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Charlie Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21)[1]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bath Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Druskininkai Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zielona Gora Mixed relay

Charles Brown (born 9 March 2003) is a British modern pentathlete, who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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He attended Hartpury College and won the U19 title at the 2019 British Modern Triathlon Championships.[2]

Career

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Alongside Emma Whitaker he won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the mixed relay in Zielona Gora.[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.[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

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He is from Kidderminster.[13] He is a student of Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Brown". uipworld.org. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "DiSE student Charlie keeps his eyes on major prizes during lockdown". Hartpury. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ "UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHITAKER AND BROWN (GBR) RACE TO MIXED RELAY GOLD". uipworld. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ "UIPM 2023 PENTATHON WORLD CUP SOFIA: BRYSON AND BROWN (GBR) SEAL SUPERB MIXED RELAY TRIUMPH". uipworld. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Britain claim mixed team relay crown at UIPM World Cup in Sofia". Inside the Games. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Team gold plus individual and relay medals plus Paris 2024 quota places equals successful European Games for Pentathlon GB". Team Bath. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Choong retains men's pentathlon world title". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  8. ^ "UIPM 2023 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". uipmworld.org. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Brown replaces injured Pillage in Britain's modern pentathlon squad". Supersport. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Joe Choong: Reigning Olympic champion through to modern pentathlon finals as Team GB team-mate Charlie Brown misses out". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Around the Games: Day 14 at Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  13. ^ Fofana, Aida (20 July 2024). "Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement". BBC News. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Student-pentathlete Charlie Brown determined to build on breakthrough season and seize his Paris 2024 Olympic opportunity". Team Bath. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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