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
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
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 13
*''Fencing'', held on October 14
*''Shooting'', held on October 15
*''Swimming'', held on October 16
*''Cross-country'', held on October 17
Medal summary
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 48 athletes from 18 nations competed at the Mexico Games:
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References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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1968 Summer Olympics events
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