Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

The men's individual modern pentathlon event was a multi-sport combined event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. It was the 12th consecutive Games at which the event was held after being introduced in 1912. The competition involved riding, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running. The scores from the individual competition were also used for the team competition.

Men's individual modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue
DatesOctober 13–17
Competitors48 from 18 nations
Medalists
Björn Ferm  Sweden
András Balczó  Hungary
Pavel Lednev  Soviet Union
Modern pentathlon at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Events
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The event resulted in the first Olympic competitor being disqualified for doping. Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was disqualified for alcohol use after drinking beer before the shooting phase.[1]

Results
RankPentathleteNationTotal
Björn Ferm Sweden 11008859341075970 4964
András Balczó Hungary 101093193410541024 4953
Pavel Lednev Soviet Union 10708399341060892 4795
4 Karl-Heinz Kutschke East Germany 107063284611261090 4764
5 Boris Onishenko Soviet Union 9958859121054910 4756
6 Raoul Gueguen France 10409549121000850 4756
7 Istvan Mona Hungary 10101046868943847 4714
8 Jim Fox Great Britain 10108628901006895 4663
9 Stasis Shaparnis Soviet Union 10707938021027964 4656
10 Mario Medda Italy 1010977758949937 4631
11 James Moore United States 1040793912931937 4613
12 Ferenc Török Hungary 9201046912880793 4551
13 Jørn Steffensen Denmark 1040862934811898 4545
14 Yuso Makihira Japan 1040816802898973 4529
15 Jörg Tscherner East Germany 10507938461060766 4515
16 Hans Jacobson Sweden 1025977846946718 4512
17 Elmar Frings West Germany 1070839846955796 4506
18 Seppo Aho Finland 1100885692940880 4497
19 Eduardo Olivera Lastra Mexico 1070770868997760 4474
20 Martti Ketela Finland 1010770846964856 4446
21 Lucien Guiguet France 1035655824958934 4406
22 Robert Beck United States 1010885912925655 4387
23 Wolf-Dieter Sonnleitner Austria 1010701912916832 4371
24 Giancarlo Morresi Italy 79079310221051703 4359
25 David Bárcena Ríos Mexico 1010517890982952 4351
26 Alex Tschui Switzerland 11007701022679766 4337
27 Katsuaki Tashiro Japan 1100678934931676 4319
28 Siegfried Springer Austria 1030816846883718 4293
29 Maurice Lough United States 980655846988820 4289
30 Barry Lillywhite Great Britain 985816802982700 4285
31 Peter Macken Australia 935655802910982 4284
32 Heiner Thade West Germany 910908956877613 4264
33 Antone Paniowsky Bulgaria 950724978892703 4247
34 Jorma Hotanen Finland 780839846895871 4231
35 Toshio Fukui Japan 840896692967802 4197
36 Konstantine Sardjev Bulgaria 1100655868757811 4191
37 Jean-Pierre Giudicelli France 780494890973925 4062
38 Robert Phelps Great Britain 795632978964562 3931
39 Duncan Page Australia 1035563846880580 3904
40 Wolfgang Lüderitz East Germany 365724934907913 3843
41 Pavel Kupka Czechoslovakia 865839670943502 3819
42 Donald McMikin Australia 5456781022835679 3759
43 Nicolo Deligia Italy 460678780889850 3657
44 Eduardo Tovar Flores Mexico 805540648889730 3612
45 Ivan Apostolov Bulgaria 720609538880715 3462
46 Hans Todt West Germany 0678736865730 3009
47 Wolfgang Leu Austria 980747670ELIELI 2397
– Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall Sweden 1010908DSQDSQDSQ DSQ

Hans Todt drew a stubborn horse for the riding element, which balked three times at an obstacle, resulting in Todt scoring 0 points. Todt, disconsolate at seeing his years of training gone to waste because of bad luck, attacked the horse and had to be pulled away by his teammates.[2]

References
  1. "Modern Pentathlon History". insidethegames.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 340. ISBN 0140066322.
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