322327
 Chile (CHI)     23313117
 China (CHN)     1123446
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)     122
 Cuba (CUB)     11
 Czech Republic (CZE)     3333
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)     2321133339
 Denmark (DEN)     443211321110
 East Germany (GDR)     31
 Egypt (EGY)     33312339
 Estonia (EST)     1113
 Finland (FIN)     2333333333333313
 France (FRA)     244313331333333332343322
 Georgia (GEO)     11
 United Team of Germany (EUA)     332
 Germany (GER)     133333234410
 Great Britain (GBR)     3443333333333333331224426
 Greece (GRE)     11124
 Guatemala (GUA)     11114
 Hungary (HUN)     133333333333333444419
 Ireland (IRL)     322
 Italy (ITA)     143333313133313333344422
 Japan (JPN)     233333311310
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)     22224
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)     122
 Latvia (LAT)     3122226
 Lithuania (LTU)     3112436
 Morocco (MAR)     21
 Mexico (MEX)     22233333323332222218
 Netherlands (NED)     1431336
 New Zealand (NZL)     11
 Norway (NOR)     2223
 Peru (PER)     112
 Poland (POL)     33333332344313
 Portugal (POR)     12331117
 Romania (ROU)     3331116
 Russia (RUS)     5334446
 South Africa (RSA)     1311116
 South Korea (KOR)     133312338
 Soviet Union (URS)     3333333339
 Spain (ESP)     32333317
 Sweden (SWE)     124433333333333333312121
 Switzerland (SUI)     3333131331111114
 Tunisia (TUN)     31
 Ukraine (UKR)     131345
 Unified Team (EUN)     31
 United States (USA)     124333333333333331444322
 Uruguay (URU)     33114
 West Germany (FRG)     333335
Nations     10711141016161916231518201717182630222426272656
Athletes     3223383724424551406037485947435265663248647272823
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14

See also

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