1961 World Modern Pentathlon Championships

The 1961 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	Igor Novikov (URS)	Ivan Deryugin (URS)	András Balczó (HUN)
Team	Soviet Union Ivan Deryugin Boris Pachomov Igor Novikov	Hungary Ferenc Török Imre Nagy András Balczó	United States Robert Beck Allan Jackson Richard Stohl

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	2	1	0	3
2	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	1	2
3	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medal summary