Kim Raisner

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Kim Raisner
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 51)
West Berlin, West Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon
ClubWasserfreunde Spandau 04 (GER)
Now coaching Lena Schöneborn [1]
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Warsaw Relay

Kim Raisner (born 30 December 1972) is a retired modern pentathlete from Germany [2] and current German modern pentathlon coach. [3] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished fifth in the women's event with a score of 5,312 points. She won the bronze medal in the 1999 world modern pentathlon world championships.

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Coaching

Since retirement in 2005, Raisner has coached her national women's modern pentathlon team and worked as a physiotherapist. She was head coach to 2008 Summer Olympics champion Lena Schöneborn. [1]

Raisner was disqualified from the 2020 Summer Olympics after punching a horse which refused to jump for German rider Annika Schleu. [4] She also instructed Schleu herself to hit the horse, allegedly using the words "really hit it". [5] The sport's governing body stated that it 'had reviewed video footage that showed Ms Raisner appearing to strike the horse Saint Boy. [6] Raisner was later required to attend a coach education seminar that included a module on animal welfare and humane treatment. [7]

After the incident, Raisner indicated that her response was proportional and that the outrage was overblown [8] as whips and spurs were allowed saying, "Gerte und Sporen sind Hilfsmittel, die in der Reiterei erlaubt sind" ("Whip and spurs are aids that are permitted in horse riding"). [9] The reaction to Schleu and Raisner's conduct at the Tokyo Olympics later figured in the UIPM's decision to remove horse riding from the discipline of modern pentathlon. [10] [11]

Despite her disqualification at the 2020 Olympics, Raisner returned to coach the German team in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3] [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Raisner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Nach Tokio-Eklat im modernen Fünfkampf: Zillekens zurück bei Olympia". kicker (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Moderner Fünfkampf bei Olympia: Alle Augen richten sich auf eine Deutsche". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN   1865-2263 . Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Olympic modern pentathlon coach kicked out of Games for punching a horse". CBS News. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Media, P. A. (7 August 2021). "German modern pentathlon coach thrown out of Olympics for punching horse". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "UIPM Disciplinary Panel: Kim Raisner and Annika Schleu (GER) | Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)". www.uipmworld.org. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "„Wurden zu Pferdeschlächtern gemacht": Bundestrainerin spricht exklusiv über den „Hau drauf"-Eklat". www.tz.de (in German). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Olympia: "Wir wurden zu Pferdeschlächtern gemacht"". SPORT1 (in German). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Greife, Leonie (3 May 2022). "Statt Reiten: Moderner Fünfkampf künftig mit Hürdenlauf". Pferde.de Magazin (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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