Modern Pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 24 July 1980 at the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre for both the equestrian jumping and cross-country running phases, Central Sports Club of the Army Sports Complex for fencing, Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi for shooting, and Olimpiysky Sports Complex for swimming.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Anatoli Starostin
|
Tamas Szombathelyi
|
Pavel Lednev
|
| Team | Soviet Union Pavel Lednev Evgeni Lipeev Anatoli Starostin |
Hungary Laszlo Horvath Tibor Maracsko Tamas Szombathelyi |
Sweden George Horvath Lennart Pettersson Svante Rasmuson |
Statistics[]
- There were 43 total athletes from 17 countries.
- George Horvath was the youngest participant with 20 years and 128 days.
- Pavel Lednev was the oldest participant with 37 years and 121 days.
- Brian Newth of New Zealand was the only modern pentathlete chosen to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.