Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 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

The modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and 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

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	1	1	1	3
2	Hungary (HUN)	1	1	0	2
3	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1

Participating nations

A total of 59 athletes from 20 nations competed at the Munich Games:^[1]

Australia (2) Austria (3) Bulgaria (3) Canada (3) Denmark (3) Finland (3) France (3)

Great Britain (3) Hungary (3) Italy (3) Japan (3) Mexico (3) Netherlands (3)

Poland (3) Romania (3) Soviet Union (3) Sweden (3) Switzerland (3) United States (3) West Germany (3)

Events

Individual competition

Rank	Athlete		Rid.	Fen.	Sho.	Swi.	Run.		Score
Gold	András Balczó (HUN)		1060	1057	956	1060	1279		5412
Silver	Boris Onischenko (URS)		945	1076	1066	1128	1120		5335
Bronze	Pavel Lednev (URS)		1060	1019	1022	1092	1135		5328
4	Jeremy Robert Fox (GBR)		1100	1019	868	1024	1300		5311
5	Vladimir Shmelev (URS)		920	962	1022	1176	1222		5302
6	Björn Ferm (SWE)		1100	943	978	1112	1150		5283
7	Heiner Thade (FRG)		1065	962	956	1012	1150		5145
8	Ristó Hurme (FIN)		950	981	1044	1068	1051		5094
9	Charles Richards (USA)		1060	753	956	1260	1045		5074
10	Michel Gueguen (FRA)		1100	848	846	1152	1126		5072
11	John Fitzgerald (USA)		1090	848	868	1204	1060		5070
12	Zsigmond Villányi (HUN)		975	981	868	1100	1123		5047
13	Ryszard Wach (POL)		1100	715	956	1076	1126		4973
14	Jørn Steffensen (DEN)		1005	791	934	1028	1129		4887
15	Pál Bakó (HUN)		940	772	912	1120	1135		4879
16	Mario Medda (ITA)		895	753	1088	1040	1087		4863
17	Veikko Salminen (FIN)		1015	772	714	1216	1135		4852
18	Wolfgang Leu (AUT)		1085	848	934	1012	973		4852
19	Martti Ketelä (FIN)		1045	810	912	1016	1066		4849
20	Walter Esser (FRG)		1000	829	824	1080	1093		4826
21	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL)		1070	905	560	1060	1222		4817
22	Jean-Pierre Giudicelli (FRA)		960	658	868	1084	1237		4807
23	Dumitru Spirlea (ROU)		975	810	1022	932	1015		4754
24	Bo Jansson (SWE)		1005	848	780	1076	1030		4739
25	Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall (SWE)		1020	867	670	1048	1099		4704
26	Georgi Stoyanov (BUL)		1100	734	890	944	1027		4695
27	Hole Rößler (FRG)		945	696	846	1140	1051		4678
28	Urs Hugi (SUI)		1075	962	846	952	826		4661
29	Scott Taylor (USA)		965	677	626	1100	1288		4656
30	Raoul Gueguen (FRA)		930	772	824	1016	1096		4638
31	Masaru Sakano (JPN)		1050	582	846	972	1177		4627
32	Robert Gordon Barrie (AUS)		1030	544	912	1132	982		4600
33	Yuso Makihira (JPN)		1005	753	736	876	1213		4583
34	Giovanni Perugini (ITA)		1065	810	736	1024	946		4581
35	Peter Zobl-Wessely (AUT)		880	791	846	908	1120		4545
36	Barry Lillywhite (GBR)		1070	829	582	1052	994		4527
37	Klaus Petersen (DEN)		990	753	692	1108	949		4492
38	Marian Cosmescu (ROU)		1045	658	824	996	967		4490
39	Nicolo Deligia (ITA)		1055	715	736	912	1069		4487
40	Stanislaw Skwira (POL)		785	791	846	1160	904		4486
41	Peter Neville Macken (AUS)		770	677	956	896	1150		4449
42	Gilberto Toledano Sanchez (MEX)		1090	772	670	908	988		4428
43	Eduarde Olivera Lastra (MEX)		960	734	868	1020	844		4426
44	Bruno Jerebicnik (AUT)		835	848	824	908	1000		4415
45	Hans Müler (SUI)		965	696	846	948	937		4392
46	Jan Bekkenk (NED)		930	677	692	1008	1084		4391
47	Robert Lawson Phelps (GBR)		955	658	736	1000	1036		4385
48	Albert Covacs (ROU)		815	582	714	1204	1066		4381
49	Akira Kubo (JPN)		860	677	912	880	1042		4371
50	Velko Bratanov (BUL)		785	658	956	916	1024		4339
51	Beat Ganz (SUI)		1030	639	670	888	1096		4323
52	René Heitmann (DEN)		910	658	626	1008	988		4190
53	Rob Vonk (NED)		870	506	692	1208	877		4153
54	Scott Scheuermann (CAN)		1005	430	824	1044	769		4072
55	Juan José Castilla Ramos (MEX)		935	601	714	752	1012		4014
56	Kenneth Maaten (CAN)		880	544	780	792	991		3987
57	Angel Pepeliankov (BUL)		1060	696	0	1080	1135		3971
58	Henk Krediet (NED)		985	867	802	0	1132		3786
59	George Skene (CAN)		0	487	714	1108	988		3297

Team

Rank	Nation	Athlete		Rid.	Fen.	Sho.	Swi.	Run.		Score	Team Score
Gold	Soviet Union	Boris Onischenko		945	1080	1066	1128	1120		5339	15968
		Pavel Lednev		1060	1020	1022	1092	1135		5329
		Vladimir Shmelev		920	960	1022	1176	1222		5300
Silver	Hungary	András Balczó		1060	1040	956	1060	1279		5395	15348
		Zsigmond Villányi		975	980	868	1100	1123		5046
		Pál Bakó		940	800	868	1120	1135		4907
Bronze	Finland	Risto Hurme		950	980	1044	1068	1051		5093	14812
		Veikko Salminen		1015	800	714	1216	1135		4880
		Martti Ketelä		1045	800	912	1016	1066		4839
4	United States	Charles Richards		1060	740	956	1260	1045		5061	14802
		John Fitzgerald		1090	840	868	1204	1060		5062
		Scott Taylor		965	700	626	1100	1288		4679
5	Sweden	Björn Ferm		1100	940	978	1112	1150		5280	14708
		Bo Jansson		1005	860	780	1076	1030		4751
		Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall		1020	840	670	1048	1099		4677
6	West Germany	Heiner Thade		1065	980	956	1012	1150		5163	14682
		Walter Esser		1000	840	824	1080	1093		4837
		Hole Rößler		945	700	846	1140	1051		4682
7	France	Michel Gueguen		1100	840	846	1152	1126		5064	14559
		Jean-Pierre Giudicelli		960	700	868	1084	1237		4849
		Raoul Gueguen		930	780	824	1016	1096		4646
8	Poland	Ryszard Wach		1100	700	956	1076	1126		4958	14785
		Janusz Pyciak-Peciak		1070	920	560	1060	1222		4832
		Stanislaw Skwira		785	800	846	1160	904		4495
9	Great Britain	Jeremy Robert Fox		1100	1000	868	1024	1300		5292	14257
		Barry Lillywhite		1070	840	582	1052	994		4538
		Robert Lawson Phelps		955	700	736	1000	1036		4427
10	Italy	Mario Medda		895	740	1088	1040	1087		4850	13913
		Giovanni Perugini		1065	800	736	1024	946		4571
		Nicolo Deligia		1055	720	736	912	1069		4492
11	Austria	Wolfgang Leu		1085	840	934	1012	973		4844	13865
		Peter Zobl-Wessely		880	800	846	908	1120		4554
		Bruno Jerebicnik		835	900	824	908	1000		4467
12	Romania	Dumitru Spirlea		975	840	1022	932	1015		4784	13655
		Marian Cosmescu		1045	660	824	996	967		4492
		Albert Covacs		815	580	714	1204	1066		4379
13	Japan	Masaru Sakano		1050	560	846	972	1177		4605	13569
		Yuso Makihira		1005	760	736	876	1213		4590
		Akira Kubo		860	680	912	880	1042		4374
14	Denmark	Jørn Steffensen		1005	780	934	1028	1129		4876	13547
		Klaus Petersen		990	760	692	1108	949		4499
		Heitmann René		910	640	626	1008	988		4172
15	Switzerland	Urs Hugi		1075	940	846	952	826		4639	13359
		Hans Müller		965	700	846	948	937		4396
		Beat Ganz		1030	640	670	888	1096		4324
16	Bulgaria	Georgi Stoyanov		1100	700	890	944	1027		4661	12957
		Velko Bratanov		785	640	956	916	1024		4321
		Angel Pepeliankov		1060	700	0	1080	1135		3975
17	Mexico	Gilberto Toledano Sanchez		1090	780	670	908	988		4436	12901
		Eduardo Olivera Lastra		960	740	868	1020	844		4432
		Juan José Castilla Ramos		935	620	714	752	1012		4033
18	Netherlands	Jan Bekkenk		930	700	692	1008	1084		4414	12340
		Rob Vonk		870	480	692	1208	877		4127
		Henk Krediet		985	880	802	0	1132		3799
19	Canada	Scott Scheuermann		1005	420	824	1044	769		4062	11335
		Kenneth Maaten		880	540	780	792	991		3983
		George Skene		0	480	714	1108	988		3290

References

1. "Modern pentathlon: 1972 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

External links

• Official Olympic Report