Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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Dates | July 21 - 25 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 51 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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Lars Hall | Sweden | ||
Gábor Benedek | Hungary | ||
István Szondy | Hungary |
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.
A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games: