Georgina Harland
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Georgina Claire Harland (born April 14, 1978 in Canterbury ) is a former British pentathlete .
Career
Georgina Harland was able to win several medals at world championships. In 2001 and 2002 , she finished third in the individual, before she won the title in 2004 with the team. In 2006 silver medals with the team and the relay were added. At the European Championships in 2003 she won the individual title, as well as in 2007 with the relay.
After she narrowly missed the selection for the 2000 Olympic Games and was only nominated as a replacement, she succeeded in winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens behind Zsuzsanna Vörös and Jeļena Rubļevska . While preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games , Harland seriously injured his calf. As a result, she missed the qualification for the games and ended her career at the end of the season. She then took up a job with the British Olympic Association .
Harland graduated in Geography at Loughborough University from.
Web links
- Profile on the website of the world association
- Georgina Harland in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harland surges to bronze. In: bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation , April 27, 2004, accessed May 4, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Jimmy Smallwood, Nick Hope: Olympics: GB athletes head to the Jobcentre after London 2012. In: bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation , February 17, 2013, accessed May 4, 2017 .
- ^ Georgina Harland. In: teambath.com. May 14, 2011, accessed May 4, 2017 .
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| SURNAME | Harland, Georgina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harland, Georgina Claire (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pentathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Canterbury , UK |