The 1970 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Warendorf, West Germany.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	Peter Kelemen (HUN)	András Balczó (HUN)	Boris Onishchenko (URS)
Team	Hungary Pál Bakó Peter Kelemen András Balczó	Soviet Union Stasys Šaparnis Vyacheslav Byelov Boris Onishchenko	West Germany Walter Esser Elmar Frings Karsten Reder

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary (HUN)	2	1	0	3
2	Soviet Union (URS)	0	1	1	2
3	West Germany (FRG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6