Charlie Brown (modern pentathlete) explained

Charlie Brown
Nationality:British
Birth Date:7 March 2003[1]
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Modern pentathlon
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Charles Brown (born 7 March 2003) is a British modern pentathlete.

Early life

He attended Hartpury College and won the U19 title at the 2019 British Modern Triathlon Championships.[2]

Career

Alongside Emma Whitaker he won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the mixed relay in Zielona Gora.[3]

Alongside Kerenza Bryson, he won mixed relay gold for Great Britain at the UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia in May 2023.[4] [5]

At the 2023 European Games, Brown finished 11th in the individual competition and won men's team gold.[6]

He won men’s team silver with Pentathlon GB team-mates Myles Pillage and Joe Choong at the 2023 World Championships.[7]

He won team silver at the 2023 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships held in September 2023 in Druskininkai, Lithuania.[8]

In July 2024, Brown was selected by the British Olympic Association (BOA) for the 2024 Paris Olympics team as a late replacement for the injured Myles Pillage.[9] [10] He finished 10th in his semi-final and 21st overall, missing out on a place in the final.[11] [12]

Personal life

He is from Kidderminster.[13] He is a student of Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Brown. uipworld.org. 25 June 2024. 21 July 2024.
  2. Web site: DiSE student Charlie keeps his eyes on major prizes during lockdown. Hartpury. 21 July 2024. 13 April 2021.
  3. Web site: UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHITAKER AND BROWN (GBR) RACE TO MIXED RELAY GOLD . uipworld. 21 July 2024. 9 October 2022.
  4. Web site: UIPM 2023 PENTATHON WORLD CUP SOFIA: BRYSON AND BROWN (GBR) SEAL SUPERB MIXED RELAY TRIUMPH. uipworld. 21 July 2024. 14 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Britain claim mixed team relay crown at UIPM World Cup in Sofia. 14 May 2023 . Inside the Games. 21 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Team gold plus individual and relay medals plus Paris 2024 quota places equals successful European Games for Pentathlon GB. Team Bath. 12 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Choong retains men's pentathlon world title . 27 August 2023. BBC Sport. 21 July 2024.
  8. Web site: 21 July 2024 . 11 September 2023 . UIPM 2023 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS . uipmworld.org.
  9. Web site: Brown replaces injured Pillage in Britain's modern pentathlon squad. Supersport. 21 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement. BBC News. 11 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Joe Choong: Reigning Olympic champion through to modern pentathlon finals as Team GB team-mate Charlie Brown misses out. Eurosport. 11 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Around the Games: Day 14 at Paris 2024. Team GB. 11 August 2024.
  13. Web site: Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement. BBC News. 21 July 2024. Aida. Fofana. 20 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Team Bath. Student-pentathlete Charlie Brown determined to build on breakthrough season and seize his Paris 2024 Olympic opportunity. 21 July 2024. 25 January 2024.

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