Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team

The modern pentathlon men's team event of the 1960 Summer Olympics was held on August 26, through to August 31. The modern pentathlon was composed of five events, show jumping, fencing, shooting, swimming, and running, with the individual points each competitor receives counting towards their nations final tally for each event, and ultimately the competition. The results that the competitors received in the individual modern pentathlon event would cross-over to produce the scores in the team event. 51 competitors participated in the event representing 17 nations.

Format

The Riding event commenced on August 26 at Passo Corese. The event was an equestrian cross-country mix steeplechase race. 20 minutes before the event, the competitors were paired with their horses that they would ride through a random draw. The points the competitors received from the event were given based on the time it took to complete the course. The competitors would receive a penalty for whenever they knocked over one of the obstacles, these penalties would be subtracted from the riders final total, giving them their 'adjusted points'.

The Fencing event commenced on August 27 at the Palazzo dei Congressi. The event was contested as a single touch épée round-robin style tournament. Each contestant would receive points for every bout they won, their points would accumulate for every win.

The Shooting event commenced on August 28 at Umberto I Shooting Range. The event was contested as a 200 shot, rapid fire pistol contest. The points for each competitor in the event was given as a result of the score they received from their targets. If a competitor didn't receive a high enough score, they wouldn't gain any points from the contest.

The Swimming event commenced on August 30 at the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto. The event was contested as a 300-metre freestyle swim. The points the competitors received were based on the time it took them to complete the race.

The Running event commenced on August 31 at the Acqua Santa Golf Club Course. The event was contested as a 4,000 metre cross country race. The points the competitors received were based on the time it took them to complete the race.

Results

Final standings

Rank Nation Athletes Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total 1,009 977 880 990 1,168 5,024 1,048 1,000 840 935 1,165 4,988 1,037 885 760 1,075 1,216 4,973 Total 3,094 2,740 2,480 3,000 3549 14,863 982 839 860 1,035 1,246 4,962 1,138 747 820 885 1,168 4,758 967 839 780 925 1,177 4,688 Total 3,087 2,326 2,460 2,845 3,591 14,309 1,039 977 940 1,010 1,015 4,981 1,024 793 900 1,015 985 4,717 1,165 678 740 975 982 4,540 Total 3,228 2,402 2,580 3,000 2,982 14,192 4 1,027 839 900 830 1,117 4,713 866 931 900 970 961 4,628 1,036 770 780 905 1,093 4,584 Total 2,929 2,480 2,580 2,705 3,171 13,865 5 1,111 747 860 815 1,198 4,731 1,075 563 840 1,010 1,180 4,596 1,129 586 960 710 1,126 4,511 Total 3,315 1,804 2,660 2,535 3,432 13,746 6 1,117 724 840 825 1,084 4,590 937 885 640 890 1,114 4,466 1,024 793 880 870 643 4,210 Total 3,078 2,352 2,360 2,585 2,841 13,216 7 1,057 655 920 900 1,147 4,679 1,036 655 720 865 1,096 4,372 967 632 760 905 1,030 4,294 Total 3,060 1,700 2,400 2,670 3,273 13,103 8 1,129 931 840 975 691 4,566 1,237 793 1,000 690 742 4,462 1,027 517 700 960 670 3,874 Total 3,393 2,184 2,540 2,625 2,103 12,845 9 1,096 632 780 955 949 4,412 940 839 800 865 817 4,261 662 632 540 965 1,084 3,883 Total 2,698 1,948 2,120 2,785 2,850 12,401 10 1,153 770 880 955 865 4,623 1,081 448 700 975 817 4,021 1,135 724 360 960 709 3,888 Total 3,369 1,804 1,940 2,890 2,391 12,394 11 1,141 793 820 740 1,033 4,527 896 609 840 910 853 4,108 941 609 620 625 952 3,747 Total 2,978 1,830 2,280 2,275 2,838 12,201 12 1,123 655 800 750 1,015 4,343 1,010 793 640 730 832 4,005 949 747 680 700 829 3,905 Total 3,082 2,048 2,120 2,180 2,676 12,106 13 718 724 840 940 1,048 4,270 1,066 586 860 750 919 4,181 433 448 800 920 919 3,520 Total 2,217 1,724 2,500 2,610 2,886 11,937 14 1,024 632 820 615 1,114 4,205 958 517 840 875 907 4,097 976 517 440 855 1,048 3,836 Total 2,958 1,440 2,100 2,345 3,069 11,912 15 877 517 800 800 886 3,880 1,135 724 540 665 799 3,863 968 632 580 725 472 3,377 Total 2,980 1,756 1,920 2,190 2,157 11,003 16 588 747 860 950 1,117 4,262 706 701 620 855 898 3,780 979 471 0 905 706 3,061 Total 2,273 1,756 1,480 2,710 2,721 10,940 17 0 218 620 680 838 2,356 0 356 340 450 532 1,678 0 287 380 130 388 1,185 Total 0 768 1,340 1,260 1,758 5,126

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