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...effort to make the event more exciting, the five events--shooting, fencing, swimming, equestrian and running--will be held in a single day instead of spread out over four. American Michael Gostigian, a two-time Olympian, is improving...
...modern pentathlon faces an uncertain future. Unlike new Olympic sports such as beach volleyball and the triathlon (which will debut in four years), the modern pentathlon has little popular and corporate appeal, especially in the U.S. "This sport is the celebration of an ideal," says top U.S. pentathlete Michael Gostigian, 33. "But we have to package it better." One small step was compressing the competition from four days into one. Hoping to gain a higher profile, the U.S. team named actor Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) to the administrative post of team leader. A few years ago, Lundgren made a movie...
...best marketing tool would be a medal for Gostigian. In 1994 he was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world. But this past January, his friend and mentor, Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, was killed. And the man accused of killing Schultz, John du Pont, an heir to the chemical fortune, helped start and finance Gostigian's career. In the wake of the tragedy, Gostigian slipped in the rankings. "It's been tough," he says. "But in Atlanta, I just want to put together a great performance in honor of Dave." --By Lawrence Mondi...
...ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in his weight class and seemed assured of a spot on the U.S. team in Atlanta this summer. Acquaintances had seen few signs of trouble between Schultz and Du Pont before the shooting. "Dave Schultz was John's best friend," says Pauline Gostigian, a neighbor who spoke to Schultz hours before the shooting. "Dave would have done anything...
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