This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon.
Current program
Men's individual
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm | Gösta Lilliehöök Sweden | Gösta Åsbrink Sweden | Georg de Laval Sweden |
| 1920 Antwerp | Gustaf Dyrssen Sweden | Erik de Laval Sweden | Gösta Runö Sweden |
| 1924 Paris | Bo Lindman Sweden | Gustaf Dyrssen Sweden | Bertil Uggla Sweden |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Sven Thofelt Sweden | Bo Lindman Sweden | Helmut Kahl.svg.png){kind=small} Germany |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Johan Oxenstierna Sweden | Bo Lindman Sweden | Richard Mayo.svg.png){kind=small} United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Gotthard Handrick.svg.png){kind=small} Germany | Charles Leonard United States | Silvano Abbà.svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
| 1948 London | William Grut Sweden | George Moore United States | Gösta Gärdin Sweden |
| 1952 Helsinki | Lars Hall Sweden | Gábor Benedek.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | István Szondy Hungary |
| 1956 Melbourne | Lars Hall Sweden | Olavi Mannonen Finland | Wäinö Korhonen Finland |
| 1960 Rome | Ferenc Németh Hungary | Imre Nagy Hungary | Robert Beck United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Ferenc Török Hungary | Igor Novikov Soviet Union | Albert Mokeyev Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Björn Ferm Sweden | András Balczó Hungary | Pavel Lednyov Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | András Balczó Hungary | Boris Onishchenko Soviet Union | Pavel Lednyov Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Janusz Pyciak-Peciak.svg.png){kind=small} Poland | Pavel Lednyov Soviet Union | Jan Bártů Czechoslovakia |
| 1980 Moscow | Anatoli Starostin Soviet Union | Tamás Szombathelyi Hungary | Pavel Lednyov Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Daniele Masala Italy | Svante Rasmuson Sweden | Carlo Massullo Italy |
| 1988 Seoul | János Martinek Hungary | Carlo Massullo Italy | Vakhtang Iagorashvili Soviet Union |
| 1992 Barcelona | Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek Poland | Attila Mizsér Hungary | Eduard Zenovka Unified Team |
| 1996 Atlanta | Alexander Parygin Kazakhstan | Eduard Zenovka Russia | János Martinek Hungary |
| 2000 Sydney | Dmitri Svatkovskiy Russia | Gábor Balogh Hungary | Pavel Dovgal.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus |
| 2004 Athens | Andrey Moiseyev Russia | Andrejus Zadneprovskis Lithuania | Libor Capalini Czech Republic |
| 2008 Beijing | Andrey Moiseyev Russia | Edvinas Krungolcas Lithuania | Andrejus Zadneprovskis Lithuania |
| 2012 London | David Svoboda Czech Republic | Cao Zhongrong China | Ádám Marosi Hungary |
| 2016 Rio | Aleksander Lesun Russia | Pavlo Tymoshchenko Ukraine | Ismael Hernandez Uscanga Mexico |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Women's individual
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | Stephanie Cook Great Britain | Emily deRiel United States | Kate Allenby Great Britain |
| 2004 Athens | Zsuzsanna Vörös Hungary | Jeļena Rubļevska Latvia | Georgina Harland Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing | Lena Schöneborn Germany | Heather Fell Great Britain | Anastasiya Samusevich Belarus |
| 2012 London | Laura Asadauskaitė Lithuania | Samantha Murray Great Britain | Yane Marques Brazil |
| 2016 Rio | Chloe Esposito Australia | Élodie Clouvel France | Oktawia Nowacka Poland |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Discontinued event
Men's team
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Helsinki | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary (HUN)Gábor Benedek Aladár Kovácsi István Szondy |  Sweden (SWE)Lars Hall Thorsten Lindqvist Claes Egnell |  Finland (FIN)Olavi Mannonen Lauri Vilkko Olavi Rokka |
| 1956 Melbourne |  Soviet Union (URS)Igor Novikov Aleksandr Tarasov Ivan Deryugin | .svg.png){kind=small} United States (USA)George Lambert William Andre Jack Daniels | Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Wäinö Korhonen Berndt Katter |
| 1960 Rome |  Hungary (HUN)Ferenc Németh Imre Nagy András Balczó | Soviet Union (URS) Igor Novikov Nikolay Tatarinov Hanno Selg |  United States (USA)Robert Beck George Lambert Jack Daniels |
| 1964 Tokyo | Soviet Union (URS) Igor Novikov Albert Mokeyev Viktor Mineyev |  United States (USA)James Moore David Kirkwood Paul Pesthy | Hungary (HUN) Ferenc Török Imre Nagy Ottó Török |
| 1968 Mexico City | Hungary (HUN) András Balczó István Móna Ferenc Török | Soviet Union (URS) Boris Onishchenko Pavel Lednyov Stasys Šaparnis |  France (FRA)Raoul Gueguen Lucien Guiguet Jean-Pierre Giudicelli |
| 1972 Munich | Soviet Union (URS) Boris Onishchenko Pavel Lednyov Vladimir Shmelyov | Hungary (HUN) András Balczó Zsigmond Villányi Pál Bakó | Finland (FIN) Risto Hurme Veikko Salminen Martti Ketelä |
| 1976 Montreal |  Great Britain (GBR)Jim Fox Danny Nightingale Adrian Parker |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)Jan Bártů Bohumil Starnovský Jiří Adam | Hungary (HUN) Tamás Kancsal Tibor Maracskó Szvetiszláv Sasics |
| 1980 Moscow | Soviet Union (URS) Anatoli Starostin Pavel Lednyov Yevgeny Lipeyev | Hungary (HUN) Tamás Szombathelyi Tibor Maracskó László Horváth | Sweden (SWE) Svante Rasmuson Lennart Pettersson George Horvath |
| 1984 Los Angeles |  Italy (ITA)Daniele Masala Pier Paolo Cristofori Carlo Massullo | United States (USA) Michael Storm Robert Gregory Losey Dean Glenesk | France (FRA) Paul Four Didier Boube Joël Bouzou |
| 1988 Seoul | Hungary (HUN) János Martinek Attila Mizsér László Fábián | Italy (ITA) Carlo Massullo Daniele Masala Gianluca Tiberti | Great Britain (GBR) Richard Phelps Dominic Mahony Graham Brookhouse |
| 1992 Barcelona |  Poland (POL)Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek Dariusz Goździak Maciej Czyżowicz |  Unified Team (EUN)Anatoli Starostin Dmitri Svatkovskiy Eduard Zenovka | Italy (ITA) Gianluca Tiberti Carlo Massullo Roberto Bomprezzi |
Athletes
The following table shows the most successful athletes in Olympic modern pentathlon by medals won:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | András Balczó (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Pavel Lednyov (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Igor Novikov (URS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Daniele Masala (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Hall (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Anatoly Starostin (URS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | János Martinek (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ferenc Török (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Ferenc Németh (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 Andrey Moiseyev (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |