| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 26–31, 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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
|
Imre Nagy
Hungary
|
Robert Beck
United States
|
| 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]
Argentina (3)
Australia (3)
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (3)
Denmark (1)
Finland (3)
France (3)
United Team of Germany (3)
Great Britain (3)-
Hungary (3)
Italy (3)
Japan (2)
Mexico (3)
Morocco (2)
Poland (3)
South Africa (1)-
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (2)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (3)
Tunisia (3)-
United States (3)
Results
Individual
Team
| 1 |
Hungary
|
| 2 |
Soviet Union
|
| 3 |
United States
|
| 4 |
Finland
|
| 5 |
Poland
|
| 6 |
Sweden
|
| 7 |
Great Britain
|
| 8 |
Mexico
|
| 9 |
Italy
|
| 10 |
Argentina
|
| 11 |
Switzerland
|
| 12 |
Austria
|
| 13 |
Brazil
|
| 14 |
Australia
|
| 15 |
France
|
| 16 |
United Team of Germany
|
| 17 |
Tunisia
|
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.
