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Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Dates November 23 - 28
Competitors 40 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lars Hall  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Olavi Mannonen  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Väinö Korhonen  Finland
← 1952
1960 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Lars Hall  Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Olavi Mannonen  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Väinö Korhonen  Finland

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.

A total of 40 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:


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