Kate French (modern pentathlete)

Kate French (born 2 November 1991) is a British modern pentathlete who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

French was born on 2 November 1991 in Meopham, near Gravesend.[1] She is studying for a degree in sports performance at the University of Bath, where she also trains at the Pentathlon GB High Performance Centre located at the University.[2]

Modern pentathlon

In 2013 French finished in tenth place in the individual event at both the World Championships in held in Kaoshiung, Chinese Taipei and at the European Championships held in Drzonków, Poland. At the European Championships she also won gold medals in the women's team event, competing alongside Mhairi Spence and Samantha Murray,[3] and in the women's relay event, with Murray and Katy Burke.[4] At the World Championships French, Murray and Spence also won the gold medal in the team event.[5]

At the 2014 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Warsaw, Poland, French won two silver medals. Competing with Freyja Prentice and Samantha Murray she was part of the women's team that finished second behind China and in the mixed relay event; French and Joe Evans finished second behind Justinas Kinderis and Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania.[6][7]

She qualified for the modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics by finishing eighth at the 2015 European Championships held in Bath.[8] French was placed fifteenth after the first three events but missed only a single target during the combined run and shooting event to secure the top eight finish needed for Olympic qualification.[9] At the same event she won a gold medal in the team event competing alongside Samantha Murray and Freyja Prentice, who finished tenth and thirteenth in the individual event.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Kate French – Modern Pentathlon". kentsport.org. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kate French". University of Bath. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain women win European modern pentathlon team gold". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "GB women claim modern pentathlon relay team gold". BBC Sport. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Gary (27 August 2013). "Hungary back on top on final day of modern pentathlon World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Warsaw 2014 – Murray is the New Women's World Champion and China Take Team Gold in Team Event". UIPM. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Ballinger, Steve (8 September 2014). "British duo Kate French and Joe Evans claim mixed relay silver medals at Modern Pentathlon World Championships". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kate French will represent Great Britain in modern pentathlon at the Rio Olympics". Kent Online. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Kate French qualifies for Rio and GB women win gold at Modern Pentathlon Euros in Bath". Bath Chronicle. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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