Myles Pillage

Myles Pillage
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)
Plymouth, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bath Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bath Relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bath Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Székesfehérvár Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team

Myles Pillage (born 24 January 1998) is a British modern pentathlete.

Career

He participated at the 2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Mexico City, winning a team silver medal together with Jamie Cooke and Joe Choong.[1][2] He finished 34th and the score was enough to secure a silver when combined with the 1st of Cooke and 9th of Choong.[3]

In 2019, at the European Championships, Pillage won gold with Kerenza Bryson in the mixed relay, and another gold with Oliver Murray in the men's relay.[4]

Pillage was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris[5][6] but withdrew due to a calf injury.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Team results
  2. ^ "Pentathlete Pillage wins team silver medal with GB at World Champs in Mexico City". Plymouth Sports Gazette. 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ Bloom, Ben (14 September 2018). "Spectacular sprint finish gives Britain's Jamie Cooke modern pentathlon world title after rival celebrates prematurely". The Telegraph.
  4. ^ Evans, Daniel (9 August 2019). "More gold for GB at the 2019 Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Bath". Somerset Live.
  5. ^ "Team GB announces Modern Pentathlon line up for Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Pentathletes set for Olympic debuts after being named in Team GB squad". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Modern Pentathlete Myles Pillage withdrawn from Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Paris Olympic Games: Team GB modern pentathlete Myles Pillage withdraws with calf injury - 'Devastating'". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.