World Championships in Modern Pentathlon 1949
The first world championships in modern pentathlon were held in Stockholm , Sweden in 1949 . Until 1980 the competition was reserved for men only; it was not until 1981 that women also took part in an official world championship for the first time.
Men's
singles
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sweden
|
Days Bjurfeldt |
| 2 |
 Finland
|
Lauri Vilkko |
| 3 |
Finland
|
Victor Platan |
team
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
Lars Hall Days Bjurfeldt Gösta Gärdin |
| 2 |
Finland
|
Olavi Salminen Lauri Vilkko Victor Platan |
| 3 |
 Switzerland
|
Franz Hegner Bernhard King Werner Schmid |
Medal table
| space | country |
|
|
|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
2 | - | - |
| 2 |
Finland
|
- | 2 | 1 |
| 3 |
Switzerland
|
- | - | 1 |
Web links
Commons : Modern Pentathlon - collection of images, videos and audio files
- www.pentathlon.org - official website of the UIPM
- www.pentathlondeutschland.de - German Association for Modern Pentathlon
- www.sport-complete.desport-complete / sportarten / index_sportarten.htm
- www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/service/datenbanken/wettkampfresultate/results