# Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, a single modern pentathlon event was contested. The 1936 modern pentathlon marked the first time since the event was introduced in 1912 that no medals were won by Swedish athletes.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gotthard Handrick Germany |
| Silver | Charles Leonard United States |
| Bronze | Silvano Abba Italy |

## Participating nations

A total of 42 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (3)
* Brazil (3)
* Finland (3)
* France (3)
* Germany (3)
* Great Britain (3)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (3)
* Italy (3)
* Mexico (2)
* Netherlands (3)
* Peru (1)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (3)
* United States (3)

## Results

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.

### Riding

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Penalties |
| 1 | Silvano Abba | Italy | 9:02.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Gotthardt Handrick | Germany | 9:09.6 | 0 |
| 2 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 9:09.6 | 0 |
| 4 | Nándor von Orbán | Hungary | 9:10.3 | 0 |
| 5 | Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Belgium | 9:13.0 | 0 |
| 6 | Luis Casíllas | Mexico | 9:16.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hans Baumann | Switzerland | 9:24.4 | 0 |
| 8 | Sven Thofelt | Sweden | 9:27.9 | 0 |
| 8 | Alfred Starbird | United States | 9:27.9 | 0 |
| 10 | Ebbe Gyllenstierna | Sweden | 9:31.7 | 0 |
| 11 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 9:34.0 | 0 |
| 12 | Alexander Jonkheer van Geen | Netherlands | 9:34.8 | 0 |
| 13 | Willy Grundbacher | Switzerland | 9:37.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Karl Wyss | Switzerland | 9:37.6 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Leonard | United States | 9:47.0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ukko Hietala | Finland | 9:48.3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jeffrey MacDougall | Great Britain | 9:52.4 | 0 |
| 18 | Humberto Anguiano | Mexico | 9:52.7 | 0 |
| 19 | Johannes van der Horst | Netherlands | 10:05.3 | 0 |
| 20 | Alexandros Baltatzis-Mavrokorlatis | Greece | 10:09.7 | 0 |
| 21 | Josephus Serré | Netherlands | 10:14.6 | 0 |
| 22 | Frederick Weber | United States | 10:19.2 | 0 |
| 23 | Herbert Bramfeld | Germany | 10:21.8 | 0 |
| 24 | Jan Scheere | Belgium | 10:25.6 | 0 |
| 25 | Aaro Kiviperä | Finland | 10:46.2 | 0 |
| 26 | Guilherme Catramby Filho | Brazil | 11:07.8 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Rezső von Bartha | Hungary | 9:33.9 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Béchir Bouazzat | France | 9:56.0 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Percy Legard | Great Britain | 10:13.9 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Archibald Jack | Great Britain | 10:14.9 | 3.0 |
| 31 | Hermann Lemp | Germany | 9:12.3 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Franco Orgera | Italy | 10:02.9 | 6.0 |
| 33 | Georg von Boisman | Sweden | 9:51.7 | 9.0 |
| 34 | Alfred Guth | Austria | 11:37.4 | 15.5 |
| 35 | Rui Duarte | Brazil | 10:57.5 | 18.0 |
| 36 | Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás | Hungary | 11:51.6 | 28.5 |
| 37 | Karl Leban | Austria | 11:57.0 | 55.5 |
| 38 | Paul Lavanga | France | 13:35.4 | 77.5 |
| 39 | Ugo Ceccarelli | Italy | 11:34.3 | 82.0 |
| 40 | André Chrétien | France | 15:46.4 | 155.0 |
| 41 | Anísio da Rocha | Brazil | DNF | - |
| 41 | José Escribens | Peru | DNF | - |

### Fencing

Each athlete participated in a round-robin épée tournament. Each match lasted one minute, and the first athlete to score a hit won.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Win-Tie-Loss | Points |
| 1 | Frederick Weber | United States | 26-3-11 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Belgium | 23-9-8 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Hermann Lemp | Germany | 25-5-10 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Gotthardt Handrick | Germany | 25-4-11 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Jan Scheere | Belgium | 22-7-11 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Sven Thofelt | Sweden | 23-5-12 | 25.5 |
| 7 | André Chrétien | France | 22-5-13 | 24.5 |
| 8 | Alfred Starbird | United States | 20-7-13 | 23.5 |
| 8 | Franco Orgera | Italy | 22-3-15 | 23.5 |
| 10 | Charles Leonard | United States | 22-2-16 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 17-11-12 | 22.5 |
| 11 | Béchir Bouazzat | France | 18-9-13 | 22.5 |
| 11 | Nándor von Orbán | Hungary | 19-7-14 | 22.5 |
| 11 | Rezső von Bartha | Hungary | 21-3-16 | 22.5 |
| 15 | Silvano Abba | Italy | 17-9-14 | 21.5 |
| 15 | Georg von Boisman | Sweden | 20-3-17 | 21.5 |
| 17 | Karl Wyss | Switzerland | 16-10-14 | 21.0 |
| 17 | Luis Casíllas | Mexico | 19-4-17 | 21.0 |
| 19 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 18-5-17 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Ugo Ceccarelli | Italy | 17-6-17 | 20.0 |
| 20 | Alexander Jonkheer van Geen | Netherlands | 17-6-17 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Ebbe Gyllenstierna | Sweden | 17-5-18 | 19.5 |
| 22 | Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás | Hungary | 17-5-18 | 19.5 |
| 24 | Paul Lavanga | France | 17-5-19 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Johannes van der Horst | Netherlands | 18-2-20 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Alexandros Baltatzis-Mavrokorlatis | Greece | 14-9-17 | 18.5 |
| 26 | Jeffrey MacDougall | Great Britain | 15-7-18 | 18.5 |
| 26 | Anísio da Rocha | Brazil | 17-3-20 | 18.5 |
| 29 | Humberto Anguiano | Mexico | 15-6-19 | 18.0 |
| 29 | Percy Legard | Great Britain | 16-4-20 | 18.0 |
| 31 | Ukko Hietala | Finland | 13-9-18 | 17.5 |
| 31 | Guilherme Catramby Filho | Brazil | 14-7-19 | 17.5 |
| 33 | Herbert Bramfeld | Germany | 12-9-19 | 16.5 |
| 34 | Alfred Guth | Austria | 11-10-19 | 16.0 |
| 34 | Josephus Serré | Netherlands | 12-8-20 | 16.0 |
| 36 | Rui Duarte | Brazil | 14-3-23 | 15.5 |
| 37 | Hans Baumann | Switzerland | 13-2-25 | 14.0 |
| 38 | Willy Grundbacher | Switzerland | 10-6-24 | 13.0 |
| 39 | Karl Leban | Austria | 8-9-23 | 12.5 |
| 40 | Archibald Jack | Great Britain | 7-7-26 | 10.5 |
| 41 | Aaro Kiviperä | Finland | 7-4-29 | 9.0 |

### Shooting

Each athlete shot 20 shots with a rapid-fire pistol.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Targets Hit | Points |
| 1 | Charles Leonard | United States | 20 | 200 |
| 2 | Frederick Weber | United States | 20 | 194 |
| 3 | Rezső von Bartha | Hungary | 20 | 192 |
| 3 | Gotthardt Handrick | Germany | 20 | 192 |
| 5 | Ugo Ceccarelli | Italy | 20 | 190 |
| 5 | Sven Thofelt | Sweden | 20 | 190 |
| 7 | Willy Grundbacher | Switzerland | 20 | 189 |
| 7 | André Chrétien | France | 20 | 189 |
| 7 | Georg von Boisman | Sweden | 20 | 189 |
| 10 | Silvano Abba | Italy | 20 | 188 |
| 10 | Hermann Lemp | Germany | 20 | 188 |
| 10 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 20 | 188 |
| 13 | Archibald Jack | Great Britain | 20 | 187 |
| 13 | Johannes van der Horst | Netherlands | 20 | 187 |
| 13 | Alexander Jonkheer van Geen | Netherlands | 20 | 187 |
| 16 | Aaro Kiviperä | Finland | 20 | 185 |
| 17 | Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás | Hungary | 20 | 183 |
| 17 | Karl Leban | Austria | 20 | 183 |
| 17 | Herbert Bramfeld | Germany | 20 | 183 |
| 17 | Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Belgium | 20 | 183 |
| 21 | Nándor von Orbán | Hungary | 20 | 182 |
| 22 | Alexandros Baltatzis-Mavrokorlatis | Greece | 20 | 181 |
| 22 | Alfred Starbird | United States | 20 | 181 |
| 24 | Percy Legard | Great Britain | 20 | 180 |
| 25 | Karl Wyss | Switzerland | 20 | 177 |
| 25 | Humberto Anguiano | Mexico | 20 | 177 |
| 27 | Franco Orgera | Italy | 19 | 175 |
| 28 | Jeffrey MacDougall | Great Britain | 19 | 173 |
| 29 | Béchir Bouazzat | France | 19 | 171 |
| 30 | Josephus Serré | Netherlands | 19 | 169 |
| 30 | Jan Scheere | Belgium | 19 | 169 |
| 32 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 19 | 168 |
| 33 | Rui Duarte | Brazil | 19 | 167 |
| 34 | Ukko Hietala | Finland | 19 | 165 |
| 35 | Luis Casíllas | Mexico | 19 | 162 |
| 36 | Paul Lavanga | France | 18 | 164 |
| 37 | Hans Baumann | Switzerland | 18 | 157 |
| 37 | Guilherme Catramby Filho | Brazil | 18 | 157 |
| 39 | Ebbe Gyllenstierna | Sweden | 18 | 153 |
| 40 | Anísio da Rocha | Brazil | 17 | 146 |
| 41 | Alfred Guth | Austria | 17 | 134 |

### Swimming

Each athlete raced in a 300-meter freestyle event.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Hermann Lemp | Germany | 4:15.2 |
| 2 | Nándor von Orbán | Hungary | 4:23.4 |
| 3 | Sven Thofelt | Sweden | 4:34.9 |
| 4 | Herbert Bramfeld | Germany | 4:36.0 |
| 5 | Alfred Guth | Austria | 4:39.2 |
| 6 | Charles Leonard | United States | 4:40.9 |
| 7 | Ebbe Gyllenstierna | Sweden | 4:51.2 |
| 8 | Aaro Kiviperä | Finland | 4:51.5 |
| 9 | Gotthardt Handrick | Germany | 4:51.9 |
| 10 | Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás | Hungary | 4:59.0 |
| 11 | Archibald Jack | Great Britain | 5:00.8 |
| 12 | Rezső von Bartha | Hungary | 5:04.3 |
| 13 | Jeffrey MacDougall | Great Britain | 5:07.3 |
| 14 | Silvano Abba | Italy | 5:13.8 |
| 15 | Franco Orgera | Italy | 5:15.4 |
| 16 | Georg von Boisman | Sweden | 5:19.0 |
| 17 | Ugo Ceccarelli | Italy | 5:20.2 |
| 18 | Percy Legard | Great Britain | 5:20.9 |
| 19 | Béchir Bouazzat | France | 5:23.3 |
| 20 | Alfred Starbird | United States | 5:28.5 |
| 21 | Josephus Serré | Netherlands | 5:29.5 |
| 22 | Karl Leban | Austria | 5:30.2 |
| 23 | Rui Duarte | Brazil | 5:30.3 |
| 24 | Karl Wyss | Switzerland | 5:31.5 |
| 25 | Johannes van der Horst | Netherlands | 5:32.8 |
| 26 | Alexander Jonkheer van Geen | Netherlands | 5:40.5 |
| 27 | Ukko Hietala | Finland | 5:40.7 |
| 28 | Guilherme Catramby Filho | Brazil | 5:40.9 |
| 29 | Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Belgium | 5:41.8 |
| 30 | André Chrétien | France | 5:43.1 |
| 31 | Willy Grundbacher | Switzerland | 5:52.2 |
| 32 | Humberto Anguiano | Mexico | 5:53.0 |
| 33 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 6:01.6 |
| 34 | Frederick Weber | United States | 6:04.1 |
| 35 | Paul Lavanga | France | 6:05.0 |
| 36 | Jan Scheere | Belgium | 6:36.2 |
| 37 | Luis Casíllas | Mexico | 6:58.6 |
| 38 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 7:22.2 |
| 39 | Anísio da Rocha | Brazil | 7:22.5 |
| - | Hans Baumann | Switzerland | DNF |

### Running

Each athlete ran a 4000-meter race.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Karl Leban | Austria | 13:17.4 |
| 2 | Ukko Hietala | Finland | 13:25.3 |
| 3 | Karl Wyss | Switzerland | 13:47.7 |
| 4 | Percy Legard | Great Britain | 13:51.1 |
| 5 | Silvano Abba | Italy | 14:11.2 |
| 6 | Jeffrey MacDougall | Great Britain | 14:15.3 |
| 7 | Charles Leonard | United States | 14:15.8 |
| 7 | Alfred Starbird | United States | 14:15.8 |
| 9 | Georg von Boisman | Sweden | 14:18.2 |
| 10 | Herbert Bramfeld | Germany | 14:25.0 |
| 11 | Josephus Serré | Netherlands | 14:30.6 |
| 12 | Ugo Ceccarelli | Italy | 14:36.2 |
| 13 | Humberto Anguiano | Mexico | 14:40.4 |
| 14 | Gotthardt Handrick | Germany | 14:41.7 |
| 15 | Ebbe Gyllenstierna | Sweden | 14:42.4 |
| 16 | Nándor von Orbán | Hungary | 14:46.1 |
| 17 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 14:46.3 |
| 18 | Aaro Kiviperä | Finland | 14:47.1 |
| 19 | Alfred Guth | Austria | 14:51.1 |
| 20 | Frederick Weber | United States | 14:56.2 |
| 21 | Hermann Lemp | Germany | 15:01.7 |
| 22 | Rezső von Bartha | Hungary | 15:09.4 |
| 23 | Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás | Hungary | 15:11.5 |
| 24 | Sven Thofelt | Sweden | 15:16.2 |
| 25 | Archibald Jack | Great Britain | 15:20.7 |
| 26 | André Chrétien | France | 15:20.9 |
| 27 | Franco Orgera | Italy | 15:27.8 |
| 28 | Alexander Jonkheer van Geen | Netherlands | 15:34.1 |
| 29 | Béchir Bouazzat | France | 15:36.6 |
| 30 | Anísio da Rocha | Brazil | 15:40.7 |
| 31 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 15:45.5 |
| 32 | Willy Grundbacher | Switzerland | 15:46.5 |
| 33 | Rui Duarte | Brazil | 15:52.0 |
| 34 | Paul Lavanga | France | 16:01.2 |
| 35 | Johannes van der Horst | Netherlands | 16:08.4 |
| 36 | Guilherme Catramby Filho | Brazil | 16:51.7 |
| 37 | Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Belgium | 17:23.6 |
| 38 | Jan Scheere | Belgium | 18:13.1 |
| 39 | Luis Casíllas | Mexico | 19:20.9 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points |
| | Gotthardt Handrick | Germany | 31.5 |
| | Charles Leonard | United States | 39.5 |
| | Silvano Abba | Italy | 45.5 |
| 4 | Sven Thofelt | Sweden | 47.0 |
| 5 | Nándor von Orbán | Hungary | 55.5 |
| 6 | Hermann Lemp | Germany | 67.5 |
| 7 | Alfred Starbird | United States | 67.5 |
| 8 | Rezső von Bartha | Hungary | 76.5 |
| 9 | Frederick Weber | United States | 79.0 |
| 10 | Georg von Boisman | Sweden | 82.5 |
| 11 | Karl Wyss | Switzerland | 83.5 |
| 12 | Herbert Bramfeld | Germany | 89.0 |
| 13 | Jeffrey MacDougall | Great Britain | 91.0 |
| 14 | Lauri Kettunen | Finland | 92.0 |
| 15 | Ugo Ceccarelli | Italy | 93.5 |
| 16 | Ebbe Gyllenstierna | Sweden | 93.5 |
| 17 | Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Belgium | 94.5 |
| 18 | Alexander Jonkheer van Geen | Netherlands | 101.5 |
| 19 | Percy Legard | Great Britain | 104.5 |
| 20 | Aaro Kiviperä | Finland | 108.0 |
| 21 | Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás | Hungary | 108.5 |
| 22 | Franco Orgera | Italy | 109.5 |
| 23 | Ukko Hietala | Finland | 110.5 |
| 24 | André Chrétien | France | 111.0 |
| 25 | Raoul Mollet | Belgium | 116.0 |
| 26 | Karl Leban | Austria | 117.0 |
| 27 | Josephus Serré | Netherlands | 117.5 |
| 27 | Béchir Bouazzat | France | 117.5 |
| 27 | Johannes van der Horst | Netherlands | 117.5 |
| 30 | Humberto Anguiano | Mexico | 118.5 |
| 31 | Archibald Jack | Great Britain | 119.0 |
| 32 | Willy Grundbacher | Switzerland | 121.0 |
| 33 | Alfred Guth | Austria | 133.5 |
| 34 | Jan Scheere | Belgium | 134.5 |
| 34 | Luis Casíllas | Mexico | 134.5 |
| 36 | Guilherme Catramby Filho | Brazil | 159.5 |
| 37 | Rui Duarte | Brazil | 160.0 |
| 38 | Paul Lavanga | France | 167.5 |
| 39 | Anísio da Rocha | Brazil | 177.5 |
| - | Hans Baumann | Switzerland | DNF |
| - | Alexandros Baltatzis-Mavrokorlatis | Greece | DNF |
| - | José Escribens | Peru | DNF |