Local connections in London Games | Seattle Times Newspaper

Men


Basketball	Local connection	Result
Aron Baynes	WSU (competing for Australia)	Helped Australia reach quarterfinals
Ronny Turiaf	Gonzaga (competing for France)	Helped France reach quarterfinals
Cycling	Local connection	Result
Tyler Farrar	Wenatchee High School	Finished 33rd in men's road race
Tejay van Garderen	Born in Tacoma	Finished 104th in men's road race
Fencing	Local connection	Result
Seth Kelsey	Lived in Brush Prairie	Lost in semifinals in men's individual epee
Judo	Local connection	Result
Travis Stevens	Tacoma native, Auburn Riverside High	Lost bronze-medal match at 81 kg
Rowing	Local connection	Result
Brodie Buckland	Capital High (competing for Australia)	Finished fifth in men's pairs
David Calder	UW (competing for Canada)	Finished sixth in men's pairs
Will Crothers	UW (competing for Canada)	Helped Canada win silver in men's eight
Scott Gault	University of Washington	Helped U.S. win bronze in men's final four
Rob Gibson	UW (competing for Canada)	Helped Canada win silver in men's eight
Anthony Jacob	UW (competing for Canada)	Placed ninth in men's final four
Giuseppe Lanzone	UW	Helped U.S. finish fourth in men's eight
Conlin McCabe	UW (competing for Canada)	Helped Canada win silver in men's eight
Brett Newlin	UW	Helped U.S. finish fourth in men's eight
Shooting	Local connection	Result
Eric Uptagrafft	Born in Spokane	Finished 16th in 50-meter rifle
Swimming	Local connection	Result
Nathan Adrian	Bremerton High School	Gold, 100 fr., 400 med. rel; silver, 400 fr. rel.
Track and field	Local connection	Result
Brad Walker	UW, lives in Mountlake Terrace	Qualified fourth in pole vault
Mart Israel	UW (competing for Estonia)	Finished 25th in discus
Jaime Nieto	Born in Seattle	Finished sixth in high jump
Jarred Rome	Marysville-Pilchuck High School	Finished 31st in discus
Bernard Lagat	WSU	Finished fourth in 5,000

WOMEN


Basketball	Local connection	Result
Sue Bird	Storm	Helped U.S. win gold medal
Kim Butler	Tacoma (competing for Great Britain)	Played five games in preliminary round
Lauren Jackson	Storm (competing for Australia)	Helped Australia win bronze medal
Julie Page	EWU (competing for Great Britain)	Played five games in preliminary round
Boxing	Local connection	Result
Queen Underwood	Garfield High School, lives in Tacoma	Lost opening bout to Britain's Natasha Jonas
Cycling	Local connection	Result
Jennie Reed	Issaquah High School, UW	Won silver in team pursuit
Arielle Martin	Lives in Spanaway	Injured, withdrawn from U.S. team
Equestrian	Local connection	Result
Adrienne Lyle	Bellevue High, WSU	Finished 35th in individual dressage
Judo	Local connection	Result
Marti Malloy	Oak Harbor High School	Won bronze in 57 kg class
Rowing	Local connection	Result
Megan Kalmoe	UW	Helped U.S. win bronze in quadruple sculls
Adrienne Martelli	Curtis High School (University Place), UW	Helped U.S. win bronze in quadruple sculls
Mary Whipple	UW	Coxswain for gold-medal winning U.S. team
Shooting	Local connection	Result
Amanda Furrer	Mead High School (Spokane)	Finished 15th in 50m rifle 3 positions
Soccer	Local connection	Result
Amy LePeilbet	Born in Spokane	Helped U.S. win gold medal
Sydney Leroux	Sounders Women	Helped U.S. win gold medal
Alex Morgan	Sounders Women	Helped U.S. win gold medal
Megan Rapinoe	Sounders Women	Helped U.S. win gold medal
Hope Solo	Richland High School, UW, Sounders Women	Helped U.S. win gold medal
Swimming	Local connection	Result
Ariana Kukors	Auburn Mountainview High School, UW	Finished 5th in 200 individual medley
Track and field	Local connection	Result
Ebba Jungmark	WSU (competing for Sweden)	Tied for 20th in high jump
Ingvill M. Bovim	UW (competing for Norway)	Injured, did not run 1,500
Haley Nemra	Marysville-Pil. High (Marshall Islands)	Finished 34th in 800
Kara Patterson	Skyview High School (Vancouver, Wash.)	Finished 31st in javelin
Aretha Thurmond	Renton High School, UW	Finished 13th in Group A in discus
Volleyball	Local connection	Result
Tamari Miyashiro	UW	Helped U.S. earn silver medal
Janine Sandell	UW (competing for Great Britain)	Played in five preliminary matches
Courtney Thompson	Kentlake High School (Kent), UW	Helped U.S. earn silver medal