World Championships in Modern Pentathlon 1959

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The 1959 Modern Pentathlon World Championships were held in Hershey , Pennsylvania , in the United States .

Men's

singles

space country athlete
1 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union Igor Novikov
2 HungaryHungary Hungary András Balczó
3 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union Alexander Tarasov

team

space country athlete
1 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union Igor Novikov
Alexander Tarasov
Nikolai Tatarinov
2 FinlandFinland Finland Tapio Kare
Berndt Katter
Väinö Korhonen
3 United StatesUnited States United States Leslie Bleamaster
George Lambert
Robert Miller

Medal table

space country gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
1 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 2 - 1
2 FinlandFinland Finland - 1 -
2 HungaryHungary Hungary - 1 -
4th United StatesUnited States United States - - 1

Web links

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