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Danny Nightingale

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Danny Nightingale
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Daniel Nightingale
Born (1954-05-21) 21 May 1954 (age 70)
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team

Robert Daniel "Danny" Nightingale (born 21 May 1954) is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.[1]

He won a team gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, with Adrian Parker and Jim Fox.[2]

Nightingale was the British pentathlon champion in 1976, 1977, and 1978.[3][4] He later became the Development Officer for the Modern Pentathlon Association.[5][6]

Nightingale used to work as a PE teacher at Rye Hills secondary school.

References

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  1. ^ "Danny Nightingale Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ 1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Modern Pentathlon Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 10 November 2008)
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Danny Nightingale". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161203172357/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/danny-nightingale-1.html. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
  5. ^ "Olympedia – Danny Nightingale". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161203172357/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/danny-nightingale-1.html. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
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