The
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
competed at the
15th Pan American Games in
Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil
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. The USA delegation was formed of 595 athletes, and was the second largest delegation in the competition, right after the Brazilian delegation. The USA delegation included 322 men and 273 women.
Medals
Gold
*Women's individual competition:
Jennifer Nichols
Jennifer L. Nichols Hardy (born October 4, 1983) is an archer from the United States.
She was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Nichols started archery when she was twelve years old and at fifteen she won the National Youth Archery Competition.
200 ...
*Men's team competition:
Brady Ellison
Brady Ellison (born October 27, 1988) is an American archer who competes in recurve archery. He is currently a Resident Athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He holds the record for the longest conti ...
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Butch Johnson
Richard Andrew "Butch" Johnson (born August 30, 1955 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an archer from Woodstock, Connecticut in the United States. He has competed in the Summer Olympics five times, and was a part of the gold medal U.S. team at th ...
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Vic Wunderle
Victor Steven "Vic" Wunderle (born March 4, 1976 in Lincoln, Illinois) is an archer from the United States.
Personal
Wunderle was raised in Mason City, Illinois and is the son of the famous archery coach Terry Wunderle. His passion for archery ...
*Men's 5,000 metres:
Ed Moran
*Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase:
Joshua McAdams
Joshua McAdams (born March 26, 1980) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
Education
McAdams attended Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, where he was a four-time OHSAA state placer in tra ...
*Men's discus throw:
Michael Robertson
*Women's 100 metres:
Mikele Barber
*Women's 10,000 metres:
Sara Slattery
Sara Elizabeth Slattery (née Gorton; born October 2, 1981) is an American middle- and long-distance runner who mainly competes in track races. Slattery has represented the United States at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at both ...
*Women's 400 metres hurdles:
Sheena Johnson
*Women's singles competition:
Eva Lee
Eva Lee (, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player.
Career
;1997
She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).
;1998
She took her first three crown titles in US Jun ...
*Women's doubles competition:
Eva Lee
Eva Lee (, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player.
Career
;1997
She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).
;1998
She took her first three crown titles in US Jun ...
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Mesinee Mangkalariki
*Mixed doubles competition:
Eva Lee
Eva Lee (, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player.
Career
;1997
She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).
;1998
She took her first three crown titles in US Jun ...
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Howard Bach
Howard Bach (born February 22, 1979) is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in the men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.
Early life
He was born in Vietnam, Howard Bach came to the U.S ...
*Women's team competition:
United States women's national basketball team
The USA Basketball Women's National Team, commonly known as the United States women's national basketball team, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas. The team is by far the most successful in international women's basketbal ...
*Men's light flyweight (48 kg):
Luis Yanez
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*Men's light welterweight (64 kg):
Karl Dargan
Karl Sharif Dargan (born June 17, 1985) is an American boxer. Nicknamed "The Dynamite", Dargan is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in the Men's Light Welterweight.
Career Amateur
Dargan began boxing at age seven in 1 ...
*Men's 3 m springboard synchronized:
Troy Dumais
Troy Matthew Dumais (born January 21, 1980) is an American competitive diver from California. Dumais has competed for the United States at four Olympic Games, winning a team bronze medal in the synchronized 3m in 2012. He attended the Universit ...
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Mitch Richeson
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People
* Mitch Altman (born 1956), hacker and inventor
* Mitch Apau (born 1990), Du ...
*Men's 10 m platform synchronized:
David Boudia
David Alasdair Boudia (; born April 24, 1989) is an American diver. He won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform diving competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won ...
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Thomas Finchum
Thomas Finchum (born December 1, 1989) is an American country musician and former platform diver. He was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. Finchum announced his retirement from diving in 2012. He is now pursuing a country music career.
D ...
*Men's individual dressage:
Christopher Hickey
*Team dressage: US national team
*Women's individual eventing:
Karen O'Connor
Karen Lende O'Connor (born February 17, 1958) is an American equestrian who competes in three-day eventing. Although she did not come from a family of equestrians, her interest in horses started at an early age, and she received her first hor ...
*Team eventing: US national team
*Men's foil:
Andras Horanyi
*Women's épée:
Courtney Hurley
Courtney Hurley (born September 30, 1990) is an American fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Maya Lawrence, Susie Scanlan, and Kelley Hurley at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre Da ...
*Men's team sabre:
Tim Hagamen,
Benjamin Igoe,
Benjamin (Benji) Ungar,
James Williams
*Men's 73 kg:
Ryan Reser
*Men's 81 kg:
Travis Stevens
Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, ...
*Women's 70 kg:
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Jean Rousey (; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current SmackDown Women’s ...
*Men's individual competition:
Eli Bremer
Robert Eli Bremer (born May 31, 1978) is an American modern pentathlete and politician who competed for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He finished 22nd overall in the modern pentathlon event. After retiring as ...
*Men's 200 m freestyle:
Matthew Owen
*Men's 400 m freestyle:
Matt Patton
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*In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance)
*Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...
*Men's 1500 m freestyle:
Chip Peterson
Charles Bowne "Chip" Peterson (born December 3, 1987) is an American competition swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming, in which he is a world champion.
Career
At the 200 ...
*Men's 100 m backstroke:
Randall Bal Randall may refer to the following:
Places
United States
*Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community
* Randall, Indiana, a former town
*Randall, Iowa, a city
*Randall, Kansas, a city
*Randall, Minnesot ...
*Men's 4 × 100 m medley:
Randall Bal Randall may refer to the following:
Places
United States
*Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community
* Randall, Indiana, a former town
*Randall, Iowa, a city
*Randall, Kansas, a city
*Randall, Minnesot ...
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Mark Gangloff,
Ricky Berens
Richard "Ricky" Berens (born April 21, 1988) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and current world record-holder. As a member of the U.S. national team, he holds the world record in the 4× ...
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Andy Grant
*Men's 10 km open water:
Fran Crippen
Francis Crippen (April 17, 1984 – October 23, 2010) was an American long-distance swimmer. After being a pool swimmer for most of his career, Crippen made the transition to open water swimming in 2006. In international competitions, Cripp ...
*Women's 200 m freestyle:
Ava Ohlgren
*Women's 400 m freestyle:
Jessica Rodriguez
*Women's 800 m freestyle:
Caroline Burckle
Caroline Stilwell Axel Burckle (born June 24, 1986) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist.
Early years
Burckle was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, and graduated ...
*Women's 100 m backstroke:
Julia Smit
*Women's 200 m backstroke:
Teresa Crippen
Teresa Crippen (born April 12, 1990) is an American competition swimmer who was a Pan American Games gold medalist.
Crippen was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Germantown Academy in ...
*Women's 100 m breaststroke:
Michelle McKeehan
*Women's 200 m breaststroke:
Caitlin Leverenz
Caitlin Leverenz Smith (born February 26, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and medley events. She won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Early years
L ...
*Women's 100 m butterfly:
Kathleen Hersey
Kathleen Elizabeth Hersey (born February 21, 1990) is an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 2012.
Early years and education
Hers ...
*Women's 200 m butterfly:
Kathleen Hersey
Kathleen Elizabeth Hersey (born February 21, 1990) is an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 2012.
Early years and education
Hers ...
*Women's 200 m individual medley:
Julia Smit
*Women's 400 m individual medley:
Kathleen Hersey
Kathleen Elizabeth Hersey (born February 21, 1990) is an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 2012.
Early years and education
Hers ...
*Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle:
Julia Smit,
Samantha Woodward,
Emily Kukors,
Maritza Correia
Maritza Correia (born December 23, 1981), also known by her married name Maritza McClendon, is a former Olympic swimmer from Puerto Rico who swam representing the United States. When she qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, she became th ...
*Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle:
Jessica Rodriguez,
Ava Ohlgren,
Emily Kukors,
Katie Carroll
*Women's 4 × 100 m medley:
Julia Smit,
Michelle McKeehan,
Kathleen Hersey
Kathleen Elizabeth Hersey (born February 21, 1990) is an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 2012.
Early years and education
Hers ...
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Maritza Correia
Maritza Correia (born December 23, 1981), also known by her married name Maritza McClendon, is a former Olympic swimmer from Puerto Rico who swam representing the United States. When she qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 2004, she became th ...
*Women's 10 km open water:
Chloe Sutton
Chloe Elizabeth Sutton Mackey (born February 3, 1992) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and long-distance events. Sutton represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. Sutton has won a total of f ...
*Women's duet:
Christina Jones
Christina Noelle Jones (born September 17, 1987, in Missoula, Montana) is an American competitor in synchronized swimming. She grew up in Fremont, California and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jones swam with Andrea Nott in the duet event at th ...
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Andrea Nott
*Women's team: US women's national team
*Women's singles competition:
Gao Jun
Gao Jun (; born January 25, 1969) is a Chinese American table tennis player.
Biography
Gao Jun was born in Baoding, Hebei province of China. She now resides in Southern California. She is the owner of California Table Tennis club in Rosemead, ...
*Women's team competition: US women's national team
*Men's team competition:
United States men's national water polo team
The United States men's national water polo team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's water polo.
The team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, most re ...
*Women's team competition:
United States women's national water polo team
The United States women's national water polo team represents the United States in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the leading teams in the world since the late 1990s.
On March 27, 2009, USA Water ...
*Men's freestyle 55 kg:
Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. He is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UFC Flyweight Championship, Flyweight Ch ...
*Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg:
Harry Lester
*Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg:
Brad Vering
Bradley Vering (born August 21, 1977) is an American former Greco-Roman and folkstyle wrestler.
Early years
Vering was born in Schuyler, Nebraska. He attended Howells High School in Howells, Nebraska and was a letterman in football and wrest ...
*Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg:
Justin Ruiz
*Women's freestyle 63 kg:
Sara McMann
Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American female mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division. McMann is a former Olympic wrestler and received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and was a ...
*Women's freestyle 72 kg:
Kristie Marano
Kristie Davis (née Karen Stenglein, later Kristie Marano) (born January 24, 1979) is a wrestler from Albany, New York.
Davis won nine medals at the Women's World Championships in wrestling, two of which were gold. In 2004, Davis (who was compet ...
Silver
*Men's doubles competition:
Howard Bach
Howard Bach (born February 22, 1979) is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in the men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.
Early life
He was born in Vietnam, Howard Bach came to the U.S ...
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Bob Malaythong
Khan "Bob" Malaythong (born 10 April 1981 in Vientiane, Laos) is an Americans, American badminton player. He qualified for the U.S. badminton team as a doubles competitor at the Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics.
Malayt ...
*Men's team competition:
United States national baseball team
The United States national baseball team represents the United States in international-level baseball competitions. The team is currently ranked 5th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Team USA won the Olympic baseball to ...
*Men's welterweight (69 kg):
Demetrius Andrade
Demetrius Cesar Andrade ( ; born February 26, 1988) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO light middleweight title between 2013-2015, the WBA (Regular) title in 2017, ...
*Women's 10 m platform:
Haley Ishimatsu
Haley Ishimatsu (born September 10, 1992 in Bellflower, California) is an American platform diver.
Personal life
Ishimatsu is a fourth-generation Japanese American. Her older sister Victoria "Tory" Ishimatsu is also a competitive diver, and ...
*Women's 3 m springboard synchronized:
Ariel Rittenhouse
Ariel Rittenhouse (born December 9, 1990) is an American diving athlete. Rittenhouse won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Rittenhouse placed 4th in the synchronized springboard. Her ...
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Kelci Bryant
Kelci Bryant (born January 15, 1989) is an American diver. She competes in the 3 m synchronized springboard event. Bryant competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing fourth with Ariel Rittenhouse, and won a silver medal in the ...
*Men's sabre:
James Williams
*Women's foil:
Hanna Thompson
Hanna Thompson (born November 1, 1983 in Rochester, New York) is an American foil fencer who was a member of the 2008 Olympics U.S. Women's foil team, which won the silver medal.
A 2006 graduate of Ohio State University, Thompson was a four-t ...
*Women's sabre:
Alexis Jemal
*Women's team sabre:
Emma Baratta
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...
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Eileen Grench,
Alexis Jemal,
Hanna Thompson
Hanna Thompson (born November 1, 1983 in Rochester, New York) is an American foil fencer who was a member of the 2008 Olympics U.S. Women's foil team, which won the silver medal.
A 2006 graduate of Ohio State University, Thompson was a four-t ...
*Women's team competition:
United States women's national football team
*Men's team competition:
United States men's national volleyball team
The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball.
The team has won five Olympic medals, including three gold.
History
As the birth ...
Bronze
*Men's individual competition:
Vic Wunderle
Victor Steven "Vic" Wunderle (born March 4, 1976 in Lincoln, Illinois) is an archer from the United States.
Personal
Wunderle was raised in Mason City, Illinois and is the son of the famous archery coach Terry Wunderle. His passion for archery ...
*Men's singles competition:
Eric Go
*Women's doubles competition:
Kuei Ya Chen Kuei or Guǐ may refer to:
People
* Kuei Chih-Hung (1937–1999), Chinese filmmaker
* Kuei Chin (1090–1155), chancellor of the Song Dynasty
* Kuei Pin Yeo, Indonesian classical pianist and educator
* Kuei Ya Lei (born 1944), Chinese actress a ...
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Jamie Subandhi
Jamie Chen Subandhi (born December 15, 1989) is an American badminton player who competes in the singles and mixed doubles category. In the mixed doubles, she is usually partnered with Phillip Chew. Subandhi won gold along with Chew in the mixed ...
*Mixed doubles competition:
Bob Maythong,
Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri ( th, เมษิณี มังคละคีรี; ; born April 21, 1983, in Los Alamitos, California) is an American badminton player of Thai descent. She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Raju Rai, in t ...
*Men's light heavyweight (81 kg):
Christopher Downs
Christopher Downs (born November 5, 1974) is a US-American amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games 2007.
Career
A member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, Sergeant Christopher Downs only took up boxing ...
*Men's 3 m springboard:
Troy Dumais
Troy Matthew Dumais (born January 21, 1980) is an American competitive diver from California. Dumais has competed for the United States at four Olympic Games, winning a team bronze medal in the synchronized 3m in 2012. He attended the Universit ...
*Women's 3 m springboard:
Kelci Bryant
Kelci Bryant (born January 15, 1989) is an American diver. She competes in the 3 m synchronized springboard event. Bryant competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing fourth with Ariel Rittenhouse, and won a silver medal in the ...
*Women's 10 m platform synchronized:
Haley Ishimatsu
Haley Ishimatsu (born September 10, 1992 in Bellflower, California) is an American platform diver.
Personal life
Ishimatsu is a fourth-generation Japanese American. Her older sister Victoria "Tory" Ishimatsu is also a competitive diver, and ...
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Mary Beth Dunnichay
Mary Beth Dunnichay (born February 25, 1993 in Elwood, Indiana) is an Americans, American diving (sport), platform diver. Her older brother Caleb is also a competitive diver for Auburn University.
She was named to the United States at the 2008 ...
*Women's sabre:
Emma Baratta
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...
*Men's team épée:
Andras Horanyi,
Weston Kelsey
Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981 in Santa Monica, California) is an American épée fencer and three time Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympiads: 2004, 2008 and 2012. He finished 4th in the individual competition at the 2012 Lo ...
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Cody Mattern
Cody Mattern (born February 23, 1981) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He coached at the Northwest Fencing Center, in Beaverton, Oregon.
Fencing
He started fencing at No ...
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Benjamin (Benji) Ungar
*Women's team competition:
United States women's national volleyball team
The United States women's national volleyball team participates in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball. The current head coach is three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beac ...
Results by event
Basketball
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Men's team competition
*Team roster
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Joey Dorsey
Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey (born December 16, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for APOP Paphos B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
College career
During both h ...
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Wayne Ellington
Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. (born November 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the University of North Carolina from 2006 to ...
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Shan Foster
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James Gist
James Clough Gist III (born October 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K., Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League. Standing at , he plays as a Power for ...
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Roy Hibbert
Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player. He is a two-time NBA All-Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014. Hibbert was the runner-up for the NBA Defensive Play ...
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Maarty Leunen
Maarten Arthur "Maarty" Leunen (born September 3, 1985) is a former American professional basketball player. A power forward formerly at the University of Oregon, he averaged 9.9 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game in his college career.
Hi ...
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Derrick Low
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Eric Maynor
Eric Demarqua Maynor (born June 11, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth ...
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Drew Neitzel
Drew Neitzel (born May 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.
Basketball career
High school
Neitzel attended Wyoming Park High School in Wyoming, Michigan. He holds the school career records for points (2,462) and assi ...
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Scottie Reynolds
Scottie Reynolds (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Prior to his professional career he played college basketball for Villanova. Reynolds also ...
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Kyle Weaver
Kyle Donovan Weaver (born February 18, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Washington State University, and was drafted 38th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2008 NBA draft. Weaver, ...
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D.J. White
*Head Coach:
Jay Wright (
Villanova University
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Women's team competition
*Team roster
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Mattee Ajavon
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Nicky Anosike
Nkolika "Nicky" Nonyelum Anosike (born February 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Personal
Anosike was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Staten Island where s ...
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Jayne Appel
Jayne Appel-Marinelli (born May 14, 1988) is a retired center who last played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2016. She played collegiate basketball at Stanford University.
High school career ...
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Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player previously played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Personal life
Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and ...
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Emily Fox
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Alexis Hornbuckle
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Charde Houston
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Natasha Humphrey
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Notable people
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Erlana Larkins
Erlana La'Nay Larkins (born April 2, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
High school
Larkins played for The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Florida, where she was named a WBCA All-American. Sh ...
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Angel McCoughtry
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. McCoughtry complet ...
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Melanie Thomas
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Candice Wiggins
Candice Dana Wiggins (born February 14, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Wiggins played college basketball at Stanford University, where she graduated as the all-time leading scorer in Stanford and Pac-10 women's basket ...
Football
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Women's team competition
*Team roster
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Alyssa Naeher
Alyssa Michele Naeher (born April 20, 1988) is an American soccer goalkeeper for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She was on the 23-player roster for the United States at the ...
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Brittany Taylor
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Nikki Washington
Madeline Nicole Washington (born August 1, 1988) is an American retired professional soccer forward and right midfielder who last played for Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and is currently an assistant coach for th ...
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Kaley Fountain
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Teresa Noyola
Teresa Noyola Bayardo (born 15 April 1990) is a Mexican former footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. She previously played for the Houston Dash, FC Kansas City, and Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League, and for Icel ...
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Nikki Marshall
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Casey Nogueira
Casey Nicole Loyd (; born February 23, 1989) is an American professional soccer midfielder who most recently played for FC Kansas City of the NWSL in 2013. She had previously played for the Los Angeles Sol, Sky Blue FC and Chicago Red Stars i ...
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Lauren Cheney
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
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Jessica McDonald
Jessica Marie McDonald (born February 28, 1988) is an American professional soccer player for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the ...
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Michelle Enyeart
Michelle Enyeart (born July 26, 1988) is an American soccer player from Hemet, California. She was a forward for the University of Portland women's soccer team and the United States U-20 women's national soccer team.
Career
National Team care ...
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Tobin Heath
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Kylie Wright
Kylie may refer to:
*Kylie (name), a female given name
**Kylie Minogue (born 1968), Australian singer, often known simply as Kylie
**Kylie Jenner (born 1997), television personality and cosmetics company executive
Music
*Kylie (album), ''Kylie'' ...
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Lauren Barnes
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Gina Dimartino
Gina DiMartino (born July 31, 1988) is an American soccer player from Massapequa, New York. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.
Her ...
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Becky Edwards
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Lauren Wilmoth
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Kelley O'Hara
Kelley Maureen O'Hara (born August 4, 1988) is an American soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, and Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays as a defender for the Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) ...
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Chantel Jones
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*Head Coach:
Jill Ellis
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Swimming
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USA Swimming team roster for 2007 Pan American Games
Published by the United States Olympic Committee in 2007; retrieved 2009-06-15.
Triathlon
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Men's competition
*Andy Potts
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:* 1:52:31.51 — Gold medal
* Jarrod Shoemaker
:* 1:52:32.74 — 6th place
* Brian Fleischmann
:* 1:53:37.36 — 8th place
Women's competition
*Julie Ertel
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She competed in the triathlon at ...
:* 1:57:23.21 — Gold medal
* Sarah Haskins
:* 1:57:46.23 — Silver medal
* Sara McLarty
:* 2:02:07.68 — 10th place
Volleyball
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Men's team competition
*Team roster
:* David Lee
:* Sean Rooney
:* James Polster ( c)
:* Brandon Taliaferro
:*Richard Lambourne
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:*Andrew Hein
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:*Brook Billings
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College highlights
2002
Earned A ...
:* Olree Pieter
:* Kevin Hansen
:*David McKienzie
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:* Delano Thomas
:*Nils Nielsen
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Nielsen is best known for his tenure with the Denmark women's natio ...
*Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
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Women's team competition
*Team roster
:* Danielle Scott ( c)
:* Tayyiba Haneef
:* Charnette Fair
:* Kristen Michaelis
:*Foluke Akinradewo
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:* Laura Tomes
:*Cynthia Barboza
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High school
Barboza was born in Santa Ana, California, and was raised in Long Bea ...
:*Kimberly Hampton
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:* Maurelle Hampton
:* Courtney Thompson
:*Lindsey Hunter
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:*Cassie Busse
Cassie Busse (born January 15, 1982) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team.
She participated at the 2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officiall ...
*Head Coach: Susan Woodstra
Weightlifting
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Men's competition
*Kendrick Farris
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*Chad Vaughn
Chad Thomas Vaughn (born May 11, 1980 in Konawa, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic weightlifting, Olympic weightlifter.
He was a member of the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympic team in 2004 Summer Olympic, Athens, Greece, a ...
* Matt Bruce
* Casey Burgener
* Jeff Wittmer
Women's competition
* Natalie Woolfolk
* Melanie Roach
* Emmy Vargas
* Jackie Berube
See also
* United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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References
External links
USOC - Olympic committee.
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2007
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