Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

The individual modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was one of two modern pentathlon events (both for men), along with the 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 August 27
• Fencing, held on August 28
• Shooting, held on August 29
• Swimming, held on August 30
• Cross-country, held on August 31

Men's individual modern pentathlon at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Dates	August 27–31
Competitors	59 from 20 nations
Medalists
András Balczó  Hungary Boris Onischenko  Soviet Union Pavel Lednev  Soviet Union

Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Events
	men	team