The
modern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...
at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
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 October 11 at
Asaka Nezu Park.
*''Fencing'', held on October 12 at
Waseda Memorial Hall.
*''Shooting'', held on October 13 at
Asaka Shooting Range
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.
*''Swimming'', held on October 14 at
National Gymnasium.
*''Cross-country'', held on October 15 at
Kemigawa.
Medal table
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 37 athletes from 15 nations competed at the Tokyo Games:
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Events
Individual competition
Team competition
References
External links
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1964 Summer Olympics events
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