U.S. Olympic
Athletes
from Los Angeles County
in the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney
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Of the 665*
athletes on the U.S. Olympic
team in Sydney, 49 were from Los Angeles County and another 19
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Winners from Los Angeles County...
Athletes
From
L.A. County (table just below)
Athletes
Born
in L.A. County Athletes from Orange County
|
Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
Previous Olympic
Experience |
|
Archery |
Janet
Dykman |
El Monte |
Monterey Park |
1996 |
|
Baseball |
Sean
Burroughs |
Long Beach |
Atlanta, GA |
none |
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Basketball (Women's) |
Lisa
Leslie |
Los Angeles |
Inglewood |
1996 |
|
Natalie
Williams |
Long Beach |
Taylorsville, UT |
none |
|
Beach Volleyball |
Dain
Blanton |
Santa Monica |
Laguna Beach |
none |
|
Annett
Davis |
Tarzana |
Long Beach |
none |
|
Eric
Fonoimoana |
Hermosa Beach |
Torrance |
none |
|
Rob
Heidger |
Manhattan Beach |
Manhattan Beach |
none |
|
Jennifer
Johnson Jordan |
Tarzana |
Tarzana |
1996 |
|
Holly
McPeak |
Manhattan Beach |
Hollywood |
1996 |
|
Kevin
Wong |
Playa del Rey |
Honolulu |
none |
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Boxing |
Jose
Navarro |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
none |
|
Canoe-Kayak |
Cliff
Meidl |
Redondo Beach |
Manhattan Beach |
1996 |
|
Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
Previous Olympic Experience |
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Cycling |
Marcelo
Arrue |
Woodland Hills |
Santiago, Chile |
none |
|
Antonio
Cruz |
Long Beach |
Los Angeles |
none |
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Mariano
Friedick |
Brentwood |
Tarzana |
1996 |
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Gymnastics |
Jamie
Dantzscher |
San Dimas |
Canoga Park |
none |
|
Stephen
McCain |
Los Angeles |
Houston, TX |
none |
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Sailing |
Sarah
"Pease" Glaser |
Long Beach |
Springfield, IL |
none |
|
Shooting |
Josh
"Lak" Lakatos |
Pasadena |
Pasadena |
1996 |
|
Kimberly
Rhode |
El Monte |
Whittier |
1996 |
|
Soccer |
Peter
Vagenas |
Los Angeles |
Pasadena |
none |
|
Sasha
Victorine |
Los Angeles |
Carmichael, CA |
none |
|
Softball |
Laura
"Rookie" Berg |
Santa Fe Springs |
Whittier |
1996 |
|
Shelia
Douty |
Diamond Bar |
Encino |
1996 |
|
Lisa
Fernandez |
Long Beach |
Lakewood |
1996 |
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Stacey
"Nuvie" Nuveman |
La Verne |
Verdugo Hills |
none |
|
Dot
"Dr. Dot" Richardson |
Los Angeles |
Orlando, CA |
1996 |
|
Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
Previous Olympic Experience |
|
Swimming |
Lindsay
Benko |
Los Angeles |
Elkhart, Indiana |
none |
|
Anthony
Ervin |
Valencia |
Burbank |
none |
|
Lenny
Krayzelburg |
Studio City |
Odessa, Ukraine |
1996 |
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Table Tennis |
Tawny
Banh |
Alhambra |
Bac Lieu, Vietnam |
none |
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Tennis |
Jeff
Tarango |
Manhattan Beach |
Manhattan Beach |
none |
| Track
& Field |
Amy
Acuff |
Los Angeles |
Port
Arthur, TX |
1996 |
| Mark
Crear |
Los Angeles |
San
Francisco |
1996 |
| Jonathan
Drummond |
Los Angeles |
Philadelphia,
PA |
1996 |
| John
Godina |
Los Angeles |
Fort
Sill, OK |
1996 |
| Curtis
Johnson |
Inglewood |
Palmetto,
FL |
none |
| Inger
Miller |
Phillips
Ranch |
Los Angeles |
1996 |
| Adam
Setliff |
Valencia |
El
Dorado, AR |
1996 |
| Seilala
Sua |
Los Angeles |
Fort
Lauderdale, FL |
none |
|
Sport |
Name |
Residence |
Birthplace |
Previous Olympic Experience |
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Volleyball |
Dan
Landry |
Santa Monica |
San Diego |
1996 |
|
Ryan
Millar |
Palmdale |
San Dimas |
none |
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Water Polo |
Tony
Azevedo |
Long Beach |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
none |
|
Ryan
Bailey |
Long Beach |
Long Beach |
none |
|
Kyle
Kopp |
Long Beach |
San Bernardino |
1996 |
|
Nicolle
Payne |
Cerritos |
Paramount |
none |
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Brenda
Villa |
Commerce |
Los Angeles |
none |
U.S. Olympic
Athletes in Sydney Who Were
Born in Los Angeles County
|
Sport |
Name |
Current Residence |
Birthplace |
Previous Olympic Experience |
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Beach Volleyball |
Misty
May |
Costa Mesa |
Los Angeles |
none |
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Canoe-Kayak |
Stein
Jorgensen |
San Diego |
Los Angeles |
1996 |
|
Rowing |
Amy
Fuller |
San Diego |
Inglewood |
1992, 1996 |
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Soccer |
Ramiro
Corrales |
Weehauken, NJ |
Los Angeles |
none |
|
Brian
Dunseth |
Boston, MA |
Pomona |
none |
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John
O'Brien |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Inglewood |
none |
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Soccer (women's) |
Joy
Fawcett |
Foothill Ranch, CA |
Inglewood |
1996 |
|
Carla
Overbeck |
Dallas, TX |
Pasadena |
1996 |
|
Swimming |
Dara
Torres |
Palo Alto, CA |
Beverly Hills |
1992, 1988, 1984 |
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Tennis |
Lindsay
Davenport |
Newport Beach |
Palos Verdes |
1996 |
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Venus
Williams |
Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Lynwood |
none |
|
Serena
Williams |
Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Lynwood |
none |
| Track
& Field |
Regina
Jacobs** |
Oakland |
Los
Angeles |
none |
| Marion
Jones |
Raleigh,
NC |
Los
Angeles |
none |
| Bryan
Woodward |
Arlington,
VA |
Long
Beach |
none |
|
Sport |
Name |
Current Residence |
Birthplace |
Previous Olympic Experience |
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Water Polo |
Robin
Beauregard |
Huntington Beach |
Long Beach |
none |
|
Chi
Kredell |
Seal Beach |
Long Beach |
none |
|
Robert
Lynn |
Marseille, France |
Long Beach |
none |
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Maureen
O'Toole |
Piedmont, CA |
Long Beach |
none |
* Per the official Olympics web site (www.Olympics.com)
** Forced to drop out of the games one week prior
to opening ceremonies due to physical problems.
Source: U.S.
Olympic Committee & NBC/Quokka
Sports
Former Los
Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was coach of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team in Sydney.
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