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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueAldershot Lido
Dates30 July – 4 August 1948
Competitors45 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Grut   Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Moore   United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Gärdin   Sweden
←  1936
1952 →

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. [1] The event was held at the Aldershot Lido outdoor pool in Hampshire. [2]

Competition format

The modern pentathlon consisted of five events. The competition used a point-for-place system, with the lowest total across the five events winning. [3]

  • Riding: a show jumping competition. Riders started with 100 points and could lose points either through obstacle faults or going over the 10-minute time limit. Negative scores were possible. Ties were broken by the specific time taken, with the quicker rider winning.
  • Fencing: a round-robin, one-touch épée competition. Score was based on number of bouts won.
  • Shooting: a rapid fire pistol competition, with 20 shots (each scoring up to 10 points) per competitor.
  • Swimming: a 300 m freestyle swimming competition.
  • Running: a 4 km race.

Participating nations

45 athletes from 16 nations competed at the London Games: [1]

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total
Time Time faults Obstacle faults Score Place Wins Place Hits Score Place Time Place Time Place
1st place, gold medalist(s) Willie Grut   Sweden 9:18.2 0 0 100 1 28 1 20 190 5 4:17 1 15:28.9 8 16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Moore   United States 9:22.7 0 0 100 2 26 3 20 183 21 5:09.2 17 15:07.5 4 47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Gärdin   Sweden 9:42.6 0 0 100 6 19 17 20 188 10 4:43.1 11 15:08.7 5 49
4 Lauri Vilkko   Finland 9:55.2 0 8 92 17 13 38 20 190 4 4:24.0 3 14:21.9 2 64
5 Olavi Larkas   Finland 10:31.7 16 3 81 26 26 3 20 190 7 5:11.7 19 15:48.7 16 71
6 Bruno Riem   Switzerland 10:16.1 8.5 0 91.5 19 22 9 20 194 1 6:24.2 36 15:34.9 9 74
7 Franz Hegner   Switzerland 9:46.4 0 0 100 7 24 6 20 181 24 4:53.4 13 16:32.5 29 79
8 Richard Gruenther   United States 10:25.0 12.5 0 87.5 24 20 13 20 183 13 4:45.2 12 16:04.7 19 81
9 Nilo Floody   Chile 9:54.9 0 3 97 11 23 7 20 183 20 5:31.0 30 15:55.0 17 85
10 Viktor Platan   Finland 9:32.2 0 0 100 4 16 28 17 141 44 4:38.9 7 14:24.6 3 86
11 Enrique Wirth   Argentina 9:54.9 0 0 100 9 19 17 20 177 29 5:22.2 25 15:46.6 13 93
12 Frigyes Hegedűs   Hungary DQ 45 20 13 20 193 3 5:20.2 24 15:39.2 10 95
13 Hale Baugh   United States 9:52.0 0 3 97 0 22 9 20 178 28 4:41.0 9 18:25.4 40 96
14 André Lacroix   France 10:26.8 13.5 9 77.5 27 19 17 20 185 18 5:28.8 29 15:13.7 6 97
15 Giulio Palmonella   Italy 10:09.6 5 0 95 14 17 26 20 187 15 5:12.5 21 16:11.2 22 98
16 Louis Pichon   France 12:13.0 66.5 8 25.5 36 25 5 20 188 9 5:40.0 32 15:57.0 18 100
17 Sune Wehlin   Sweden 11:09.9 35 14 51 31 14 34 20 183 22 4:53.5 14 14:09.9 1 102
18 István Szondy   Hungary 10:59.0 29.5 0 70.5 28 6 44 20 188 11 4:21.1 2 16:10.7 20 105
19 Roberto Curcio   Italy 10:21.5 11 0 89 22 23 7 20 188 14 5:23.5 26 17:09.0 36 105
20 Andy Martin   Great Britain 10:07.3 4 0 96 12 15 31 20 182 23 5:33.4 31 15:40.7 11 108
21 Augusto Premoli   Argentina 9:42.3 0 0 100 5 21 11 19 169 35 5:41.8 33 16:23.1 25 109
22 Alberto Moreiras   Spain 10:23.5 12 0 88 23 15 31 20 183 19 4:29.0 5 16:58.9 34 112
23 José Luis Riera   Spain 10:03.3 2 6 92 18 18 24 17 149 42 4:25.7 4 16:27.4 26 114
24 Hernán Fuentes   Chile 16:13.2 187 312 -399 43 20 13 20 190 6 5:19.8 23 16:49.8 32 117
25 Duilio Brignetti   Italy 13:28.1 104.5 25 -29.5 38 14 34 20 183 12 4:33.0 6 16:32.2 28 118
26 Alberto Ortíz   Uruguay 10:13.0 6.5 3 90.5 20 11 41 20 186 17 5:43.9 34 15:22.5 7 119
27 Werner Schmid   Switzerland 14:57.4 149 103 -152 42 19 17 20 193 2 5:27.0 28 16:42.0 30 119
28 Christian Palant   France 13:16.0 98 61 -59 40 18 24 20 190 8 5:08.6 16 16:48.6 31 119
29 Karel Bártů   Czechoslovakia 11:35.3 48 0 52 30 13 38 20 179 27 4:58.5 15 15:47.8 14 124
30 Aëcio Coelho   Brazil 9:26.1 0 6 94 15 28 1 19 172 33 6:47.4 39 17:34.1 37 125
31 Carlos Mercader   Uruguay 9:44.4 0 8 92 16 16 28 19 171 34 5:56.8 35 15:44.0 12 125
32 Horacio Siburu   Argentina 10:03.9 2 3 95 13 16 28 20 177 30 5:10.4 18 17:39.0 38 127
33 Alejandro Quiroz   Mexico 11:18.3 39.5 0 60.5 29 15 31 20 186 16 5:26.2 27 16:31.7 27 130
34 Jack Lumsden   Great Britain 9:29.0 0 0 100 3 14 34 19 167 37 6:31.3 38 16:10.7 20 132
35 Ricardo García   Mexico 9:49.8 0 0 100 8 12 40 17 148 43 4:42.4 10 16:50.7 33 134
36 Manuel Bernabeu   Spain 14:00.0 121.5 106 -127.5 41 19 17 19 162 39 5:12.3 20 16:21.7 24 141
37 Geoffrey Brooke   Great Britain 13:42.8 111.5 32 -43.5 39 20 13 18 153 41 6:29.6 37 15:48.4 15 145
38 Aloysio Borges   Brazil 11:15.4 38 17 45 33 17 26 19 167 36 4:40.3 8 DQ 43 146
39 Otto Jemelka   Czechoslovakia 10:10.5 5.5 9 85.5 25 19 17 20 173 31 7:18.2 42 17:03.3 35 150
40 Louis Fauconnier   Belgium 11:35.2 48 6 46 32 19 17 20 179 26 7:11.1 41 18:03.3 39 155
41 Charles Vyt   Belgium 10:03.9 2 8 90 21 14 34 19 165 38 7:05.8 40 16:17.2 23 156
42 Ruben Orozco   Uruguay 12:09.6 65 6 29 35 11 41 20 181 25 5:15.8 22 19:49.9 41 164
43 Humberto Bedford   Brazil 12:33.4 77 8 15 37 8 43 18 166 40 7:27.7 43 19:51.7 42 205
44 Raoul Mollet   Belgium 11:42.7 51.5 8 40.5 34 DNS DNS DNS DNS
45 László Karácson   Hungary DQ 45 21 11 19 173 32 DNS DNS

References

  1. ^ a b "Modern pentathlon: 1948 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ "1930s LIDOS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM - outside London". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 416.

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