World Modern Pentathlon Championships

Sport Modern Pentathlon
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1949—2025
Editions 78
Competitors 612
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 16 – 20 October 1949 2 9 3
1950 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Bern SUI 6 – 10 September 1950 2 9 3
1951 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Helsingborg SWE 21 – 25 October 1951 2 9 3
1953 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Santo Domingo CHI 5 – 9 December 1953 2 12 5
1954 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN 10 – 14 October 1954 2 9 3
1955 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Zürich SUI 22 – 26 October 1955 2 10 4
1957 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Stockholm SWE 26 – 30 October 1957 2 9 3
1958 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Aldershot GBR 13 – 17 October 1958 2 9 3
1959 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Hershey, Pennsylvania USA 25 – 30 September 1959 2 10 4
1961 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva URS 19 – 23 August 1961 2 9 3
1962 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX 21 – 25 October 1962 2 9 3
1963 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Magglingen SUI 22 – 26 September 1963 2 9 3
1965 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Leipzig GDR 19 – 23 September 1965 2 9 3
1966 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Melbourne AUS 6 – 10 November 1966 2 9 3
1967 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Jönköping SWE 8 – 12 September 1967 2 9 3
1969 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN 21 – 25 September 1969 2 10 4
1970 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Warendorf GER 1 – 5 August 1970 2 9 3
1971 World Modern Pentathlon Championships San Antonio, Texas USA 11 – 14 October 1971 2 9 3
1973 World Modern Pentathlon Championships London GBR 5 – 9 September 1973 2 9 3
1974 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Moskva URS 1 – 4 September 1974 2 8 3
1975 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX 15 – 19 November 1975 2 10 4
1977 World Modern Pentathlon Championships San Antonio, Texas USA 1 – 5 October 1977 3 12 6
1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Jönköping SWE 19 – 23 August 1978 4 13 6
1979 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN 12 – 16 August 1979 2 11 5
1981 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women London GBR 18 – 22 August 1981 2 10 4
1981 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Zielona Góra POL 8 – 12 September 1981 2 9 3
1982 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Compiègne FRA 8 – 12 August 1982 2 9 3
1982 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Roma ITA 4 – 9 October 1982 2 10 4
1983 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Warendorf GER 3 – 6 August 1983 2 9 3
1983 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Göteborg SWE 27 August – 1 September 1983 2 10 4
1984 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women København DEN 30 August – 2 September 1984 2 10 4
1985 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Montréal CAN 29 July – 6 August 1985 2 9 3
1985 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Melbourne AUS 18 – 21 August 1985 2 9 3
1986 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Montecatini Terme ITA 6 – 10 August 1986 4 22 5
1987 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Bensheim GER 3 – 8 August 1987 2 9 3
1987 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Moulins FRA 12 – 16 August 1987 2 11 5
1988 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Warszawa POL 3 – 7 August 1988 2 10 4
1989 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Wiener Neustadt AUT 2 – 6 August 1989 2 11 5
1989 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Budapest HUN 31 August – 3 September 1989 3 15 4
1990 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Lahti FIN 26 – 29 July 1990 3 17 5
1990 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Linköping SWE 24 – 27 August 1990 2 11 5
1991 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men San Antonio, Texas USA 21 – 25 August 1991 3 15 5
1991 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Sydney AUS 29 October – 3 November 1991 3 13 5
1992 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Winterthur SUI 3 October 1992 1 9 3
1992 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Budapest HUN 7 – 12 October 1992 3 14 5
1993 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Darmstadt GER 5 – 8 August 1993 4 22 7
1994 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Sheffield GBR 11 – 16 August 1994 6 32 8
1995 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Basel SUI 26 – 30 July 1995 6 31 9
1996 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Women Siena ITA 19 – 23 June 1996 3 15 5
1996 World Modern Pentathlon Championships - Men Roma ITA 29 September 1996 1 9 3
1997 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Sofia BUL 29 July – 3 August 1997 6 37 11
1998 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Ciudad de México MEX 27 July – 2 August 1998 6 32 9
1999 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Budapest HUN 12 – 18 July 1999 6 33 9
2000 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Pesaro ITA 13 – 18 June 2000 6 38 12
2001 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Millfield GBR 17 – 22 July 2001 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 27 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 – 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
2025 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Kaunas LTU 26 – 30 August 2025 4 20 7

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Hungary HUN 59 53 39 151
2 Poland POL 35 17 20 72
3 Soviet Union URS 32 25 14 71
4 Russia RUS 20 27 20 67
5 Great Britain GBR 20 24 16 60
6 Germany GER 18 21 23 62
7 France FRA 18 15 16 49
8 Italy ITA 13 19 19 51
9 South Korea KOR 13 9 13 35
10 Belarus BLR 10 11 16 37
11 Sweden SWE 10 5 11 26
12 Egypt EGY 9 8 8 25
13 Lithuania LTU 8 8 11 27
14 United States USA 6 7 8 21
15 Czech Republic CZE 5 10 15 30
16 China CHN 5 9 7 21
17 Ukraine UKR 5 5 9 19
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 0 1
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