Talk:Modern pentathlon
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There is a conflict between this article and the Jim Thorpe article about who won the pentathalon in the 1912 Olympics. The Jim Thorpe article says that Thorpe initially won, with Ferdinand Bie was second. The article goes on to say that Thorpe was later stripped of his medal due to professionalism, and Bie was given the honor. However this pentathalon article lists Gosta Lillehook as the winner. One or the other article appears to be wrong. Perhaps someone with access to the original results can clarify this.
- The Thorpe article says in 1912 he won a pentathlon comprised of the following events: long jump, javelin throw, 200-meter dash, discus throw and 1500-meter run. This is not the modern pentathlon. However I thought the modern pentathlon was the only Olympic pentathlon from 1912 on. I hope someone can shed some light on this. Taco Deposit 13:59, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
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- Gosta Lillehook won the first Olympic 'Modern' pentathlon, and the Jim Thorpe article seems correct. You are confusing 'modern' and 'ancient' (athletics) pentathlon.
- Pentathlon (athletics version) results can be found at http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ogm.htm
- long jump, javelin, 200 metres, discus, 1500 metres
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- 1906# standing long jump, discus (greek style), javelin, 192 metres (one stade), graeco-roman wrestling
- Jim Thorpe* - re-instated in 1982
I have made a correction about the range that the targets are shot at (100 metres to 10 metres). 202.146.253.4 08:57, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
| Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | |||
| 1906# | Hjalmer Mellander SWE | 24 | István Mudin HUN | 25 | Eric Lemming SWE | 29 |
| 1908 | not held | |||||
| 1912 | Jim Thorpe USA & | 7* | James Donahue USA | 29 | Frank Lukeman CAN | 29 |
| Ferdinand Bie NOR | 21 | |||||
| 1920 | Eero Lehtonen FIN | 14 | Everett Bradley USA | 24 | Hugo Lahtinen FIN | 26 |
| 1924 | Eero Lehtonen FIN | 14 | Elemér Somfay HUN | 16 | Robert LeGendre USA | 18 |
