Monica Pinette

Quick Facts

Full Name	Monica Pinette
Occupation	Pentathlete
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1977(1977-02-05)
Age	47
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Monica Pinette Biography

Monica Pinette is one of the most popular and richest Pentathlete who was born on February 5, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Modern pentathlete, who made her Olympic debut in 2004. She competed at both the 2002 and 2003 World Championships.

She was Olympic pentathlon teammate with In 2004 and 2008 she was Olympic pentathlon teammates with Kara Grant. in 2004 and 2008.

Pinette graduated from the University of Victoria with a bachelor of arts degree in English, and earned a diploma in Journalism and Photojournalism from the Western Academy of Photography. She was coached by her husband Philipp Waeffler, 1996 Olympic modern pentathlete from Switzerland. Pinette describes the dynamic of having her husband and coach be the same person as having “Two Philipps” and admits that she has to separate her husband from coach in order to avoid getting frustrated. In 2009, Monica Pinette received the British Columbia Premier’s Award. She received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now known as the Indspire Awards in the sport category in 2010. Pinette admits she was surprised to win the award, as pentathlon is a small sport, and usually lacks media coverage or attention.

She made her international debut at the 2002 and 2003 World Championships and eventually competed at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she finished seventh. Following this Pinette qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, along with her compatriot Kara Grant. They made their national debut in the women’s event. With her strongest performance in the fencing segment, Pinette finished successfully in thirteenth place, the highest position achieved by a modern Canadian pentathlete, male or female, in Olympic history.

Philipp Waeffler, a fellow pentathlete, was her husband.

Monica Pinette Net Worth

Monica Pinette is one of the richest Pentathlete from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Monica Pinette 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1997, she began her training at Pony Club.

At the 2007 Pan American Games, she won a silver medal for the individual event.

Monica Pinette (born February 5, 1977) is a two-time Olympic modern pentathlete from Canada. She is one of the first female Canadian modern pentathletes, and the only athlete of aboriginal descent (Metis) to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Her 13th place finish overall at the 2004 Summer Olympics was Canada’s best recorded performance in the modern pentathlon to date.

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Facts & Trivia

Monica Ranked on the list of most popular Pentathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Monica Pinette celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Monica Pinette

1. Monica Pinette is a Canadian modern pentathlete.
2. She was born on May 22, 1996.
3. Pinette competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
4. She won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games.
5. Pinette trains at the National Training Centre in Montreal.
6. She started competing in modern pentathlon at age 16.
7. Pinette is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal.
8. Her personal best score is 1368 points.
9. Pinette’s strongest event is fencing.
10. She has been coached by Olympic medalist Melanie McCann