Modern Pentathlon
Young British trio to make senior World Championship debuts
Three young British modern pentathletes will make their senior World Championship debuts in China next week.
Twenty one-year-old Katy Burke, Samantha Murray, aged 20, and 19-year-old Jamie Cooke are members of a seven-strong British team competing at the championships in Chengdu.
They are joined by another young Brit, 20-year-old Freyja Prentice, who …
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Prentice wins silver and helps GB to team gold at World Junior Champs
Britain’s Freyja Prentice won the individual silver medal and helped Great Britain capture team gold at the modern pentathlon World Junior Championships in Hungary today (Saturday).
The 20-year-old climbed from fifth place going into the final event, the combined run/shoot, to cross the finish line second just four seconds behind Hungary’s …
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Weale wins historic European Champs silver medal
University of Bath Sports Technology graduate Sam Weale is celebrating winning the silver medal at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Hungary.
The 28-year-old Beijing …
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
10-strong British pentathlon team prepares for European Champs
Pentathlon GB has announced a 10-strong British team to compete at the 2010 modern pentathlon European Championships in Hungary.
Four senior athletes – Heather Fell, Mhairi Spence, Katy Livingston and Louise Helyer - have been selected to compete in the women’s individual competition.
Samantha Murray, Katy Burke and Freyja Prentice, who are …
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Freyja 12th on World Cup Final debut
Young Briton Freyja Prentice finished 12th in her first World Cup Final in Moscow on Saturday (19 June).
The 20-year-old University of Bath Biology student was joined in the team for Moscow by French & Politics student Samantha Murray, who finished 24th, and Katy Burke (Sports Performance), who was 27th.
All three …
Monday, June 21st, 2010
British trio to make World Cup Final debuts in Moscow
Three young British athletes will make their modern pentathlon World Cup Final debuts later this month (19-20 June).
Freyja Prentice, Samantha Murray and Katy Burke feature in a five-strong British team for the competition in Moscow. They will be joined by Sam Weale and Nick Woodbridge, who contest the men’s event.
Prentice, …
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Britain’s pentathletes win second gold at European Junior Championships
Britain’s pentathletes ended their European Junior Championships campaign on a high note by winning their second gold medal of the championships.
Katy Burke, Samantha Murray and Lydia Rosling put in a strong all round performance to win the women’s team relay gold at the championships in Golega, Portugal.
It was Britain’s second …
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
University of Bath trio win team gold for GB
Three University of Bath students have struck gold for Great Britain at modern pentathlon’s European Junior Championships in Portugal.
Katy Burke, Freyja Prentice and Samantha Murray won the team gold at the championships in Golega yesterday (Thursday). Burke meanwhile also won the individual silver medal, which she achieved just days before …
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Young Brit Murray finishes fourth at only her third World Cup
Twenty-year-old Samantha Murray just missed out on winning her first Modern Pentathlon World Cup medal at only her third World Cup as she finished fourth in the women’s final in Budapest today (Saturday).
The young Brit battled her way up from 10th to third during the final element of the pentathlon …
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Burke heads GB challenge at Budapest World Cup
Britain’s Katy Burke returns to World Cup action in Budapest tomorrow (Thursday) after securing the best Modern Pentathlon World Cup finish of her career to date at Medway in Kent last month.
Burke, a Sports Performance student at the University of Bath, has been in impressive form this season – her …
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
