U.S. Olympic Athletes
from Orange County
in the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens |
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Of the 531
athletes on the U.S. Olympic
team in Athens, 34 were from Orange County,
California, or attended local colleges and another 7 listed it as their birthplace. |
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Current
Medals Won by OC Athletes
U.S. Olympic
Athletes in Athens (2004) From OC Born
in Orange County
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Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
College |
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Badminton (Men) |
Howard Bach |
Orange |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Kevin Han |
Orange |
Shanghai, China |
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Sailing (Women) |
Lanee Butler-Beashel |
--- |
Manhasset, New York |
UC Irvine |
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Sailing (Men) |
Peter Wells |
Newport Beach |
Paoli, Pennsylvania |
UC Irvine |
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Soccer (Women) |
Joy Fawcett |
Foothill Ranch |
Inglewood |
UC Berkeley |
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Julie Foudy |
Mission Viejo |
San Diego |
Stanford |
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Softball (Women) |
Amanda Freed |
Cypress |
Fountain Valley |
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Lovie Jung |
Fountain Valley |
Honolulu, HI |
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Natasha Watley |
Irvine |
Canoga Park |
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Swimming (Women) |
Kristen Caverly |
San Clemente |
--- |
Stanford |
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Colleen Lanne |
Aliso Viejo |
Tucson, AZ |
Texas |
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Kaitlin Sandeno |
Lake Forest |
Mission Viejo |
USC |
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Swimming (Men) |
Larsen Jensen |
Mission Viejo |
Bakersfield |
USC |
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Jason Lezak |
Irvine |
Irvine |
UC Santa Barbara |
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Aaron Peirsol |
Newport Beach |
Irvine |
Texas |
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Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
College |
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Tennis (Men) |
Taylor Dent |
Huntington Beach |
Newport Beach |
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Track & Field (Women) |
Seilala Sua |
Anaheim |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
UCLA |
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Track & Field (Men) |
Maurice Greene |
Irvine |
Kansas City, KS |
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Trampoline (Women) |
Jennifer Parilla |
Newport Beach |
Lake Forest |
Orange Coast Coll. |
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Volleyball (Women) |
Heather Bown |
Irvine |
Orange |
UC Santa Barbara
Univ. of Hawaii |
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Tayyiba Haneef |
Laguna Hills |
Upland |
CSU Long Beach |
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Volleyball (Men) |
Gabe Gardner |
San Clemente |
San Diego |
Stanford |
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Water Polo (Women) |
Robin Beauregard |
Huntington Beach |
Long Beach |
UCLA |
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Natalie Golda |
La Habra |
Lakewood |
UCLA |
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Nicolle Payne |
Seal Beach |
Paramount |
UCLA |
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Amber Stachowski |
Rancho Santa Margarita |
Mission Viejo |
UCLA |
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Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
College |
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Water Polo (Men) |
Omar Amr |
Huntington Beach |
Bellflower |
UC Irvine |
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Ryan Bailey |
Long Beach |
Long Beach |
UC Irvine |
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Genai Kerr |
Huntington Beach |
Los Angeles |
UC Irvine |
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Dan Klatt |
Fresno |
Dallas, TX |
UC Irvine |
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Brett Ormsby |
Seal Beach |
San Diego |
UCLA |
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Jeff Powers |
Irvine |
Chattanooga, TN |
UC Irvine |
| Jesse Smith |
Huntington Beach |
Kailua, HI |
Pepperdine |
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Adam Wright |
Seal Beach |
Huntington Beach |
UCLA |
U.S. Olympic
Athletes in Athens (2004) Who Were Born in OC
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Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
College |
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Beach Volleyball (Women) |
Elaine Youngs |
Durango, Colorado |
Orange |
UCLA |
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Beach Volleyball (Men) |
Dain Blanton |
Santa Monica |
Laguna Beach |
Pepperdine |
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Shooting (Men) |
Mike Anti |
Fort Benning, GA |
Anaheim |
West Virginia |
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Softball (Women) |
Laura Harrigan |
Las Vegas, NV |
Anaheim |
--- |
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Leah O'Brien-Amico |
Chino Hills |
Garden Grove |
--- |
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Swimming (Women) |
Amanda Beard |
Tucson, Arizona |
Newport Beach |
Arizona |
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Wrestling (Men) |
Stephen Abas |
Colorado Springs |
Santa Ana |
Fresno State |
Source: U.S.
Olympic Committee & NBC/Quokka
Sports
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