Kim Raisner
German modern pentathlete
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Kim Raisner (born 30 December 1972) is a retired modern pentathlete from Germany[2] and current German modern pentathlon coach.[3] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished fifth in the women's event with a score of 5,312 points. She won the bronze medal in the 1999 world modern pentathlon world championships.
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| Nationality |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 (GER) | ||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Lena Schöneborn[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Coaching
Since retirement in 2005, Raisner has coached her national women's modern pentathlon team and worked as a physiotherapist. She was head coach to 2008 Summer Olympics champion Lena Schöneborn.[1]
Raisner was disqualified from the 2020 Summer Olympics after punching a horse which refused to jump for German rider Annika Schleu.[4] She also instructed Schleu herself to hit the horse, allegedly using the words "really hit it".[5] The sport's governing body stated that it 'had reviewed video footage that showed Ms Raisner appearing to strike the horse Saint Boy.[6] Raisner was later required to attend a coach education seminar that included a module on animal welfare and humane treatment.[7]
After the incident, Raisner indicated that her response was proportional and that the outrage was overblown[8] as whips and spurs were allowed saying, "Gerte und Sporen sind Hilfsmittel, die in der Reiterei erlaubt sind" ("Whip and spurs are aids that are permitted in horse riding").[9] The reaction to Schleu and Raisner's conduct at the Tokyo Olympics later figured in the UIPM's decision to remove horse riding from the discipline of modern pentathlon.[10][8]
Despite her disqualification at the 2020 Olympics, Raisner returned to coach the German team in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][11]
