Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's modern pentathlon
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad

Dates

July 20 - 24

Competitors

43 from 17 nations

Medalists

	Anatoly Starostin	Soviet Union
	Tamás Szombathelyi	Hungary
	Pavel Lednev	Soviet Union

The modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition.^[1] As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the Individual competition event results table and was also added to his teammates' scores to be included to the Team competition event results table. This competition consisted of 5 disciplines which were held in 4 venues:

Equestrian held on July 20 at the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre situated in the Bitsa forest park (southern part of Moscow)
Fencing held on July 21 at the Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army (south-western part of Moscow)
Shooting held on July 22 at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi (south-eastern part of Moscow)
Swimming held on July 23 at the Swimming Pool of the Olympiski Sports Complex (central part of Moscow)
Cross-country held on July 24 at the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre

Participating nations

A total of 43 athletes from 17 nations competed at the Moscow Games:^[1]

Australia (1)
Austria (2)
Bulgaria (3)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Finland (3)
France (3)

Great Britain (3)
Hungary (3)
Ireland (3)
Italy (1)
Mexico (2)

New Zealand (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (3)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (3)
Sweden (3)

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	Anatoly Starostin Soviet Union (URS)	Tamás Szombathelyi Hungary (HUN)	Pavel Lednev Soviet Union (URS)
Team	Soviet Union (URS) Anatoly Starostin Pavel Lednev Yevgeny Lipeyev	Hungary (HUN) Tamás Szombathelyi Tibor Maracskó László Horváth	Sweden (SWE) Svante Rasmuson Lennart Pettersson George Horvath

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	2	0	1	3
2	Hungary (HUN)	0	2	0	2
3	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	1	1

Results

Individual

Rank	Athlete	Rid.	Fen.	Sho.	Swi.	Run.	Score
	Anatoly Starostin (URS)	1068	1000	1110	1216	1174	5568
	Tamás Szombathelyi (HUN)	1100	1026	1088	1144	1144	5502
	Pavel Lednev (URS)	1026	1026	1022	1104	1204	5382
4	Svante Rasmuson (SWE)	936	922	1000	1332	1183	5373
5	Tibor Maracskó (HUN)	980	964	956	1208	1171	5279
6	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL)	1070	844	978	1172	1204	5268
7	Lennart Pettersson (SWE)	1050	922	1088	1156	1027	5243
8	Milan Kadlec (TCH)	1084	792	1088	1088	1177	5229
9	George Horvath (SWE)	1036	870	1132	1152	1039	5229
10	Heikki Hulkkonen (FIN)	980	1000	1066	1100	1081	5227
11	Jan Olesiński (POL)	1038	818	978	1160	1225	5219
12	Paul Four (FRA)	1018	922	1066	1244	946	5196
13	Ivar Sisniega (MEX)	1058	766	912	1348	1102	5186
14	Evegeny Lipeev (URS)	1100	870	824	1232	1150	5176
15	Robert Nightingale (GBR)	950	766	1000	1212	1240	5168
16	Jan Bártů (TCH)	970	766	1066	1260	1096	5158
17	Pier Paolo Cristofori (ITA)	1050	818	934	1120	1234	5156
18	Marek Bajan (POL)	1100	844	890	1244	1069	5147
19	László Horváth (HUN)	1008	1052	956	1076	1039	5131
20	Joël Bouzou (FRA)	962	922	1044	1080	1099	5107
21	Peter Whiteside (GBR)	1010	766	1000	1228	1081	5085
22	Dumitru Spîrlea (ROU)	1100	844	912	1184	1018	5058
23	Alain Cortes (FRA)	1090	756	978	1140	1078	5042
24	Jussi Pelli (FIN)	980	740	1088	1116	1108	5032
25	Federico Galera (ESP)	1008	844	1022	1100	1027	5001
26	Bohumil Starnovský (TCH)	1100	740	890	1156	1066	4952
27	Gyula Laszlo Câllovits (ROU)	954	766	1022	1088	1105	4935
28	Simeon Monev (BUL)	1010	636	1088	1148	1033	4915
29	José Serrano (ESP)	1010	714	890	1252	1021	4887
30	Nikolai Nikolov (BUL)	1004	740	1066	1028	994	4832
31	Pekka Santanen (FIN)	891	740	978	1168	1051	4828
32	Manuel Montesinos (ESP)	1076	818	890	1120	907	4811
33	Nigel Clark (GBR)	986	714	824	1141	1141	4809
34	Borislav Batikov (BUL)	978	740	934	1164	982	4798
35	Alexander Topay (AUT)	1070	662	1000	1112	940	4784
36	Jens Lohmann (MEX)	1054	662	978	1152	910	4747
37	Robert Barrie (AUS)	1062	610	846	1124	1054	4696
38	Helmut Wieser (AUT)	1090	662	978	996	856	4582
39	Jerome Hartigan (IRL)	1070	506	934	912	1135	4557
40	Brian Newth (NZL)	1018	532	846	1048	1042	4486
41	Cezar Mihai Râducanu (ROU)	1010	652	516	1216	1003	4397
42	Sackville Currie (IRL)	870	558	780	1052	1117	4377
43	Mark Hartigan (IRL)	884	558	890	936	1093	4361

Team competition

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Rid.	Fen.	Swi.	Sho.	Run.	Score	Team Score
	Soviet Union (URS)	Anatoly Starostin	1068	1000	1110	1216	1174	5568	16126
		Pavel Lednev	1026	1026	1022	1104	1204	5382
		Yevgeny Lipeyev	1100	870	824	1232	1150	5176
	Hungary (HUN)	Tamás Szombathelyi	1100	1026	1088	1144	1144	5502	15912
		Tibor Maracskó	980	964	956	1208	1171	5279
		László Horváth	1008	1052	956	1076	1039	5131
	Sweden (SWE)	Svante Rasmuson	936	922	1000	1332	1183	5373	15845
		Lennart Pettersson	1050	922	1088	1156	1027	5243
		George Horvath	1036	870	1132	1152	1039	5229
4	Poland (POL)	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak	1070	844	978	1172	1204	5268	15634
		Jan Olesiński	1038	818	978	1160	1225	5219
		Marek Bajan	1100	844	890	1244	1069	5147
5	France (FRA)	Paul Four	1018	922	1066	1244	946	5196	15345
		Joël Bouzou	962	922	1044	1080	1099	5107
		Alain Cortes	1090	756	978	1140	1078	5042
6	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Milan Kadlec	1084	792	1088	1088	1177	5229	15339
		Jan Bártů	970	766	1066	1260	1096	5158
		Bohumil Starnovský	1100	740	890	1156	1066	4952
7	Finland (FIN)	Heikki Hulkkonen	980	1000	1066	1100	1081	5227	15087
		Jussi Pelli	980	740	1088	1116	1108	5032
		Pekka Santanen	891	740	978	1168	1051	4828
8	Great Britain (GBR)	Robert Nightingale	950	766	1000	1212	1240	5168	15062
		Peter Whiteside	1010	766	1000	1228	1081	5085
		Nigel Clark	986	714	824	1141	1141	4809
9	Spain (ESP)	Federico Galera	1008	844	1022	1100	1027	5001	14699
		José Serrano	1010	714	890	1252	1021	4887
		Manuel Montesinos	1076	818	890	1120	907	4811
10	Bulgaria (BUL)	Simeon Monev	1010	636	1088	1148	1033	4915	14545
		Nikolai Nikolov	1004	740	1066	1028	994	4832
		Borislav Batikov	978	740	934	1164	982	4798
11	Romania (ROU)	Dumitru Spîrlea	1100	844	912	1184	1018	5058	14390
		Gyula Laszlo Câllovits	954	766	1022	1088	1105	4935
		Cezar Mihai Râducanu	1010	652	516	1216	1003	4397
12	Ireland (IRL)	Jerome Hartigan	1070	506	934	912	1135	4557	13295
		Sackville Currie	870	558	780	1052	1117	4377
		Mark Hartigan	884	558	890	936	1093	4361

References

1 2 "Modern pentathlon: 1980 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

External links

Official Olympic Report

Events at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)

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