PRADES Valentin

Modern Pentathlon

Date of Birth: 26 Sep 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Place of birth: CANNES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : PARIS

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Modern Pentathlon	Men's Individual	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Individual - Fencing Ranking Round	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Individual - Swimming 200m Freestyle Heat 4	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Individual - Fencing Bonus Round	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Individual - Riding Show Jumping	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Individual - Laser Run	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Individual
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	Individual
2010	Singapore, SIN	8

World Championships

Year	Location	Individual	Team	Relay M
2021	Cairo, EGY	16	5	-
2019	Budapest, HUN	9	5	-
2018	Mexico City, MEX	2	1	-
2016	Moscow, RUS	10	3	-
2015	Berlin, GER	23	6	-
2014	Warsaw, POL	12	2	1
2013	Kaohsiung, TPE	4	1	12

European Championships

Year	Location	Individual	Team	Relay X
2019	Bath, GBR	2	2	-
2018	Szekesfehervar, HUN	1	1	1
2017	Minsk, BLR	15	3	11

World Cup Final

Year	Location	Individual	Team	Relay X
2021	Hungary	1	-	-
2019	Tokyo, JPN	4	-	1
2017	Druskininkai, LTU	1	1	2

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Individual	10th	1 x 6th, 1 x 12th
2020	Individual	22nd	1 x 22nd
2019	Individual	5th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 31st
2018	Individual	87th	1 x 38th
2017	Individual	2nd	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 13th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2017	Individual	Kecskemet, HUN	1464
2	2019	Individual	Szekesfehervar, HUN	1489
2	2017	Individual	Cairo, EGY	1408
5	2019	Individual	Prague, CZE	1465
6	2021	Individual	Budapest, HUN	1451
12	2021	Individual	Sofia, BUL	1424
13	2017	Individual	Drzonkow, POL	1403
22	2020	Individual	Cairo, EGY	1379
31	2019	Individual	Cairo, EGY	1325
38	2018	Individual	Sofia, BUL	1117

Legend
M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Vipi [it sounds similar to his initials]. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2016)

Occupation:

Administrator, Athlete

Business Administration - University of Grenoble, France

Languages spoken:

Racing Multi Athlon [Paris, FRA]

Jean Pierre Guyomarc'h [national], FRA; Sebastien Deleigne [national], FRA; Jean Maxence Berrou [national]; Thomas Danjon [fencing]; Gauthier Grumier [fencing]; Daniel Levavasseur [fencing]; Cedric Maniglier [equestrian]

Right (Francetv Sport's YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2016)

2011 for France, World Cup in Palm Springs, CA, United States of America (Athlete, 23 Jul 2016)

He sprained his knee during the 2014/15 season. He was out of action for two months. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2016; aucpentathlon.eklablog.com, 24 Aug 2015)

He took up modern pentathlon in 2007 in Font-Romeu, France. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2016)

He first began swimming in Aix-en-Provence, France. "I had a regional level but I was not amongst the best. And I often won the cross-country race at school, without doing any athletics. But I was above all very hyperactive. My mother used to ride and one day she saw a TV report about a sports studies programme based on modern pentathlon in Font-Romeu [France]. I then went there to do some tests and to my surprise I was accepted. I discovered a sport that I didn't know, I thought I would shoot a rifle! I ended up falling in love with the sport." (La Provence, 17 Dec 2019)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (La Provence, 17 Dec 2019)

French biathlete Martin Fourcade, French slalom paddler Tony Estanguet, French Nordic combined athlete Jason Lamy Chapuis. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"Work hard and keep your feet on the ground." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2016)

General Interest

General
NEAR MISSES
He finished fourth at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, just half a second off the bronze medal after a come-from-behind performance in the combined event, in which he started from 14th position. "Finishing in fourth place at the Games, at just half a second off the medal, makes you mad. I was in a very good shape, I had established personal marks in swimming and running. So it was very frustrating. Afterwards it looks like a good souvenir. I am not someone who stays in the past, I always look towards the future. I had a disappointment but I know that I have everything that is needed to go for the gold medal." Two years later he celebrated prematurely during the final stretch of the individual event at the 2018 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico, only to be pipped by British rival James Cooke, losing the world title by a margin of 0.03s. (La Provence, 17 Dec 2019; leparisien.fr, 30 Dec 2016; telegraph.co.uk, 14 Sep 2018)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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