Modern Pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Dates 18 – 22 July 1976
Medal Events 2

The program consisted of an individual and team event for men, scored by a series of scoring tables for each of the phases. The format was the same as it had been since 1932, with the order of the phases staying the same – riding, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running. The competition was held over five days, with no rest day.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Individual, Men Olympic 18 – 22 July 1976 47 17
Team, Men Olympic 18 – 22 July 1976 42 14
47 (47/0) 17 (17/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual, Men Janusz Pyciak-PeciakPOL Pavel LednyovURS Jan BártůTCH
Team, Men Great BritainGBR CzechoslovakiaTCH HungaryHUN

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Great Britain GBR 1 0 0 1
Poland POL 1 0 0 1
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 1 1 2
Soviet Union URS 0 1 0 1
Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1