Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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| Dates | July 18–22, 1976 |
| Competitors | 47 from 17 nations |
| Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Events | ||
| men | team | |
The modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition. 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 July 18 at Bromont.
- Fencing, held on July 19 at Université de Montréal.
- Shooting, held on July 20 at L'Acadie.
- Swimming, held on July 21 at Montreal Olympic Pool
- Cross-country, held on July 22 at Olympic Stadium and Maisonneuve Park.
Boris Onischenko of the Soviet Union was ejected from the competition during the fencing event after it was discovered he had wired his épée with a concealed push button circuit breaker that enabled him to register a hit at any time. Onischenko's results were deleted from the records, and he was spirited away from the Olympic Village almost immediately, never competing in events outside the USSR again.
The other Soviet team members, Pavel Lednev and Boris Mosolov, were allowed to continue individually, but as three athletes are required to compete in a team event, it was ruled that their results would receive no score in the team competition.
Participating nations
A total of 47 athletes from 17 nations competed at the Montreal Games:
Australia (2)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (3)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (2)
Finland (3)
France (3)
Great Britain (3)
Hungary (3)
Italy (3)
Japan (3)
Poland (3)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (1)
United States (3)
West Germany (3)
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak Poland
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Pavel Lednyov Soviet Union
|
Jan Bártů Czechoslovakia
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| Team |
 Great Britain (GBR)Jim Fox Danny Nightingale Adrian Parker |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)Jan Bártů Bohumil Starnovský Jiří Adam |
 Hungary (HUN)Tamás Kancsal Tibor Maracskó Szvetiszláv Sasics |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- ^ a b "Modern pentathlon: 1976 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 345. ISBN 0140066322.
