Young British pentathlon star Samantha Murray has just missed out on a medal at only her fourth Modern Pentathlon World Cup event in Budapest at the weekend.
Murray was in third place before competing in the final event of the combined run/shoot, but slipped to fourth as the Hungarian Leila Gyenesei crept into the bronze medal position, just three seconds faster than Murray.
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However, Murray who is just 20 years old claimed a personal best at the World Cup, with her highest finishing position to date.
Another young Briton, Freyja Prentice, 19, also finished inside the top 10 climbing to sixth place. Olympic Champion Lena Schoneborn of Germany took Gold and Amelie Caze of France took silver.
Murray’s strong swim after only two disciplines pushed her up to sixth place, with her time of 2:10.95 only beaten by Elodie Clouvel of France.
Other Britons who also put in strong performances in Budapest were Louise Helyer, who came in 16th and Katy Burke finishing in 27th.
Results of Budapest World Cup women’s final
Gold: Lena Schoneborn (GER) – 5268 pts
Silver: Amelie Caze (FRA) – 5260 pts
Bronze: Leila Gyenesei (HUN) - 5128 pts
4th: Samantha Murray (GBR) – 5116 pts
6th: Freyja Prentice (GBR) – 5100 pts
16th: Louise Helyer (GBR) – 4928 pts
27th: Katy Burke (GBR) – 4668 pts
Rebecca Ransom, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine
