World Modern Pentathlon Championships

Sport Modern Pentathlon
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1949—2024
Editions 79
Competitors 601
Countries 36

The 2020 edition scheduled for Xiamen (CHN) from 25 to 31 May 2020 was first moved to Cancun (MEX) for the same date, later moved to 30 November to 8 December 2020, and finally cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1949 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Stockholm SWE — 2 9 3
1950 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Bern SUI — 2 9 3
1951 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Helsingborg SWE — 2 9 3
1953 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Santo Domingo CHI — 2 12 5
1954 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN — 2 9 3
1955 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Zürich SUI — 2 10 4
1957 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Stockholm SWE — 2 9 3
1958 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Aldershot GBR — 2 9 3
1959 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Hershey, Pennsylvania USA — 2 10 4
1961 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva URS — 2 9 3
1962 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX — 2 9 3
1963 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Magglingen SUI — 2 9 3
1965 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Leipzig GDR — 2 9 3
1966 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Melbourne AUS — 2 9 3
1967 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Jönköping SWE — 2 9 3
1969 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN — 2 10 4
1970 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Warendorf GER — 2 9 3
1971 World Modern Pentathlon Championships San Antonio, Texas USA — 2 9 3
1973 World Modern Pentathlon Championships London GBR — 2 9 3
1974 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva URS — 2 8 3
1975 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX — 2 10 4
1977 World Modern Pentathlon Championships San Antonio, Texas USA — 2 9 3
1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Jönköping SWE — 4 13 6
1979 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN — 2 11 5
1981 World Modern Pentathlon Championships London GBR — 2 10 4
1981 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Zielona Góra POL — 2 9 3
1982 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Roma ITA — 2 10 4
1982 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Compiègne FRA — 2 9 3
1983 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Warendorf GER — 2 9 3
1983 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Göteborg SWE — 2 10 4
1984 World Modern Pentathlon Championships København DEN — 2 10 4
1985 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Melbourne AUS — 2 9 3
1985 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Montréal CAN — 2 9 3
1986 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Montecatini Terme ITA — 2 9 3
1986 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Montecatini Terme ITA — 2 10 4
1987 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Bensheim GER — 2 9 3
1987 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moulins FRA — 2 11 5
1988 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Warszawa POL — 2 10 4
1989 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Wiener Neustadt AUT — 2 11 5
1989 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN — 3 15 4
1990 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Lahti FIN — 3 17 5
1990 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Linköping SWE — 2 11 5
1991 World Modern Pentathlon Championships San Antonio, Texas USA — 3 15 5
1991 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Sydney AUS — 3 13 5
1992 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN — 3 14 5
1992 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Winterthur SUI — 1 9 3
1993 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Darmstadt GER — 4 22 7
1994 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Sheffield GBR — 6 32 8
1995 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Basel SUI — 6 31 9
1996 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Siena ITA — 3 15 5
1996 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Roma ITA — 1 9 3
1997 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva RUS — 3 16 5
1997 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Sofia BUL — 3 20 8
1998 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX — 6 32 9
1999 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN — 6 33 9
2000 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Pesaro ITA — 6 38 12
2001 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Millfield GBR — 6 32 8
2002 World Modern Pentathlon Championships San Francisco, California USA 18 – 21 July 2002 6 31 9
2003 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Pesaro ITA 15 – 20 July 2003 6 29 7
2004 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva RUS 29 May – 1 June 2004 6 35 11
2005 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Warszawa POL 6 – 8 August 2005 6 33 8
2006 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de Guatemala GUA 18 – 20 November 2006 6 29 10
2007 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Berlin GER 18 – 21 August 2007 6 33 10
2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN 29 May – 3 June 2008 6 27 10
2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships London GBR 11 – 14 August 2009 6 29 10
2010 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Chengdu CHN 1 September 2001 – 7 September 2010 7 40 12
2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva RUS 8 – 14 September 2011 7 31 7
2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Roma ITA 7 – 13 May 2012 7 37 8
2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Kaoshiung TPE 19 – 28 August 2013 7 41 10
2014 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Warszawa POL 1 – 7 September 2014 7 32 12
2015 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Berlin GER 28 June – 6 July 2015 7 39 12
2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva RUS 23 – 29 May 2016 7 35 9
2017 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Al-Qahira EGY 21 – 29 August 2017 7 36 10
2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX 6 – 15 September 2018 7 33 9
2019 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN 2 – 9 September 2019 7 34 10
2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Al-Qahira EGY 8 – 13 June 2021 7 32 8
2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Al-Iskanderiya EGY 23 – 31 July 2022 7 34 10
2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Bath GBR 19 – 28 August 2023 7 34 7
2024 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Zhengzhou CHN 9 – 16 June 2024 7 30 9

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Hungary HUN 60 51 39 150
2 Poland POL 35 17 20 72
3 Soviet Union URS 31 26 14 71
4 Great Britain GBR 22 24 16 62
5 Russia RUS 20 27 20 67
6 Germany GER 18 21 24 63
7 France FRA 17 14 16 47
8 South Korea KOR 13 9 13 35
9 Italy ITA 12 19 18 49
10 Belarus BLR 10 11 16 37
11 Sweden SWE 10 5 11 26
12 Lithuania LTU 8 8 11 27
13 Egypt EGY 7 8 6 21
14 United States USA 6 8 8 22
15 Czech Republic CZE 5 10 14 29
16 China CHN 5 9 7 21
17 Ukraine UKR 5 4 9 18
18 Denmark DEN 5 1 3 9
19 Mexico MEX 2 3 3 8
20 Neutral Participant NEU 1 2 0 3
21 Canada CAN 1 0 1 2
22 Finland FIN 0 9 3 12
23 Switzerland SUI 0 4 2 6
24 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 1 3 4
25 Brazil BRA 0 1 2 3
= Latvia LAT 0 1 2 3
27 Argentina ARG 0 1 0 1
28 Bulgaria BUL 0 0 2 2
= East Germany GDR 0 0 2 2
= Guatemala GUA 0 0 2 2
= Romania ROU 0 0 2 2
= Turkey TUR 0 0 2 2
33 Chile CHI 0 0 1 1
= Ireland IRL 0 0 1 1
= Japan JPN 0 0 1 1
= Kazakhstan KAZ 0 0 1 1