Soldier Kerenza Bryson's Olympic chances boosted after bronze medal win at World Pentathlon Championships
Army pentathlete Kerenza Bryson has secured a quota spot for Team GB at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after winning bronze in the women's final at the World Pentathlon Championships in Bath.
Bryson, a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Logistic Corps, started the Laser Run, the final event in the competition, outside the medals in sixth position before clawing her way up the leader table to third in front of a cheering home crowd.
She finished behind women's champion Elena Micheli, who led an Italian 1-2 with her teammate Alice Sotero.
The all-important quota place guarantees Team GB a place in the Women's Pentathlon event at next year's Olympics thanks to Bryson's bronze medal win, but she will still need to earn her spot on the team in order to compete in Paris.
Speaking to Pentathlon GB, Bryson said: "I ran out of the last range sprinting and held on for dear life.
"It wasn’t until I looked back with 70m to go and saw I had some ground that it started to sink in. [Hearing the crowd] shouting every time you run past them puts a smile on your face.
"I want to say a massive thank you to my friends and family, to UK Sport and the National Lottery for funding us, to 165 Port and Maritime, my Army family who are standing behind me and allowing me to do this, and to Pentathlon GB for hosting this amazing event. I’m so grateful to everyone."
Bryson also won a silver medal with the women's team, alongside teammates Olivia Green, Jess Varley and Emma Whitaker.
Great Britain were the only team to field four athletes in the women's final, maximising their chances of claiming the all-important Olympic quota place for Great Britain.
Securing the quota place for Team GB increases Plymouth-based Bryson's chances of competing at the Olympic Games in Paris next summer.
Earlier this year, she enjoyed a successful run on the World Cup circuit, winning double gold in Bulgaria.
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