World Modern Pentathlon Championship

The World Modern Pentathlon Championships is the international competition of Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...

and takes place annually since 1949 under the organization of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM).

Editions

N.	Year	Host city Men	Host city Women
I	1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
II	1950	Berna Berna Berna was a Swiss manufacturer of buses, trolleybuses and trucks, which later also specialized in surface metallurgical treatments and components. Until the 1960s it was primarily a vehicle manufacturer, but between 1965 and 1978 vehicle manufacturing was phased out and replaced with other products...
III	1951	Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
IV	1953	Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, Chile Santo Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo .-Demographics:...
V	1954	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
VI 1955 World Modern Pentathlon Championship -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1955	Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
VII 1957 World Modern Pentathlon Championship -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1957	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
VIII 1958 World Modern Pentathlon Championship The 1958 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Aldershot, Great Britain.-Men's events:- Medal table :...	1958	Aldershot Aldershot Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
IX 1959 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 1959 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Hershey, USA.-Men's events:- Medal table :...	1959	Hershey Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
X 1961 World Modern Pentathlon Championship -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1961	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
XI 1962 World Modern Pentathlon Championship -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1962	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
XII 1963 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1963	Magglingen
XIII 1965 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1965	Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
XIV 1966 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1966	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
XV 1967 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1967	Jönköping Jönköping -Notable people:Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivorJohn Bauer, illustrator, painterAmy Diamond, singerAgnetha Fältskog, ABBACarl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of EurozineAnders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
XVI 1969 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1969	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
XVII 1970 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1970	Warendorf Warendorf Warendorf is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of Warendorf District.The town is best known today for its well-preserved medieval town centre, for horse-riding, and the opportunities it provides for cycling...
XVIII 1971 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1971	San Antonio
XIX 1973 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1973	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
XX 1974 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1974	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
XXI 1975 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1975	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
XXII 1977 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:- Medal table :...	1977	San Antonio
XXIII 1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships -Men's events:-Women's events:- Medal table :...	1978	Jönköping Jönköping -Notable people:Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivorJohn Bauer, illustrator, painterAmy Diamond, singerAgnetha Fältskog, ABBACarl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of EurozineAnders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
XXIV	1979	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
XXV	1981	Zielona Góra Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
XXVI	1982	Roma Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	Compiègne Compiègne Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
XXVII	1983	Warendorf Warendorf Warendorf is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of Warendorf District.The town is best known today for its well-preserved medieval town centre, for horse-riding, and the opportunities it provides for cycling...	Gotemburgo
XXVIII	1984		Copenhague
XXIX	1985	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
XXX	1986	Montecatini Montecatini - Places in Italy :* Montecatini Terme, health resort in Tuscany* Montecatini Val di Cecina, village and mining town to the south of Pisa*Montecatini, hamlet in the comune of San Martino in Rio...
XXXI	1987	Moulins Moulins Moulins or Moulin may refer to:-People:Jean-François-Auguste Moulin, politician in the French RevolutionJean Moulin, member of the French Resistance during World War II*Pierre Du Moulin, Huguenot minister and author in France...	Bensheim Bensheim Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain...
XXXII	1988		Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
XXXIII	1989	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt -Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...
XXXIV	1990	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...	Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
XXXV	1991	San Antonio	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
XXXVI	1992	Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
XXXVII	1993	Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
XXXVIII	1994	Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
XXXIX	1995	Basilea
XL	1996	Roma Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	Siena Siena Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
XLI	1997	Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
XLII	1998	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
XLIII	1999	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
XLIV	2000	Pesaro Pesaro Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
XLV	2001	Millfield Millfield Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
XLVI	2002	San Francisco
XLVII	2003	Pesaro Pesaro Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
XLVIII 2004 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2004 World Modern Pentathlon Championship held in Moscow, Russia from May 29 to June 1.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medal table :...	2004	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
XLIX 2005 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2005 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from August 6 to August 8.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medal table :...	2005	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
L 2006 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2006 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 18 to November 20.-Men's events:-Women's events:-See also:Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWorld Modern Pentathlon Championship...	2006	Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
LI 2007 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2007 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from August 18 to August 21.-Men's events:-Women's events:-See also:Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWorld Modern Pentathlon Championship-References:*...	2007	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
LII 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championship The 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from May 29 to June 3. It was the last Olympic qualification event in modern pentathlon before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Men's events:-Women's events:-See also:...	2008	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
LIII	2009	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
LIV	2010	Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
LV 2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2011 World Modern Penthathlon Championship will be held in Moscow Russia from September 8 to September 14, 2011. The event was supposed to take place in Cairo but because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution it was moved to avoid any further political instability. The event will include pistol...	2011	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

Medal table (1949-2011)

1	Hungary	49	39	32	120
2	Poland	33	16	17	66
—	Soviet Union	32	25	14	71
3	Russia	16	18	13	47
4	United Kingdom	15	14	11	40
5	Sweden	10	5	11	26
6	Early Modern France	9	7	11	27
7	Italy	8	16	16	40
8	Germany	8	7	9	24
9	Lithuania	5	7	8	20
9	United States	5	7	8	20
11	Denmark	5	1	3	9
12	Czech Republic	4	9	10	23
13	Belarus	4	7	9	20
14	Ukraine	2	2	3	7
15	Mainland China	2	1	2	5
16	Mexico	1	1	1	3
17	Canada	1	0	1	2
18	Finland	0	9	3	12
—	West Germany	0	8	9	17
19	Switzerland	0	4	2	6
20	South Korea	0	3	1	4
—	Czechoslovakia	0	1	3	4
21	Egypt	0	1	2	3
22	Argentina	0	1	0	1
—	German Democratic Republic	0	0	2	2
23	Latvia	0	0	2	2
23	Kingdom of Romania	0	0	2	2
25	Brazil	0	0	1	1
25	Kingdom of Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
25	Chile	0	0	1	1
25	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	Total	209	209	209	627

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See also

Medal table (1949-2011)

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