Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.[1]
Quick Facts Men's modern pentathlon at the Games of the IX Olympiad, Dates ...
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Dates | July 31 – August 4, 1928 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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The 1928 modern pentathlon was notable in the sport's Olympic history as it marked the first time in four editions of the competition that a non-Swedish competitor won a medal. Swedish athletes had taken all three medals in 1912, 1920, and 1924.