Olivia Green (born 25 November 1999) is a British modern pentathlete. She won an individual bronze medal at the 2023 European Games and was part of the gold medal winning women's team at the 2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships. Green was also individual European Under-24 champion in 2021.
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| Born | 25 November 1999[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHaving been a part of the Great Britain set-up since she was aged in her early teens and still a pupil at Hulme Grammar School,[2] Green won a silver medal in the women's relay[3][4] and bronze in the team event at the 2019 European Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in Drzonków, Poland.[4][5]
Later that year she returned to the Polish city and claimed bronze in both the team and mixed relay events as well as coming 11th in the individual competition.[6][7]
Stepping up into senior level, Green made her individual Modern Pentathlon World Cup debut at an event in Budapest, Hungary in March 2021.[8] At the same event she won a gold medal alongside Joe Choong in the mixed relay.[9]
In November 2021, again in Drzonków, Green was on top of the podium as she took gold in both the individual and team contests along with a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2021 European Under-24 Modern Pentathlon Championships.[10][11]
She won a gold medal in the women's team event at the 2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Alexandria, Egypt, as well as placing fifth in the individual standings.[12][13]
In July 2023, Green won a bronze medal at the European Games in Poland which secured Great Britain a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[14][15][16][17]
A month later she won a silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Bath, England.[18]
Despite being responsible for obtaining one of the quota places, Green was not named in the Great Britain team for the Olympics with the places going to defending champion Kate French and 2023 World Championship bronze medalist Kerenza Bryson instead.[19][20]
Personal life
editGreen attended the University of Bath receiving a sports scholarship funded by alumni during her studies. She graduated in 2022 with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science.[21] Green is the girlfriend of 2020 Olympic men's modern pentathlon champion Joe Choong.[22][23]
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Olivia Geeen". uipmworld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "All-rounder Olivia shoots for the stars". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Medals keep coming at Modern Pentathlon Junior Euro Champs as student Olivia Green and Kerenza Bryson secure silver". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b "JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DRZONKOW". uipmworld.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Women's team bronze caps successful week for rising Pentathlon GB stars at Junior European Championships". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Kerenza Bryson leads medal charge as rising Pentathlon GB stars excel at 2019 Junior World Championships in Poland". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "UIPM 2019 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DRZONKOW". uipmworld.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Individual World Cup debut for scholar Olivia Green as Pentathlon GB athletes make eagerly-awaited return to competition in Hungary". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Olivia Green and Joe Choong win second gold for Pentathlon GB at World Cup in Budapest as Sam Curry records best-ever finish". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "University of Bath students bring home gold and bronze medals as Pentathlon GB impress at U24 European Championships". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "MODERN PENTATHLON U24 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DRZONKOW". uipmworld.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Olivia's on top of the world". Saddleworth Independent. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Joe Choong claims UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Championship title". Team GB. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Green cannot wait for her shot at an Olympic medal". Oldham Times. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Team gold plus individual and relay medals plus Paris 2024 quota places equals successful European Games for Pentathlon GB". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Olivia Green dreaming of Olympic glory after Krakow success". Team GB. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "3RD EUROPEAN GAMES: SOTERO AND MALAN LEAD ITALIAN CHARGE TO PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES". uipmworld.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Modern Pentathlon World Championships 2023: Joe Choong retains men's title in Bath". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Team GB announces Modern Pentathlon line up for Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Choong to chase gold before change 'no-one wanted'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Defending champions: which Bath alumni will be defending their Olympic wins at Paris 2024". University of Bath. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Joe Choong left with long list of grievances after modern pentathlon struggle". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "'I felt a lot of pressure' - Choong". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.