Samantha Murray (modern pentathlete)
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Samantha Murray (born September 25, 1989 in Preston ) is a British pentathlete .
Career
Samantha Murray took the first time in 2012 in London at the Olympic Games in part. She finished second behind Laura Asadauskaitė and thus won the silver medal. In 2016 she finished the Olympic competition in Rio de Janeiro in eighth place.
So far, she has won the title three times at world championships . In 2012 and 2013 with the team, and in 2014 individually. There are also second places in 2010 and 2014 with the team and in 2016 with the relay. In 2012 she was third in the individual. Murray was in 2013 at the European Championships with the team and the mixed relay European champion.
In 2012 she graduated from the University of Bath in French and Politics.
Web links
- Profile on the website of the world association
- Samantha Murray in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ollie Williams: Olympics modern pentathlon: Samantha Murray wins silver. (No longer available online.) In: bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation , August 12, 2012, archived from the original on December 23, 2015 ; Retrieved May 3, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tom Bennett: Olympics Rio 2016: Kate French and Samantha Murray fail to medal in modern pentathlon. In: eurosport.com. Eurosport , August 19, 2016, accessed May 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Samantha Murray. In: teambath.com. University of Bath , April 11, 2011, accessed May 3, 2017 .
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| SURNAME | Murray, Samantha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pentathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preston , UK |