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Jean-Baptiste Mourcia

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Jean-Baptiste Mourcia
Personal information
Born (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25) [1]
Sport
CountryFrance
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Székesfehérvár Relay

Jean-Baptiste Mourcia (born 30 September 1999) is a French modern pentathlete. He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Championships and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

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He competed as a regional level swimmer but discovered modern pentathlon in 2013, at the Aix Université Club.[2]

Career

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He became junior world champion in 2019.[3]

He was bronze medalist at the 2022 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Hungary.[4]

He finished third in the mixed relay legs in Budapest and Sofia during the 2023 Modern Pentathlon World Cup. He also had a fourth place finish at the World Championships in the men's relay with Ugo Fleurot.[5]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and qualified for the final.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia". terre.defense.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Mourcia preferred to Belaud at the 2024 Paris Olympics in modern pentathlon". lequipe. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Europe Senior: Competition Results". ffpentathlon.fr. September 20, 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia: The French revelation of the season". ffpentathlon.fr. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Jean-Baptiste Mourcia and Valentin Prades qualified for the modern pentathlon final". lequipe. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.