Kerenza Bryson Explained

Kerenza Bryson
Birth Date:7 September 1998[1]
Birth Place:Plymouth, Devon, England[2]
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Modern pentathlon
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Kerenza Bryson (born 7 September 1998) is a British modern pentathlete. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual event at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships and silver in the team competition. Bryson won gold in the individual event at the 2024 European Modern Pentathlon Championships. She also represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

A keen horse rider and tetrathlon competitor from an early age, Bryson was inspired to get into modern pentathlon when she attended a pony club demonstration by 2008 Olympic silver medalist Heather Fell.[3] [4]

She came eighth individually and won a team bronze medal at the 2017 European Under-24 Modern Pentathlon Championships in Drzonków, Poland.[5] [6]

At the same venue, she claimed silver in the women's relay[7] [8] and bronze in the team event at the 2019 European Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships.[8] [9]

Again in Drzonków, later that year she won silver medals in the individual and women's relay events as well as bronze in the team competition at the 2019 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships.[10] [11]

Stepping up into the senior ranks, Bryson won a gold medal alongside Myles Pillage in the mixed relay at the 2019 European Modern Pentathlon Championships on home-soil in Bath, England.[12] [13]

After registering successive top 10 finishes in the first three Modern Pentathlon World Cup events of the 2022 season, she was selected for her first senior Modern Pentathlon World Championships[14] but went out in the semi-finals of the competition in Alexandria, Egypt.[15]

Bryson won her first World Cup medals in Sofia, Bulgaria, in May 2023, taking gold in both the women's individual as well as the mixed relay alongside Charlie Brown.[16] [17]

In August 2023, Bryson won a bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships and in doing so she secured Great Britain a quota spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She also won silver in the women's team competition at the same competition held in Bath.[3] [18] [19]

Ranked as world number three,[3] [20] Bryson relocated to the Pentathlon GB base at the Team Bath Sports Training Village at the end of the 2023 season to train as a full-time athlete.[3] [21]

In February 2024, she won bronze in the individual event and gold in the women's team competition at the prestigious Hungarian Indoor Championships.[22] [23]

Bryson won her second World Cup individual gold medal in April 2024 at an event held in Ankara, Turkey.[24] [25] [26] [27]

On 26 June 2024, Bryson was named in the Great Britain team for the Paris Olympics.[21] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

The next month, she won gold in the individual event and silver in the women's team competition at the 2024 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

Going into the Olympics as world number five,[39] Bryson rallied from losing her opening five bouts in the fencing ranking round to end up in fifth place with 21 victories and 14 defeats.[40] [41] She then finished first in her semi-final,[42] [43] setting a new Olympic record for overall points with 1,402 in the process.[4] [44] [45] Bryson was unable to maintain her form in the final where she came ninth and saw her Olympic record smashed by the gold medal winner, Michelle Gulyás, who scored 1,461 points which was also a new world record.[4] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

Personal life

Known as Kay,[51] Bryson is a qualified doctor with a medical degree from the University of Plymouth and is a British Army reservist.[3] [33] [48] [51] [52] She was named 2023 UK Armed Forces Sportswoman of the Year.[51] [53] [54] Bryson is also a qualified scuba diver.[33] [52]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Kerenza Bryson. uipmworld.org. 2024-05-02.
  2. Web site: Kerenza Bryson. Team GB. 2024-06-26.
  3. Web site: PENTATHLON PERSONALITIES: KERENZA BRYSON, DOCTOR DO-IT-ALL. uipmworld.org. 2024-06-26.
  4. Web site: Kerenza Bryson closes modern pentathlon action for Team GB. Team GB. 11 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Jess Varley bags bronze brace as Pentathlon GB athletes impress at U24 European Championships. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  6. Web site: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U24 DRZONKOW. uipmworld.org. 2024-06-26.
  7. Web site: Medals keep coming at Modern Pentathlon Junior Euro Champs as student Olivia Green and Kerenza Bryson secure silver. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  8. Web site: JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DRZONKOW. uipmworld.org. 2024-06-26.
  9. Web site: Women’s team bronze caps successful week for rising Pentathlon GB stars at Junior European Championships. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  10. Web site: Kerenza Bryson leads medal charge as rising Pentathlon GB stars excel at 2019 Junior World Championships in Poland. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  11. Web site: UIPM 2019 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DRZONKOW. uipmworld.org. 2024-06-26.
  12. Web site: Army Star Wins Gold At European Modern Pentathlon Championships. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.
  13. Web site: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 BATH. uipmworld.org. 2024-06-26.
  14. Web site: Army athlete picked to compete at the Pentathlon World Championships. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.
  15. Web site: UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ALEXANDRIA. uipmworld.org. 2024-06-26.
  16. Web site: Double gold for Kerenza Bryson and first World Cup title for Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB celebrate in Sofia. teambath.com. 2024-05-02.
  17. Web site: Britain claim mixed team relay crown at UIPM World Cup in Sofia. Inside the Games. 2024-06-26.
  18. Web site: Plymouth's Kerenza Bryson wins World Modern Pentathlon medals. Plymouth Herald. 2024-05-02.
  19. Web site: Soldier Kerenza Bryson's Olympic chances boosted after bronze medal win at World Pentathlon Championships. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.
  20. Web site: Army soldier who has stormed to the top of Modern Pentathlon hoping for Olympics spot. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.
  21. Web site: Defending champions and Olympic debutants among Bath-based modern pentathlon quartet selected for Paris 2024. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  22. Web site: Army pentathlete Kerenza Bryson wins bronze at Hungarian Indoor Championships. BFBS Forces News. 17 July 2024.
  23. Web site: Golden start to Olympic year for Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB win full set of medals at Hungarian Indoor Open. Team Bath. 17 July 2024.
  24. Web site: Pentathlon World Cup: Britain's Kerenza Bryson wins gold in Ankara. BBC Sport. 2024-05-02.
  25. Web site: Kerenza Bryson, Seo Chang-wan claim UIPM Pentathlon World Cup golds in Ankara. Inside the Games. 2024-06-12.
  26. Web site: Army athlete wins Women's Pentathlon World Cup, eyeing Olympic glory in Paris. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.
  27. Web site: Phenomenal fencing provides foundations for dominant pentathlon performance as Kerenza Bryson wins World Cup gold in Ankara. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  28. Web site: Team GB announces Modern Pentathlon line up for Paris 2024. Team GB. 2024-06-26.
  29. Web site: Choong to chase gold before change 'no-one wanted'. BBC Sport. 2024-06-26.
  30. Web site: A dream come true: Team GB select British Army star Kerenza Bryson for Paris Olympics. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.
  31. Web site: Defending champions and Olympic debutants among Bath-based modern pentathlon quartet selected for Paris 2024. teambath.com. 2024-06-26.
  32. Web site: Pentathletes set for Olympic debuts after being named in Team GB squad. Plymouth Herald. 2024-06-28.
  33. Web site: Olympic Games beckon modern pentathlete and medicine graduate. Ivybridge and South Brent Gazette. 2024-07-01.
  34. Web site: 2024 EUROPEAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BUDAPEST. uipmworld.org. 13 July 2024.
  35. Web site: Army star Kerenza Bryson boosts Olympics momentum by winning European Championships. BFBS Forces News. 15 July 2024.
  36. Web site: Paris-bound Kerenza Bryson’s individual title among haul of two gold medals, one silver and one bronze for Pentathlon GB at Euro Champs. Team Bath. 15 July 2024.
  37. Web site: The perfect Olympics send-off for Kerenza Bryson. South Hams Gazette. 17 July 2024.
  38. Web site: Plymouth Modern Pentathlete warms up for Olympics by winning European Championship. Somerset Live. 17 July 2024.
  39. Web site: Modern pentathlon: How the Olympic sport resembles the ideal skills of a soldier. BFBS Forces News. 10 August 2024.
  40. Web site: Army reservist Kerenza Bryson enjoys strong start to her Olympic campaign. BFBS Forces News. 10 August 2024.
  41. Web site: Kerenza Bryson shows Olympic character on day one of modern pentathlon. Stirling News. 10 August 2024.
  42. Web site: Kate French and Kerenza Bryson through to women's modern pentathlon final. Somerset Live. 10 August 2024.
  43. Web site: GB's Bryson and French into modern pentathlon final. BBC Sport. 10 August 2024.
  44. Web site: Modern Pentathlon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Bryson (GBR) wins Women’s Semi-final A. uipmworld.org. 10 August 2024.
  45. Web site: Army reservist Bryson aiming for medal as she heads into final at Paris Olympics. BFBS Forces News. 11 August 2024.
  46. Web site: GB's Bryson misses medal after ill French withdraws. BBC Sport. 11 August 2024.
  47. Web site: Modern pentathlon: Michelle Gulyas claims world record gold after Kate French pulls out, Kerenza Bryson finishes ninth. Eurosport. 11 August 2024.
  48. Web site: Kerenza Bryson turns thoughts to junior doctor job after Paris baptism. Yahoo Sport. 11 August 2024.
  49. Web site: No medal but huge pride as Army reservist Bryson finishes ninth in Paris Olympics. BFBS Forces News. 11 August 2024.
  50. Web site: Olympian says more to life than sport and medals after missing out in Paris. Plymouth Live. 11 August 2024.
  51. Web site: Army athletes going for gold at Paris Olympics. British Army. 28 July 2024.
  52. Web site: Kerenza Bryson: Five things you should know about me. Team GB. 2024-05-02.
  53. Web site: 2024 UKAF Sports Awards: Top military athletes celebrated in ceremony in London. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-12.
  54. Web site: Athletes in the Armed Forces: Five talented people to watch out for in 2024. BFBS Forces News. 2024-06-26.

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