Olympians of Faith: Spotlighting Christian Athletes in London 2012
In conjunction with the Games of the XXXth Olympiad being held in London, England, Athletes in Action compiled a series of feature stories spotlighting Olympians and Paralympians who are believers, talking about their sport as well as their faith and their unique motivation to compete. The following is a list of the featured athletes, along with links to the individual stories.
Paralympics
Jeremy Campbell, track and field, USA
Daniel Dias, swimming, Brazil
Jean Driscoll, wheelchair racing, USA (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Joan Reid, rowing, Canada
Stefanie Reid, track and field, Great Britain
Anna Sharkey, goalball, Great Britain
Michael Sharkey, goalball, Great Britain
Anne Wafula Strike, wheelchair racing, Kenya (2004)
Fanie Van Der Merwe, track, South Africa
Ernst Van Dyk, wheelchair racing, South Africa
Jarryd Wallace, track and field, USA
Mallory Weggemann, swimming, USA
Archery
Jenny Nichols, USA
Jacob Wukie, USA
Basketball
Tamika Catchings, USA
Andre Iguodala, USA
Maya Moore, USA
Cycling
Amber Neben, road, USA
Diving
David Boudia, USA
Brittany Viola, USA
Rowing
Debbie Flood, Great Britain
Joan Reid, paralympics, Canada
Soccer
Amy Rodriguez, USA
Tobin Heath, USA
Swimming
Charlie Houchin, USA
Caitlin Leverenz, USA
Kim Pavlin, Croatia
Shayne Fleming, USA (trials)
Elliott Keefer, USA (trials)
Taekwondo
Steven Lopez, USA
Paige McPherson, USA
Track and Field
Brigetta Barrett, high jump, USA
Michelle Carter, shotput, USA
Allyson Felix, track, USA
Geena Gall, track, USA
Dawn Harper, hurdles, USA
Cyrus Hostetler, javelin, USA
Hunter Kemper, triathlete, USA
Chantae McMillan, heptathlete, USA
Jamie Nieto, high jump, USA
Gerald Phiri, track, Zambia
Jeff Porter, 110 hurdles, USA
Khadevis Robinson, track, USA
Jenny Simpson, track, USA
Christian Taylor, triple jump, USA
Stephanie Brown Trafton, discus, USA
Lucy Van Dalen, track, New Zealand
Kellie Wells, hurdles, USA
Jesse Williams, high jump, USA
Jesse on the pressure of the Olympics
Lauryn Williams, track, USA
Nick Willis, track, New Zealand
Dana Lyon, javelin, USA (trials)
Tiidrek Nurme, track, Estonia (2008)
Liz Olear, track, Nigeria (trials)
Ruben Ramolefi, track, South Africa (2004, 2008)
Jim Sorensen, track, USA (trials)
Bettie Wade, heptathlete, USA (trials)
Faith perspective story
Volleyball
Christa Harmotto, USA
Elodie Li Yuk Lo, beach, Mauritius
Reid Priddy, USA
David Smith, USA
Weightlifting
Kendrick Farris, USA
Wrestling
Tervel Dlagnev, USA
Jared Frayer, USA
Franklin Gomez, Puerto Rico
Sam Hazewinkel, USA
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by Teresa Young
17. July 2012 16:20
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