| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 26–31, 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual details |
Ferenc Németh Hungary
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Imre Nagy Hungary
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Robert Beck United States
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| Team details |
 Hungary (HUN)Imre Nagy András Balczó Ferenc Németh |
 Soviet Union (URS)Nikolai Tatarinov Hanno Selg Igor Novikov |
 United States (USA)Robert Beck Jack Daniels George Lambert |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
A total of 60 athletes from 23 nations competed at the Rome Games:
Argentina (3)
Australia (3)
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (3)
Denmark (1)
Finland (3)
France (3)
United Team of Germany (3)
Great Britain (3)- Hungary (3)
Italy (3)
Japan (2)
Mexico (3)
Morocco (2)
Poland (3)
South Africa (1)- Soviet Union (3)
Spain (2)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (3)
Tunisia (3)- United States (3)
Results
Individual
Team
| 1 | Hungary
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| 2 | Soviet Union
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| 3 | United States
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| 4 | Finland
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| 5 | Poland
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| 6 | Sweden
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| 7 | Great Britain
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| 8 | Mexico
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| 9 | Italy
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| 10 | Argentina
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| 11 | Switzerland
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| 12 | Austria
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| 13 | Brazil
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| 14 | Australia
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| 15 | France
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| 16 | United Team of Germany
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| 17 | Tunisia
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Tunisian athletes
The modern pentathletes from Tunisia were notable for their poor performances and attempts at cheating. In the swimming portion, one competitor, Ahmed Ennachi, nearly drowned. In the shooting portion, an athlete was ejected for firing too closely to the judges, and in the equestrian portion, all three athletes fell off their horses. In the fencing portion, the Tunisians attempted to pass off their strongest fencer as each of the three athletes, using his mask to conceal his identity. The ruse failed and the Tunisians were disqualified from the fencing portion. Altogether in the team competition, Tunisia received 5,126 points, which was around 5,000 points below the next team and almost 10,000 behind the winners.
References
- ^ "Modern pentathlon: 1960 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- Fuchs, J. (2021). Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing. Workman Publishing Company. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-5235-0838-9. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- "Blast from the past: Modern Pentathlon misery for Tunisian trio". Olympics.com. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
| Events at the 1960 Summer Olympics (Rome) | |
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| Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics | |||
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