| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Hämeenlinna |
| Dates | July 21–25, 1952 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 51 from 19 nations |
| Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| Events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. [1] For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Lars Hall  Sweden | Gábor Benedek  Hungary | István Szondy Hungary |
| Team |  Hungary (HUN)Gábor Benedek Aladár Kovácsi István Szondy |  Sweden (SWE)Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist Claes Egnell |  Finland (FIN)Olavi Mannonen Lauri Vilkko Olavi Rokka |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games: [1]
Argentina (3)
Australia (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (3)
Chile (3) Finland (3)
France (3)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (3) Hungary (3)
Italy (3)
Mexico (3)
Portugal (3)
South Africa (1)
Soviet Union (3) Sweden (3)
Switzerland (3)
United States (3)
Uruguay (3)
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