The Road to the Olympics - Colorado Athletes
The Summer Olympics will begin this Friday, July 27th, and we have several athletes that will participate from Colorado. We want to wish all these athletes the best of luck in their quest for the GOLD.
Missy Franklin won her spot on the USA swim team, attends Regis High School in Centennial. Some interesting facts - she was 6’1” at the age of 13 and has a 6’3” wing span and is compared frequently to Michael Phelps. She is entered in seven events and is a favorite to bring home the GOLD.
Here are our Colorado athletes:
Laura Bennett - Triathlon
Lance Brooks - Track & Field
Emma Coburn - Track & Field
Janay DeLoach - Track & Field
Matt Emmons - Shooting
Roger Espinoza - Soccer
Shalane Flanagan - Track & Field
Kara Goucher - Track & Field
Georgia Gould - Cycling
Jamie (Beyerle) Gray - Shooting
Ross James - Rowing
Grant James - Rowing
Kara Joyce - Swimming
Hunter Kemper - Triathlon
Shalaya Kipp - Track & Field
David McKienzie - Volleyball
John Nunn - Track & Field
Taylor Ritzel - Rowing
Dathan Ritzenheim - Track & Field
Jenny Simpson - Track & Field
Jason Turner - Shooting
We here in Colorado wish you success at the Summer Olympics! We wish you the GOLD MEDAL!
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