The modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition. 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
Medal summary Individual Team Boris OnishchenkoPavel LednyovVladimir ShmelyovAndrás BalczóZsigmond VillányiPál BakóRisto HurmeVeikko SalminenMartti Ketelä
Individual scores: Men's Individual at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Medal table
Participating nations A total of 59 athletes from 20 nations competed at the Munich Games:
References
External links Official Olympic Report