At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, a winter pentathlon competition was held. It was one of two demonstration sports held at these Games.

The pentathlon was composed of five segments: cross-country skiing shooting downhill skiing fencing horse riding

Results

Medal table

PlacesTeamAthleteCross-country SkiingShootingDownhill SkiingFencingEquestrianismTotal1SwedenGustaf Lindh21641142SwedenWilliam Grut33432153SwedenBertil Haase15164174SwissSomazzi Vincenzo89215255SwissRumpf Hans94319266Great BritainAllhusen Derek11811113447AustrianGriessler51271011458SwissSchriber101010410459Great BritainWalker12139674710Great BritainLegard Percy Charles14118964811Great BritainWilloughby Maurice131413685412SwedenClaes Egnell42513FinlandPlatan Viktor671214SwissVollmeier7614

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