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2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Wrestling:
Country | Name | Style | Wt Class | Attended NU |
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United States |
Rulon Gardner | Greco-Roman | 120 kg/264.5 lbs | 1992-93 |
RulonGardner.com; USOlympicTeam.com; TheMat.com; NBCOlympics.com |
Gallery: Getty Images | Getty2 |
- In 2000 Rulon won the Gold Medal (who doesn't know this by now)
- Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 2-1, ot, 9:00
- Rulon Gardner won by ref. dec. over Dremiel Byers, 2-1, ot, 9:00
- Gardner wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Gardner qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team.
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Greco-Roman 120kg
-Round 1, Gardner defeated Mizgaitis (Lithuania) 3-0
-Round 2, Gardner defeated Mourieko (Bulgaria) OT
-Round 3, Gardner defeated Mikulski (Poland) 3-0
-Semifinals, Tsurtsumia (Kazakhstan) defeated Gardner OT
-Bronze Medal Final, Gardner defeated Barzi (Iran) 3-0
Awarded the Bronze Medal |
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United States |
Brad Vering | Greco-Roman | 84 kg/185 lbs | 1998-2001 |
-TheMat.com; NBCOlympics.com; Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./ New York AC) dec. Jake Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Marine Corps), 5-1
- Brad Vering dec. Jake Clark, 3-1, ot, 6:04
- Vering wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Vering qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team.
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Greco-Roman 84kg
-Round 1 (bye)
-Round 2 Abd El Fatah (Egypt) defeated Vering 3-0
-Round 3 Vering defeated Vakhtangadze (Georgia) winner by injury
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Swimming:
Country | Name | Style | Attended NU |
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Australia |
Adam Pine | 100m Butterfly | 1997-2000 |
Yahoo!Sports |
- Pine was designated as one of the torch-bearers when the Olympic flame returns to the home of the 2000 Games: "I am thrilled, because I know that I will see the Flame again in Athens. This is a journey that is just starting, and will end in the city of the Games." (Syndey Morning Herald)
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Gallery: Getty Images |
Men's 100m Butterfly
-Heat 8 53.45 (8th)
Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay
-Heat 1 3:39.14 (3rd)
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Sweden |
Therese Alshammar | 50m Freestyle | 1998-2001 |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- In 2000 Therese won the Bronze in the 4x100m Free Relay Heats, the Silver in the 100m Freestyle Finals, and the Silver in the 50m Freestyle Finals.
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Women's 50m Freestyle:
-Heat 9 25.42 (4th)
-Semifinal 1 25.15 (2nd)
-Final 24.93 (4th) |
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Latvia |
Valerijs Kalmikovs | 200m Breastsroke | (former) |
Yahoo!Sports |
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Women's 200m Breaststroke
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Romania |
Razvan Florea | Backstroke | Fr. in 2000 |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
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Romania |
Ioan Gherghel | Butterfly | Fr. in 2000 ('Bama) |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
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Men's 200m Butterfly:
-Heat 5 1:58.12 (4th)
-Semifinal 2 1:57.31 (4th)
-Final 1:56.10 (5th)
Men's 100m Butterfly:
-Heat 7 53.89 (8th) |
Diving:
Country | Name | Attended NU |
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Austria |
Marion Reiff | Fr. in 2000 (Fla Atl) |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- Freshman at UNL in 2000; Transferred to Florida Atlantic U in 2002.
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Women's 10m Platform
-Preliminary, 232.35, (31st) |
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Athletics:
Country | Name | Style | Attended NU |
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Slovienia |
Merlene Ottey | 100m,200m | 1980-84 |
Yahoo!Sports; Merlene Ottey Tribute |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- In 2004 Merlene Ottey is planning to compete at her 7th Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Competing for the 7th time and at the age of 44 would be record-breaking and confirms her status at one of the greatest athletes in history. At 44 no athlete - neither male nor female - is competing at this level. In Athens 2004 Merlene will represent her new homeland, Slovenia. Though when receiving Slovenian citizenship for her birthday in May 2002, Merlene said in one of many interviews: "the only thing I know for certain is that after Olympic Games in Athens I will no longer be there as a sprinter". So the Merlene Ottey "Olympic Story" will end in Athens 2004, but this is only a part of an exceptionally successful sports career of the greatest sprinter of all times and one of the greatest athletes ever. from "Merlene Ottey Tribute"
- 44 year-old Jamaican runner has taken Slovenian nationality to be sure of entry to the leading championships (TheAustralian.com.au)
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Women's 100m
-Round 1, Heat 2 11.14,+0.9 (2nd - Qualified)
-Round 2, Heat 3 11.24,-0.1 (3rd - Qualified)
-Semifinal 2 11.21,-0.1 (5th)
Women's 200m
-Round 1, Heat 7 22.72,+1.4 (3rd - Qualified)
-Round 2, Heat 4 23.07,-0.1 (4th)
-Semifinal 1 DNF (injured)
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Canada |
Priscilla Lopes | 100m Hurdles | Freshman |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- Huskers' Lopes qualifies for Olympics
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Women's 100m Hurdles:
-Round 1, Heat 4 13.08,-1.4 (5th)
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Serbia and Montenegro |
Nenad Loncar | 110m Hurdles | Sophomore |
Yahoo!Sports |
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- Pronounced Neh-NED LAWN-char
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Latvia |
Ineta Radevica | Long & Triple Jumps | Junior |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: |
- A Latvian Husker In Athens
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Latvia |
Dmitrijs Milkevics | 800 Meters | current |
Yahoo!Sports |
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Men's 800 Meters
-Round 1 - Heat 7 1:46.66 (1st - Qualified)
-Semifinal 2 1:46.62 (6th) |
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Latvia |
Dace Ruskule | Discus | (current) |
Yahoo!Sports |
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Women's Discus Throw
-Qualifying Round - Group B 188' 5.1" (14th)
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Volleyball:
Country | Name | No. | Attended NU |
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United States |
Nancy Metcalf | 12 | 1997-2001 |
USAVolleyball.com; NBCOlympics.com; Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- Metcalf’s selection marks the fourth straight Olympiad that a Husker volleyball player has represented the United States: Lori Endicott- 1992, 1996; Allison Weston- 2000
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Volleyball Results:
-Group B China 3 DEF United States 1
-Group B United States 3 DEF Germany 1
-Group B Dominican Republic 3 DEF United States 2
-Group B Russia 3 DEF United States 2
-Group B United States 3 DEF Cuba 0
-Brazil 3 DEF United States 2 |
Gymnastics:
Country | Name | Attended NU |
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United States |
Peggy Liddick | fmr Coach |
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- Australian gymnastics coach
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Softball:
Country | Name | Pos. | No. | Yrs at UNL |
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Greece |
Stephanie Skegas-Maxwell | P | 00 | - |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- "As far as Olympic softball goes, it's all American to the Greeks. Except for outfielder Aikaterini Koutougkou of Athens, every woman on the Greek softball roster is an American who claims only Greek heritage.
That includes Kristen Karanzias of Iowa State and Jessica Bashor and Lindsey Bashor of the University of Iowa. Also, there's Katina Kramos of Southwest Missouri State and Stephanie Skegas-Maxwell of Nebraska."
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Softball Results
-China 5 DEF Greece 0 (8/14)
-Greece 2 DEF Canada 0 (8/15)
-Greece 2 DEF Italy 1 (8/16)
-Taiwan 2 DEF Greece 0 (8/17)
-Japan 6 DEF Greece 0 (8/18)
-United States 7 DEF Greece 0 (8/19)
-Australia 3 DEF Greece 2 (8/20)
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Canada |
Sheena Lawrick | - | 00 | Senior |
Yahoo!Sports |
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Softball Results
-Canada 2 DEF Taiwan 0 (8/14)
-Greece 2 DEF Canada 0 (8/15)
-China 4 DEF Canada 2 (8/16)
-Canada 1 DEF Japan 0 (8/17)
-United States 7 DEF Canada 0 (8/18)
-Australia 1 DEF Canada 0 (8/19)
-Canada 1 DEF Italy 0 (8/20)
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Baseball:
Country | Name | Pos. | No. | Yrs at UNL |
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Canada |
Adam Stern | OF | 00 | - |
Yahoo!Sports |
Gallery: Getty Images |
- Plays minor league baseball for the Atlanta Braves AA minor league affiliate in Greenville.
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Baseball Results:
-Canada 7 DEF Taiwan 0 (8/15)
-Canada 9 DEF Italy 3 (8/16)
-Canada 7 DEF Netherlands 0 (8/17)
-Canada 2 DEF Greece 0 (8/18)
-Japan 9 DEF Canada 1 (8/20)
-Cuba 5 DEF Canada 2 (8/21)
-Canada 11 DEF Australia 0 (8/22)
-Cuba 8 DEF Canada 5 (8/24)
-Japan 11 DEF Canada 2 (8/25)
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Tennis:
Country | Name |
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United States |
Andy Roddick |
Official Site |
- Not a UNL grad, but a well-known Die-Hard Husker fan.
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Husker Olympians from Huskers.com
If you know of Huskers who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, please let us know.
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