The
modern pentathlon at the
1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): ''Individual competition'' and ''Team competition''.
As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the ''Individual competition'' event results table and was also added to his teammates' scores to be included to the ''Team competition'' event results table. This competition consisted of 5 disciplines which were held in 4 venues:
#''Equestrian'' held on July 20 at the ''Trade Unions
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Bitsa forest park'' (southern part of
Moscow
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#''Fencing'' held on July 21 at the ''
Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army'' (south-western part of
Moscow
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#''Shooting'' held on July 22 at the ''Dynamo Shooting Range'' in
Mytishchi
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(south-eastern part of
Moscow
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#''Swimming'' held on July 23 at the ''Swimming Pool'' of the ''
Olympiski Sports Complex'' (central part of
Moscow
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#''Cross-country'' held on July 24 at the ''Trade Unions Equestrian Centre''
Participating nations
A total of 43 athletes from 17 nations competed at the Moscow Games:
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Medal summary
Medal table
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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