| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 23–28 November 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| Events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.[1]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Lars Hall Sweden |
Olavi Mannonen Finland |
Väinö Korhonen Finland |
| Team |
 Soviet Union (URS)Igor Novikov Ivan Deryugin Aleksandr Tarasov |
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Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Väinö Korhonen Berndt Katter |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
A total of 40 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
Argentina (1)
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Brazil (3)
Chile (3)
Czechoslovakia (1)- Finland (3)
France (1)
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Hungary (3)
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South Africa (3)- Soviet Union (3)
- Sweden (3)
- United States (3)
References
- 1 2 "Modern pentathlon: 1956 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
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