// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Ross Charlton? A char-lot of fun.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Morpeth Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ross Charlton (born 23 May 2002) is a British modern pentathlete. He won the gold medal in the relay at the 2026 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.
Career
[edit]Charlton trained with the Morpeth Amateur Swimming Association became a member of Morpeth Harriers as a teenager, and took part in biathlon as well as being part of the Morpeth team that won the Northern Cross Country title in 2019, and was first finisher for the club at the National Cross Country Championships in 2020. He also joined Newcastle Fencing and Shooting Club and in 2019 won a LaserRun World Championship U19 gold medal in Budapest.[2][3]
Later a student at the University of Bath where he trained in modern pentathlon,[4] in March 2022, Charlton won a medal on his UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup debut in Cairo. Alongside Jessica Varley, he finished as runner-up in the mixed relay competition.[5][6] He won team silver at the 2023 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships held in September 2023 in Druskininkai, Lithuania, alongside Charlie Brown and James Hulme.[7]
Alongside Emma Whitaker, he won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2026 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Istanbul in August 2026.[8] Alongside Sebastian Forrest, later that month, Charlton won the gold medal in the relay at the 2026 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ross Charlton". uipmworld.org. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Ross set for second year with Olympic Ambition programme". northumberlandgazette.co.uk. 17 Aug 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Morpeth Harriers star Ross Charlton is keeping busy". northumberlandgazette.co.uk. 9 Feb 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Brilliant bronze for Pentathlon GB's Ross Charlton and Emma Whitaker at 2026 European Senior Championships in Turkey". Team Bath. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Students Emma Whitaker and Ross Charlton win medals on World Cup debuts as Pentathlon GB make strong start to 2022 campaign". Team Bath. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON WORLD CUP CAIRO: SHARP SHOOTING LEADS HOST NATION EGYPT TO MIXED RELAY GOLD". uipm. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "UIPM 2023 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". uipmworld.org. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ↑ Clark, Daniel (20 August 2026). "Team Bath duo win mixed team relay bronze at European Modern Pentathlon Championships". Somerset Live. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Bath students past and present combine to win World Championships gold as Pentathlon GB athletes excel in Guiyang". Team Bath. 3 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.