Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.[1]
DatesJuly 31 – August 4, 1928
Competitors37 from 14 nations
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| Dates | July 31 – August 4, 1928 | ||||||||||||
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The 1928 modern pentathlon was notable in the sport's Olympic history as it marked the first time in four editions of the competition that a non-Swedish competitor won a medal. Sweden had recorded a podium sweep in 1912, 1920, and 1924.
Participating nations
A total of 37 pentathletes (all men) from 14 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:[1]
Belgium (3)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (2)
Finland (3)
France (3)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (3)
Hungary (1)
Italy (3)
Netherlands (3)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Sweden (3)
United States (3)
Results
Source: Official results[2]