| Event: | Men's modern pentathlon |
| Games: | 1960 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | August 26–31 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Ferenc Németh |
| Goldnoc: | HUN |
| Silver: | Imre Nagy |
| Silvernoc: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Bob Beck |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 1956 |
| Next: | 1964 |
The men's modern pentathlon multi-sport event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 26–31.
Riding: The riding event was held on August 26 at Passo Corese. It was contested as an equestrian cross-country steeplechase. Competitors are paired with horses in a random draw 20 minutes before the event.
Fencing: The fencing event was held on August 27 at the Palazzo dei Congressi. It was contested as a single touch épée round-robin tournament.
Shooting: The shooting event was held on August 28 at Umberto I Shooting Range. It was contested as 20 shot 10 metre air pistol.
Swimming: The swimming event was held on August 30 at the Swimming Stadium. It was contested as a 300 metre freestyle swim.
Running: The running event was held on August 31 at the Acqua Santa Golf Club Course. It was contested as a 4000 metre cross-country race.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Total | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,009 | 977 | 880 | 990 | 1,168 | 5,024 | ||||
| 1,048 | 1,000 | 840 | 935 | 1,165 | 4,988 | ||||
| 1,039 | 977 | 940 | 1,010 | 1,015 | 4,981 | ||||
| 4 | 1,037 | 885 | 760 | 1,075 | 1,216 | 4,973 | |||
| 5 | 982 | 839 | 860 | 1,035 | 1,246 | 4,962 | |||
| 6 | 1,138 | 747 | 820 | 885 | 1,168 | 4,758 | |||
| 7 | 1,111 | 747 | 860 | 815 | 1,198 | 4,731 | |||
| 8 | 1,024 | 793 | 900 | 1,015 | 985 | 4,717 | |||
| 9 | 1,027 | 839 | 900 | 830 | 1,117 | 4,713 | |||
| 10 | 967 | 839 | 780 | 925 | 1,177 | 4,688 | |||
| 11 | 1,057 | 655 | 920 | 900 | 1,147 | 4,679 | |||
| 12 | 866 | 931 | 900 | 970 | 961 | 4,628 | |||
| 13 | 1,153 | 770 | 880 | 955 | 865 | 4,623 | |||
| 14 | 1,075 | 563 | 840 | 1,010 | 1,108 | 4,596 | |||
| 15 | 1,117 | 724 | 840 | 825 | 1,084 | 4,590 | |||
| 16 | 1,036 | 770 | 780 | 905 | 1,093 | 4,584 | |||
| 17 | 1,129 | 931 | 840 | 975 | 691 | 4,566 | |||
| 18 | 1,165 | 678 | 740 | 975 | 982 | 4,540 | |||
| 19 | 1,141 | 793 | 820 | 740 | 1,033 | 4,527 | |||
| 20 | 1,129 | 586 | 960 | 710 | 1,126 | 4,511 | |||
| 21 | 937 | 885 | 640 | 890 | 1,114 | 4,466 | |||
| 22 | 1,237 | 793 | 1,000 | 690 | 742 | 4,462 | |||
| 23 | 1,096 | 632 | 780 | 955 | 949 | 4,412 | |||
| 24 | 1,036 | 655 | 720 | 865 | 1,096 | 4,372 | |||
| 25 | 1,123 | 655 | 800 | 750 | 1,015 | 4,343 | |||
| 26 | 967 | 632 | 760 | 905 | 1,030 | 4,294 | |||
| 27 | 718 | 724 | 840 | 940 | 1,048 | 4,270 | |||
| 28 | 588 | 747 | 860 | 950 | 1,117 | 4,262 | |||
| 29 | 940 | 839 | 800 | 865 | 817 | 4,261 | |||
| 30 | 1,024 | 793 | 880 | 870 | 643 | 4,210 | |||
| 31 | 1,024 | 632 | 820 | 615 | 1,114 | 4,205 | |||
| 32 | 1,066 | 586 | 860 | 750 | 919 | 4,181 | |||
| 33 | 896 | 609 | 840 | 910 | 853 | 4,108 | |||
| 34 | 958 | 517 | 840 | 875 | 907 | 4,097 | |||
| 35 | 922 | 517 | 840 | 890 | 916 | 4,085 | |||
| 36 | 1,081 | 448 | 700 | 925 | 817 | 4,021 | |||
| 37 | 1,010 | 793 | 640 | 730 | 832 | 4,005 | |||
| 38 | 571 | 517 | 860 | 845 | 1,195 | 3,988 | |||
| 39 | 949 | 747 | 680 | 700 | 829 | 3,905 | |||
| 40 | 1,135 | 724 | 360 | 960 | 709 | 3,888 | |||
| 41 | 662 | 632 | 540 | 965 | 1,084 | 3,883 | |||
| 42 | 877 | 517 | 800 | 800 | 886 | 3,880 | |||
| 43 | 1,027 | 517 | 700 | 960 | 670 | 3,874 | |||
| 44 | 943 | 494 | 880 | 850 | 700 | 3,867 | |||
| 45 | 1,135 | 724 | 540 | 665 | 799 | 3,863 | |||
| 46 | 976 | 517 | 440 | 855 | 1,048 | 3,836 | |||
| 47 | 994 | 747 | 580 | 540 | 949 | 3,810 | |||
| 48 | 706 | 701 | 620 | 855 | 898 | 3,780 | |||
| 49 | 941 | 609 | 620 | 625 | 952 | 3,747 | |||
| 50 | 433 | 448 | 800 | 920 | 919 | 3,520 | |||
| 51 | 1,031 | 425 | 680 | 670 | 580 | 3,386 | |||
| 52 | 755 | 310 | 680 | 810 | 823 | 3,378 | |||
| 53 | 968 | 632 | 580 | 725 | 432 | 3,337 | |||
| 54 | 1,129 | 425 | 300 | 565 | 823 | 3,242 | |||
| 55 | 979 | 471 | 0 | 905 | 706 | 3,061 | |||
| 56 | 0 | 218 | 620 | 680 | 838 | 2,356 | |||
| 57 | DQ | 356 | 340 | 450 | 532 | 1,678 | |||
| 58 | DQ | 287 | 380 | 130 | 388 | 1,185 | |||
| 59 | 671 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | ||
| 60 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | ||
Key: DNF = did not finish