Nathan Schrimsher

{{Short description|American modern pentathlete (born 1992)}}

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| birth_name = Nathan Schrimsher

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|22}}

| birth_place = Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.

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| residence = Colorado Springs, U.S.

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| height = 6 ft 2 in{{cite web|title=Nathan Schrimsher|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-modern-pentathlon/athletes/Nathan-Schrimsher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723001335/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-modern-pentathlon/athletes/Nathan-Schrimsher|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2015|website=teamusa.org|publisher=United States Olympic Committee|accessdate=October 18, 2015}}

| weight = 165 lb

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| sport = Modern pentathlon

| coach = Jan Olesinski

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pentathlon.org/component/k2/item/524-leydi-laura-moya-lopez-cub-and-nathan-schrimsher-usa-bridge-gaps|title=Pentathlon.org – Leydi Laura Moya Lopez (CUB) and Nathan Schrimsher (USA) Bridge Gaps|accessdate=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723053123/http://www.pentathlon.org/component/k2/item/524-leydi-laura-moya-lopez-cub-and-nathan-schrimsher-usa-bridge-gaps|archivedate=July 23, 2011|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://youtholympicgames.teamusa.org/news/2010/08/22/schrimsher-13th-in-pentathlon/38122|title=Schrimsher 13th in pentathlon|date=August 22, 2010|accessdate=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728083241/http://youtholympicgames.teamusa.org/news/2010/08/22/schrimsher-13th-in-pentathlon/38122|archivedate=July 28, 2011|df=mdy-all}} 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.

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160427065409/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/April/24/Meet-The-First-100-Members-Of-The-2016-US-Olympic-Team Meet The First 100 Members Of The 2016 U.S. Olympic Team]. Teamusa.org. Retrieved on February 11, 2018.