Nicholas Lloyd Woodbridge was born on 1 July 1986 and is a British modern pentathlete.
11 Facts About Nick Woodbridge
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Nick Woodbridge competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China, and finished 25th in the men's modern pentathlon.
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Nick Woodbridge began swimming with Wellington Swimming Club and joined Telford Athletics Club.
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Nick Woodbridge rode horses from the age of three and bought his own horse aged 11.
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Nick Woodbridge won gold at the 2004 World Youth Championships in Bulgaria under the guidance of Gary Hollywood and took two medals in World Cup events and a top-20 finish at the 2006 World Championships whilst still a junior.
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Nick Woodbridge achieved the best result of his career to date when he won bronze at the 2011 World Cup Final in London, which was the London 2012 test event for modern pentathlon.
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Nick Woodbridge had made a piece of history by becoming the first British male pentathlete to win a World Cup Final medal.
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Nick Woodbridge started 2012 as the highest-ranked British male pentathlete in the world in 11th and has since climbed to 9th after two 6th places in the first two World Cups of 2012 in Charlotte, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The British team challenged his inclusion, taking their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and when Parygin was withdrawn his place at the Games went to Nick Woodbridge who was the highest-ranked pentathlete not previously qualified.
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Nick Woodbridge finished 12th in the riding, 20th in the run, 29th in fencing and 35th in shooting earning a final overall score of 5168 points.
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Nick Woodbridge finished in 25th position, 464 points behind gold medallist Andrey Moiseyev of Russia.