Sian Lewis (born 8 October 1976) is a
British former
pentathlete who competed in the
World Modern Pentathlon Championships between 1996 and 2003, winning three gold and two silver medals.
Career
Lewis graduated from and trained at the
University of Bath, coming from a swimming/ pony club background before moving onto
modern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...
. Lewis' first Senior World Championships medal was at the
World Modern Pentathlon Championships in 1998, where she won a silver in the team event with
Steph Cook
Stephanie Jayne "Steph" Cook, MBE (born 7 February 1972) is a British retired modern pentathlete. She was the Olympic champion at this event in 2000.
Cook was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. She was educated at Bedford High School; T ...
and
Kate Allenby.
In 1999, Lewis, Cook and Allenby again came second in the team event at the World Championships, and in 2000, Lewis, Cook and sister won the team relay event at the World Championships. In 2001, Lewis, Cook and Allenby won the team event at the World Championships; Lewis finished fourteenth in the event. Lewis also won the 2001 Pentathlon World Cup event.
Georgina Harland
Georgina Claire Seccombe (née Harland; born 14 April 1978) is a former modern pentathlete from Great Britain. Having been a reserve for the British team for the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was chosen for the team proper for the 2004 Games in A ...
at the World Championships.[
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References
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British female athletes
British pentathletes
1976 births
Alumni of the University of Bath
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people