We are very lucky to have 31 athletes to watch in the 2016 Olympic Games!
Here are some interesting tidbits about those athletes:
- Ibthihaj Muhammad is the first U.S. athlete to compete in a hijab
- Matt Emmons will be competing for his third straight gold medal in the Rifle 50m Three Position
- 1/4 of the Men’s Eight Rowing team is from New Jersey
- 2/3 of the Women’s Sabre fencers are from New Jersey
- 2/3 of the Triple Jumpers are from New Jersey
Here’s the complete list with links to their bios:
Frank Molinaro, Barnegat – Wrestling 65kg
Jordan Burroughs, Sicklerville – Wrestling 74kg
Joe Maloy, Wildwood Crest – Triathalon
Yue Jennifer Wu, Fort Lee – Table Tennis
Kelsi Worrell, Westhampton – Swimming butterfly and freestyle
Connor Jaeger, Fair Haven – Swimming freestyle
Matt Emmons, Browns Mills – Shooting Rifle 50m Three Position
Lauren Schmetterling, Moorestown – Rowing Women’s Eight
Sam Ojserkis, Linwood – Rowing Men’s Eight
Steve Kasprzyk, Cinnaminson – Rowing Men’s Eight
Tracy Eisser, Fair Lawn – Rowing Quadruple Sculls
Colton Brown, Piscataway – Judo -90kg
Ibthihaj Muhammad, Maplewood – Fencing Saber
Dagmara Wozniak, Avenel – Fencing Saber
Shakur Stevenson, Newark – Boxing Bantamweight
Kyrie Irving, West Orange – Basketball
Rachel Dawson, Berlin – Field Hockey
Michelle Vittese, Cherry Hill – Field Hockey
Laurie Hernandez, Old Bridge – Gymnastics
Robby Andrews, Manalapan – Track 1500m
Ronnie Ash, Passaic – Track 110m Hurdles
Christina Epps, Morristown – Triple Jump
English Gardner, Voorhees Township – Track 100m
Marielle Hall, Haddonfield – Track 10000m
Sydney McLaughlin, Dunellen – Track 400m hurdles
Jeff Porter, Somerset – 110m Hurdles
Ajeé Wilson, Neptune Township – Track 800m
Tobin Heath, Basking Ridge – Soccer
Carli Lloyd, Delran – Soccer
Keturah Orji, Mount Olive – Triple Jump
Nick Delpopolo, Westfield – 73kg Judo
And, here is a list of when all of the 31 athletes’ competitions are:
Wrestling 65kg – August 21st, prelims through the medal rounds
Wrestling 74kg – August 19th, prelims through the medal rounds
Women’s Singles Table Tennis – Prelims August 6th – August 10th medals
Women’s Swimming – August 5th through 15th
Men’s Swimming – August 5th through 15th
Men’s Shooting Rifle 50m Three Position – August 14th
Women’s Rowing Quadruple Sculls – August 6th prelims through August 10th medals
Rowing Women’s Eight – August 8th prelims through August 13th medals
Rowing Men’s Eight – August 8th prelims through August 13th medals
Men’s Judo – 73kg, August 8th prelims through to the medal rounds
Men’s Judo -90kg, August 10th prelims through to the medal rounds
Women’s Fencing Saber – August 8th prelims through to the medal rounds
Men’s Boxing Bantamweight – August 10th through August 20th medals
Men’s Basketball – August 6th through August 21st medals
Women’s Field Hockey – August 6th through August 19th medals
Women’s Gymnastics – August 6th through August 9th Team Medal, August 14-16 individual medals
Women’s Soccer – August 3rd through August 19th medals
Women’s Triple Jump – August 13th through August 14th medals
Women’s Track 100m – August 8th through August 13th medals
Women’s 10000m – August 12th medals awarded in one big race
Men’s 110m Hurdles – August 15th through August 16th medals
Women’s 400m hurdles – August 15th through August 18th medals
Women’s 800m – August 17th through August 20th medals
Men’s Triathalon – August 18th medals
Men’s Track 1500m – August 16th through August 20th medals
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