1948 Summer Olympics / Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the XIV Summer Olympics
information
venue	London
Competition venue	see schedule
Nations	16
Athletes	45 (45 men)
date	July 30 - August 4, 1948
decisions	1
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At the XIV Summer Olympics in London in 1948 , a competition in modern pentathlon took place.

Time schedule

date	sport	Competition venue
30th July	Cross-country ride	Military Stadium, Aldershot
July 31st - August 1st	Epee fencing	Aldershot Garrison
August 2nd	Pistol shooting	Bisley Camp, Bisley
3rd August	300 m freestyle swimming	Aldershot Lido
4th of August	4000 m cross-country run	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Results

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	William Grut	016
2	United States	George Moore	047
3	SWE	Gosta Gärdin	049
4th	FIN	Lauri Vilkko	064
5	FIN	Olavi Larkas	071
6th	SUI	Bruno Riem	074
7th	SUI	Franz Hegner	079
8th	United States	Richard Gruenther	081
9	CHI	Nilo Floody	085
10	FIN	Viktor Platan	086
27	SUI	Werner Schmid	119

Date: July 30th to August 4th 1948
45 participants from 16 countries

Web links

• Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official report of the 1948 Summer Games (PDF, 30.9 MB)