Athlete Profile: Samuel Weale
| Date of Birth: | 1982-02-09 |
| Home: | Great Britain |
| Height: | 187cm |
| Weight: | 80kg |
| Language: | English |
| Profession: | Athlete |
| Twitter: | @samweale |
| Website: | http://www.samweale.com |
| Interesting Story: : | I hold a degree in Sports Technology from University of Bath. Starred alongside actress Rita Tushingham and dancer Lorena Randi in Daria Martins 2005 film Loneliness and the Modern Pentathlon. My identical twin, Chris, is goalkeeper is a professional goalkeeper in the Championship. |
| Coach: | Philipp Waeffler |
| Event Preference: | Running |
| Highlights: | 2nd European Championships 2010
4th World Championships Relay 2009 & 2010 4th World Cup #1 2010 10th Beijing Olympics 2008 3rd Junior European Championships 2002 |
| Modern Pentathlon since: | 2000 |
| Discipline | Personal Best | Average |
| Best Total Points Performance | 5800, UIPM World Cup #2 (2012-03-15) | 5673 |
| Best 25m Swim Performance | 1:59.61, 1368 Points Senior European Championships (2011-07-28) | 02:02:15 |
| Best 50m Swim Performance | 1:59.91, 1364 Points World Cup 3 2009 Men (2009-05-07) | 02:04:59 |
| Best Riding Points | 1200, Steffi Cup (2002-02-23) | 1070 |
| Best Combined Performance | 10:24.30, 2504 Points UIPM Senior World Championships (2011-09-08) | 11:14:56 |
Senior Pentathlon World Ranking
| Date | Rank | Points | Event One | Event Two | Event Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 | 30 | 90 |
XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event London, 2012-08-11 13th, 46pts |
UIPM World Cup #4 Budapest, 2013-05-08 6th, 44pts |
Senior World Cup Standings
| Date | Rank | Points | Event One | Event Two | Event Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 | 45 | 44 |
UIPM World Cup #4 Budapest, 2013-05-08 6th, 44pts |
Performances
| Date | Position | Competition | Category | Phase | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | 6th | UIPM World Cup #4, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | 44 |
| Aug 2012 | 13th | XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain | Senior | Final | 46 |
| May 2012 | 7th | UIPM World Cup Final, Chengdu, China | Senior | Final | 58 |
| May 2012 | 13th | UIPM Senior World Championships, Rome, Italy | Senior | Qualification C | 18 |
| May 2012 | 7th | UIPM Senior World Championships, Rome, Italy | Senior | Team | |
| Apr 2012 | 17th | UIPM World Cup #4, Rostov, Russian Federation | Senior | Final | 31 |
| Apr 2012 | 19th | UIPM World Cup #3, Szazhalombatta, Hungary | Senior | Final | 29 |
| Mar 2012 | 7th | UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Senior | Final | 42 |
| Mar 2012 | 18th | UIPM World Cup #1, Charlotte NC, United States of America | Senior | Qualification B | 1 |
| Sep 2011 | 12th | UIPM Senior World Championships, Moscow, Russian Federation | Senior | Final | 48 |
| Aug 2011 | 28th | Senior European Championships, Medway, Great Britain | Senior | Qualification A | 1 |
| Aug 2011 | 5th | Senior European Championships, Medway, Great Britain | Senior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| May 2011 | 18th | UIPM World Cup #4, Chengdu, China | Senior | Qualification A | 1 |
| May 2011 | 8th | UIPM World Cup #3, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | 40 |
| Apr 2011 | 20th | UIPM World Cup #2, Sassari, Italy | Senior | Qualification C | 1 |
| Sep 2010 | 13th | UIPM Senior World Championships, Chengdu, China | Senior | Qualification C | 19 |
| Jul 2010 | 2nd | Senior European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary | Senior | Final | 55 |
| Jun 2010 | 25th | UIPM World Cup Final, Moscow, Russian Federation | Senior | Final | 31 |
| Jun 2010 | 15th | UIPM World Cup 5, Berlin, Germany | Senior | Final | 33 |
| Mar 2010 | 4th | UIPM World Cup 1, Playa del Carme, Mexico | Senior | Final | 48 |
| Sep 2009 | 18th | World Cup Final 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Senior | Final | 38 |
| Aug 2009 | 29th | Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain | Senior | Final | 27 |
| Aug 2009 | 4th | Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain | Senior | Team-relay 2 members | |
| Jun 2009 | 19th | European Senior Championships, Leipzig, Germany | Senior | Qualification A | 11 |
| May 2009 | 12th | World Cup 4 2009, Rome, Italy | Senior | Final | 36 |
| May 2009 | 4th | World Cup 3 2009 Men, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | 48 |
| Apr 2009 | 18th | World Cup 2 2009, Cairo, Egypt | Senior | Final | 30 |
| Apr 2009 | 1st | Bath International Competition, Bath, Great Britain | Senior | Final | 20 |
| Mar 2009 | 22nd | World Cup 1 2009 NEW DATES, Mexico City, Mexico | Senior | Final | 26 |
| Aug 2008 | 10th | Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China | Senior | Final | 52 |
| Jun 2008 | 25th | Senior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | 31 |
| May 2008 | 36th | World Cup 5 2008, Kladno, Czech Republic | Senior | Final | 12 |
| Apr 2008 | 11th | World Cup 4 2008, Madrid, Spain | Senior | Final | 37 |
| Mar 2008 | 3rd | World Cup 3 2008, Millfield, Great Britain | Senior | Final | 51 |
| Mar 2008 | 16th | World Cup 2 2008, Mexico City, Mexico | Senior | Final | 32 |
| Feb 2008 | 11th | World Cup 1 2008, Cairo, Egypt | Senior | Final | 37 |
| Aug 2007 | 17th | Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany | Senior | Qualification B | 6 |
| Jun 2007 | 35th | European Senior Championships Olympic Qualification, Riga, Latvia | Senior | Final | 13 |
| May 2007 | 8th | World Cup 2007 4 Men, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | 40 |
| Apr 2007 | 4th | Open French Championships Senior & Junior, Fontainebleau, France | Senior | Final | 31 |
| Apr 2007 | 32nd | World Cup 2007 3, Millfield, Great Britain | Senior | Final | 16 |
| Mar 2007 | 24th | World Cup 2007 2, Cairo, Egypt | Senior | Qualification C | 1 |
| Jul 2006 | 19th | European Championships Senior, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | 29 |
| May 2006 | 15th | World Cup 2006 #4, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Qualification C | 9 |
| Apr 2006 | 23rd | World Cup 2006 3 , Berlin, Germany | Senior | Qualification A | 6 |
| Apr 2006 | 10th | World Cup 2006 #2, Millfield, Great Britain | Senior | Final | 38 |
| Mar 2006 | 5th | Open French National Championships, Paris, France | Senior | Final | 29 |
| Mar 2006 | 15th | World Cup 2006 #1, Acapulco, Mexico | Senior | Final | 33 |
| Sep 2003 | 24th | Junior World Championships (GRE) (Men), Athens, Greece | Junior | Final | |
| Aug 2003 | 25th | European Championships (CZE 3)(Men), Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic | Senior | Qualification B | |
| Aug 2003 | 13th | European Championships (CZE 3)(Men), Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic | Senior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| Jul 2003 | 19th | Senior World Championships (ITA) (Men), Pesaro, Italy | Senior | Qualification A | |
| Jun 2003 | 17th | World Cup Most (CZE 2), Most, Czech Republic | Senior | Qualification A | |
| Jun 2003 | 14th | Junior European Championship (CZE), Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic | Junior | Final | |
| May 2003 | 18th | World Cup Budapest (HUN 1), Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | |
| Apr 2003 | 9th | Lisboa meeting (POR), Lisboa, Portugal | Senior | Final | |
| Jul 2002 | 18th | World Championships, San Francisco, United States of America | Senior | Qualification B | |
| Jul 2002 | 15th | World Championships, San Francisco, United States of America | Senior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| Jul 2002 | 3rd | Junior European Championships, Budapest, Hungary | Junior | Final | |
| Jul 2002 | 9th | Junior European Championships, Budapest, Hungary | Junior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| May 2002 | 8th | International slovak championships, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia | Senior | Final | |
| May 2002 | 31st | World Cup 4, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Qualification B | |
| Apr 2002 | 2nd | Qualifier World Championships, Praha, Czech Republic | Junior | Final | |
| Apr 2002 | 27th | World Cup 2, Madrid, Spain | Senior | Qualification A | |
| Mar 2002 | 20th | World Cup 1, Mexico, Mexico | Senior | Final | |
| Feb 2002 | 19th | Steffi Cup, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Final | |
| Aug 2001 | 15th | Junior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary | Junior | Qualification B | |
| Aug 2001 | 13th | Junior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary | Junior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| May 2001 | 21st | Qualification senior WChamp, Banska.Bystrica, Slovakia | Senior | Final | |
| Mar 2001 | 26th | Internatinal Meeting Cairo, Cairo, Egypt | Senior | Final | |
| Feb 2001 | 27th | Steffi Cup, Budapest, Hungary | Senior | Qualification A | |
| Aug 2000 | 13th | Junior Men World Championship, Sofia, Bulgaria | Junior | Qualification B | |
| Aug 1999 | 13th | Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada | Senior | Qualification B | |
| Aug 1999 | 10th | Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada | Senior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| Jun 1999 | 2nd | Qualifier World Championships, Bern, Switzerland | Senior | Team-relay 3 members | |
| Jun 1999 | 26th | European Championships, Tampere, Finland | Senior | Final | |
| May 1999 | 27th | World Cup 5, Aix en provence, France | Senior | Qualification A | |
| Apr 1999 | 21st | Junior Qualifier World Championships, Tokyo, Japan | Junior | Final |
News
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18 nations qualify for the Men’s Final
May 10th May, 13
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Korea’s Jung wins Group B swim
May 10th May, 13
23-year -old South Korean University student Jinhwa Jung managed to pip his compatriot Woojin Hwang to top spot in the pool with a time of 1:58:34, three hundreds of a second ahead of his teammate. Jung’s exploits saw him claim 1380 points.
London 2012 Country previews: Italy & Great Britain
Aug 2nd Aug, 12
In the days leading into the Modern Pentathlon Olympic event on 11-12 August 2012, Pentathlon.org takes a look at country in depth and their chance at Olympic Gold.
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