Sian Lewis (born 8 October 1976) is a

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former

pentathlete A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek language, Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) (). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Anci ...

who competed in the

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between 1996 and 2003, winning three gold and two silver medals.

Career

Lewis graduated from and trained at the

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, coming from a swimming/ pony club background before moving onto

modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Summer Olympics, Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, Laser pistol (sport), laser pistol shooting, and ...

. Lewis' first Senior World Championships medal was at the

in 1998, where she won a silver in the team event with

Steph Cook Stephanie Jayne 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; The ...

and

Kate Allenby Katherine Fiona “Kate” Allenby MBE (born 16 March 1974) is a British modern pentathlete who competed in two Summer Olympics, taking the bronze medal at the 2000 Games and placing in 8th place in 2004. She has won medals at four World Cha ...

. 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. In addition, she also represented Wales in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, coming 12th in the Women's 10m air pistol. After suffering with

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during the 2002 season, Lewis returned to pentathlon in 2003, winning the team event with Allenby and

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Sian 20th-century English sportswomen British female modern pentathletes 1976 births Alumni of the University of Bath Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century English sportswomen