(ATR) Chloe Esposito made history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in modern pentathlon on Aug.19. at the Deodoro Stadium.
It was Australia’s first ever Olympic pentathlon medal, watched on by Esposito’s coach and father, 1984 Olympian Daniel Esposito and Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller, herself a pentathlon Olympian from the 2000 Games.
"I knew the combined was my strongest event but I didn’t want to think about medals," Esposito said. "I can’t believe it. It is just the best feeling ever. All my hard work has paid off."
Gold was a truly remarkable achievement by 24-year-old Esposito (AUS), albeit that she finished 7th in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Her best achievements to date were 3rd place in the 2015 World Cup Final and 3rd place in a World Cup stage in 2012. She had been struggling for much of this year with an Achilles injury.
Elodie Clouvel of France took silver while Oktawia Nowacka of Poland settled for bronze.
Click here to view photos of the Rio 2016 Women's Modern Pentathlon.
Written by Alice Wheeler
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