The 1955 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Macolin, Switzerland.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	Konstantin Salnikov (URS)	Olavi Mannonen (FIN)	Aladar Kovácsi (HUN)
Team	Hungary István Szondy Géza Ferdinandy Aladar Kovácsi	Soviet Union Pavel Rakityanskiy Konstantin Salnikov Igor Novikov	Switzerland Hansueli Glogg Erhard Minder Werner Vetterli

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	1	1	0	2
2	Hungary (HUN)	1	0	1	2
3	Finland (FIN)	0	1	0	1
4	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6