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Pentathlon GB Archivist Update
Posted on Tuesday, 21st Oct 2014 by Eleanor Guest
October 2014 Archivist Update
Bath Archive
There have been impressive developments at the archive in recent months. In addition to Lizzie Richmond’s curating of the archive, an additional archivist, Adrian Nardone, is working specifically on the pentathlon archive two days a week. It is his aim that, by the time of the European Championships at Bath (August 2015):
(a) the archive will be catalogued and there will be online access to it;
(b) there will be an exhibition celebrating Modern Pentathlon at the University library.
The Pentathlon GB office continues to transfer materials to the archive on an occasional basis and I hope to visit more regularly during the coming year in order to assist Adrian in identifying material. Papers at Bath are all stored in professional archive conditions and there is space for visiting researchers. Anyone wishing to make a visit should contact Lizzie Richmond (liser@bath.ac.uk) although, if specific details are sought, it would be best to contact me first at archibaldandy@gmail.com.
Archive Website
The website www.andyarchibald.com is devoted entirely to providing pentathlon photos as well as new and historical articles. The website is regularly visited by many people and I have been able to provide information and material for both archival and personal requests from Spain, Austria and the USA as well as in GB in the past year.
There are now many thousands of documents and photographs stored as computer files, including all recent significant items appearing on the UIPM and Pentathlon GB websites. It is, therefore, possible to supply information /photographs promptly for any e mail enquiry.
Obituaries
One useful function for the archive is to provide obituaries for recently deceased pentathletes and administrators to websites and other publications. In the past year, an obituary has been provided for John Majendie, Hon. Sec. of the MPAGB 1960s.
Reunion proposal
At a meeting in September, Martin Dawe proposed a reunion of former pentathletes to coincide with the European Championship in Bath 2015. Preparations for such a reunion would also establish an up-to-date list of contact details to be available to Pentathlon GB. It was also proposed that such a reunion might assist Pentathlon GB by increasing MPAGB membership.
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There is good communication between the Pentathlon GB office and the archive at Bath. We are always grateful for any submissions to the archive at all (programmes, photos, result sheets etc), no matter how recent. All enquiries about the archive should be made, in the first case, to archibaldandy@gmail.com
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Tuesday, 21st Oct 2014 | 2014-10-21 | Pentathlon GB Archivist Update | October 2014 Archivist Update Bath Archive There have been impressive developments at the archive in recent months. In addition to Lizzie Richmond’s curating of the archive, an additional archivist, Adrian Nardone, is working specifically on the pentathlon archive two days a week. It is his aim that, by the time of the European Championships at Bath (August 2015): (a) the archive will be catalogued and there will be online access to it; (b) there will be an exhibition celebrating Modern Pentathlon at the University library. The Pentathlon GB office continues to transfer materials to the archive on an occasional basis and I hope to visit more regularly during the coming year in order to assist Adrian in identifying material. Papers at Bath are all stored in professional archive conditions and there is space for visiting researchers. Anyone wishing to make a visit should contact Lizzie Richmond (liser@bath.ac.uk) although, if specific details are sought, it would be best to contact me first at archibaldandy@gmail.com.
Archive Website The website www.andyarchibald.com is devoted entirely to providing pentathlon photos as well as new and historical articles. The website is regularly visited by many people and I have been able to provide information and material for both archival and personal requests from Spain, Austria and the USA as well as in GB in the past year. There are now many thousands of documents and photographs stored as computer files, including all recent significant items appearing on the UIPM and Pentathlon GB websites. It is, therefore, possible to supply information /photographs promptly for any e mail enquiry.
Obituaries One useful function for the archive is to provide obituaries for recently deceased pentathletes and administrators to websites and other publications. In the past year, an obituary has been provided for John Majendie, Hon. Sec. of the MPAGB 1960s.
Reunion proposal At a meeting in September, Martin Dawe proposed a reunion of former pentathletes to coincide with the European Championship in Bath 2015. Preparations for such a reunion would also establish an up-to-date list of contact details to be available to Pentathlon GB. It was also proposed that such a reunion might assist Pentathlon GB by increasing MPAGB membership.
Advertising There is good communication between the Pentathlon GB office and the archive at Bath. We are always grateful for any submissions to the archive at all (programmes, photos, result sheets etc), no matter how recent. All enquiries about the archive should be made, in the first case, to archibaldandy@gmail.com |
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Monday, 13th Oct 2014 | 2014-10-13 | Gruelling Guatemala | A 30 strong British team of Biathletes embarked on the demanding journey to Central America and faced the 36 deg C heat and 60%+ humidity of Guatemala's Pacific Coast. Fifteen countries were represented including newcomers Japan. South Africa, Egypt and hosts Guatemala had strong teams and next years World Championship Hosts Georgia were also present. GB's team was not up to their usual numbers due to a combination of high costs and safety fears. The cost of attending was indeed high but fears over safety were allayed by the LOC who maintained excellent safe transfers and very good safe accommodation. Competition day arrived with clear skies and no sign of the seasonal thunderstorms which plague this area at this time of year. The exceptionally hot and humid condition, as was to be seen suited the locals, South Africans and Egyptians better than they did the British athletes. First up for GB were the Youth E Girls with Poppy Clark and Olivia Heron who both managed well to finish in 4th and 6th respectively with times of 4 mins 52 secs and 4 mins 54 secs. Egypt taking gold and RSA taking silver and bronze. The Youth D Boys provided GB with the team's fist medal courtesy of Jack Goodman who finished third behind two Egyptians in a time of 4mins 14 secs. Aurelio Calipa and Josh Dreelan finished 4th and 5th in 4:17 and 4:33 to ensure the team gold for GB. The Youths D Girls Race saw another GB team win courtesy of Saoirse McClure-Fisher 4th (4:22), Sophie Mabbs 7th (4:34) and Rebecca Wren 8th (4:37) in a race dominated again by RSA and Egypt. The Youths C Girls was won by Japan with Daisy Anderson again agonisingly close to the medals in 4th place in 5 mins 39 secs and with Alannah Mabbs 7th (5:51) and Jessica Sutton 12th (6:30) took another gold team win for the GB. The Youth B Boys race was a much closer affair with Matthew Griffiths leading into the dubiously long swim but a slight error on the final leg of the swim meant a he had to settle for a very well deserved Silver medal behind an Egyptian in a time of 9 mins 24 secs. He was closely followed by Jonathan Chatten who collected bronze in a time of 9 mins 29. Bradley Sutton who was 4th (9:35) completed another gold winning team. Sam Matthews 8th 10:14), Chris Luff 10th (10:24), Michael Sallis 11th (10:25) Elliott Lavile 12th (10:27) and Charlie Goriup 14th (10:43) completed the team. GB were represented by India Cooper and Olivia Lowe in the Youth B Girls race and they finished in 5th (11:17) and 7th (11:50) in a race dominated by the Russians. Greece took their only gold medal in the Youth A Boys race in which our sole representative was Alexander Allen who finished in 8th place in 12mins 31secs. Unfortunately for all the 1500 metres run courses the local organisers forgot to completely change the course from the previous 1000 metes resulting in some quick time despite the rather long swim. The Junior and Senior races were run together and provided the GB team with more medals. Hannah Parkinson took bronze in the Junior race in a time of 13 mins 38 secs. Rachel Jones claimed silver in the senior race in a time of 13 mins 09 secs with Kathy Wellam bronze in 14 mins 06secs. James Greenwell continued his improvement in the Masters A race with a fine silver in 8 mins 54 secs, Steve Luff gained (9:49) a bronze in the Master B race and Peter Collett (12:10) a silver in the Masters D Races but pride of place and two gold medals went to Barbara Holmes (10:19) Master B and Mary Collett (12:36) Master C. So the provisional final table reads:
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Wednesday, 1st Oct 2014 | 2014-10-01 | Samantha features on Sportswoman of Month shortlist | Modern pentathlon world champion Samantha Murray has been named on the shortlist for the September Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Month award. Her nomination follows Samantha’s success in winning th Samantha said: "It's an honour to be nominated for the Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Month award. My victory at the world championships was a huge milestone for me as an athlete. I wanted to put our sport in the spotlight after so many athletes did us proud at the Commonwealth Games this summer. "It was a great achievement and it has given me lots of confidence in my training as I gear up and prepare for Olympic qualification for Rio."
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News from September 2014
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Tuesday, 30th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-30 | Last Chance to Register for WMPCC | Today is the final day of registration for the World Modern Pentathlon Coaches Conference 7th 10th November 2014. Complete the online registration form at www.wmpcc.org |
Stuart Mason |
Tuesday, 23rd Sep 2014 | 2014-09-23 | Nigel Laughton is named as Pentathlon GB’s new Chief Executive Officer | Pentathlon GB is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Laughton as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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Steve Ballinger |
Tuesday, 23rd Sep 2014 | 2014-09-23 | World Modern Pentathlon Coaches Conference | Would all coaches/officials and members of staff attending the World Modern Pentathlon Coaches Conference 7 - 10 November 2015 at the Manchester Conference Centre please complete the online registration form at www.wmpcc.org You cannot be accredited for the conference without registering. Deadline 30th September 2015 |
Stuart Mason |
Tuesday, 16th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-16 | AGM Calling Notice | The 2014 AGM will be taking place at 1500 on 11 October 2014 at the National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Milton Keynes, MK8 9LA. You can find the Calling Notice here. Please e-mail eleanor.guest@pentathlongb.org if you would like to attend. |
Eleanor Guest |
Friday, 12th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-12 | AASE Application form 2014-15 | The AASE (Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence) application form is now available here. If you want to know more about the Academy or AASE check out this page or contact Bernie Moss - bernie.moss@pentathlongb.org |
Bernie Moss |
Sunday, 7th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-07 | Silver for French and Evans as British team end on a high note | The British team ended their Modern Pentathlon World Championships campaign on a high note by winning silver in the mixed relay in Warsaw today (Sunday). Photo courtesy @NickHopeBBC
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Steve Ballinger |
Saturday, 6th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-06 | Top-20 finishes for young pair of Choong and Cooke | Britain’s young pentathletes produced solid performances but couldn’t add to the team’s medal haul at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland today (Saturday). Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB Performance Director, said: "It was a good day for us. It's a big championships and a lot of good things happened for us today, especially when you consider that Jamie (Cooke) is the oldest guy in the men's team and he is only 23. "Joe (Choong) is clearly very talented and he is coming through very quickly. A top-16 finish at a World Championships is a really significant result for him," he added. "His skills are really good and he needs more experience and competition exposure to maximise his potential. "Jamie expected a little more today. He had to run flat out in the semis to qualify for the final today and there wasn't enough left. There is still a long way to go till the Games and he now has his winter preparation coming up."
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Steve Ballinger |
Friday, 5th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-05 | Britain's Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion | ![]() Britain’s Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion after striking gold in Warsaw today (Friday). Photo Courtesy & Copyright @NickHopeBBC
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Steve Ballinger |
Thursday, 4th Sep 2014 | 2014-09-04 | Cooke and Choong progress to men’s final at World Championships | Two of Britain’s young athletes have qualified for the men’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland. |
Steve Ballinger |
Wednesday, 3rd Sep 2014 | 2014-09-03 | GB trio qualify for World Championships final | Great Britain will have three athletes competing in the women’s final at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland on Friday after Samantha Murray, Kate French and Freyja Prentice qualified from the heats today. The trio were Britain’s nominated scorers for the team competition, so their progress to the final means Britain will be able to battle for the medals in both the team and the individual events. |
Steve Ballinger |
Tuesday, 2nd Sep 2014 | 2014-09-02 | Cooke and Toolis are seventh in men's relay | Britain’s Jamie Cooke and Tom Toolis finished in a creditable seventh place in the first men’s competition of the 2014 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland today (Tuesday).
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Steve Ballinger |
Monday, 1st Sep 2014 | 2014-09-01 | GB miss out on opening day of World Championships | Britain’s Samantha Murray and Alice Fitton missed out on the medals in the opening compeion of the 2014 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Poland today (Monday).
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Steve Ballinger |
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Saturday, 30th Aug 2014 | 2014-08-30 | Britain's pentathletes in good shape for World Championships | Britain’s modern pentathletes get their 2014 World Championships campaign underway in Warsaw on Monday (1 September). |
Steve Ballinger |
Tuesday, 26th Aug 2014 | 2014-08-26 | Summers and Choong miss medals in mixed relay | Britain’s Francesca Summers and Henry Choong missed out on the medals in the final modern pentathlon competition of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Summers said: "Competing with a non GB team-mate in the mixed event was different, but lots of fun and I’ve made a friend for life. “The best thing about the Youth Olympic Games has been meeting new people from different sports from Team GB and hope we’ll all stay friends. “I will go home happy with my performance here at the Youth Olympic Games and am really happy with my silver medal from the individual event.” Choong said: “I had a really good swim again. We were strong as a team and swam the fastest time of the day which was great. “I felt like I had a strong shoot today but my legs were still tired from the individual so I wasn’t as strong on the run, but considering everything, I was pleased with my performance. We didn’t start very high, so there was no pressure to try and get amongst the medals, so it was more of a personal performance. “It’s been great experience in Nanjing, there is nothing else quite like the Olympics and I’ve really enjoy everything about it.” Gold went to the Portuguese and Ukrainian combination of Maria Migueis Teixeira and Anton Kuznetsov. For further information about Team GB please see www.teamgb.com or contact Laura Meech – laura.meech@teamgb.com For further information about the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games please go to www.nanjing2014.org/en |
Steve Ballinger |
Sunday, 24th Aug 2014 | 2014-08-24 | Henry Choong finishes 11th at Youth Olympic Games | Britain’s Henry Choong finished a creditable 11th place in the modern pentathlon competition at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China today (Sunday). “I was aiming to get in the top ten and I finished 11th, so I was just outside of my aim and I am happy with that," said Henry. “My run was my best performance today. My swimming, I always do well, so that was expected today but running isn’t always great so I pleased with how that went today. “The first half went really well and I was able to move up to fifth position and then I got bit nervous because I was getting close to a medal spot and my shoot slipped a bit with the pressure and I fell to 11th.” Henry is from Orpington and took up pentathlon five years ago when he started studying at Whitgift School in South Croydon. For further information about Team GB please see www.teamgb.com or contact Laura Meech – laura.meech@teamgb.com For further information about the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games please go to www.nanjing2014.org/en You can also find more information about Pentathlon GB at www.pentathlongb.org buy liking us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PentathlonGB or following us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/PentathlonGB |
Steve Ballinger |
Saturday, 23rd Aug 2014 | 2014-08-23 | It’s silver and a slice of history for Summers | Eighteen-year-old Francesca Summers made a piece of history today (Saturday) by becoming the first British pentathlete to win a Youth Olympic Games medal. "It is an amazing feeling to win silver, I am so happy,” said Francesca. “It was the hottest conditions I have ever run in but well worth it obviously. “My fencing was really good and it went really well," she added. “Winning the medal has given me loads of experience for the future and who knows, maybe Rio next, we will see.” Francesca is from Dorking and is a student at Hurtwood House School. She is on Pentathlon GB’s World Class Podium Potential Programme. For further information please contact the Pentathlon GB press office at Matchtight Ltd on 01225 383518 or at press@matchtight.co.uk For further information about Team GB please see www.teamgb.com or contact Laura Meech – laura.meech@teamgb.com For further information about the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games please go to www.nanjing2014.org/en |
Steve Ballinger |
Thursday, 21st Aug 2014 | 2014-08-21 | Youth Olympic Games Live Schedule | Athletes Henry Choong and Francesca Summers will be competing in Nanjing, China tomorrow at the Youth Olympic Games. You can watch them live at this link and the schedules (in UK time) are below! Friday 22nd
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Eleanor Guest |
Friday, 15th Aug 2014 | 2014-08-15 | Teenager Choong to step up at World Championships | Teenager Joe Choong will represent Great Britain in the individual competition at next month's Modern Pentathlon World Championships for the first time.
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Steve Ballinger |
Thursday, 7th Aug 2014 | 2014-08-07 | Pentathlon GB team for World Championships announced | An 11-strong Pentathlon GB squad featuring Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray and former world champion Mhairi Spence has been selected to compete at next month’s World Championships in Poland. The team are based at the Pentathlon GB National Training Centre at the University of Bath.
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Sunday, 3rd Aug 2014 | 2014-08-03 | Youth B Europeans Final Day | Today saw the final day of the Youth B European Championships here in Sant Boi, Barcelona with our Boys Relay Team finishing in Bronze Medal position rising from 5th at the start, congratulations to Harrison Yarnold and Joshua Miller. In the mixed and girls team relay the young athletes did very well in sweltering heat and the finishing positions dont give a true picture of the the drama and closeness of the event. The full results are on the competition website and have been posted on PGB FB throughout the competition.
We established a couple of facts since out here, firstly that the podium being used was the exact podium used at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games for the Modern Pentathlon awards ceremony and secondly that Sant Boi has links with Bath in England in that Sant Boi's has the same Roman hot baths. They were built at the end of the 2nd century AD, in a period of splendour for this area. They remained in full operation until the end of the 5th century AD. In the 17th century a house was built on top of the site, which aided in their conservation. The baths remained covered for centuries until they were discovered in 1953 thanks to a document dating from 1826, which was interpreted by a local historian, Carles Marti I Vila. The excavation was initiated by Ramon Mas I Campderros and continued a year later under the direction of Josep de Calassanc Serra I Rafols. In 1959 the provincial government of Barcelona sponsored the construction of a building to protect the excavated ruins. They later carried out another project on the ensemble in 1989, which finished on the day of the monument's official opening the 11th of September 1998. The organisation of these championships was first class and every detail seemed to be covered, good information clear and issued on time, transport on time, hotel and food well up to the standard required. But most of all the technical equipment worked fully and out of the several hundred probably thousand or two shots fired I did not witness one failure. No excuses and athletes could rely on the targets and feedback system provided for them to use. Well done! So our competition is over and we will travel home tomorrow for the athletes to now take a well earned rest. The shots and scoring feedback is noe available on the Apeom website apeom.cz |
Stuart Mason |
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Britain's Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion
Posted on Friday, 5th Sep 2014 by Steve Ballinger
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Britain’s Samantha Murray is the new modern pentathlon world champion after striking gold in Warsaw today (Friday).
And there was a double celebration for the British team as she joined forces with Kate French and Freyja Prentice to secure the silver medal for Great Britain in the team competition.
Twenty-four-year-old Murray becomes only the fourth British woman to win individual Modern Pentathlon World Championship gold and her success today followed an individual bronze at the 2012 World Championships in Rome and silver at the London 2012 Olympics.
Murray’s performances today included a modern pentathlon short course world record for the 200m freestyle and she looked calm and relaxed as she climbed from third to first in the run/shoot to secure gold.
“It doesn’t feel real,” said Murray, who is originally from Clitheroe in Lancashire and now lives in Bath, where she trains at the Pentathlon GB National Training Centre at the University of Bath.
“I’ve worked so hard for this and I’ve been aiming for this competition for a while. To be able to say I’m world champion is absolutely fantastic. I dreamed of this so often and now my dream has come true.
“When I started to relax and smile today all the work I have put in came through. I couldn't believe how easy the combined event felt. I was really on top of it today.
“My coaches Istvan (Nemeth) Frici (Foldes) and Jan (Bartu) have had so much faith in me. They've given me so much support and pushed me when I needed it and my training partners have been great. I owe a massive thank you to so many people."
And she paid tribute to 2012 world champion Mhairi Spence, who didn't make the final today but helped Murray during her campaign. “Having someone of her experience helping me was fantastic. I owe her a huge thank you,” she said.
Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB Performance Director, said: “It was a world class performance. It’s fantastic to see her back because it hasn’t been easy for her over the last year.
“She decided to go for it and this is the reward for the hard work. She showed maximum composure in the combined event today. From her first shot she was absolutely relaxed and she kept a fantastic rhythmic.
“It was an amazing improvement on how she was shooting last year and it's a credit to Istvan Nemeth and the coaching team, and to the English Institute of Sport team who have all contributed to this success.
“It was a well deserved silver medal for the team today,” he added. “They were beaten by a better team – the Chinese were almost perfect today.”
Murray is Britain’s fourth individual woman modern pentathlon world champion and follows in the footsteps of Wendy Norman (1982), Steph Cook (2001) and Mhairi Spence (2012).
Murray started her campaign today by winning 18 of her 34 fencing bouts to put her joint 14th with 208 pentathlon points. French and Prentice won 14 contests each, to start the day in joint 23rd with 184 points. Russia’s Donata Rimsaite led the field with 25 victories for 250 points.
Murray produced a storming swim to climb to second place on the leaderboard. Her time of 2:03.84 was a 200m freestyle modern pentathlon world record in a short course pool – smashing the record of 2:04.26 set by Hungary’s Sarolta Kovacs at the European Championships in Medway three years ago.
That time earned Murray 329 pentathlon points taking her total to 537 points and putting her 10 points behind Kovacs, the new overall leader.
French’s time of 2:16.89 was the 19th fastest of the day and added 290 points to her total, putting her 25th. Prentice’s 2:19.40 was the 28th fastest, earning 282 points and putting her 28th overall going into the ride.
Murray kept up her momentum with a steady round in the riding arena. She went clear, but incurred six time penalties to add 294 points to her total. That meant she went to the combined event in third with 831 points.
She started 16 seconds behind Kovacs, who still led the field, and five seconds behind Rimsaite, who had moved up to second place.
Prentice dropped seven points from the maximum 300 available in the ride to go into the combined event in 25th, 88 seconds off the lead, while French collected 286 points in the ride to go into the run shoot in 24th, starting a second ahead of Prentice.
Murray looked relaxed as she set off on the run/shoot, moving past Kovacs into the lead on the second of four 800m running legs. She shot calmly and her lead never looked in doubt, and she crossed the finish line triumphantly with a huge smile on her face. Her combined event time of 12:00.6 was the second fastest of the day.
China’s Qian Chen came home eight seconds later to take silver, with her team-mate Wanxia Liang taking bronze, a further 19 seconds back.
Prentice’s produced the fifth best run/shoot of the day with a time of 12:07.73 to climb to 19th, while French’s 12:37.52 was 17th fastest and saw her finish in 26th.
And there was a double celebration with the performances of Murray, Prentice and French sing Great Britain take team silver behind China.
Tomorrow (Saturday) the men return to action in their final with Jamie Cooke and 19-year-old Joe Choong representing Great Britain.
Photo Courtesy & Copyright @NickHopeBBC
Women’s individual results
Gold: Samantha Murray (GBR) – 1411 points
Silver: Qian Chen (CHN) – 1403 points
Bronze: Liang Wanxia (CHN) – 1384 points
19th: Freyja Prentice (GBR) – 1332 points
26th: Kate French (GBR) – 1303 points
Women’s team results
Gold: China (Qian Chin, Wanxia Liang & Wei Wang) – 4061 points
Silver: Great Britain (Kate French, Samantha Murray & Freyja Prentice) – 4046 points
Bronze: Belarus (Katsiaryna Arol, Anastasiya Prokopenko & Tatsiana Yelizarova) – 4030 points
Pentathlon GB team for World Championships
Women’s individual
(* scores count towards team event)
Kate French * – 11.02.91, from: Meopham, Gravesend – lives: Bath
Mhairi Spence – 31.08.85, Farr, near Inverness – Bath
Freyja Prentice * – 20.05.90, – Inverurie near Aberdeen - Bath
Samantha Murray * – 25.09.89, Clitheroe, Lancashire – Bath
Men’s individual
(* scores count towards team event)
Joe Choong – 23.05.95, Orpington - Bath
Jamie Cooke * - 03.03.91, Cheltenham – Bath
Sam Curry * - 03.09.93, Salfords, Surrey - Bath
Joe Evans * - 05.09.93, Whitchurch, Shropshire – Bath
Women’s relay
Alice Fitton - 05.08.94 from Atherton, Greater Manchester - lives Bath
Samantha Murray – 25.09.89, Clitheroe, Lancashire – Bath
Men’s relay
Jamie Cooke - 03.03.91, Cheltenham – Bath
Tom Toolis – 23.12.92, Hornchurch, North East London - Bath
Mixed relay (tbc)
Joe Evans - 05.09.93, Whitchurch, Shropshire – Bath
Kate French – 11.02.91, from: Meopham, Gravesend – lives: Bath
World Championships schedule
Monday 1 September: women’s relay
Tuesday 2 September: men’s relay
Wednesday 3 September: women’s semi-finals
Thursday 4 September: men’s semi-finals
Friday 5 September: women’s final (including team event)
Saturday 6 September: men’s final (including team event)
Sunday 7 September: mixed relay
For further information please contact the Pentathlon GB press office at Matchtight Ltd on 01225 383518 or at press@matchtight.co.uk
You can also find more information about Pentathlon GB at www.pentathlongb.org buy liking us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PentathlonGB or following us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/PentathlonGB
Notes for editors
· Pentathlon GB is the national governing body for the Olympic sport of modern pentathlon.
· Modern pentathlon sees athletes compete in five disciplines – fencing swimming, riding and a run/shoot – all in one day.
· Britain’s pentathletes have been successful at the highest level, winning medals at the last four Olympic Games. Steph Cook and Kate Allenby won gold and bronze respectively at Sydney 2000, Georgina Harland won bronze at the Athens 2004 Olympics, Heather Fell won silver at the Beijing 2008 Games and Samantha Murray won silver at London 2012.
· Pentathlon GB receives National Lottery funding from UK Sport and Sport England. You can find out more about UK Sport at www.uksport.gov.uk and about Sport England at www.sportengland.org
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UK Modern Pentathlon Roll of Honour
Top 6 finishers in Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup Finals
2014
Senior World Championships | Samantha Murray | Individual | Gold |
Senior World Championships | French, Murray, Prentice | Women's Team | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Evans, French | Mixed Team Relay | Silver |
Youth Olympics | Francesca Summers | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Fitton, Muir, Summers | Women's Team | Gold |
Youth World Championships | Francesca Summers | Individual | Bronze |
Youth World Championships | Bryson, Prise, Summers | Women's Team | Gold |
2013
Senior World Championships | Nick Woodbridge | Individual | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Jamie Cooke | Individual | 5th |
Senior World Championships | Evans, Murray | Mixed Relay | 4th |
Senior World Championships | French, Prentice, Spence | Women's Team Relay | 4th |
Senior World Championships | Cooke, Evans, Woodbridge | Men's Team Relay | 5th |
Senior World Championships | French, Murray, Spence | Women's Team | Gold |
World Cup Final | Jamie Cooke | Individual | 6th |
Junior World Championships | Fitton, Muir, K.Prise | Women's Team Relay | Gold |
Youth A World Championships | Joe Choong | Individual | Silver |
2012
London Olympics | Samantha Murray | Individual | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Mhairi Spence | Individual | Gold |
Senior World Championships | Samantha Murray | Individual | Bronze |
Senior World Championships | Fell, Murray, Spence | Women's Team | Gold |
Senior World Championships | Burke, French, Livingston | Women's Team Relay | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Fowlie, Prise, Wain | Women's Team Relay | Bronze |
World Cup Final | Heather Fell | Individual | Silver |
World Cup Final | Nick Woodbridge | Individual | 5th |
2011
Junior World Championships | Jamie Cooke | Individual | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Freyja Prentice | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Lydia Rosling | Individual | 5th |
Junior World Championships | French, Prentice, Rosling | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Prentice, Rosling | Women's Team Relay | Gold |
Junior World Championships | French, Myatt | Mixed Team Relay | 4th |
World Championships | Burke, Prentice, Spence | Team | 5th |
World Cup Final | Nick Woodbridge | Individual | Bronze |
World Cup Final | Mhairi Spence | Individual | 5th |
2010
Senior World Championships | Fell, Murray, Prentice | Women's Team | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Burke, Murray, Prentice | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Burke, French, Prentice | Women's Team Relay | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Freyja Prentice | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Kate French | Individual | 4th |
Junior World Championships | Jamie Cooke | Individual | 5th |
2009
Senior World Championships | Fell, Livingston, Spence | Women's Team | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Weale, Woodbridge | Men's Team Relay | 4th |
Senior World Championships | Fell, Spence | Women's Team Relay | 4th |
2008
Olympic Games | Heather Fell | Individual | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Katy Livingston | Individual | Bronze |
Senior World Championships | Fell, Harland, Spence | Team | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Fell, Livingston, Spence | Team Relay | Silver |
World Cup Final | Heather Fell | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Ferguson, Grandfield, Prentice | Women's Team | Silver |
Youth World Championships | Jamie Cooke | Individual | Silver |
Youth World Championships | Cooke, Legon, Worrall | Team | Bronze |
2007
Senior World Championships | Livingston, Spence, Weedon | Women's Relay | Gold |
2006
Senior World Championships | Harland, Spence, Weedon | Women's Team Relay | Silver |
Senior World Championships | Harland, Spence, Livingston | Women's Team | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Mhairi Spence | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Spence, Helyer, Gomersall S | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Spence, Helyer, Gomersall S | Women's Team Relay | Gold |
2005
Junior World Championships | Spence, Livingston, Gomersall S | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Mhairi Spence | Individual | Bronze |
2004
Junior World Championships | Spence, Fell, Livingston | Women's Team Relay | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Spence, Fell, Rowell | Women's Team | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Mhairi Spence | Individual | 5th |
Olympic Games | Georgina Harland | Individual | Bronze |
Youth World Championships | Nick Woodbridge | Individual | Gold |
World Cup Final | Kate Allenby | Individual | Gold |
World Championships | Allenby, Clark, Harland | Women's Team | Gold |
World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | Silver |
World Championships | Georgina Harland | Individual | 5th |
2003
World Cup Final | Georgina Harland | Individual | Gold |
World Cup Final | Kate Allenby | Individual | 5th |
World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | Bronze |
World Championships | Allenby, Harland, Lewis S | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Heather Fell | Individual | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Lindsey Weedon | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Fell, Livingston, Weedon | Women's Team Relay | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Fell, Livingston, Weedon | Women's Team | Gold |
2002
World Cup Final | Georgina Harland | Individual | Gold |
World Championships | Georgina Harland | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Clark, Fell, Langridge | Women's Team | Silver |
2001
World Cup Final | Sian Lewis | Individual | Gold |
World Cup Final | Georgina Harland | Individual | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Emily Bright | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Bright, Clark, Langridge | Women's Team | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Bright, Clark, Langridge | Women's Team Relay | Silver |
World Championships | Steph Cook | Individual | Gold |
World Championships | Georgina Harland | Individual | Bronze |
World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | 5th |
World Championships | Allenby, Cook, Lewis S | Women's Team | Gold |
World Championships | Allenby, Cook, Harland | Women's Team Relay | Gold |
2000
World Cup Final | Georgina Harland | Individual | 5th |
Olympic Games | Steph Cook | Individual | Gold |
Olympic Games | Kate Allenby | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Bright, Clark, Langridge | Women's Team Relay | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Emily Bright | Individual | 6th |
World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | 6th |
World Championships | Allenby, Cook, Harland | Women's Team | Silver |
World Championships | Cook, Kinsey, Lewis S | Women's Team Relay | Silver |
1999
World Championships | Allenby, Cook, Lewis S | Women's Team | Silver |
World Championships | Cook, Harland, Lewis G | Women's Team Relay | Gold |
World Cup Final | Kate Allenby | Individual | Bronze |
World Cup Final | Steph Cook | Individual | 4th |
Junior World Championships | Giles Hancock | Individual | 6th |
1998
World Championships | Lewis S, Cook, Allenby | Women's Team | Silver |
World Championships | Allen, Allenby, Cook | Women's Team Relay | Bronze |
World Cup Final | Kate Allenby | Individual | Gold |
1997
World Championships | Allen, Allenby, Houston | Women's Team Relay | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Georgina Harland | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Harland, Bright, Lewis G | Women's Team | 6th |
1996
World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | 6th |
World Championships | Allenby, Lewis G, Wilmott | Women's Team Relay | 6th |
World Cup | Kate Allenby | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Lewis, Leach, Harland | Women's Team | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Lewis, Leach, Harland | Women's Team Relay | 6th |
1995
World Championships | Allen, Allenby, Andrews | Women's Team Relay | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | Silver |
1994
World Championships | Phelps, Brookhouse, Whyte | Men's Team | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Kate Allenby | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Allenby, Kimberley, Lewis | Women's Team | 6th |
Junior World Championships | Allenby, Kimberley, Kipling | Women's Team Relay | 6th |
1993
World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | Gold |
World Championships | Macfadden, Houston, Rowe | Women's Team Relay | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Allen, Kimberley, Kipling | Women's Team | Silver |
1992
Olympic Games | Phelps, Mahony, Brookhouse | Men's Team | 6th |
World Championships | Cox, Houston, Kipling | Women's Team | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Allen, Kimberley, Kipling | Women's Team Relay | 5th |
1991
Junior World Championships | Kimberley, Kipling, Nicholas | Women's Team Relay | 4th |
1990
World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | 5th |
World Championships | Mahony, Phelps, Brookhouse | Men's Team | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Nicholas, Macfadden, Kimberley | Women's TeamRelay | 6th |
Junior World Championships | Nicholas, Macfadden, Kipling | Women's Relay | 6th |
1989
World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | 5th |
1988
Olympic Games | Ric Phelps | Individual | 6th |
Olympic Games | Mahony, Phelps, Brookhouse | Men's Team | Bronze |
World Championships | Norman, Ball, Cox | Women's Team | 6th |
1987
World Championships | Dominic Mahony | Individual | 6th |
World Championships | Mahony, Phelps, Brookhouse | Men's Team | Bronze |
World Championships | Norman, Ball, Flaherty | Women's Team | 4th |
Junior World Championships | Whyte, Ball, Chaffey | Men's Team | 5th |
1986
World Championships | Norman, Purton, Ball | Women's Team | 6th |
World Championships | Mahony, Hart, Phelps | Men's Team | 6th |
Junior World Championships | Lawrence, Whyte, Griffiths | Men's Team | 4th |
1985
World Championships | Wendy Norman | Individual | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Dominic Mahony | Individual | 6th |
1984
Olympic Games | Ric Phelps | Individual | 4th |
World Championships | Wendy Norman | Individual | 4th |
World Championships | Norman, Sowerby, Purton | Women's Team | 6th |
1983
World Championships | Sarah Parker | Individual | Bronze |
World Championships | Teresa Purton | Individual | 5th |
World Championships | Parker, Purton, Sowerby | Women's Team | Gold |
World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | 6th |
1982
World Championships | Wendy Norman | Individual | Gold |
World Championships | Sarah Parker | Indivdual | Silver |
World Championships | Kathy Tayler | Individual | Bronze |
World Championships | Norman, Parker, Tayler | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | Bronze |
Junior World Championships | Phelps, Royston, Tayler | Men's Team | Bronze |
1981
World Championships | Wendy Norman | Individual | Bronze |
World Championships | Norman, Tayler, Parker | Women's Team | Gold |
Junior World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Phelps, Tayler, Royston | Men's Team | 4th |
1980
Junior World Championships | Ric Phelps | Individual | Silver |
Junior World Championships | Phelps, Tayler, Royston | Men's Team | Bronze |
1978
Junior World Championships | Phelps, Humpage, Brodie | Men's Team | 4th |
1976
Olympic Games | Parker, Nightingale, Fox | Men's Team | Gold |
Olympic Games | Adrian Parker | Individual | 5th |
Junior World Championships | Clarke, Tolfree, Mumford | Men's Team | 5th |
1975
World Championships | Jim Fox | Individual | Bronze |
1974
World Championships | Jim Fox | Individual | 6th |
1973
Junior World Championships | Wall, Nightingale, Mullis | Men's Team | 5th |
1972
Olympic Games | Jim Fox | Individual | 4th |
1967
World Championships | Jim Fox | Individual | 5th |
1966
World Championships | Jim Fox | Individual | 5th |
1957
World Championships | Don Cobley | Individual | 6th |
1951
World Championships | Lumsdaine, Percy, Blacker | Men's Team | 4th |
1950
World Championships | Lumsdaine, Duckworth, Marsh | Men's Team | 5th |
1949
World Championships | Lumsdaine, Duckworth, Brooke | Men's Team | 4th |
1928
Olympic Games | David Turquand-Young | Individual | 6th |
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