Jean-Baptiste Mourcia

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Jean-Baptiste Mourcia
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Personal information
Born (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 24) [1]
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Modern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Championships
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Jean-Baptiste Mourcia (born 30 September 1999) is a French modern pentathlete. He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Championships and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Early life

He competed as a regional level swimmer but discovered modern pentathlon in 2013, at the Aix Université Club. [2]

Career

He became junior world champion in 2019. [3]

He was bronze medalist at the 2022 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Hungary. [4]

He finished third in the mixed relay legs in Budapest and Sofia during the 2023 Modern Pentathlon World Cup. He also had a fourth place finish at the World Championships in the men's relay with Ugo Fleurot. [5]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and qualified for the final. [6]

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References

  1. "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia". terre.defense.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. "Mourcia preferred to Belaud at the 2024 Paris Olympics in modern pentathlon". lequipe. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. "Europe Senior: Competition Results". ffpentathlon.fr. September 20, 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia: The French revelation of the season". ffpentathlon.fr. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia and Valentin Prades qualified for the modern pentathlon final". lequipe. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.