Kim Raisner

Kim Raisner (born December 30, 1972, in West Berlin) is a retired modern pentathlete from Germany.[2] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished fifth in the women's event with a score of 5,312 points. She won the bronze medal in the 1999 world modern pentathlon world championships.

Kim Raisner
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972
West Berlin, West Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubWasserfreunde Spandau 04 (GER)
Now coachingLena Schöneborn[1]
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Warsaw Relay

Since retirement in 2005, Raisner has coached her national women's modern pentathlon team and worked as a physiotherapist. She was head coach to 2008 Summer Olympics champion Lena Schöneborn.[1]

Raisner was disqualified from the 2020 Summer Olympics after punching a horse which refused to jump for German rider Annika Schleu. She also instructed Schleu herself to hit the horse, allegedly using the words "really hit it".[3] The sport's governing body stated that it 'had reviewed video footage that showed Ms Raisner appearing to strike the horse Saint Boy'.[4]

References
  1. "Coach class: Kim Raisner (GER) on the endless quest for improvement". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Raisner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. "Olympic modern pentathlon coach kicked out of Games for punching a horse". CBS News. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. Media, P. A. (2021-08-07). "German modern pentathlon coach thrown out of Olympics for punching horse". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.


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