European Championships – 4 The Love Of Sport http://4theloveofsport.co.uk Champions Of Women's Sport Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:53:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.16 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-4tlos-iconw-32x32.png European Championships – 4 The Love Of Sport http://4theloveofsport.co.uk 32 32 Pentathlon GB’s Varley and Harper secure European bronze http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/10/21/pentathlon-gbs-varley-and-harper-secure-european-bronze/ Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:15:51 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=22957 Continue Reading →

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Pentathlon GB’s Jess Varley and Jamie Harper produced a scintillating laser run to charge through the field and claim a bronze medal at the Under 24 European Championships Mixed Relay in Poland.

It made it two bronzes in three days for the Pentathlon GB team at the Championships following Varley, Kerenza Bryson and Zoe Davison’s women’s team medal on Thursday. Davison was also competing for a second time this week as she teamed up with fellow youngster Bradley Sutton to finish 12th.

Story of the Day

Each nation was allowed to enter two teams into today’s mixed relay with Pentathlon GB Coach Michal Janca choosing to partner Fotheringhay’s Varley with Cheltenham’s Harper and Stroud’s Davison with Basingstoke’s Sutton. The day began in the fencing hall with both British pairs finding the going tough. However, all four athletes fought to the final bout and at the end of the day Harper and Varley would get their reward.

Despite it being the least favourite discipline of both athletes, Pentathlon GB National Training Centre based duo Harper and Varley managed to haul themselves up to 17 victories from their 44 bouts, placing them in 10th after the opening discipline. Meanwhile, the teenage team of Davison and Sutton picked up 10 victories in the fencing hall meaning they sat 12th in the early stages.

In the pool, it was Sutton and Davison; both known as strong swimmers who led the British charge, with their time of 1:57.38 less than two tenths away from the quickest of the day. The Gloucestershire-Northamptonshire Davison and Sutton still two places behind.

All four athletes are accomplished horse riders and they demonstrated it in the third discipline. 20-year-old Harper and 22-year-old Varley rolled just a single pole between them, picking up 293 points and equalling the best ride score of the day. Gloucestershire’s Davison and Hampshire’s Sutton also produced a good round to secure 284 points. Despite staying in 10th, it meant that Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) duo Varley and Harper closed the gap to the teams in front of them whilst Davison and Sutton did gain a position, moving up to 11th ahead of the concluding laser run.

A thrilling final discipline followed with numerous teams challenging for a medal and Varley and Harper moving up the order throughout. Eventually it came down to a shoot-out for bronze but Harper secured a place on the podium for the University of Bath duo, and the first international medal of his career, in a sprint finish. Behind them, Davison and Sutton rounded off a successful Championships for the Pentathlon GB team with a 12th place finish.

Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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  • Stroud’s Zoe Davison, Plymouth’s Kerenza Bryson and Fotheringhay’s Jess Varley claim team bronze at modern pentathlon Under 24 European Championships
  • Davison leads Brits home with 5th place individual finish
  • University of Exeter’s Kerenza (8th), and University of Bath based Jess (9th) both record top 10 finishes
  • Great Gaddsden’s Amy Silk finishes 21st on her international debut in Poland
  • Zoe Davison, Kerenza Bryson and Jess Varley all finished inside the top 10 at the first ever Under 24 European Championships today, claiming team bronze in the process. Amy Silk, competing at the Championships on a self-funded basis, completed an impressive day for the Pentathlon GB team by finishing 21st on her first ever international appearance.

    Story of the day

    The day started in the fencing hall where Plymouth’s Bryson continued her fine 2017 form in the discipline, picking up 30 victories and just 12 defeats from her 42 bouts, placing her second in the early standings. Fotheringhay’s Varley and Great Gaddesden’s Silk both recorded 20 victories in the opening discipline whilst Stroud’s Davison secured 17 victories meaning the British quartet were all in a good position after the fence.

    In the swim, it was former Wycliffe College student Davison who set the standard, her time of 2:12.23 quickest in the field. Varley who graduated from the University of Bath this summer, also produced an extremely encouraging performance in the discipline, stopping the clock in 2:22.93. Meanwhile, current University of Exeter student Bryson (2:27.61) and Dacorum MPC’s Silk (2:29.80) were just behind their British teammates.

    It meant that Bryson was still well placed in 3rd with Davison moving up to 10th, Varley 11th and Silk 16th after the opening two disciplines. The competition then moved to the ride where all four Brits demonstrated their strength in the event. Davison topped another discipline standings, producing a perfect, clear round to pick up 300 points and nearest to the allocated time. Silk, who returned to the sport last year, also picked up the maximum 300 points whilst Bryson and Varley both secured 286 after rolling two poles apiece.

    As a result, Bryson began the concluding laser run in 4th with Davison 8th, Varley 13th and Silk 14th. However, with the field still tightly spread, there was still lots of potential for movement throughout the field.

    The final discipline took place in the sports hall previously used for fencing which meant the competition was split into two heats with Varley and Silk going in the first, and Bryson and Davison with the top half of the field in the second. It meant a wait until the end of both heats for the final results but a strong end to the day from 18-year-old Davison, the youngest athlete in the competition, saw her move up to 5th at the competition’s close.

    Fellow teenager Bryson also performed well in the final discipline, challenging for a medal before eventually crossing the line 8th. Meanwhile Varley, who was making her first individual international appearance since March made it three Brits in the top 10 by moving up four places to 9th and ensuring a team bronze for the trio. Silk, making her international debut, also put up a strong display to finish the competition 21st.

    The Championships were won by home favourite Natalia Dominiak, making her the inaugural Under 24 European Champion with Hungary’s Sarolta Simon claiming silver and Lithuania’s Aurelia Tamasauskaite bronze after flying up the leaderboard during the laser run.

    Tomorrow sees the Men’s competition taking place with Bradley Sutton and Jamie Harper competing for Pentathlon GB in Poland.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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    Fotheringhay’s Jess Varley and Plymouth’s Myles Pillage finished 6th in the Mixed Relay on the final day of the 2017 Senior European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Minsk today.

    In a field containing many athletes with more experience, including several Olympians, the young British duo held their own throughout the day to finish in a commendable 6th position.

    Both athletes were making their second appearances of the week having competed in the Women’s and Men’s relays respectively on the opening two days of the Championships and comparing the two competitions, Varley commented “I was really pleased with my performance today, particularly as my swim, fence and laser run were all better than in the Women’s Relay last week.

    “I’m learning from each competition experience I get and it’s exciting to be improving. My swim today was a 100m PB and I’m getting more confident with my fencing. Today was my best fencing result in a senior competition and my shooting was good and running felt strong.”

    Looking ahead, Varley concluded “I’m looking forward to another good training block to make sure my next competition will be even better.”

    The day started with the swim, where good teamwork saw 19-year-old Pillage and 22-year-old Varley record a time of 1:59.12, the fifth quickest in the field.

    Varley and Pillage who teamed up finish 4th in the Mixed Relay at the opening World Cup of the season in Los Angeles then moved to the fencing salle where they recorded 17 victories and 23 defeats, picking up 195 points. It meant that the University of Bath based duo were 8th after the opening two disciplines in the Belarusian capital.

    On a twisty and technical course, a strong ride, knocking just two poles down, saw the Brits score 269 in the horse-riding stage, moving them up a position ahead of the concluding laser run.

    An impressive display on both the track and range from the British pair saw them pick up another place in the final discipline, crossing the line in 6th to cap a fine day in their first ever Senior European Championships.

    The mixed relay rounded off a mixed Championships for Pentathlon GB athletes which started with Varley and Charlie Follett finishing 5th in the Women’s Relay on Tuesday and Pillage and Bradley Sutton 11th in the Men’s Relay the following day. The individual competitions saw Kate French lead home the British women in 7th with Joe Choong the top placed man in 13th after food poisoning affected the men’s performances in their final.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

     

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    Pentathlon GB’s Kate French, Samantha Murray and Jo Muir finished 7th, 14th and 17th respectively in the Women’s Senior European Championships final in Minsk today including encouraging discipline performances during the day. The trio’s combined score meant they finished 4th in the team competition, narrowly missing out on a team medal by just 9 points.

    The day began in the pool with the 200m swim where Clitheroe’s Murray led the British challenge, her time of 2:13.60 placing her 6th in the discipline standings. Dumfries’ Muir shaved over two seconds off her time from Thursday’s qualification round, stopping the clock on 2:17.55 with Gravesend’s French just behind in a time of 2:17.71 meaning all three British athletes were well placed after the opening discipline.

    As has been the case at the Under 19 World Championships in Prague, the fencing hall proved to be a decisive location with 26-year-old French performing strongly to record 20 victories and 15 defeats from her 35 bouts. 27-year-old Murray picked up 17 victories and 18 defeats with 22-year-old Muir securing 13 victories. In the bonus round, both Murray and Muir picked up 2 extra points meaning French was the lead Brit in 10th after the opening two disciplines with Murray 15th and Muir 28th.

    French, who topped the riding standings on her way to finishing 5th at last year’s Olympics, once again demonstrated her talent in the riding arena with a flawless clear round giving her the maximum 300 points. The high British standard was also maintained by Muir and Murray with the Scot just picking up five time faults for 295 points and Murray just behind on 288.

    It meant all three Brits moved up the overall leaderboard with French 6th, Murray 13th and Muir 22nd ahead of the concluding laser run.

    A fascinating combined run-shoot developed with the positions in the top 20 changing throughout the 3,200m course. At the event’s conclusion French led the British trio home in 7th, her sixth consecutive top 10 result, with Murray recording her best result of the season in 14th and Muir 17th on her first international appearance since a World Cup career best 10th in Poland in May.

    Tomorrow sees the Men’s final taking place with Jamie Cooke, Joe Choong and Tom Toolis competing for Pentathlon GB after qualifying yesterday.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

     

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    Murray, Muir and French qualify for European Championships Final http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/07/21/murray-muir-and-french-qualify-for-european-championships-final/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:30:54 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=21599 Continue Reading →

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    Pentathlon GB’s Samantha Murray, Joanna Muir and Kate French all qualified for the Women’s final at the European Championships in Minsk as Francesca Summers unfortunately missed out on a place in the final 36.

    Clitheroe’s Sam and Dorking’s Francesca were placed in qualifying Group A, beginning their day in the fencing salle. After slow starts, both British athletes finished the discipline in better form with Sam eventually securing 9 victories and 13 defeats with Frankie one hit further back on 8 victories.

    The duo then moved to the swimming pool where London 2012 silver medallist Sam recorded a time of 2:11.82, third quickest in the group. 2015 Junior World Champion Frankie also produced a strong performance, stopping the clock on 2:22.09 at the end of her 200m swim. It meant the British pair were 14th and 20th heading into their group’s laser run with the top 15 athletes automatically qualifying for the final.

    In the combined running and shooting discipline, 27-year-old Sam who claimed victory at the British Modern Pentathlon Championships last month had a time of 13:08.97, moving her up to 10th place in the group standings and guaranteeing her passage through to Saturday’s final. 21-year-old Frankie, still in her final year as a Junior athlete, battled well throughout the 3200m course but crossed the line in the 20th position she started, meaning she didn’t make it through to the final 36. However, after a season that has included a career best World Cup result of 10th in Hungary, the youngster still has plenty of positives to take forward.

    In Group B, Gravesend’s Kate and Dumfries’ Jo started with their 200m swim, Kate winning her heat in a time of 2:18.54 to sit 7th after the opening discipline. Jo, who is an ambassador for charity Dorothy House, was just 2 places and 1.43 seconds back in 9th meaning both Brits were well placed after the opening discipline.

    In the fencing hall, Rio Olympian Kate continued the form that has seen her secure two World Cup medals this season, picking up 15 victories and just 8 defeats to finish 4th in the discipline standings. Meanwhile Jo, who recorded her best finish at a major championships when she finished 5th in Sofia 12 months ago also produced a positive fence with 13 victories and 10 defeats. It meant both Brits were well placed inside the top 10 ahead of the concluding laser run.

    With both athletes listing the laser run as their favourite discipline, the duo could ease their way around the end of the 3200m course, both cruising into Saturday’s final with 26-year-old Kate crossing the line 2nd and 22-year-old Jo 13th.

    Today sees Men’s qualifying taking place with Jamie Cooke, Joe Choong, Tom Toolis and Sam Curry in action for Pentathlon GB.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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    Pentathlon GB quartet to make European Championships debuts http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/06/15/pentathlon-gb-quartet-to-make-european-championships-debuts/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:35:54 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=21032 Continue Reading →

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    Bristol’s Charlie Follett, Buckinghamshire’s Sarah Collin, Plymouth’s Myles Pillage and Hampshire’s Bradley Sutton will all make their first Junior European Championships appearances in Barcelona this month.

    Sara Collin (Photo: Pentathlon GB)

    The quartet will be joined in Spain by Somerset’s Holly Parker and Cheltenham’s Jamie Harper who competed at the 2016 Championships in Drzonkow and Easingwold’s Georgia Pipes who will be making her 3rd consecutive Junior European Championships appearance.

    Whilst 6 of the team have appeared internationally in 2017, University of Bath student Harper will be making his first international appearance for 12 months after finishing 3rd in the Junior age group at the British Open Modern Pentathlon Championships, held at the University of Bath, last week.

    First year Junior athletes Pillage and Sutton, who both moved to Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre at the University of Bath in September, will complete the Men’s team in Barcelona. Both athletes have made strong starts to their Junior careers with former Plymouth College Head Boy Pillage making his World Cup debut in Los Angeles in February. In addition to competing in the individual competition in the USA, Pillage competed in three World Cup Mixed Relays this season, the highlight coming with a stunning silver medal alongside Jo Muir at World Cup 2 in Cairo. In his latest international appearance, the 19-year-old finished 6th at the Milan Kadlec Memorial.

    At the same competition, former Wessex Wyvern MPC athlete Sutton recorded his best result of the season with a 9th place finish. The 18-year-old, who finished second in the Junior competition at the British Championships earlier this month, has also competed at senior world ranking competitions in Hungary and Germany this season.

    In the women’s team, 20-year-old Follett will be making her second major Championships appearance having finished 30th at the Junior World Championships last year. Former Leweston Pentathlon Academy athlete Follett has already appeared at four international events this year, finishing as the top British athlete in two of those, including claiming a superb silver at the Swiss Women International in March.

    Fellow 20-year-old Parker is another athlete who will head into the Championships in good form having made her 2017 international debut in May and finishing 2nd in the Junior competition at the British Modern Pentathlon Championships earlier this month.

    Yorkshire’s Pipes, who will be making her first international appearance since early April after having university exams over the past month will be looking to build upon her 27th and 30th place finishes at the last two European Championships in Poland and Bulgaria.

    Following a long injury lay-off, the final member of the squad, 20-year-old Collin made her first international appearance for over 2 years at the Milan Kadlec Memorial last month. Barcelona will mark the first major Championships appearance at any age level for the Buckinghamshire athlete who finished 3rd at the British Modern Tetrathlon Championships in April.

    Full team:

    • Charlie Follett, 20, from Bristol. Currently training at the Bath NTC.
    • Georgia Pipes, 21, from Easingwold, Yorkshire. Currently training at Bath NTC.
    • Holly Parker, 20, from Faulkland, Somerset. Currently training at the Bath NTC.
    • Sarah Collin, 20, from Bourne End, Buckinghamshire. Currently training at the Bath NTC.
    • Myles Pillage, 19, from Plymouth, Devon. Currently training at the Bath NTC.
    • Bradley Sutton, 18, from Basingstoke, Hampshire. Currently training at the Bath NTC.
    • Jamie Harper 19, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Currently training at Bath NTC.

    Full competition schedule:

    • Sunday 25th June – Women’s Qualifying
    • Monday 26th June – Men’s Qualifying
    • Tuesday 27th June – Women’s Final
    • Wednesday 28th June – Men’s Final
    • Thursday 29th June – Women’s Relay
    • Friday 30th June – Men’s Relay
    • Saturday 1st July – Mixed Relay

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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    Laura Heredia & Giorgio Malan win gold http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2016/08/28/laura-heredia-giorgio-malan-win-gold/ Sun, 28 Aug 2016 12:45:43 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=16427 Continue Reading →

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    Spain’s Laura Heredia and Italy’s Giorgio Malan won gold on a fantastic opening day of competition at the 2016 Modern Pentathlon Youth B European Championships hosted by Pentathlon GB in Solihull yesterday (Saturday 27th August).

    87 athletes from 17 nations competed in the individual competitions with Hungary’s Michelle Gulyas and Italy’s Maria Lea Lopez claiming silver and bronze respectively behind Heredia in the girls’ competition. Meanwhile, in the boys’ event, Hungary’s David Soponyai took silver with Great Britain’s James Wilton securing bronze.

    It was a hugely successful day for both Hungary and Italy with the Italians winning gold in the girls’ team event ahead of their Hungarian counterparts with the British trio taking bronze. In the boys’ team competition, the roles were reversed as Hungary took gold ahead of Italy with France in the bronze medal position.

    The day started with the opening ceremony with the Championships officially opened by the Mayor of Solihull, Mike Robinson and Pentathlon GB Chief Executive Officer Danielle Every.

    The event format is a modern triathlon; a 200m freestyle swim followed by a combined run shoot.

    The morning saw 12 heats of swimming – 6 girls and 6 boys – with 4 combined event heats – 2 girls and 2 boys – following in the afternoon.

    In the girls’ event, Hungary’s Michelle Gulyas recorded the quickest time of 2:10.71 in the swim. This was just over half a second quicker than Russia’s Ekaterina Galukhina (2:11.27) with Hungarian teammate Rebeka Peter 3rd quickest in 2:12.72.

    However, Heredia produced a sublime combined event, 20 seconds quicker than anyone else in the field, to take gold ahead of Gulyas and Lopez. Russia’s Viktoriia Novikova moved from 28th to 7th with the 2nd quickest combined event time with Lopez the 3rd quickest athlete in the run-shoot.

    In the overall standings, Italy’s Beatrice Mercuri finished 4th ahead of Hungary’s Borbala Sarcia. Emma Whitaker was the top Brit in 6th ahead of Novikova, the Czech Republic’s Veronika Novotna and the second Russian athlete, Maria Tsaregorodskaya. Belarus’ Katjarina Sukora rounded out the top 10.

    This meant the Italian trio of Lopez, Merucri and Alice Rinaudo topped the team standings ahead of Hungary’s Gulayas, Peter and Anna Turbicz.

    Great Britain’s Alex Bousfield finished 16th with Elizabeth Tolley 19th and Charlotte Cole 20th. It meant the pre-nominated British trio of Whitaker, Bousfield and Tolley took bronze in the team event, 5 points ahead of Russia in 4th.

    In the boys’ competition, Great Britain’s Nick Laws was quickest in the swim with a scintillating short course (25m pool) time of 1:57.83 followed by Russia’s Egor Gromadskii in 2:00.08 and Malan in 2:00.89.

    Germany’s Pele Uibel stunning combined event of 08:18.85, the quickest of the competition, moved him up to 6th in the overall standings with Russia’s Timofei Chuprinin 2nd fastest to move up to 7th. France’s Ugo Fleurot was 3rd quickest in the run-shoot, seeing him rise to 4th at the event’s conclusion, just 7 seconds off the podium.

    However, Malan was 4th quickest in the combined event meaning his consistency across the 3 disciplines saw him take overall glory ahead of Soponyai and Wilton.

    Fleurot was 4th ahead of Hungary’s Csaba Bohm, Uibel, Chuprin and Belarus’ Pavel Loutchenok. Hungarian pair Jozsef Tamas and Barnabas Horvath rounded out the top 10.

    With all four athletes in the top 10, Hungary took team gold through the pre-nominated trio of Soponyai, Tamas and Horvath. Italy’s Malan, Riccardo Testamarta and Stefano Frezza took silver with France’s Fleurot, Thibault Fabre and Kylian Perrier in bronze.

    Great Britain’s Tom Wilton finished in 18th with George Case 21st and Nick Laws 39th. It meant that James Wilton, Tom Wilton and Laws finished 8th in the team event.

    Great Britain’s 2016 Olympian and current World number 2 and 2016 World Cup Final winner Jamie Cooke presented the athletes with their medals. Cooke spent time with many of the teams, inspiring the youngsters to continue their modern pentathlon journey.

    Today (Sunday 28th August) is a rest day before the girls’, boys’ and mixed relays on Monday.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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    Pentathlon GB claim two medals on final day http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2016/08/02/pentathlon-gb-claim-two-medals-on-final-day/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:45:59 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=15788 Continue Reading →

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    The Pentathlon GB Youth A team finished the European Championships with a flourish as they secured a double medal haul on the final day of the competition yesterday (July 31st). Harry Sykes and Josh Miller won gold in the Boys’ relay with Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage claiming bronze in the Mixed Relay in Sant Boi. Olivia Green and Zoe Gowers finished 7th in the Girls’ relay to complete a successful day and Championships for the team.

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    Olivia Green (Photo: Pentathlon GB)

    Miller and Sykes, who both graduated from Hartpury College this year started their day in the pool. Despite the swim not being the strongest discipline of either athlete, the duo teamed up well to record a 200m time of 1:51.52, the second quickest of the event.

    A fantastic fence from the British duo meant they finished joint top of the discipline standings with 31 victories and 17 defeats. Miller’s contribution of 18 victories and just 6 defeats was the best individual performance and meant that the pair started the combined run-shoot in 2nd, just 2 seconds behind the leading Ukranian team.

    With the Ukranian duo faltering, Oxted’s Miller and Worcester’s Sykes took the lead before being closed down by the Polish pair. However, Sykes’ sprint finish saw the Brits claim gold.

    In the Mixed relay, Plymouth duo Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage also started their day in the pool, with their time of 1:55.91 second quickest. In the fencing salle, 14 victories and 12 defeats saw the British duo finish 5th in the discipline standings with 17 year old Bryson’s 10 victories and 3 defeats the 2nd best individual performance.

    This meant Plymouth Studio School’s Bryson and Plymouth College’s Pillage started their combined event in 4th but with a 21 second deficit to the podium positions. Bryson had closed that gap by the end of her 2 shoots and 2 x 800m runs meaning Pillage’s concern was the known quick runners behind him. However, strong shooting and another gutsy sprint finish saw him hold on to the duo’s bronze medal.

    The third relay of the day saw Olivia Green and Zoe Gowers in action in the girls’ relay, starting with the fencing. 21 victories and 19 defeats followed by a strong 2:06.43 swim meant the British duo headed into the closing run-shoot in 6th. In a tightly bunched field, Weymouth’s Gowers and Oldham’s Green held their own during the closing discipline, eventually crossing the line in 7th.

    In the individual competitions earlier in the week,  Bryson, Green and Georgia Hannam took team bronze if the girls’ competition by virtue of their cumulative individual performances.

    Bryson recorded the best British individual performance by finishing 6th. The Plymouth Studio School athlete, who won the U19 Girls British Modern Pentathlon title last month, started off with a 2:19.91, a PB performance in the swim before finishing 2nd in the fencing standings with 23 victories and 11 defeats. This meant she started the run-shoot in 6th, a position she held on to at the finish.

    Consistent performances across all 4 disciplines from Olivia Green and Zoe Gowers – who was making her debut at a major Youth A Championships – saw them finish  15th and 23rd respectively whilst Morecambe’s Georgia Hannam finished 28th despite injuring her hand whilst fencing. It meant the pre-nominated team of Bryson, Green and Hannam claimed team bronze behind Russia and Italy.

    In the Boys’ individual competition, Myles Pillage finished 8th, including a stunning 1:54.37 swim, backing up his 9th place at the Youth A World Championships in Limerick earlier in the month. Josh Miller finished 21st with Harry Sykes 28th meaning the trio finished 5th in the team competition.

    16 year old George Budden, making his debut at a major Youth A competition, put up a strong performance in all 4 disciplines in qualifying, but narrowly missed out on a place in the final.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

     

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    A brilliant combined event by James Myatt saw him finish 10th and record Pentathlon GB’s third individual top 10 of the week at the Senior Modern Pentathlon European Championships with teammate Sam Curry finishing 19th on the final day of competition in Sofia.

    Having qualified on Friday, Myatt and Curry started the final yesterday with the fencing ranking round. 22 year old Curry recorded 19 victories and 16 defeats, leaving him in a tie for 9th overnight with 25 year old Myatt’s 17 victories meaning he finished the opening discipline joint 20th in a tightly bunched field.

    The second day of the final started with the 200m swim, Curry producing a fantastic time of 2:03.93 to sit in solo 9th after two disciplines. Myatt’s 2:11.16 left him in 27th before he secured two extra points with two victories in the fencing bonus round. Curry lost his opening bout meaning he didn’t add to his score.

    2 knockdowns in the ride from Salfords’ Curry meant he picked up 286 points and started the combined event 8th with Maidstone’s Myatt knocking down just a single pole to move up to 22nd heading into the final event.

    In hot conditions in the Bulgarian capital, a fantastic run-shoot of 11:30.11 from Myatt, 6th quickest of the day, moved him up to 10th in the overall standings with Curry just 18 seconds but 9 places behind his British teammate at the line.

    Czech athlete Jan Kuf won gold with Hungary’s Robert Kasza 2nd and Italian Riccardo De Luca 3rd after a blistering combined event.

    The men’s individual final brings the competition to its close, the final senior modern pentathlon event before the 2016 Olympic Games.

    The women’s team of Joanna Muir, Kate French and Samantha Murray claimed team silver in the women’s competition yesterday after finishing 5th, 10th and 17th individually.

    In the relays, Team GB 2016 Olympians Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong agonisingly missed out on a podium position by a single second in the Men’s relay with Jo Muir and Georgia Pipes 7th in the Women’s Relay and Pipes and James Myatt 8th in the Mixed Relay.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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    Team GB win Silver at Pentathlon European Championships http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2016/07/10/gb-pentathlon-win-silver-at-european-championships/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 13:10:40 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=15364 Continue Reading →

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    Joanna Muir produced fantastic performances across all five disciplines to finish 5th in the Senior Modern Pentathlon European Championships today with Team GB 2016 Olympians Kate French and Samantha Murray 10th and 17th respectively in Sofia. The three individual performances meant the British trio claimed team silver whilst defending champion Laura Asadauskaite retained the title she won in Bath last year.

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    Joanna Muir (Photo: www.claregreenphotography.com)

    The Women’s final started yesterday (8th July) with the fencing ranking round; French the top Brit with 23 victories and 12 defeats leaving her 5th overnight. European Championships debutant Muir recorded 18 victories to finish the discipline in 12th with London 2012 silver medallist Murray 23rd after securing 15 hits.

    The trio returned to the competition venue today on another sweltering day in the Bulgarian capital, starting the day with the 200m freestyle swim. All three produced strong performances in the pool with Murray’s time of 2:09.89 the 2nd quickest of the day, moving her up to 10th in the overall standings. 25 year old French’s 2:19.21 and 21 year old Muir’s 2:16.58 meant the duo remained in 5th and 12th respectively after the second discipline.

    All 3 GB athletes then enjoyed success in the fencing bonus round with Muir winning two bouts to gain an extra two points and French and Murray both picking up a single extra point apiece.

    In the ride, Muir knocked down a single pole to pick up 293 points with Murray collecting 286 and French 273. This meant Gravesend’s French headed into the combined event in 8th, 41 seconds behind leader Katsiaryna Arol from Belarus. Dumfries’ Muir started a single place and single second behind her GB teammate with Clitheroe’s Murray 6 seconds further back in 13th.

    A brilliant run-shoot from Muir saw her rise to 5th, a career best performance at major competitions. In a tightly bunched field, French crossed the line 10th with Murray 17th in their final performances before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The three scores combined meant the British trio claimed a silver medal in the team competition.

    Lithuanian Laura Asadauskaite came from 5th at the start of the combined event to retain her European title with Russia’s Gulnaz Gubaydullina claiming silver and Turkish teenager Ilke Ozyuksel taking bronze.

    Meanwhile, the Men’s final started with the fencing ranking round with Sam Curry and James Myatt representing GB after qualifying yesterday. Salfords’ Curry recorded 19 victories and 16 defeats to lie 9th overnight with Maidstone’s Myatt 20th after 17 victories. The duo will be back Sunday for the culmination of the Men’s final on the last day of the Championships.

    Report courtesy of Pentathlon GB

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