Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Dates	July 18–22
Competitors	47 from 17 nations
Medalists
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak  Poland Pavel Lednev  Soviet Union Jan Bartu  Czechoslovakia

The modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition.^[1] As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon, one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the Individual competition event results table and was also added to his teammates' scores to be included to the Team competition event results table. This competition consisted of 5 disciplines:

• Equestrian, held on July 18 at Bromont.
• Fencing, held on July 19 at Université de Montréal.
• Shooting, held on July 20 at L'Acadie.
• Swimming, held on July 21 at Olympic Pool.
• Cross-country, held on July 22 at Olympic Stadium and Maisonneuve Park.

Participating nations

A total of 47 athletes from 17 nations competed at the Montreal Games:^[1]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	0	1
	Poland (POL)	1	0	0	1
3	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	1	2
4	Soviet Union (URS)	0	1	0	1
5	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 nations)		2	2	2	6

Events

Individual competition

Rank	Athlete		Rid.	Fen.	Sho.	Swi.	Run.		Score
Gold	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL)		1066	928	1044	1164	1318		5520
Silver	Pavel Lednev (URS)		1032	1096	1022	1092	1243		5485
Bronze	Jan Bartu (TCH)		1100	976	1044	1184	1162		5466
4	Daniele Masala (ITA)		1090	832	1066	1244	1201		5433
5	Adrian Parker (GBR)		1100	712	868	1240	1378		5298
6	John Fitzgerald (USA)		1036	952	1000	1232	1066		5286
7	Jorn Steffensen (DEN)		1100	856	1044	1068	1213		5281
8	Boris Mosolov (URS)		1036	856	934	1212	1162		5200
9	Tamas Kancsal (HUN)		866	990	956	1164	1219		5195
10	Danny Nightingale (GBR)		1012	760	934	1172	1309		5187
11	Risto Hurme (FIN)		1100	856	868	1088	1246		5158
12	Alain Cortes (FRA)		1036	784	956	1108	1249		5133
13	Tibor Maracsko (HUN)		972	832	890	1204	1228		5126
14	Walter Esser (FRG)		1100	784	978	1112	1120		5094
15	Jim Fox (GBR)		1100	784	846	1080	1264		5074
16	Michael Burley (USA)		1068	760	692	1212	1327		5059
17	Bohumil Starnovský (TCH)		1068	832	868	1144	1144		5056
18	Szvetiszlav Sasics (HUN)		934	928	912	1160	1117		5051
19	Zbigniew Pacelt (POL)		1100	592	890	1308	1138		5028
20	Hans Lager (SWE)		1100	688	758	1244	1225		5015
21	Stoyan Zlatev (BUL)		1036	784	1000	1140	1048		5008
22	Velko Bratanov (BUL)		1064	808	1000	980	1147		4999
23	Jussi Pelli (FIN)		1004	760	956	1020	1192		4932
24	Bengt Lager (SWE)		1068	688	802	1120	1252		4930
25	Pier Paolo Cristofori (ITA)		1100	712	780	1128	1207		4927
26	Robert Nieman (USA)		1036	784	604	1324	1153		4901
27	Klaus Petersen (DEN)		1036	712	890	1120	1120		4878
28	Claude Guiguet (FRA)		1100	712	1000	924	1123		4859
29	Jiri Adam (TCH)		794	904	1088	1072	1000		4858
30	Gerhard Werner (FRG)		972	736	824	1196	1129		4857
31	Shoji Uchida (JPN)		1068	736	692	1084	1270		4850
32	Gunnar Jacobson (SWE)		1100	784	780	1104	1075		4843
33	Michel Gueguen (FRA)		1100	712	714	1104	1195		4825
34	Krzyszto Trybusiewicz (POL)		1004	640	978	1072	1129		4823
35	Heikki Hulkkonen (FIN)		690	880	978	1120	1141		4809
36	Nikolai Nikolov (BUL)		956	664	934	1068	1102		4724
37	Akira Kubo (JPN)		1036	832	802	904	1126		4700
38	Serge Bindy (SUI)		660	760	912	1148	1183		4663
39	Mario Medda (ITA)		1004	688	824	1056	1075		4647
40	Hiroyuki Kawazoe (JPN)		1068	688	956	840	1039		4591
41	Wolfgang Köpcke (FRG)		940	592	824	1084	1111		4551
42	Peter Ridgway (AUS)		1068	640	912	1020	910		4550
43	John Hawes (CAN)		1068	856	230	1272	1108		4534
44	Peter Macken (AUS)		1068	544	802	752	1186		4352
45	George Skene (CAN)		1100	520	274	1176	1102		4172
46	Jack Alexander (CAN)		478	472	692	1268	1213		4123
	Boris Onischenko (URS)								DSQ

Boris Onischenko was disqualified from the competition during the fencing event, when it was discovered that he had wired his sword with a well-hidden push button circuit breaker which enabled him to register a hit whenever he wanted.^[2]. Onischenko was spirited away from the Olympic village almost immediately, and never competed in any events outside of the USSR ever again.^[2]

Team competition

Rank	Nation	Athlete		Rid.	Fen.	Sho.	Swi.	Run.		Score	Team Score
Gold	Great Britain (GBR)	Adrian Parker		1100	752	868	1240	1378		5338	15559
		Danny Nightingale		1012	814	934	1172	1309		5241
		Jim Fox		1100	690	846	1080	1264		4980
Silver	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Jan Bartu		1100	969	1044	1184	1162		5459	15451
		Bohumil Starnovský		1068	876	868	1144	1144		5100
		Jiri Adam		794	938	1088	1072	1000		4892
Bronze	Hungary (HUN)	Tamas Kancsal		866	990	956	1164	1219		5195	15395
		Tibor Maracsko		972	845	890	1204	1228		5139
		Szvetiszlav Sasics		934	938	912	1160	1117		5061
4	Poland (POL)	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak		1066	969	1044	1164	1318		5561	15343
		Zbigniew Pacelt		1100	535	890	1308	1138		4971
		Krzyszto Trybusiewicz		1004	628	978	1072	1129		4811
5	United States (USA)	John Fitzgerald		1036	969	1000	1232	1066		5303	15285
		Michael Burley		1068	752	692	1212	1327		5051
		Robert Nieman		1036	814	604	1324	1153		4931
6	Italy (ITA)	Daniele Masala		1090	907	1066	1244	1201		5508	15031
		Pier Paolo Cristofori		1100	721	780	1128	1207		4936
		Mario Medda		1004	628	824	1056	1075		4587
7	Finland (FIN)	Risto Hurme		1100	907	868	1088	1246		5209	15000
		Jussi Pelli		1004	752	956	1020	1192		4924
		Heikki Hulkkonen		690	938	978	1120	1141		4867
8	Sweden (SWE)	Hans Lager		1100	721	758	1244	1225		5048	14946
		Bengt Lager		1068	721	802	1120	1252		4963
		Gunnar Jacobson		1100	876	780	1104	1075		4935
9	France (FRA)	Alain Cortes		1036	814	956	1108	1249		5163	14834
		Claude Guiguet		1100	721	1000	924	1123		4868
		Michel Gueguen		1100	690	714	1104	1195		4803
10	Bulgaria (BUL)	Velko Bratanov		1064	876	1000	980	1147		5067	14824
		Stoyan Zlatev		1036	814	1000	1140	1048		5038
		Nikolai Nikolov		956	659	934	1068	1102		4719
11	West Germany (FRG)	Walter Esser		1100	783	978	1112	1120		5093	14429
		Gerhard Werner		972	690	824	1196	1129		4811
		Wolfgang Köpcke		940	566	824	1084	1111		4525
12	Japan (JPN)	Shoji Uchida		1068	814	692	1084	1270		4928	14234
		Akira Kubo		1036	814	802	904	1126		4682
		Hiroyuki Kawazoe		1068	721	956	840	1039		4624
13	Canada (CAN)	John Hawes		1068	845	230	1272	1108		4523	12772
		George Skene		1100	504	274	1176	1102		4156
		Jack Alexander		478	442	692	1268	1213		4093
DSQ	Soviet Union (URS)	Pavel Lednev								DSQ	DSQ
		Boris Mosolov								DSQ
		Boris Onischenko								DSQ

References

External links

• Official Olympic Report