Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 26–31 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.[1]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Ferenc Németh Hungary
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Imre Nagy Hungary
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Robert Beck United States
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| Team |
 Hungary (HUN)Imre Nagy András Balczó Ferenc Németh |
 Soviet Union (URS)Nikolai Tatarinov Hanno Selg Igor Novikov |
 United States (USA)Robert Beck Jack Daniels George Lambert |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
A total of 60 athletes from 23 nations competed at the Rome Games:[1]
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Results
Individual
Team
| 1 | Hungary
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| 2 | Soviet Union
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| 3 | United States
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| 4 |  Finland
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| 5 |  Poland
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| 6 |  Sweden
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| 7 |  Great Britain
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| 8 |  Mexico
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| 9 |  Italy
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| 10 |  Argentina
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| 11 |  Switzerland
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| 12 |  Austria
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| 13 |  Brazil
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| 14 |  Australia
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| 15 |  France
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| 16 |  United Team of Germany
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| 17 |  Tunisia
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References
- ^ a b "Modern pentathlon: 1960 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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