Misplaced Pages

Charlie Follett

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
British modern pentathlete
Charlie Follett
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)
Alma materUniversity of Bath
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Alexandria Team
European Modern Pentathlon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Székesfehérvár Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Székesfehérvár Individual
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 El Prat de Llobregat Relay

Charlie Follett (born 8 April 1997) is a British modern pentathlete.

Early life

From North Somerset, she attended Backwell School. In 2011, she won silver at the British junior modern pentathlon championships. She later attended the University of Bath.

Career

At age 21, Follett finished ninth in the Indian competition at the European Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in El Prat de Llobregat, in 2018. At the same event, she won the women's relay gold medal with Zoe Davidson. Alongside Davidson, she finished fourth in the relay at the 2019 European Modern Pentathlon Championships.

A fractured kneecap in 2020 caused Follett to miss an entire season. She recovered to win individual and team gold at the 2022 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.

She won team gold at the 2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Alexandria, Egypt alongside Olivia Green and Jessica Varley.

Follett was selected for the 2023 European Games in Kraków, but had to withdraw due to injury.

References

  1. "Charlie Follett". uipmworld. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. "OLYMPIAN HOPEFUL EMBRACES EQUITY". yeovalley. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. "Fantastic results for Backwell School". North Somerset Times. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. "British silver medal for Charlie". North Somerset Times. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. Powell, Jennie (21 June 2018). "Fine top 10 finish for Pentathlon GB's Charlie Follett at Europeans". 4theloveofsport. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIOR Team Relay Women". Uipworld.org. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. Evans, Daniel (8 August 2019). "More gold for GB at the 2019 Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Bath". Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. "Charlie Follett". Sportsforschools.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. "2022 European Senior Championship". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. "Charlie Follett and Jo Muir lead GB one-two as University of Bath graduates excel at Modern Pentathlon European Championships". teambath. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. "Joe Choong claims UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Championship title". Team GB. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. "Bath alumni Joe Choong and Jess Varley add mixed relay silver to previous gold medals at Modern Pentathlon World Championships". teambath. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. "Five sport climbers selected to join Team GB at Krakow 2023". teamgb.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
Categories: