1. Joseph Choong was born on 23 May 1995 and is a British modern pentathlete.
17 Facts About Joe Choong
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Joe Choong won the gold medal in the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the World title in 2022 and 2023.
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Joe Choong was born in Orpington, South East London to a Malaysian Chinese father Michael Joe Choong and British mother Beverley, both doctors.
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Joe Choong was privately educated at the independent New Beacon and Whitgift School.
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Joe Choong studied at the University of Bath, where he graduated with a degree in mathematics.
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Joe Choong's younger brother Henry is a modern pentathlete and competed for Great Britain at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
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In 2010, Joe Choong became the first British athlete to win the European under-16 modern pentathlon title.
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Joe Choong was part of the British team that won a bronze medal in the relay event.
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Joe Choong won the GB Open title and the British Junior Championships in 2013.
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Joe Choong was placed fourth after the first three events but dropped out of the top eight during the first laps of the combined run and shooting event before moving back up during the final lap.
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In March 2016 at the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne world cup event in Rio, which served as a test event for the Olympics, Joe Choong was the highest placed British athlete, finishing thirteenth.
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Joe Choong made his debut at the Olympics in Rio in 2016.
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Joe Choong went into the final event, the laser run, in second place, but a poor event resulted in a 10th-place finish.
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At the 2018 European Modern Pentathlon Championships, Joe Choong won his first major individual medal after finishing third.
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In 2019, Joe Choong won a silver in the individual event at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Joe Choong won a team gold at the European Championships with Cooke and Tom Toolis.
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Joe Choong was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to modern pentathlon.