Mhairi Spence was born on 31 August 1985 and is a British modern pentathlete.
13 Facts About Mhairi Spence
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Mhairi Spence has won a series of medals at European and World Championships, but was not selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics by the British team due to the limited number of places available.
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Mhairi Spence was born in Inverness, Scotland, on 31 August 1985.
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Mhairi Spence was a member of the Pony Club at an early age, competing in Tetrathlon from the age of ten.
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Mhairi Spence was inspired to change disciplines by the British athletes competing in women's Modern Pentathlon when it made its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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Mhairi Spence graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Coach Education and Sports Development.
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Mhairi Spence competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Fencing Championships for Scotland, where she won the bronze medal.
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Mhairi Spence considers fencing to be her favourite discipline of Modern Pentathlon.
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Mhairi Spence finished 3rd at the 2011 World Modern Pentathlon World Cup.
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Mhairi Spence finished in eight place at the 2011 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.
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Mhairi Spence entered the 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships ranked in 5th place in the world rankings.
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Mhairi Spence achieved the gold medal position coming from 37 seconds behind the leader in the final discipline, becoming the first British woman to win the individual gold at the Pentathlon World Championships since Steph Cook in 2001.
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Mhairi Spence has an ambition to be the host of the BBC One sports quiz show A Question of Sport.