1948 Summer Olympics / Modern Pentathlon
Modern pentathlon at the XIV Summer Olympics |
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information | |
venue | London |
Competition venue | see schedule |
Nations | 16 |
Athletes | 45 (45 men) |
date | July 30 - August 4, 1948 |
decisions | 1 |
← Berlin 1936 |
At the XIV Summer Olympics in London in 1948 , a competition in modern pentathlon took place.
Time schedule
date | sport | Competition venue |
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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 |
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1 | SWE | William Grut | 16 |
2 | United States | George Moore | 47 |
3 | SWE | Gosta Gärdin | 49 |
4th | FIN | Lauri Vilkko | 64 |
5 | FIN | Olavi Larkas | 71 |
6th | SUI | Bruno Riem | 74 |
7th | SUI | Franz Hegner | 79 |
8th | United States | Richard Gruenther | 81 |
9 | CHI | Nilo Floody | 85 |
10 | FIN | Viktor Platan | 86 |
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)