07.22.2004: Georgina Harland U.K. Olympic Favorite

From bbc.co.uk:

Georgina Harland is one of the favourites for Athens

Great Britain's modern pentathletes have a lot to live up to if they are to match their success of four years ago.

But improvement on the gold and bronze won by Stephanie Cook and Kate Allenby in Sydney is not out of the question.

More on Georgina from her team website at leonpaul.com:

Georgina stunned the world of modern pentathlon in 1997 by taking a silver medal in the Junior World Championships just six months after taking up the sport and has not looked back since, winning several international medals, including a gold as a member of the relay team in the 1999 world championships, which she dubbed "a glorious victory", and individual bronze at the 2001 World Championships. She is very strong contender for a medal in the 2004 Olympic games.

She is proud of her many achievements in pentathlon, but is equally proud of her contribution to the building of a primary school in Chile when she went as a student to South America through Operation Raleigh International.

Her advice is to take every opportunity that is offered and not be afraid to take risks.