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Charlie Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21)
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

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

Career

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

Alongside Kerenza Bryson, he won mixed relay gold for Great Britain at the UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia in May 2023.

At the 2023 European Games, Brown finished 11th in the individual competition and won men's team gold.

He won men’s team silver with Pentathlon GB team-mates Myles Pillage and Joe Choong at the 2023 World Championships.

He won team silver at the 2023 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships held in September 2023 in Druskininkai, Lithuania.

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. He finished 10th in his semi-final and 21st overall, missing out on a place in the final.

Personal life

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

References

  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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