Isabella Isaksen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 20, 1993[1] Fayetteville, Arkansas[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 138 lb (63 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United States |
| Sport | Modern Pentathlon |
| Coached by | Janusz Peciak[2] |
Isabella Isaksen (born November 20, 1993) is a modern pentathlete from the United States who is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Isaksen is the younger sister of Margaux Isaksen, who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and is scheduled to compete in 2016. Isabella trains with Margaux at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Isaksen qualified for the 2016 Olympics after the re-allocation of unused quota places on June 16, 2016.
Isaksen is married to Egyptian Olympic modern pentathlete Amro El Geziry.[1]
Early life
Isaksen was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She has one sibling, older sister Margaux Isaksen, who made the United States Olympic Team in modern pentathlon in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Isaksen's father was the captain of a cruise ship. He died of colon cancer when his daughters were 2 and 6 months old, respectively.[3] Isaksen was raised by her mother, Kathleen West.
Isabella actually took up fencing before her older sister Margaux did.[3] Isabella was a fencer first, before taking up modern pentathlon (of which fencing is one of the five components.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Isabella Isaksen". NBC Olympics. NBC. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Isabella Isaksen". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- 1 2 "Margaux Isaksen - Modern Pentathlete - Official Site". www.margauxisaksen.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.