Samuel "Sammy" Weale is a British modern pentathlete

Modern pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...

 who has competed at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

. Weale competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The United Kingdom was represented by the British Olympic Association , and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. Britain is one of only five NOCs to have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...

, in Beijing

Beijing

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, China, and finished 10th in the men's modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's

The men's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held on Thursday, August 21, at the Olympic Green Convention Center , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were converted...

. His identical twin Chris

Chris Weale

Christopher "Chris" Weale is an English footballer who plays for Leicester City as a goalkeeper.-Yeovil Town:...

 is a goalkeeper who has played for Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City F.C.

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 and Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City F.C.

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Modern pentathlon

Weale began competing in pentathlons in 2000 after progressing from biathlons and triathlons. Riding was the last of the five disciplines that he took up. He failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens after suffering a stress fracture to his navicular a month before the qualifying competitions. The injury caused him to miss two years of competition.

2008 Summer Olympics

Weale qualified for the Games by virtue of his world ranking after places had been allocated to winners of qualifying events. Weale and Nick Woodbridge

Nick Woodbridge

Nicholas Lloyd "Nick" Woodbridge is a British modern pentathlete.The modern pentathlon includes the disciplines of shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian, and cross country running...

 became the first British men to compete in modern pentathlon at the Olympics since Richard Phelps in 1996. At the Games Weale's best finish in any discipline was eighth in both the 200 metres freestyle swimming, with a time of 2 minutes 2.87 seconds, and in the run. He ranked 13th in fencing, 18th in riding and 25th in shooting, achieving an overall final score of 5412 points. He finished the competition in 10th position, 220 points behind gold medallist Andrey Moiseyev of Russia

Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, football, field hockey, softball and taekwondo.-Medalists:...

. He had surgery for a knee injury two months after the Olympics and finished the year fifth in the world rankings.

Post Olympics

In July 2010 Weale became the first British man to win a medal in the Modern Pentathlon European Championships. He improved his position from seventh to second over the final two events, the shooting and run, to win the silver medal.

See also

• Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's
  Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's
  The men's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held on Thursday, August 21, at the Olympic Green Convention Center , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were converted...
  
  
• Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The United Kingdom was represented by the British Olympic Association , and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. Britain is one of only five NOCs to have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...