Nathan Schrimsher (born May 22, 1992) is an American

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. He competed in the inaugural

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(YOG) in August 2010 where he placed 13th in the individual event and 16th in the mixed relay. He was teamed with Cuban Leydi Laura Moya Lopez in the mixed relay. It is believed this was the first time that an American and a Cuban teamed up together in an Olympic style event in decades. He won the bronze at the

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in Toronto, thereby earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for the 2016 games in Rio. He was thus the first athlete from Team USA to earn an Olympic berth.

Personal life

Schrimsher was homeschooled in high schoolNathan Schrimsher
armymwr.com and currently lives and trains with his brother, Lucas. He skis in his spare time. Schrimsher is outspoken of his Christian faith.

Military service

Schrimsher enlisted in the United States Army in January 2013 as an active duty motor transport operator (88M). He currently holds the rank of sergeant and is a part of the World Class Athlete program, an army initiative which allows soldiers to compete and train in their respective sports with the goal of competing in the Olympics.Christ, Bob (July 23, 2016
Roswell’s Schrimsher driven to succeed for Team USA
''Albuquerque Journal''. Abqjournal.com. Retrieved on February 11, 2018. He is currently stationed at

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, Colorado.Cope, Cheyenne. (June 1, 2016
Roswell native qualifies for 2016 Summer Olympics , KRQE News 13
Krqe.com. Retrieved on 2018-02-11.

References

1992 births Living people Modern pentathletes at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics American male modern pentathletes Place of birth missing (living people) World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Pan American Games medalists in modern pentathlon Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Modern pentathletes at the 2015 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub