Chad Senior (born December 27, 1974) is an American Olympic modern pentathlete.

Early years

Senior grew up in

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, and graduated from North Fort Myers High School. During each year at North Fort Myers High School he earned varsity letters in track, cross country and swimming. He was one of the top athletes in southwest Florida and earned many awards and accolades. Senior graduated from high school in 1993 and went on to attend The

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, on a full swimming scholarship. He holds school records for the 1,000 Freestyle with a time of 9:20.20 in 1993, and the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 15:36.48 in 1997.

Olympic Training

Senior graduated in 1997 and joined the

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's Elite Athlete program so that he could train for the Olympics. He chose to compete in the

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. He competed in many international competitions for several years before his Olympic debut.

Achievements

His first major achievement occurred in 1999, when he won the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) World Championship team event as a member of the U.S. Army team. Also in 1999, he won the first

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World Championship (run-swim-run). *

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, 13th place *

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, 6th place * 2000 Mexico World Cup, 1st * 2000 Modern Pentathlon World Championships, 15th (individual); relay, team event, 1st * 2000 CISM World Championships, 2nd * 1999 Baltic Cup, 1st * 1999

World Championships, 1st * 1999 CISM World Championships, 1st (team event); 15th (individual) * 1999 National Championships, 3rd * 1998 National Championships, 6thCNNSI.com – Olympic Sports – Olympic Bio: Chad Senior – Tuesday August 08, 2000 12:53 PM
/ref> In 2000, Senior entered the 2000 World Championships ranked Number 1 in the world. Although his U.S. men's team won two gold medals in relay and team, he finished a disappointing 15th in individual competition. That same year, Senior had first, third and fourth place finishes at World Cup events. Senior competed in the

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and the

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. He finished 6th in 2000, and 13th in 2004.

U.S. Air Force

As of 2018, Senior serves as a Lt Col in the U.S. Air Force, specifically a Combat Rescue Officer – a specialist who goes into "austere and non-permissive environments" to save downed air crew members. He is a member of the 920th Rescue Wing and has served two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.

References

News Story, Florida Weekly

vol.6 no.1, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Air Force Reserve Command, January / February 2008
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Naples Daily News "Two time Olympian encourages Bonita Springs Middle students to dream big", August 22, 2012

External links

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