Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The modern pentathlon is a sports contest consisting of 5 events, hence the name pentathlon. The events are épée fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a cross-country run. The event was first contested at the 1912 Olympic Games, and has been on the Olympic program since. A team event was added in 1952 and event for women in 2000. In non-Olympic years, a World Championship is held, instigated in 1949. The sport is governed by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), the International Modern Pentathlon Union. Table of contents 1 Olympic Champions 1.1 Individual Men 1.2 Team Men 1.3 Individual Women 2 World Champions 2.4 Individual Men 2.5 Individual Women 3 External Links Olympic Champions Individual Men 1912 Gösta Lilliehook SWE 1920 Gustaf Dyrssen SWE 1924 Bo Lindman SWE 1928 Sven Thofelt SWE 1932 Johan Oxenstierna SWE 1936 Gotthardt Handrick GER 1948 Willy Grut SWE 1952 Lars Hall SWE 1956 Lars Hall SWE 1960 Ferenc Nemeth HUN 1964 Ferenc Torok HUN 1968 Björn Ferm SWE 1972 András Balczo HUN 1976 Janusz Pyciak-Peciak POL 1980 Anatoli Starostin USSR 1984 Daniele Masala ITA 1988 Janus Martinek HUN 1992 Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek POL 1996 Aleksandr Parygin KAZ 2000 Dmitri Svatkovski RUS Team Men This event was discontinued after 1992. 1952 Hungary 1956 USSR 1960 Hungary 1964 USSR 1968 Hungary 1972 USSR 1976 Great Britain 1980 USSR 1984 Italy 1988 Hungary 1992 Poland Individual Women 2000 Stephanie Cook GBR World Champions Individual Men 1949 Tage Bjurefelt SWE 1950 Lars Hall SWE 1951 Lars Hall SWE 1953 Gábor Benedek HUN 1954 Björn Thofelt SWE 1955 Konstantion Salnikov USSR 1957 Igor Novikov USSR 1958 Igor Novikov USSR 1959 Igor Novikov USSR 1961 Igor Novikov USSR 1962 Eduard Dobnikov USSR 1963 András Balczo HUN 1965 András Balczo HUN 1966 András Balczo HUN 1967 András Balczo HUN 1969 András Balczo HUN 1970 Péter Kelemen HUN 1971 Boris Onishchenko USSR 1973 Pavel Lednev USSR 1974 Pavel Lednev USSR 1975 Pavel Lednev USSR 1977 Janusz Pyciak-Peciak POL 1978 Pavel Lednev USSR 1979 Robert Nieman USA 1981 Janusz Pyciak-Peciak POL 1982 Daniele Masala ITA 1983 Anatoli Starostin USSR 1985 Attila Mizser HUN 1986 Carlo Massullo ITA 1987 Joël Bouzou FRA 1989 László Fabian HUN 1990 Gianluca Tiberti ITA 1991 Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek POL 1993 Richard Phelps GBR 1994 Dmitri Svatkovski RUS 1995 Sebastien Deleigne FRA 1997 Sebastien Deleigne FRA 1998 Sebastien Deleigne FRA 1999 Gabor Balogh HUN 2000 Andrejus Zadneprovskis LTU 2001 Gabor Balogh HUN Individual Women 1981 A Ahlgren SWE 1982 W Norman GBR 1983 L Chernobrywy CAN 1984 S Jakovleva USSR 1985 B Kotowska POL 1986 I Kisselyeva USSR 1987 I Kisselyeva USSR 1988 D Idzi POL 1989 L Norwood USA 1990 E Fjellerup DEN External Links UIPM Official Website This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.