Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the men's individual modern pentathlon event was contested.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had been featured at every Summer Olympics since 1912. The individual scores were also used for the men's team event.

Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHämeenlinna
DatesJuly 21–25
Competitors51 from 19 nations
Medalists
Lars Hall  Sweden
Gábor Benedek  Hungary
István Szondy  Hungary

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events. The competition used a point-for-place system, with the lowest total across the five events winning.[2]

  • Riding: a show jumping competition. The course was 5000 m long, with a time limit of 10 minutes, 32 seconds. Riders started with 100 points and could lose points either through obstacle faults or going over the time limit. Negative scores were possible. Ties were broken by the specific time taken, with the quicker rider winning.
  • Fencing: a round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on number of bouts won, with double-touches used as a tie-breaker.
  • Shooting: a rapid fire pistol competition, with 20 shots (each scoring up to 10 points) per competitor.
  • Swimming: a 300 m freestyle swimming competition.
  • Running: a 4 km race.

Results

RankAthleteNationRidingFencingShootingSwimmingRunningTotal
TimeT faultsO faultsScorePlaceWinsDouble touchesPlaceHitsScorePlaceTimePlaceTimePlace
Lars Hall Sweden9.03.0001001288720182154.05.4115.08.4832
Gábor Benedek Hungary9.47.600100830822018594.39.71814.40.9239
István Szondy Hungary9.24.9001003304420183124.19.9515.44.91741
4Igor Novikov Soviet Union10.41.04.5095.524258132018744.16.9415.11.61055
5Ole Mannonen Finland9.24.00010021933720184104.29.0914.44.7462
6Frederick Denman United States9.51.3001009285112018664.36.91715.53.51962
7Lauri Vilkko Finland10.08.100100111810382019614.27.6814.45.9563
8Thad McArthur United States10.09.800100122362320175294.13.6314.20.4168
9Thorsten Lindqvist Sweden9.30.8001004294618165424.25.5715.42.01675
10Eduardo de Medeiros Brazil10.39.8409623229242018754.11.5216.02.52680
11Claes Egnell Sweden10.18.60010014307320183134.54.32316.04.92982
12Aladár Kovácsi Hungary10.01.100100102851020179255.01.42715.54.22193
13Olavi Rokka Finland9.54.208922624101920181194.31.81115.53.82095
14Guy Troy United States9.34.3001006252172018585.10.93416.19.13095
15Leon Lumsdaine Great Britain9.44.00010072551420180234.36.41616.30.43696
16Luis Ribera Argentina9.33.50010052063119176334.32.61315.49.718100
17Nilo Floody Chile10.37.4309720286920181175.10.03316.03.027106
18Werner Vetterli Switzerland10.11.60397182232720180244.33.51415.59.724107
19André Lacroix France11.52.640.5059.537287820181165.27.73815.14.411110
20Werner Schmid Switzerland10.18.600100142551520184115.29.03916.19.331110
21Aloysio Borges Brazil10.59.013.5383.530342119165394.44.22115.54.522113
22Hernán Fuentes Chile11.44.436.5063.535237222018834.58.12516.26.935120
23Pavel Rakityansky Soviet Union10.13.50397192192819173345.04.62915.15.413123
24Carlos Velázquez Argentina9.32.6039717202332018675.35.74116.01.225123
25Forbes Carlile Australia10.14.200100131664520180214.31.01016.25.234123
26Alberto Ortíz Uruguay10.32.60.5396.522168442019025.51.44315.35.815126
27Luis Carmona Chile10.39.54393252591220176285.34.24015.59.423128
28Aleksandr Dekhayev Soviet Union11.27.2289633620113013121504.23.7615.06.37129
29Eric Marques Brazil12.38.363.5828.5442501820173304.35.61516.03.728135
30John Hewitt Great Britain10.54.711.5088.5271764220181185.22.93715.15.312136
31Alfonso Marotta Italy10.19.500100161963620181204.52.72217.21.843137
32Berthold Slupik Germany12.15.15234541296520179265.07.43117.25.445148
33Duilio Brignetti Italy11.07.518082321854020180224.41.52016.53.437151
34Jorge Cáceres Argentina10.56.612.5978.5331883920182145.02.52816.59.738152
35Erhard Minder SwitzerlandInterrupted492142919181325.36.94215.04.16158
36Dietloff Kapp Germany12.03.7461143421594618159444.32.21215.31.414158
37Jervis Percy Great Britain10.35.325048401385019171365.08.53214.41.93161
38José Pérez Mexico11.18.023077341983419167374.39.91917.00.739163
39Giulio Palmonella Italy14.30.8119.5170-189.5472452120177275.22.33616.21.333164
40Bertrand de Montaudoin France13.33.99120-11461973519164406.11.04615.09.79176
41Ricardo Durão Portugal10.59.114383312531619173357.07.74818.04.549179
42Christian Palant France10.55.712088281794119166384.57.92418.26.250181
43Lem Martínez Uruguay11.49.739853392232518136475.18.83517.10.841187
44Antonio Almada Mexico10.58.313.5383.52916104315142495.06.73017.15.742193
45Francis Plumerel Belgium12.39.063.51422.5452482018145465.55.54417.09.540195
46José Pereira Portugal10.37.73097211484820170317.26.24918.04.248197
47David Romero Mexico11.57.243354381444918158455.00.42617.22.644202
48António Janet Portugal15.13.1141206-247482232618160436.16.34717.46.846210
49Américo González Uruguay12.10.149.51535.543975119164416.04.74516.20.832212
50Harry Schmidt South AfricaInterrupted49209321713548*5017.59.347226
Adolf Harder Germany10.44.76.5DQDQ4915947Did not finish

References

  1. "Modern pentathlon at 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Individual". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. Official Report, pp. 505–08.
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