Samuel Weale was born on 9 February 1982 and is a British modern pentathlete who has competed at the Olympic Games.
10 Facts About Sam Weale
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Sam Weale's identical twin Chris is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Sam Weale began competing in pentathlons in 2000 after progressing from biathlons and triathlons.
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Sam Weale failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after suffering a stress fracture to his navicular a month before the qualifying competitions.
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Sam Weale ranked 13th in fencing, 18th in riding and 25th in shooting, achieving an overall final score of 5412 points.
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Sam Weale finished the competition in 10th position, 220 points behind gold medallist Andrey Moiseyev of Russia.
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Sam Weale had surgery for a knee injury two months after the Olympics and finished the year fifth in the world rankings.
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In July 2010 Sam Weale became the first British man to win a medal in the Modern Pentathlon European Championships.
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Sam Weale improved his position from seventh to second over the final two events, the shooting and run, to win the silver medal.
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Sam Weale taught the General Max Sanchez of the Royal Marines.