Emma Whitaker
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 2001 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Bath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma Whitaker (born 5 May 2001) is a British modern pentathlete.
Early life
She is from Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire and was educated at the University of Bath. She had a sporting upbringing and took part in running and horse-riding as a member of Lancaster and Morecambe athletics club and a local the pony club with her sister.[2][3]
Career
Alongside Charles Brown she won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the mixed relay in Zielona Góra.[4]
She placed tenth overall at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Bath, England.[3]
She narrowly missed winning a World Cup medal in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2024 despite starting the final from 16th place following the fencing ranking round.[5]
In March 2025, she won the Indian event at the Viwa Hungarian Indoor Open.[6] Whitaker won the individual silver medal at the 2025 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Madrid, Spain in July 2025, finishing two seconds behind France’s Rebecca Castaudi. The British team had a fifth place finish.[2][7][8]
Alongside Olivia Green and Charlie Follett, she won the team silver medal at the 2025 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania.
References
- ^ "Emma Whitaker". uipmworld. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Pentathlon GB's Emma Whitaker sprints to silver at Senior European Championships in Spain". Team Bath. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ a b Southby, Anne (5 Jun 2024). "Every little girl dreams of going to the Olympics: Lancaster athlete has her sights set on Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHITAKER AND BROWN (GBR) RACE TO MIXED RELAY GOLD". uipworld. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ May, Sam (13 May 2024). "Great Britain's Jess Varley wins World Cup silver". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "JOY FOR WHITAKER (GBR) AND BELAUD (FRA) AT STAR-STUDDED HUNGARIAN INDOOR OPEN". uipmworld. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ Rhys, Paul (27 August 2025). "Emma Whitaker: How I have adapted to modern pentathlon's new "ninja" event". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "EUROPEAN SILVER FOR WHITAKER IN MADRID". pentathlongb.org. July 31, 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.