Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics
| Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the XI Olympiad
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| Dates | August 2–6 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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Gotthard Handrick |
 Germany
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Charles Leonard |
 United States
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Silvano Abba |
 Italy
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At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.
A total of 42 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
The method of scoring was point-for-place. First place received one point, second place received two, and so on. The athlete with the fewest points won the event.
Each athlete participated in a round-robin épée tournament. Each match lasted one minute, and the first athlete to score a hit won.
Each athlete shot 20 shots with a rapid-fire pistol.
Each athlete raced in a 300-meter freestyle event.
Each athlete ran a 4000-meter race.
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