Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the V Olympiad | ||||||||||
Dates | July 7–12 | |||||||||
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Competitors | 32 from 10 nations | |||||||||
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Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[1] The sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.
Participating nations
A total of 32 athletes from 11 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:
- Austria (1)
- Denmark (4)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (1)
- Russia (1)
- Sweden (124)
- United States (1)
Results
Shooting
Swimming
Fencing
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Equestrian
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Athletics
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References
- ↑ "Modern pentathlon: 1912 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
External links
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.)., ed. The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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