Personal information | |
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Nickname(s) | Maxibon, Maxi |
Born |
Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
16 June 1997
Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Club | NSW Modern Pentathlon |
Coached by | Daniel Esposito |
Max Esposito (born 16 June 1997) is an Australian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's event. He was the youngest athlete in the race and finished seventh. Esposito has also competed in one Youth Olympic Games and one World Modern Pentathlon Championships.
Max Esposito is the son of Daniel Esposito, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the modern pentathlon. His sister Chloe Esposito won a gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and another sister, Emily, is a sports shooter who competed at the 2010 Youth Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Esposito was born in Camden, a town south-west of Sydney. He now lives in the Hungarian city of Budapest. Esposito took up the sport of modern pentathlon at the age of 13.
Esposito's first international competition was in 2013 when he competed at the Oceanian Championships in Kazakhstan. He finished in first place and that result, along with another win at the 2014 International Youth A Championships, qualified him for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Esposito finished 17th in the individual boys event and 12th in the mixed relay event. In October 2014 Esposito competed at the 2014 Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne International Youth Championships in Tata, Hungary. He finished fifth in the individual event.