The San Diego Traveler

Now 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 …read more

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The U.S. Olympic Training Center (aka ARCO Training Center) in Chula Vista has been host to many of the top U.S. athletes preparing for Beijing. This year-round, warm-weather facility has venues for the sports of track and field, canoe/kayak, cycling (including BMX), field hockey, soccer, archery and rowing.
Joining Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Lake Placid, New York, the Chula Vista site has the largest permanent archery range in North America; an artificial all-weather field hockey surface; four soccer fields; a 15,000 square-foot canoe/kayak and rowing boat house; four tennis courts; a 400-meter track and six acres …read more

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Are you wondering if there are any San Diegans to cheer for at this year’s Olympics? Of course there are! You can’t have a summer Olympics without San Diegans!
There are actually 22 athletes in Team USA that are from San Diego County. Many others spent time here, some in school and others training at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.
Here’s a list of our Olympic athletes. Be sure to tune in to cheer them on. (Click on the athlete names below for full bios.)

Athlete
Sport
Birthplace
Hometown
Residence

Brooke Abel
Synchronized Swimming
Northridge, CA
Fallbrook, CA
Walnut Creek, CA

Layne Beaubien
Water Polo
Coronado, CA
Coronado, CA
Coronado, CA

Graham Biehl
Sailing
San Diego, …read more

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With the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, and the summer Olympics coming up soon, it seems only right that the theme of this years’ San Diego County Fair is Summer of Sports. Opening today and going through July 6 (but closed June 16 & 23), fairgoers can look forward to sports exhibits, sports stars, and interactive sports activities, along with all of the usual festivities. The Fair has partnered with the United States Olympic Committee, San Diego Hall of Champions, the California Surf Museum, Upper Deck and many other organizations to display extensive collections of collegiate and professional sports collectibles, …read more

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