Kate Allenby is a British modern pentathlete

Modern pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...

 who competed in two Summer Olympics (2000

2000 Summer Olympics

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 and 2004

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

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She was born in London

London

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Allenby won a bronze medal in 2000 at Sydney. At the 2004 Games in Athens she finished eighth in the Modern pentathlon competition

Modern Pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's

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Within the UK, Allenby has trained in Bath.

After retiring from elite sport in 2004 she retrained as a teacher and is currently teaching in Bath.

She is married with two children.

She was awarded an MBE for services to sport in the 2008 New Years Honours List

In 2010 she was voted onto the British Olympic Association athletes commission