Thomas Daniel (pentathlete) explained

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Thomas Daniel
Birth Date:17 June 1985
Birth Place:Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Weight:700NaN0
Sport:Modern pentathlon
Club:HSV Wiener Neustadt (AUT)
Coach:Horst Stocker
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Thomas Daniel (born 17 June 1985 in Schwarzach im Pongau) is a modern pentathlete from Austria.[1] He is the first Austrian modern pentathlete to qualify for the Olympics for 24 years, and competed in the men's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished in sixth place, missing out on the chance of winning the nation's first medal of the Games.[2]

Daniel also spent his sporting career as an army soldier, and had won an individual gold medal at the 2008 CISM Modern Pentathlon Championships in Riga, Latvia.

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Notes and References

  1. Thomas Daniel. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104836/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/thomas-daniel-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 15 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Thomas Daniel . London 2012 . 15 November 2012 . 2 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502164625/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/daniel-thomas-1123054/ . dead .