Emma Whitaker

Emma Whitaker is a British modern pentathlete.

Early life

She is from Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire and was educated at the University of Bath. She had a sporting upbringing and took part in running and horse-riding as a member of Lancaster and Morecambe athletics club and a local the pony club with her sister.

Career

Alongside Charles Brown she won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the mixed relay in Zielona Góra.
She placed tenth overall at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Bath, England.
She narrowly missed winning a World Cup medal in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2024 despite starting the final from 16th place following the fencing ranking round.
In March 2025, she won the Indian event at the Viwa Hungarian Indoor Open. Whitaker won the individual silver medal at the 2025 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Madrid, Spain in July 2025, finishing two seconds behind France’s Rebecca Castaudi. The British team had a fifth place finish.
Alongside Olivia Green and Charlie Follett, she won the team silver medal at the 2025 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania.