World Championships in Modern Pentathlon 1953

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In 1953 the world championships in modern pentathlon took place in Santo Domingo , Chile , and thus for the first time on American soil. Lars Hall won his sixth world title and for the first time the Hungarians stepped onto the stage of the modern pentathlon.

Men's

singles

space country athlete
1 Hungary 1949Hungary Hungary Gábor Benedek
2 Hungary 1949Hungary Hungary István Szondy
3 United StatesUnited States United States William Andre

team

space country athlete
1 SwedenSweden Sweden Lars Hall
Per-Ove Nilsson
Torsten Lindqvist
2 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Jorge Hugo Arguindegui
Luis Fernando Riera
Carlos Alberto Velázquez
3 ChileChile Chile Luis Carmona Barrales
Gerardo Cortés
Nilo Floody Buxton

Medal table

space country gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
1 Hungary 1949Hungary Hungary 1 1 -
2 SwedenSweden Sweden 1 - -
3 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina - 1 -
4th United StatesUnited States United States - - 1
4th ChileChile Chile - - 1

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