Myles Pillage Explained

Myles Pillage
Nationality:British
Birth Date:24 January 1998
Birth Place:Plymouth, England
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Modern pentathlon
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Myles Pillage (born 24 January 1998) is a British modern pentathlete.

Career

He participated at the 2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Mexico City, winning a team silver medal together with Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong.[1] [2] He finished 34th and the score was enough to secure a silver when combined with the 1st of Cooke and 9th of Choong.[3]

In 2019, at the European Championships, Pillage won gold with Kerenza Bryson in the mixed relay, and another gold with Oliver Murray in the men's relay.[4]

Pillage was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris[5] [6] but withdrew due to a calf injury.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.uipmworld.org/event/uipm-world-championships-0 Team results
  2. News: Pentathlete Pillage wins team silver medal with GB at World Champs in Mexico City . 14 September 2018 . Plymouth Sports Gazette.
  3. News: Spectacular sprint finish gives Britain's Jamie Cooke modern pentathlon world title after rival celebrates prematurely . 14 September 2018. The Telegraph . Ben . Bloom.
  4. News: More gold for GB at the 2019 Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Bath . 9 August 2019 . Somerset Live . Daniel . Evans.
  5. Web site: Team GB announces Modern Pentathlon line up for Paris 2024. Team GB. 2024-06-26.
  6. Web site: Pentathletes set for Olympic debuts after being named in Team GB squad. Plymouth Herald. 11 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Modern Pentathlete Myles Pillage withdrawn from Paris 2024. Team GB. 11 August 2024.
  8. Web site: 2024 Paris Olympic Games: Team GB modern pentathlete Myles Pillage withdraws with calf injury - 'Devastating'. Eurosport. 11 August 2024.