Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual |  Lars HallSweden (SWE) |
 Olavi MannonenFinland (FIN) |
Väinö Korhonen Finland (FIN) |
| Team |  Soviet Union (URS)Igor Novikov Ivan Deryugin Aleksandr Tarasov |
 United States (USA)William Andre Jack Daniels George Lambert |
Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Väinö Korhonen Berndt Katter |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
| Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne/Stockholm) |
|---|
| Athletics • Australian football (demonstration) • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon |
