Margaux Isaksen

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Margaux Isaksen
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Isaken in 2016
Personal information
Born (1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 32)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [1]
Weight133 lb (60 kg) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sport Modern Pentathlon
Coached byJanusz Pyciak-Peciak
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Berlin Mixed Relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Individual

Margaux Isaksen (born October 7, 1991) is a modern pentathlete from the United States who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She placed 4th at the London Olympics after coming from behind but missed a medal.

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Isaksen competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics at age 16. [2] She finished in 21st place in the women's modern pentathlon event. [3] She finished first overall in the women's modern pentathlon event at the 2011 Pan American Games. [4] This qualified her for the modern pentathlon event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she placed fourth, despite having had mononucleosis only a few weeks before. [5] Isaksen went on to win the 2013 Rio World Cup, shortly thereafter.

Early life

Isaksen was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She lived in Fayetteville for most of her early life, and grew up riding horses. She has one sibling, Isabella Isaksen, who is also at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, competing internationally in modern pentathlon. Isaksen's father was the captain of a cruise ship. He died of colon cancer when his daughters were 2 and 6 months old, respectively. [6] Isaksen was raised by her mother, Kathleen West, until she moved in at the Olympic Training center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sometime during her early teenage years.

On June 1, 2008, at the age of 16, Isaksen qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics when she received an official Olympic invitation from the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne due to her ranking on the pentathlon world ranking list for the Olympic qualifying period. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Margaux Isaksen". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. Florek, Michael (June 21, 2012). "Modern pentathlete Margaux Isaksen a veteran at age 20". USA Today. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. USA Pentathlon profile http://usapentathlon.org/athletes/margaux-isaksen
  4. Women's Individual Combined Event results – 2011 Pan Am Games modern pentathlon [ dead link ]
  5. "London 2012 Individual competition women - Olympic Modern Pentathlon". International Olympic Committee. March 7, 2019.
  6. Web, Reno Custom. "Margaux Isaksen - Modern Pentathlete - Official Site". www.margauxisaksen.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.