The modern pentathlon has 5 parts: 800 meters horseriding, swordfencing, pistoleshooting 25 meters, 300 meters free stroke swimming and a 4km crosscountrywalk. That order is at each Olympics the same.The points the participants can get was for 1956, that your rank is your point number 1 = 1 point, 2 = 2 points, etc.. After that, the points are giving by an international table.

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