The UIPM World Modern Pentathlon Championships (for Seniors) is an annual global international competition in modern pentathlon. It was first held in 1949 under the organization of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM).
History The Modern Pentathlon World Championships is the highest international modern pentathlon competition. It has been held annually since 1949 under the organization of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM). Until 1980 the championship was exclusively for men (Except 1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships). The first women's contest was held in 1981, although at a different venue and date. Both contests, male and female, have been held since 1993 in parallel at the same venue.
Editions The years in which championships are held only for women or exclusive to the relay do not count in the official numbering of the UIPM (1984,1988,1992,1996).
EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents1949–1979: Only for Men1 1949 Stockholm 22 1950 Bern 23 1951 Helsingborg 24 1953 Santo Domingo 25 1954 Budapest 26 1955 Zürich 27 1957 Stockholm 28 1958 Aldershot 29 1959 Hershey 210 1961 Moscow 211 1962 Mexico City 212 1963 Magglingen 213 1965 Leipzig 214 1966 Melbourne 215 1967 Jönköping 216 1969 Budapest 217 1970 Warendorf 218 1971 San Antonio 219 1973 London 220 1974 Moscow 221 1975 Mexico City 222 1977 San Antonio 223 1978 Jönköping 424 1979 Budapest 21981–1992: Men and Women in Separate Venue25 1981 Zielona Góra – London – 426 1982 Rome – Compiègne – 427 1983 Warendorf – Gothenburg – 4--- 1984 Copenhagen 228 1985 Melbourne – Montreal – 429 1986 Montecatini Terme 430 1987 Moulins – Bensheim – 4--- 1988 Warsaw 231 1989 Budapest – Wiener Neustadt – 532 1990 Lahti – Linköping – 533 1991 San Antonio – Sydney – 6--- 1992 Winterthur – Budapest – 41993–2024: Men and Women in Same Venue34 1993 Darmstadt 435 1994 Sheffield 636 1995 Basel 6--- 1996 Rome – Siena 437 1997 Sofia 638 1998 Mexico City 639 1999 Budapest 640 2000 Pesaro 641 2001 Millfield 642 2002 San Francisco 643 2003 Pesaro 644 2004 Moscow 645 2005 Warsaw 646 2006 Guatemala City 647 2007 Berlin 648 2008 Budapest 649 2009 London 650 2010 Chengdu 751 2011 Moscow 752 2012 Rome 753 2013 Kaohsiung 754 2014 Warsaw 755 2015 Berlin 756 2016 Moscow 757 2017 Cairo 758 2018 Mexico City 759 2019 Budapest 7- 2020 Cancún -60 2021 Cairo 761 2022 Alexandria 762 2023 Bath 7+563 2024 Zhengzhou 7+52025–Ongoing: Introduction of obstacle racing64 2025 Kaunas 465 2026 Guiyang 7
All-time medal table
Updated after the 2025 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.
Other World Championships UIPM Biathle/Triathle World Championships UIPM Masters World Championships UIPM Tetrathlon U15 World Championships UIPM Pentathlon U17 World Championships UIPM Pentathlon U19 World Championships UIPM Pentathlon Youth World Championships UIPM Pentathlon Junior World Championships
See also UIPM Biathle World Championships UIPM Triathle World Championships Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics List of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
References
Sources Edition information GBR Athletics
External links Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) https://www.uipmworld.org/event/uipm-biathletriathle-world-championships https://uipm.gem-technology.com/uipm-portal/public/competitions/false https://www.uipmworld.org/past-events/biathle-triathle-past https://www.ecoaims.com/results/