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

The men's team modern pentathlon event was a multi-sport combined event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. It was the 5th consecutive Games at which the team event was held after being introduced in 1952. The competition involved riding, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running. The scores from the individual competition were used for the team score; there was no separate competition.

Men's team modern pentathlon at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Campo Militar 1 Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez Vicente Suárez Shooting Range
Dates	October 13–17
Competitors	45 from 15 nations
Medalists
András Balczó István Móna Ferenc Török  Hungary Pavel Lednyov Boris Onishchenko Stasys Šaparnis  Soviet Union Jean-Pierre Giudicelli Raoul Gueguen Lucien Guiguet  Soviet Union

Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Events
	men	team

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]