Nathan Schrimsher
American modern pentathlete (born 1992)
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Nathan Schrimsher (born May 22, 1992) is an American modern pentathlete. He competed in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in August 2010 where he placed 13th in the individual event and 16th in the mixed relay.[3][4] He was teamed with Cuban Leydi Laura Moya Lopez in the mixed relay. It is believed this was the first time that an American and a Cuban teamed up together in an Olympic style event in decades.[3]
May 22, 1992
Schrimsher in 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Nathan Schrimsher May 22, 1992 Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg)[2] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Jan Olesinski[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He won the bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, thereby earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the 2016 games in Rio. He was thus the first athlete from Team USA to earn an Olympic berth.[5]
Personal life
Military service
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Schrimsher enlisted in the United States Army in January 2013 as an active duty motor transport operator (88M).[1] He currently holds the rank of sergeant and is a part of the World Class Athlete program, an army initiative which allows soldiers to compete and train in their respective sports with the goal of competing in the Olympics.[7] He is currently stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado.[8]
