(FILES): This 21 September 2002 file photo show Sheila Taormina of the US waving to the crowd after winning the triathlon world cup in Nice, France. Taormina has coped with threats from a stalker, faced down her own self-doubts, started over twice in her sporting career and even sold her house to finance her Olympic dream. The result is Olympic history. The 39-year-old motivational speaker will compete in her third different Olympic sport in August 2008 at Beijing when she appears in her fourth Games, this time in the modern pentathlon. AFP PHOTO / FILES / PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)