Charles Brown (born 7 March 2003) is a British modern pentathlete.
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHe attended Hartpury College and won the U19 title at the 2019 British Modern Triathlon Championships.[2]
Career
editAlongside 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
editHe is from Kidderminster.[13] He is a student of Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Charlie Brown". uipworld.org. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "DiSE student Charlie keeps his eyes on major prizes during lockdown". Hartpury. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHITAKER AND BROWN (GBR) RACE TO MIXED RELAY GOLD". uipworld. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "UIPM 2023 PENTATHON WORLD CUP SOFIA: BRYSON AND BROWN (GBR) SEAL SUPERB MIXED RELAY TRIUMPH". uipworld. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Britain claim mixed team relay crown at UIPM World Cup in Sofia". Inside the Games. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Team gold plus individual and relay medals plus Paris 2024 quota places equals successful European Games for Pentathlon GB". Team Bath. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Choong retains men's pentathlon world title". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "UIPM 2023 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". uipmworld.org. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Brown replaces injured Pillage in Britain's modern pentathlon squad". Supersport. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Joe Choong: Reigning Olympic champion through to modern pentathlon finals as Team GB team-mate Charlie Brown misses out". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Around the Games: Day 14 at Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Fofana, Aida (20 July 2024). "Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement". BBC News. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Student-pentathlete Charlie Brown determined to build on breakthrough season and seize his Paris 2024 Olympic opportunity". Team Bath. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.