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Modern Pentathlon At The 1976 Summer Olympics
The modern pentathlon at the 1976 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 July 18 at Bromont. *''Fencing'', held on July 19 at Université de Montréal. *''Shooting'', held on July 20 at L'Acadie. *''Swimming'', held on July 21 at Olympic Pool. *''Cross-country'', held on July 22 at Olympic Stadium and Maisonneuve Park Maisonneuve Park (french: Parc Maisonneuve) is an urban park in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of Montreal's large parks. Established in 1910, it is in size, in three sections. T .... Boris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Pentathlon At The 1972 Summer Olympics
The modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... 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 Medal table Participating nations A total of 59 athletes from 20 nations competed at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Fox (pentathlete)
Jeremy Robert "Jim" Fox OBE (born 19 September 1941) is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. Career Fox is one of the most influential figures in the development of the Modern Pentathlon in Britain. He won the British title a record ten times and is the only British pentathlete to have competed in four Olympic Games. His fourth place in the individual event at Munich in 1972 was the best placing by a Briton up to that time. It was only subsequently matched by Richard Phelps in 1984, and surpassed in 2021 by Joe Choong who won gold in Tokyo. Fox made his Olympic début in 1964, when he placed 29th in the individual event, and in his second Olympic appearance in 1968 he improved to finish eighth. After the 1968 Games, Fox, then a sergeant in the REME, announced his retirement but he was dissuaded by his coach, Ron Bright, and remained in the sport for another eight years. During that period he set a fine example to the tyros of the sport and following his final i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szvetiszláv Sasics
Szvetiszláv Sasics (born 19 January 1948) is a Hungarian former modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ... winning a bronze medal in the team event. References 1948 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibor Maracskó
Tibor Maracskó (born 8 September 1948) is a Hungarian former modern pentathlete who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... In 1976, he won a bronze medal in the team event and in 1980, he won a silver medal in same event. References 1948 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Székesfehérvár Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamás Kancsal
Tamás Kancsal (born 17 October 1951) is a Hungarian former modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ... winning a bronze medal in the team event. References 1951 births Living people Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Adam
Jiří Adam (born 12 October 1950) is a Czech modern pentathlete and épée fencer. He won a silver medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ... and finished in 29th place in the individual event. References External links * 1950 births Living people Czech male épée fencers Czechoslovak male épée fencers Czech male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Czechoslovakia Olympic modern pentathletes for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak male modern pentathletes Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Prague Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Starnovský
Bohumil Starnovský (born 3 October 1953) is a Czech former modern pentathlete who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the team event in 1976. He has been devoting his time since the 90's to improving the Equestrian sport in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... References 1953 births Living people Czech male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Prague {{CzechRepublic-moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Parker
Adrian Parker (born 2 March 1951) is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, with Danny Nightingale Robert Daniel "Danny" Nightingale (born 21 May 1954) is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) i ... and Jim Fox.1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Modern Pentathlon – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 10 November 2008) He finished 5th in individual modern pentathlon at the 1976 Olympics. Parker won the final event, the cross-country, with an "outstanding run", which helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Nightingale
Robert Daniel "Danny" Nightingale (born 21 May 1954) is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ..., with Adrian Parker and Jim Fox.1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Modern Pentathlon – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 10 November 2008) Nightingale was the British pentathlon champion in 1976, 1977, and 1978. He later became the Development Officer for the Modern Pentathlon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Bártů
Jan Bártů (born 16 January 1955) is a Czech former modern pentathlete and coach who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won an individual bronze and a team silver at the 1976 Summer Games. He was coached by his father Karel Bártů, who competed for Czechoslovakia in modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Jan secured his place at the 1976 Olympic Games at the age of 21 by finishing fourth in the 1976 Hungarian World Cup. He also finished second in the 1976 World Junior Championships, a few weeks after the Olympics. The success of Bártů and his team-mates at the Games represented the first major success in Modern Pentathlon for Czechoslovakia. After retiring from competition, Jan Bártů went into coaching, serving as a coach at the High Performance Sport Centre Sparta Prague and later as the Technical Director of Czechoslovakian Pentathlon from 1986 to 1990, before becoming head coach for the Mexican National Modern Pentathlon team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Pentathlon At The 1980 Summer Olympics
The modern pentathlon at the 1980 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 which were held in 4 venues: #''Equestrian'' held on July 20 at the ''Trade Unions Equestrian Centre'' situated in the '' Bitsa forest park'' (southern part of Moscow) #''Fencing'' held on July 21 at the '' Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army'' (south-western part of Moscow) #''Shooting'' held on July 22 at the ''Dynamo Shooting Range'' in Mytishchi (south-eastern part of Moscow) #''Swimming'' held on July 23 at the ''Swimming Pool'' of the '' Olympiski Sports Complex'' (central part of Moscow Moscow ( , U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Lednyov
Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven Olympic medals in modern pentathlon, more than any other player to date. He won four individual World Championships, and two gold medals as a member of the Soviet team. Career Lednyov competed in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, and won a total of two gold medals, two silver medals, and three bronze medals. Lednyov became Soviet champion in 1968 and qualified for the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At his first Olympic games, he won an individual bronze medal, and a silver medal with the Soviet team, which consisted of Lednyov, Boris Onishchenko, and Stasys Šaparnis. In Munich in 1972, he won a silver medal in the individual competition, behind András Balczó András Balczó (born 16 August 1938) is a retired Hungarian mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |