Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 24–27, 1920
Competitors23 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gustaf Dyrssen  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erik de Laval  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Runö  Sweden
← 1912
1924 →

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. As in 1912, Swedish athletes won all three medals.

Participating nations

A total of 23 athletes from 8 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

Results

Rank Athlete Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Score
1  Gustaf Dyrssen (SWE) 6 2 2 6 2 18
2  Erik de Laval (SWE) 1 13 5 1 3 23
3  Gösta Runö (SWE) 4 1 16 5 1 27
4  Bengt Uggla (SWE) 13 5 10 13 5 46
5  Marius Christensen (DEN) 12 7 3 7 18 47
6  Harold Rayner (USA) 5 12 13 14 4 48
7  Emil Alfons Hagelberg (FIN) 10 3 21 9 8 51
8  Robert Sears (USA) 3 8 9 11 20 51
9  Ejner Augsburg (DEN) 14 4 14 8 17 57
10  Georges Brulé (FRA) 11 16 4 15 11 57
11  Edward Clarke (GBR) 17 14 15 10 12 60
12  Harry Bjørnholm (DEN) 8 20 18 3 15 61
13  Arne Tellefsen (NOR) 2 10 20 19 13 62
14  Olliver Smith (NOR) 8 9 17 22 6 65
15  John Boustead (GBR) 15 11 12 16 7 66
16  André Foucher (FRA) 19 22 6 4 10 67
17  Thomas Wand-Tetley (GBR) 22 15 8 17 9 69
18  Guillaume Candelon (FRA) 18 21 1 2 22 71
19  Jean Mondielli (FRA) 20 18 19 12 21 72
20  Johan Skjoldager (DEN) 7 17 22 20 14 77
21  Edward Gedge (GBR) 16 6 11 18 16 78
22  Adriano Lanza (ITA) 21 19 11 21 19 91
 Kalle Kainuvaara (FIN) DNF

References

  1. ^ "Modern pentathlon: 1920 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-23.