On a busy day in Sofia on Friday, James Myatt and Sam Curry both made it through to the Senior European Championships Final but Luke Tasker and Tom Toolis unfortunately missed out. Myatt and Curry, who competed alongside each other in the Men’s relay at the 2015 European Championships in Bath, were both placed in
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GB Trio qualify for European Championships Final
Kate French, Samantha Murray and Joanna Muir all produced impressive performances today to comfortably qualify for the Senior European Championships final in Sofia. French finished 2nd in Group A with Muir 3rd in Group B whilst Murray battled to 12th in Group A despite having to borrow other athletes equipment after her luggage was left
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James Myatt & Georgia Pipes 8th in Mixed Relay
James Myatt and Georgia Pipes finished 8th in the Mixed Relay on the third day of the Senior European Championships in Sofia yesterday. It was a battling performance from the two Brits in sweltering conditions in the Hungarian capital. The day started in the pool with Easingwold’s Pipes and Maidstone’s Myatt recording a time of
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Senior Modern Pentathlon European Championships
Cooke and Choong narrowly miss out on relay medal at Senior Modern Pentathlon European Championships Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong finished 4th in the Men’s Relay at the Senior European Championships in Sofia today, agonisingly missing out on a podium position by a single second in their final appearance before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Kate French earns Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification
Kate French earned a Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification place and there was team gold for Pentathlon GB as a world-class Modern Pentathlon European Championships concluded in fitting style at the University of Bath. Sports Performance graduate French went into the combined event 15th overall but produced a fantastic performance, missing just one shot, to
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Pentathlon GB boasting a full complement of finalists for Sunday
Pentathlon GB boast a full complement of finalists on Sunday as it is the women’s turn to go for glory on Sunday . London 2012 Olympic silver-medallist Samantha Murray is one of three University of Bath graduates competing at the ultimate home event. She has already set the Rio 2016 qualifying standard but is ambitious to
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Plenty of home cheer as British women progress to final
Fellow athletes, family, friends and University of Bath staff turned out in force to cheer a full complement of Pentathlon GB athletes into the women’s final of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships. Graduates Samantha Murray, Kate French and Freyja Prentice all successfully came through their qualifying rounds on Friday, as did newly-crowned World Junior Champion
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Germany and Ukraine win team relay gold medals
Germany and Ukraine struck team relay gold at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships on Wednesday – and the University of Bath was also placed on top of the podium. Athletes from across the continent have been full of praise for both the facilities at the £30million Sports Training Village and the spectators who have turned
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Italy take first gold at Pentathlon European Championships
There was a good turnout of spectators at the University of Bath on Tuesday to see Italy win the first gold medal of the 2015 Modern Pentathlon European Championships. Eighteen athletes from nine countries took part in the opening event, the mixed team relay, and received vocal backing throughout the five disciplines of swimming, fencing,
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Pentathlon GB’s Jan Bartu inducted into Team Bath Hall of Fame
On the eve of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships at the University of Bath, Pentathlon GB’s long-serving National Performance Director Jan Bartu has been inducted into the Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. Bartu established the National Training Centre at the University of Bath in 1998, implementing the Performance Pathway System which has seen
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