title: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
text: # Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  
  At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, two events in modern pentathlon were contested. For the first time, a team event was part of the Olympic program.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual details | Lars Hall Sweden | Gábor Benedek Hungary | István Szondy Hungary |
  | Team details | Hungary (HUN) Gábor Benedek Aladár Kovácsi István Szondy | Sweden (SWE) Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist Claes Egnell | Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Lauri Vilkko Olavi Rokka |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  A total of 51 athletes from 19 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:
  
  * Argentina (3)
  * Australia (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Brazil (3)
  * Chile (3)
  * Finland (3)
  * France (3)
  * Germany (3)
  * Great Britain (3)
  * Hungary (3)
  * Italy (3)
  * Mexico (3)
  * Portugal (3)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Soviet Union (3)
  * Sweden (3)
  * Switzerland (3)
  * United States (3)
  * Uruguay (3)
  