Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
# Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual details | Lars Hall Sweden | Gábor Benedek Hungary | István Szondy Hungary |
| Team details | Hungary (HUN) Gábor Benedek Aladár Kovácsi István Szondy | Sweden (SWE) Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist Claes Egnell | Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Lauri Vilkko Olavi Rokka |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Participating nations

A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:

* Argentina (3)
* Australia (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (3)
* Chile (3)
* Finland (3)
* France (3)
* Germany (3)
* Great Britain (3)
* Hungary (3)
* Italy (3)
* Mexico (3)
* Portugal (3)
* South Africa (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (3)
* United States (3)
* Uruguay (3)
