Modern Pentathlon
Georgina Harland
Sport/Event >
Modern Pentathlon
Date and Place of Birth >
1978, Canterbury, Kent
Occupation >
Full-time athlete
Biography >
Georgina Harland produced a typically gutsy performance to win the modern pentathlon bronze medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
The modern pentathlon is one of the most gruelling challenges in modern sport, with athletes competing in five very different sporting disciplines – air pistol shooting, fencing, a...
Kate Allenby
Sport/Event >
Modern Pentathlon
Place and Date of Birth >
1974, Great Britain
Height > 177cm
Weight > 72kg
Occupation >
Teacher/Modern Pentathlon coach
Biography >
Won bronze on the final day of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney despite suffering a muscle tear in her shoulder. Placed 8th in Athens despite a valiant cross country had and was unlucky not to win a...
Dr Stephanie Cook MBE
Sport/Event > Modern Pentathlon
Date and Place of Birth > 1972, Scotland
Height > 172cm
Weight > 57kg
Occupation > Doctor
Biography >
At first Stephanie Cook was more involved in rowing and athletics than modern pentathlon at university follwing in her sisters footsteps. However a broken wrist forced her to retire from rowing and when she arrived at Lincoln College, Oxford she took up modern pentathlon. It was to her...
Ben McLean
Sport/Event >
Modern Pentathlon
Place of Birth >
Chelmsford, Essex
Competitive Record >
World Junior Championships: 21st, Sydney, Setpember 2002
World Cup round 4: 23rd, Athens, July 2005
National Pentathlon Championships: 7th Millfield, Somerset, July 2005
World Cup Final: 7th, Uppsala, Sweden, August 2005
National Pentathlon Championships: 4th, Bath, June 2006
World Championships: 18th team relay, Guatemala City, November 2006
Lindsey Weedon
Sport/Event >
Modern Pentathlon
Place of Birth > Nottingham
Biography >
A former triathlete who competed at the Youth B European Championships, Lindsey took up modern pentathlon in 1996, when she started fencing and riding. Only began training and competition seriously in 2001 when she came to the University of Bath to study.
Won a trio of medals at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Athens and a member of GB’s silver medal winning relay team at the 2006...
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Modern Pentathlon at Team Bath
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News, Events, Features & Reports
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