The 1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Jönköping, Sweden.
Medal summary edit
Men's events edit
| Event |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |  Pavel Lednev (URS)
|
 Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (POL)
|
 Neil Glenesk (USA)
|
| Team | Poland Janusz Pyciak-Peciak Slawomir Rotkiewicz Zbigniew Pacelt |
 West Germany Norbert Kühn Axel Starmann Gerhard Werner |
Soviet Union Pavel Lednev Oleg Bulgakov Aleksandr Tarev |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |  Wendy Norman (GBR)
|
Wendy Skipworth (GBR)
|
 Nancy Absolon (CAN)
|
| Team | Great Britain
|
 United States
|
West Germany
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also edit
References edit
- Sport123 Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine