| Event: | Men's modern pentathlon |
| Games: | 1972 Summer |
| Dates: | August 27–31 |
| Competitors: | 57 |
| Nations: | 19 |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silvernoc: | HUN |
| Bronzenoc: | FIN |
| Prev: | 1968 |
| Next: | 1976 |
The team modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics was one of two events (both for men), along with the individual competition.[1] As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon, one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the Individual competition event results table and was also added to his teammates' scores to be included to the Team competition event results table. This competition consisted of 5 disciplines:
| Rank | Nation | Pentathlete | Total | Team score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Onischenko | 945 | 1080 | 1066 | 1128 | 1120 | 5339 | 15968 | ||
| Pavel Lednev | 1060 | 1020 | 1022 | 1092 | 1135 | 5329 | |||
| Vladimir Shmelev | 920 | 960 | 1022 | 1176 | 1222 | 5300 | |||
| András Balczó | 1060 | 1040 | 956 | 1060 | 1279 | 5395 | 15348 | ||
| 975 | 980 | 868 | 1100 | 1123 | 5046 | ||||
| 940 | 800 | 868 | 1120 | 1135 | 4907 | ||||
| 950 | 980 | 1044 | 1068 | 1051 | 5093 | 14812 | |||
| 1015 | 800 | 714 | 1216 | 1135 | 4880 | ||||
| 1045 | 800 | 912 | 1016 | 1066 | 4839 | ||||
| 4 | Charles Richards | 1060 | 740 | 956 | 1260 | 1045 | 5061 | 14802 | |
| John Fitzgerald | 1090 | 840 | 868 | 1204 | 1060 | 5062 | |||
| Scott Taylor | 965 | 700 | 626 | 1100 | 1288 | 4679 | |||
| 5 | Björn Ferm | 1100 | 940 | 978 | 1112 | 1150 | 5280 | 14708 | |
| Bo Jansson | 1005 | 860 | 780 | 1076 | 1030 | 4751 | |||
| Hans-Gunnar Liljenvall | 1020 | 840 | 670 | 1048 | 1099 | 4677 | |||
| 6 | Heiner Thade | 1065 | 980 | 956 | 1012 | 1150 | 5163 | 14682 | |
| Walter Esser | 1000 | 840 | 824 | 1080 | 1093 | 4837 | |||
| Hole Rößler | 945 | 700 | 846 | 1140 | 1051 | 4682 | |||
| 7 | Michel Gueguen | 1100 | 840 | 846 | 1152 | 1126 | 5064 | 14559 | |
| Jean-Pierre Giudicelli | 960 | 700 | 868 | 1084 | 1237 | 4849 | |||
| Raoul Gueguen | 930 | 780 | 824 | 1016 | 1096 | 4646 | |||
| 8 | Ryszard Wach | 1100 | 700 | 956 | 1076 | 1126 | 4958 | 14785 | |
| Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | 1070 | 920 | 560 | 1060 | 1222 | 4832 | |||
| Stanislaw Skwira | 785 | 800 | 846 | 1160 | 904 | 4495 | |||
| 9 | Jeremy Robert Fox | 1100 | 1000 | 868 | 1024 | 1300 | 5292 | 14257 | |
| Barry Lillywhite | 1070 | 840 | 582 | 1052 | 994 | 4538 | |||
| Robert Lawson Phelps | 955 | 700 | 736 | 1000 | 1036 | 4427 | |||
| 10 | Mario Medda | 895 | 740 | 1088 | 1040 | 1087 | 4850 | 13913 | |
| Giovanni Perugini | 1065 | 800 | 736 | 1024 | 946 | 4571 | |||
| Nicolo Deligia | 1055 | 720 | 736 | 912 | 1069 | 4492 | |||
| 11 | Wolfgang Leu | 1085 | 840 | 934 | 1012 | 973 | 4844 | 13865 | |
| Peter Zobl-Wessely | 880 | 800 | 846 | 908 | 1120 | 4554 | |||
| Bruno Jerebicnik | 835 | 900 | 824 | 908 | 1000 | 4467 | |||
| 12 | Dumitru Spirlea | 975 | 840 | 1022 | 932 | 1015 | 4784 | 13655 | |
| Marian Cosmescu | 1045 | 660 | 824 | 996 | 967 | 4492 | |||
| Albert Covacs | 815 | 580 | 714 | 1204 | 1066 | 4379 | |||
| 13 | 1050 | 560 | 846 | 972 | 1177 | 4605 | 13569 | ||
| 1005 | 760 | 736 | 876 | 1213 | 4590 | ||||
| 860 | 680 | 912 | 880 | 1042 | 4374 | ||||
| 14 | Jørn Steffensen | 1005 | 780 | 934 | 1028 | 1129 | 4876 | 13547 | |
| Klaus Petersen | 990 | 760 | 692 | 1108 | 949 | 4499 | |||
| Heitmann René | 910 | 640 | 626 | 1008 | 988 | 4172 | |||
| 15 | Urs Hugi | 1075 | 940 | 846 | 952 | 826 | 4639 | 13359 | |
| Hans Müller | 965 | 700 | 846 | 948 | 937 | 4396 | |||
| Beat Ganz | 1030 | 640 | 670 | 888 | 1096 | 4324 | |||
| 16 | Georgi Stoyanov | 1100 | 700 | 890 | 944 | 1027 | 4661 | 12957 | |
| Velko Bratanov | 785 | 640 | 956 | 916 | 1024 | 4321 | |||
| Angel Pepeliankov | 1060 | 700 | 0 | 1080 | 1135 | 3975 | |||
| 17 | Gilberto Toledano Sanchez | 1090 | 780 | 670 | 908 | 988 | 4436 | 12901 | |
| Eduardo Olivera Lastra | 960 | 740 | 868 | 1020 | 844 | 4432 | |||
| Juan José Castilla Ramos | 935 | 620 | 714 | 752 | 1012 | 4033 | |||
| 18 | Jan Bekkenk | 930 | 700 | 692 | 1008 | 1084 | 4414 | 12340 | |
| Rob Vonk | 870 | 480 | 692 | 1208 | 877 | 4127 | |||
| Henk Krediet | 985 | 880 | 802 | 0 | 1132 | 3799 | |||
| 19 | 1005 | 420 | 824 | 1044 | 769 | 4062 | 11335 | ||
| 880 | 540 | 780 | 792 | 991 | 3983 | ||||
| George Skene | 0 | 480 | 714 | 1108 | 988 | 3290 |