1928 Summer Olympics / Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon with the IX. Summer Olympics
information
venue	Amsterdam
Competition venue	see schedule
Nations	14th
Athletes	37 (37 men)
date	July 31 - August 4, 1928
decisions	1
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With the IX. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , a modern pentathlon competition was held.

Time schedule

date	sport	Competition venue
July 31	Pistol shooting	Zeeburg
August 1st	300 m freestyle swimming	Olympic Zwemstadion
August 2nd	Epee fencing	Schermzaal
3rd August	Cross-country ride	Amersfoort
4th of August	4000 m cross-country run	Hilversum

Results

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Sven Thofelt	47
2	SWE	Bo Lindman	50
3	GER	Helmuth Kahl	52
4th	SWE	Ingvar Mountain	58
5	GER	Heinz Hax	59
6th	United States	David Turquand-Young	65
7th	GER	Hermann Hölter	69
	NED	Christiaan Tonnet
9	NED	Willem van Rhijn	71
10	THE	Helge Jensen	73

Date: July 31 to August 4, 1928
37 participants from 14 countries

Web links

• Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official report of the 1928 Summer Olympics (PDF, 77.8 MB)