Charlie Brown (modern pentathlete)
{{Short description|British modern pentathlete (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Charlie Brown
| image =
| nationality = British
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|3|9|df=y}}{{cite web|title=Charlie Brown|url= https://www.uipmworld.org/athlete/charles-brown|website=uipworld.org|date= 25 June 2024|accessdate=21 July 2024}}
| birth_place =
| height = 186cm
| weight = 76kg
| country = Great Britain
| sport = Modern pentathlon
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| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's modern pentathlon}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Bath|Team}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Druskininkai|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Zielona Gora|Mixed relay}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hartpury.ac.uk/news/2021/04/dise-student-charlie-keeps-his-eyes-on-major-prizes-during-lockdown/|website=Hartpury|accessdate=21 July 2024|title= DiSE student Charlie keeps his eyes on major prizes during lockdown|date=13 April 2021}}
Career
Alongside Emma Whitaker he won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the mixed relay in Zielona Gora.{{cite web|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/news/uipm-2022-pentathlon-junior-world-championships-whitaker-and-brown-gbr-race-mixed-relay-gold|website=uipworld|accessdate=21 July 2024|title= UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHITAKER AND BROWN (GBR) RACE TO MIXED RELAY GOLD |date=9 October 2022}}
Alongside Kerenza Bryson, he won mixed relay gold for Great Britain at the UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia in May 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.uipmworld.org/news/uipm-2023-pentathon-world-cup-sofia-bryson-and-brown-gbr-seal-superb-mixed-relay-triumph|website=uipworld|accessdate=21 July 2024|title=UIPM 2023 PENTATHON WORLD CUP SOFIA: BRYSON AND BROWN (GBR) SEAL SUPERB MIXED RELAY TRIUMPH|date=14 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136974/britain-mixed-relay-crown-sofia|title=Britain claim mixed team relay crown at UIPM World Cup in Sofia|date=14 May 2023 |publisher=Inside the Games|access-date=21 July 2024}}
At the 2023 European Games, Brown finished 11th in the individual competition and won men's team gold.{{cite web|url=https://www.teambath.com/2023/07/02/european-games-krakow-modern-pentathlon/|title=Team gold plus individual and relay medals plus Paris 2024 quota places equals successful European Games for Pentathlon GB|publisher=Team Bath|accessdate=12 August 2024}}
He won men’s team silver with Pentathlon GB team-mates Myles Pillage and Joe Choong at the 2023 World Championships.{{cite web|title= Choong retains men's pentathlon world title |date=27 August 2023|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/modern-pentathlon/66635751|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 July 2024}}
He won team silver at the 2023 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships held in September 2023 in Druskininkai, Lithuania.{{cite web|accessdate=21 July 2024 |date=11 September 2023 |title=UIPM 2023 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=https://www.uipmworld.org/event/uipm-2023-junior-world-championships |website=uipmworld.org}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://supersport.com/olympic%20games/general/news/01f2f957-2c81-403d-add0-8867c12308f7/brown-replaces-injured-pillage-in-britain-s-modern-pentathlon-squad|website=Supersport|accessdate=21 July 2024|title= Brown replaces injured Pillage in Britain's modern pentathlon squad|date=20 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84j3d1rdreo|title=Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=11 August 2024}} He finished 10th in his semi-final and 21st overall, missing out on a place in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/modern-pentathlon/olympic-games-paris-2024/2024/joe-choong-modern-pentathlon-finals-olympic-champion-team-gb-charlie-brown_sto20027779/story.shtml|title=Joe Choong: Reigning Olympic champion through to modern pentathlon finals as Team GB team-mate Charlie Brown misses out|publisher=Eurosport|accessdate=11 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/article/around-the-games-day-14-at-paris-2024/mXAEwfPDMNuGp3t54M0oi|title=Around the Games: Day 14 at Paris 2024|publisher=Team GB|accessdate=11 August 2024}}
Personal life
He is from Cleobury Mortimer near Kidderminster.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84j3d1rdreo.amp|website=BBC News|accessdate=21 July 2024|title= Charlie Brown called up as Olympic replacement|first=Aida|last=Fofana|date=20 July 2024}} He is a student of Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath.{{cite web|website=Team Bath|url=https://www.teambath.com/2024/01/25/charlie-brown-modern-pentathlon-paris/|accessdate=21 July 2024|title= Student-pentathlete Charlie Brown determined to build on breakthrough season and seize his Paris 2024 Olympic opportunity|date=
25 January 2024}}
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Category:Alumni of Hartpury College
Category:British male modern pentathletes
Category:World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists
Category:Sportspeople from Kidderminster
Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games gold medalists for Great Britain