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The San Diego Traveler

Olympic Wrap-up

by Carole A. Lane on August 25th, 2008

olympiclogoNow that the Olympics are over, let’s look at how our San Diego athletes fared. San Diego’s Olympians won:

  • 3 Gold Medals
  • 4 Silver Medals
  • 2 Bronze Medals

Great work! We’re so proud of all of our Olympic athletes. Just making it there means that you’re already a champion.

Click on the athlete names below for full bios, or on the results for more details on their scores and rankings:

Athlete Sport Birthplace Hometown Residence 2008 Olympics
Brooke Abel Synchronized Swimming Northridge, CA Fallbrook, CA Walnut Creek, CA Team Event Technical Routine: Tied for 5th place
Layne Beaubien Water Polo Coronado, CA Coronado, CA Coronado, CA Silver Medal
Graham Biehl Sailing San Diego, CA San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Men’s 470 - Two Person Dinghy: 13th place
Rachel Buehler Soccer Del Mar, CA Del Mar, CA La Jolla, CA Gold Medal
Trevor Cahill Baseball Oceanside, CA Oceanside, CA Oakland, CA Bronze Medal
Andrew Campbell Sailing Toms River, NJ San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Men’s Laser - One Person Dinghy: 25th place
Mike Day Cycling Canyon Country, CA Santa Clarita, CA Chula Vista, CA Silver Medal
Philip Dunn Track & Field Eugene, OR Portland, OR San Diego, CA Men’s 50km Race Walk: 39th place
Brady Ellison Archery Miami, AZ Glendale, AZ Chula Vista, CA Men’s Team (70m): Tied for 9th place
          Men’s Individual (70m): 27th place
Mike Hazle Track & Field Conroe, TX Temple, TX San Diego, CA Men’s Javelin Throw Qualifying Round - Group B: 12th place
Monique Henderson Track & Field San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Chula Vista, CA Women’s 4×400m Relay: Gold Medal
Carrie Johnson Canoe/Kayak San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Chula Vista, CA Flatwater Women’s K1 500m - Semifinal 1: 4th place
David Lee Volleyball Alpine, CA Alpine, CA Anaheim, CA Gold Medal
Steffen Peters Equestrian   San Diego, CA Escondido, CA Individual Dressage Grand Prix Day 1: 10th place
          Team Dressage Grand Prix Day 1: 4th place
Chris Rast Sailing Columbus, GA Thun, Switzerland San Diego, CA Mixed 49er - Skiff Final: 6th place
Jesse Smith Water Polo Kailua, HI Coronado, CA Coronado, CA Silver Medal
Tiffany Snow Field Hockey Escondido, CA Escondido, CA Chula Vista, CA Women’s Hockey Final Classification 7-8: Spain over USA
Stephen Strasburg Baseball San Diego, CA San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Bronze Medal
Moriah van Norman Water Polo San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Long Beach, CA Silver Medal
Tim Wadlow Sailing Westerly, RI San Diego, CA Beverly, MA Mixed 49er - Skiff: 6th place
Ian Waltz Track & Field Ashland, OR Post Falls, ID Chula Vista, CA Men’s Discus Throw Qualifying Round - Group B: 12 place
Marvell Wynne II Soccer Pittsburgh, PA Poway, CA Toronto, Canada Men’s Group B: Nigeria over USA
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