Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's modern pentathlon

|games = 1972 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue =

|dates = August 27–31

|competitors = 57

|nations = 19

|longnames =

|gold = {{unbulleted list|Pavel Lednev|Boris Onischenko|Vladimir Shmelev}}

|goldNOC = URS

|silver = {{unbulleted list|Pál Bakó|András Balczó|Zsigmond Villányi}}

|silverNOC = HUN

|bronze = {{unbulleted list|Risto Hurme|Martti Ketelä|Veikko Salminen}}

|bronzeNOC = FIN

|prev = 1968

|next = 1976

}}

{{ModernPentathlonAt1972SummerOlympics}}

The team modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was one of two events (both for men), along with the individual competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/MOP/ |title=Modern pentathlon: 1972 Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-08-19 |work=sports-reference.com}} 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:

  • Equestrian, held on August 27
  • Fencing, held on August 28
  • Shooting, held on August 29
  • Swimming, held on August 30
  • Cross-country, held on August 31

Results

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center

! Rank

! Nation

! Pentathlete

! File:Equestrian pictogram.svg !! File:Fencing pictogram.svg !! File:Shooting pictogram.svg !! File:Swimming pictogram.svg !! File:Athletics pictogram.svg !! Total

! Team score

rowspan="3"| {{gold01}}

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}}

|Boris Onischenko

9451080106611281120

!5339

!rowspan="3"|15968

Pavel Lednev10601020102210921135

!5329

Vladimir Shmelev920960102211761222

!5300

rowspan="3"| {{silver02}}

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}}

|András Balczó

1060104095610601279

!5395

!rowspan="3"|15348

Zsigmond Villányi97598086811001123

!5046

Pál Bakó94080086811201135

!4907

rowspan="3"| {{bronze03}}

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}}

|Risto Hurme

950980104410681051

!5093

!rowspan="3"|14812

Veikko Salminen101580071412161135

!4880

Martti Ketelä104580091210161066

!4839

rowspan="3"|4

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}}

|Charles Richards

106074095612601045

!5061

!rowspan="3"|14802

John Fitzgerald109084086812041060

!5062

Scott Taylor96570062611001288

!4679

rowspan="3"|5

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer}}

|Björn Ferm

110094097811121150

!5280

!rowspan="3"|14708

Bo Jansson100586078010761030

!4751

Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall102084067010481099

!4677

rowspan="3"|6

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}}

|Heiner Thade

106598095610121150

!5163

!rowspan="3"|14682

Walter Esser100084082410801093

!4837

Hole Rößler94570084611401051

!4682

rowspan="3"|7

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}}

|Michel Gueguen

110084084611521126

!5064

!rowspan="3"|14559

Jean-Pierre Giudicelli96070086810841237

!4849

Raoul Gueguen93078082410161096

!4646

rowspan="3"|8

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}}

|Ryszard Wach

110070095610761126

!4958

!rowspan="3"|14785

Janusz Pyciak-Peciak107092056010601222

!4832

Stanislaw Skwira7858008461160904

!4495

rowspan="3"|9

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}}

|Jeremy Robert Fox

1100100086810241300

!5292

!rowspan="3"|14257

Barry Lillywhite10708405821052994

!4538

Robert Lawson Phelps95570073610001036

!4427

rowspan="3"|10

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}}

|Mario Medda

895740108810401087

!4850

!rowspan="3"|13913

Giovanni Perugini10658007361024946

!4571

Nicolo Deligia10557207369121069

!4492

rowspan="3"|11

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}}

|Wolfgang Leu

10858409341012973

!4844

!rowspan="3"|13865

Peter Zobl-Wessely8808008469081120

!4554

Bruno Jerebicnik8359008249081000

!4467

rowspan="3"|12

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer}}

|Dumitru Spirlea

97584010229321015

!4784

!rowspan="3"|13655

Marian Cosmescu1045660824996967

!4492

Albert Covacs81558071412041066

!4379

rowspan="3"|13

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer}}

|Masaru Sakano

10505608469721177

!4605

!rowspan="3"|13569

Yuso Makihira10057607368761213

!4590

Akira Kubo8606809128801042

!4374

rowspan="3"|14

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|DEN|1972 Summer}}

|Jørn Steffensen

100578093410281129

!4876

!rowspan="3"|13547

Klaus Petersen9907606921108949

!4499

Heitmann René9106406261008988

!4172

rowspan="3"|15

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|SUI|1972 Summer}}

|Urs Hugi

1075940846952826

!4639

!rowspan="3"|13359

Hans Müller965700846948937

!4396

Beat Ganz10306406708881096

!4324

rowspan="3"|16

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|BUL|1972 Summer}}

|Georgi Stoyanov

11007008909441027

!4661

!rowspan="3"|12957

Velko Bratanov7856409569161024

!4321

Angel Pepeliankov1060700010801135

!3975

rowspan="3"|17

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|MEX|1972 Summer}}

|Gilberto Toledano Sanchez

1090780670908988

!4436

!rowspan="3"|12901

Eduardo Olivera Lastra9607408681020844

!4432

Juan José Castilla Ramos9356207147521012

!4033

rowspan="3"|18

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|NED|1972 Summer}}

|Jan Bekkenk

93070069210081084

!4414

!rowspan="3"|12340

Rob Vonk8704806921208877

!4127

Henk Krediet98588080201132

!3799

rowspan="3"|19

|rowspan="3"|{{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}}

|Scott Scheuermann

10054208241044769

!4062

!rowspan="3"|11335

Kenneth Maaten880540780792991

!3983

George Skene04807141108988

!3290

References

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