Anita Allen (pentathlete) explained

Birth Place:Star City, Indiana, U.S.
Alma Mater:West Point
Occupation:United States Army medical service officer

Anita Allen (born September 10, 1977, in Star City, Indiana) is a United States Army medical service officer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in the modern pentathlon, where she finished 18th of 32 competitors.[1] A 2000 graduate of West Point, Allen finished first in the riding portion of the event.[2] She was a standout cross country runner while at the academy.[1] She won the women's modern pentathlon on August 11, 2003, at the 2003 Pan American Games.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriot League Olympians . Patriot League . 2009-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161110070446/http://www.patriotleague.org/school-bio/patr-olympians-past-present.html . 2016-11-10 . dead.
  2. Web site: Women at West Point, Chronology of Significant Events . United States Military Academy Director of Communications . 2009-04-25 . March 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306032717/http://www.usma.edu/dcomm/womenatwp/chronologyofsigeventsforwomenatusma.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Allen earns Olympic berth at Pan American Games . 2004-06-21 . US Army MWR . 2009-05-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050507092031/http://www.armymwr.com/portal/news/display.asp?NEWS_ID=352 . 2005-05-07.