FACTBOX-Olympics-Pentathlon-Gold medallist Lena Schoeneborn

Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:38am EDT
 
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 Aug 22 (Reuters) - Factbox on Lena Schoeneborn (Germany)
who won the Olympic gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon
on Friday.
 Age: 22 (date of birth: Apr 11, 1986)
 Place of birth: Troisdorf, Germany
 Career achievements:
 Gold medallist, 2005 World Championships, relay
 Two silver medals, 2007 World Championships, individual and
team
 Bronze medallist, 2007 World Championships, relay
 Schoeneborn took up the sport in 2000, switching from
swimming. She enjoys spending time with friends and going to
the cinema.
 (Compiled by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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