Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. Coubertin was inspired by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games, which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time.

Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics
Governing bodyUIPM
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games

The modern pentathlon simulates the experience of a 19th-century cavalry soldier behind enemy lines: he/she must ride an unfamiliar horse, fight with pistol and sword, swim, and run. Therefore, the modern pentathlon event comprises the five sport disciplines:

Events

Modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic program continuously since 1912. A women's event was not included until the 2000 Games.

Event12202428323648525660646872768084889296000408121620Years
Men's individual25
Men's team11
Women's individual6
Total Events1111111222222222221222222

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary (HUN)98522
2 Sweden (SWE)97521
3 Soviet Union (URS)55515
4 Russia (RUS)4105
5 Poland (POL)3014
6 Great Britain (GBR)2237
 Italy (ITA)2237
8 Germany (GER)2013
9 Lithuania (LTU)1214
10 Czech Republic (CZE)1012
11 Australia (AUS)1001
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
13 United States (USA)0639
14 Finland (FIN)0145
15 France (FRA)0123
16 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
 Unified Team (EUN)0112
18 China (CHN)0101
 Latvia (LAT)0101
 Ukraine (UKR)0101
21 Belarus (BLR)0022
22 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (23 nations)404040120

Nations and number of national participants

Nation9600040812202428323648525660646872768084889296000408121620Years
 Argentina (ARG)    331325
 Australia (AUS)    1333322131312212217
 Austria (AUT)    123333231110
 Bahrain (BRN)    332
 Belarus (BLR)    234415
 Belgium (BEL)    4333116
 Brazil (BRA)    333331211210
 Bulgaria (BUL)    33332117
 Canada (CAN)    333223228
 Chile (CHI)    23313117
 China (CHN)    11234447
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)    122
 Cuba (CUB)    122
 Czech Republic (CZE)    33334
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)    2321133339
 Denmark (DEN)    443211321110
 East Germany (GDR)    31
 Egypt (EGY)    3331233310
 Estonia (EST)    1113
 Finland (FIN)    2333333333333313
 France (FRA)    2443133313333333323433323
 Georgia (GEO)    11
 United Team of Germany (EUA)    332
 Germany (GER)    1333332344411
 Great Britain (GBR)    34433333333333333312244427
 Greece (GRE)    11124
 Guatemala (GUA)    111125
 Hungary (HUN)    1333333333333334444420
 Ireland (IRL)    3223
 Italy (ITA)    1433333131333133333444423
 Japan (JPN)    2333333113311
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)    222225
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)    122
 Latvia (LAT)    31222217
 Lithuania (LTU)    31124337
 Morocco (MAR)    21
 Mexico (MEX)    222333333233322222219
 Netherlands (NED)    1431336
 New Zealand (NZL)    11
 Norway (NOR)    2223
 Peru (PER)    112
 Poland (POL)    333333323443314
 Portugal (POR)    12331117
 Romania (ROU)    3331116
 Russia (RUS)    53344437
 South Africa (RSA)    1311116
 South Korea (KOR)    1333123339
 Soviet Union (URS)    3333333339
 Spain (ESP)    32333317
 Sweden (SWE)    124433333333333333312121
 Switzerland (SUI)    3333131331111114
 Tunisia (TUN)    31
 Turkey (TUR)    11
 Ukraine (UKR)    1313436
 Unified Team (EUN)    31
 United States (USA)    1243333333333333314443323
 Uruguay (URU)    33114
 West Germany (FRG)    333335
Nations    1071114101616191623151820171718263022242627262857
Athletes    322338372442455140603748594743526566324864727272823+
Year9600040812202428323648525660646872768084889296000408121620

See also

References

    • Sandra Heck (2013) Modern Pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympics: Between Traditional Heritage and Modern Changes for Survival, The International Journal of the History of Sport, 30:7, 719-735, doi:10.1080/09523367.2013.782485
    • Sandra Heck: Von Spielenden Soldaten und kämpfenden Athleten. Die Genese des Modernen Fünfkampfes. Göttingen: V & R Unipress. 2013, ISBN 978-3-8471-0201-4
    • Heck, Sandra. "Making Debrouillards: the modern pentathlon and the pursuit of completeness." Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, vol. 19, 2010, p. 139+. Gale Academic Onefile, Accessed 27 Sept. 2019.
    Article Title Towards the Complete Athlete: Modern Pentathlon and the Pursuit of Human Achievement
    Author Sandra Heck
    Periodical Title North American Society For Sport History. Proceedings And Newsletter
    Pagination p. 31-32
    Year 2010
    Format PDF
    Type Text, Article
    Rights Published with permission of the North American Society for Sport History
    Notes North American Society for Sport History Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida May 28-31, 2010
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