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Winter pentathlon at the 1948 Winter Olympics

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At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, a winter pentathlon competition was held. It was one of two demonstration sports held at these Games.

The pentathlon was composed of five segments:

  • cross-country skiing
  • shooting
  • downhill skiing
  • fencing
  • horse riding
  • Results

    1.  Gustaf Lindh (SWE)
    2.  William Grut (SWE)
    3.  Bertil Haase (SWE)
    4.  Somazzi Vincenzo (SUI)
    5.  Rumpf Hans (SUI)
    6.  Derek Allhusen (GBR)
    7.  Peter Griessler (AUT)
    8.  H. Schriber (SUI)
    9.  J. A. O. Walker (GBR)
    10.  Percy Legard (GBR)
    11.  Willoughby Maurice (GBR)
    12.  Claes Egnell (SWE)
    13.  Viktor Platan (FIN)
    14.  Josef Vollmeier (SUI)

    References

    Winter pentathlon at the 1948 Winter Olympics Wikipedia