Charlie Brown (modern pentathlete)
British modern pentathlete (born 2003)
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Charles Brown (born 9 March 2003) is a British modern pentathlete, who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
He attended Hartpury College and won the U19 title at the 2019 British Modern Triathlon Championships.[2]
Career
Alongside Emma Whitaker he won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the mixed relay in Zielona Góra.[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, alongside James Hulme and Ross Charlton.[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
He is from Cleobury Mortimer near Kidderminster.[13] He is a student of Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath.[14]