1912 Summer Olympics / Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics
information
venue	Stockholm
Competition venue	Östermalms IP Kaknäs Djurgårdsbrunnsviken Barkarby
Nations	11
Athletes	32 (32 )
date	7-12 July 1912
decisions	1
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At the 5th Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , a competition in modern pentathlon took place for the first time .

The competition consisted of pistol shooting , 300 meters freestyle swimming and epee fencing as well as a cross-country ride and a cross-country run over 4000 meters.

The first Olympic champion was the Swede Gösta Lilliehöök . The silver medal went to his compatriot Gösta Åsbrink and bronze was also won by a Swede, Georg de Laval .

Time schedule

date	sport	Competition venue
7th of July	Pistol shooting	Kaknäs , Djurgården
8th of July	300 m freestyle swimming	Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
July 9th and 10th	Epee fencing	Östermalms IP
July 11th	Cross-country ride	Barkarby
July 12	4000 m cross-country run	Östermalms IP

Results

space	country	athlete	shoot		swim		fencing		horse riding		Cross-country run		total
			Rings	Points	time	Points	Victories	Points	Penalty,	Points	time	Points	Points
1	SWE	Gösta Lilliehöök	192	3	6: 05.8 min	10	17th	5	0	4th	20: 32.9 min	5	27
2	SWE	Gösta Åsbrink	193	1	5: 46.0 min	4th	12	15th	0	7th	19:00, 9 min	1	28
3	SWE	Georg de Laval	192	2	5: 28.0 min	3	15th	10	0	3	21: 56.2 min	12	30th
4th	SWE	Åke Grönhagen	158	18th	5: 49.6 min	5	24	1	0	1	21: 41.6 min	10	35
5	United States	George S, Patton	150	20th	5: 55.6 min	7th	20th	4th	0	6th	20:01.3 min	3	41
6th	SWE	James Stranne	176	12	6:00, 8 min	9	21st	3	0	8th	21: 45.1 min	11	42
7th	SWE	Bror Mannström	171	14th	6: 28.8 min	14th	12	16	0	2	21: 21.9 min	9	55
8th	AUT	Edmond Bernhardt	135	26th	5: 03.6 min	2	17th	6th	0	12	22: 34.0 min	14th	60
9	GBR	Ralph Clilverd	172	13	4: 58.4 min	1	16	9	81	23	24: 06.2 min	18th	63
	GBR	Douglas Godfree	166	15th	5: 54.0 min	6th	12	17th	0	11	22: 08.3 min	13	63
	SWE	Erik Wersäll	182	9	5: 56.2 min	8th	7th	21st	7th	19th	20: 36.0 min	6th	63
12	SWE	Nils Häggström	180	10	6: 35.8 min	15th	11	18th	7th	20th	19: 04.0 min	2	68
13	NOR	Carl Paaske	147	23	6: 49.2 min	16	13	14th	0	14th	21: 19.8 min	8th	71
14th	SWE	Patrik de Laval	188	5	6: 54.4 min	17th	13	13	2	17th	24: 19.6 min	20th	72
15th	FRA	Jean de Mas Latrie	161	16	10: 03.0 min	27	23	2	0	10	24: 17.4 min	19th	73
	RUS	Oskar Wilkman	176	11	8: 11.6 min	23	7th	20th	0	5	22: 57.8 min	15th	73
17th	SWE	Gustaf Lewenhaupt	148	22nd	6: 10.4 min	12	8th	19th	2	15th	20: 16.7 min	4th	74
18th	GBR	Hugh Durant	191	4th	10: 07.0 min	28	17th	7th	5	18th	24: 37.5 min	21st	78
19th	FRA	Georges Brulé	100	29	7: 04.4 min	18th	16	8th	38	22nd	20: 48.4 min	7th	83
20th	RUS	Aarno Almqvist	143	24	6: 06.0 min	11	3	27	0	13	23: 16.1 min	16	90
21st	RUS	Weli Hohenthal	159	17th	7: 38.8 min	19th	5	25th	0	16	23: 28.6 min	17th	94
22nd	THE	Kai Jølver	52	32	9: 32.6 min	26th	7th	22nd	14th	21st	26: 08.6 min	22nd	123
	THE	Johannes Ussing	57	31	7: 40.2 min	20th	6th	23	0	9	DNF		DNF
	SWE	Erik de Laval	185	7th	6: 20.0 min	13	15th	11	DSQ		eliminated		DNF
	THE	Vilhelm Laybourn	140	25th	12: 09.6 min	29	6th	24	DSQ		eliminated		DNF
	NOR	Henrik Norby	110	27	7: 48.6 min	21st	14th	12	DSQ		eliminated		DNF
	THE	Theodor Zeilau	93	30th	7: 59.4 min	22nd	4th	26th	DNF		eliminated		DNF
	RUS	Carl Aejmelaeus-Äimä	151	19th	8: 59.8 min	25th	DNS		eliminated				DNF
	RUS	Boris Nepokupnoi	185	6th	8: 16.6 min	24	DNS		eliminated				DNF
	SWE	Eric Carlberg	185	8th	DNS		eliminated						DNF
	NED	Jetze Doorman	149	21st	DNS		eliminated						DNF
	GER	Carl Pauen	102	28	DNS		eliminated						DNF

Web links

• Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official report of the 1912 Olympic Games (PDF, 51.1 MB)