Kerenza Bryson (born 7 September 1998) is a British modern pentathlete. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual event at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships and silver in the team competition.
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| Born | 7 September 1998[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBryson won her first Modern Pentathlon World Cup medals in Sofia, Bulgaria, in May 2023 taking gold in both the women's individual as well as the mixed relay.[2]
In August 2023, she won a bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships and in doing so she secured Great Britain a quota spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She also won silver in the women's team competition at the same tournament held in Bath, England.[3]
Bryson won her second World Cup individual gold medal in April 2024 at an event held in Ankara, Turkey.[4][5]
Personal life
editBryson is a qualified doctor with a degree from the University of Plymouth and is a British Army reservist.[6] She was named 2023 UK Armed Forces Sportswoman of the Year.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Kerenza Bryson". uipmworld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Double gold for Kerenza Bryson and first World Cup title for Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB celebrate in Sofia". teambath.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Plymouth's Kerenza Bryson wins World Modern Pentathlon medals". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Pentathlon World Cup: Britain's Kerenza Bryson wins gold in Ankara". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Kerenza Bryson, Seo Chang-wan claim UIPM Pentathlon World Cup golds in Ankara". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Kerenza Bryson: Five things you should know about me". Team GB. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "2024 UKAF Sports Awards: Top military athletes celebrated in ceremony in London". forces.net. Retrieved 2024-06-12.