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Michael Phelps, USA, swimming
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 185
Current Residence: Baltimore, MD.
College: Michigan
Olympic experience:
2004 Olympic Games, six gold medals and two bronze medals;
2008 Olympic Games, eight gold medals
Career Highlights:
His eight gold medals at the Beijing Games made him the most decorated gold medalist ever
During the Beijing Games, Phelps set seven world records, eight American records, and eight Olympic records
His four individual world records and seven gold medals at the 2007 World Championships made him the winningest athlete in World Championship history
Youngest man to break at world record, breaking the 200m fly mark at the 2001 Spring Nationals -
Allyson Felix, USA, track & field
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 125
Current Residence: Santa Clarita, California
College: University of Southern California
Olympic Experience:
2004 Olympic Games, silver medal in the 200m; 2008 Olympic Games, gold medal in the 4x400m relay and silver medal in the 200m
Career Highlights:
2001 gold medal in the 100m at the World Youth Championships in Hungary
At the 2011 Daegu World Championships, Felix won gold in the 4x400m relay, silver in the 400m, and bronze in the 200m
Was named the High School Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News in 2003 -
Missy Franklin, USA, swimming
Discipline: Freestyle, backstroke, individual medley
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 165
Current Residence: Aurora, Colo.
School: Regis Jesuit High School
Career Highlights:
2011 FINA Swimmer of the Year award
Holds world records in the 200m backstroke and the 4x100m medley relay
2011 National Championships titles in 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle -
Gabby Douglas, USA, gymnastics
Height: 4’11”
Current Residence: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Career Highlights:
2010 Pan American Championships, team gold medal and gold on uneven bars
2011 World Championships, team gold medal
2012 Pacific Rim Championships, team gold medal and gold on uneven bars -
Ryan Lochte, USA, swimming
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 185
Current Residence: Daytona Beach, Fla.
College: Florida
Olympic Experience:
2004 Olympic Games, 4x200m freestyle gold medal, 200m individual medley silver medal
2008 Olympic Games, 200m backstroke gold medal, 4x200m freestyle gold medal, 200m individual medley bronze medal, 400m individual medley bronze medal
Career Highlights:
2010 FINA World Championships, won six gold medals and set eight American records at the meet
2010 National Championships, gold in three events including the 200m back, 200m, 400m IM
2005 NCAA Championships, Swimmer of the Meet award
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Jordyn Wieber, USA, gymnastics
Height: 5’2”
Current Residence: DeWitt, Michigan.
School: DeWitt High School
Career Highlights:
2011 World Championships, team gold medal, all-around gold medalist, balance beam bronze medalist
Three-time all-around American Cup gold medalist
Two-time all-around Visa Championships gold medalist
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Ashton Eaton, USA, track & field
Discipline: Decathlon
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 185
Current Residence: Eugene, Oregon
College: University of Oregon Career Highlights:
2010 USTFCCCA Outdoor and Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
Heptathlon world record holder
Three-time NCAA decathlon champion
2011 USA Outdoor champion
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John Orozco, USA, gymnastics
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 156
Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Co.
Career Highlights:
Competed at the 2008 and 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, helping his team win gold
In 2007, became the youngest male gymnast to qualify for the elite finals at the Junior Visa US National Championship
Won all-around gold at the 2011 and 2012 Visa Championships -
Sanya Richards-Ross, USA, track & field
Discipline: 200m and 400m
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 136
Current Residence: Austin, Texas
College: University of Texas
Olympic Experience:
2004 Olympic Games, 4x400m gold medalist
2008 Olympic Games, 4x400m gold medalist, 400m bronze medalist
Career Highlights:
Two-time Florida High School Female Athlete of the Year
2003 NCAA 400m champion
2005 Visa champion and Humanitarian Athlete of the Year
2009 World Outdoor champion
2012 World Indoor champion
Four-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist
Six-time USA Outdoor 400m champion -
Dana Vollmer, USA, swimming
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 150
Current Residence: Granbury, Texas
College: Cal-Berkeley
Olympic Experience:
2004 Olympic Games, gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle
Career Highlights:
Won her first individual world title in the 100m fly at the 2011 FINA World Championships
Won the 100m fly and finished third in the 100m free at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships
Defended her 100m free national title while placing second in the 100m fly and 200m free events at the 2010 CP National Championships
Named NCAA Swimmer of the Year, Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year and Honda Sports Award Winner for swimming in 2009
Gold medalist on the 800m free relay that broke the 17-year-old world record at the 2004 Olympic Games; also finished sixth in the 200m free -
David Boudia, USA, diving
Discipline: 10m individual, 10m synchro
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 160
Current Residence: West Lafayette, Ind.
College: Purdue University ’13, Communications
Olympic Experience:
2008 Olympic Games, 5th on 10m platform synchro, 6th on 10m platform
Career Highlights:
2011 FINA World Championships, 2nd place on 10m platform
2009 FINA World Championships, 2nd place on 10m platform synchro, 6th place on 10m platform
16-time national champion
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Tyson Gay, USA, track & field
Discipline: 100m, 200m
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 165
Current Residence: Clermont, Fla.
College: Barton CC, Arkansas
Olympic Experience:
2008 Olympic Games, Due to a hamstring injury at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Gay could only run heats of 100m at the Games and failed to make the finals
Career Highlights:
2004 NCAA 100m champion
Three-time USA Outdoor 100m champion
Two-time USA Outdoor 200m champion
2007 World Outdoor 100m (9.85), 200m (19.86) and 4x100m (37.78) gold medalist
2007 Visa Outdoor champion
2009 World Outdoor silver medalist -
Alex Morgan, USA, soccer
Position: 10m individual, 10m synchro
Height: 5’7”
Current Residence: Diamond Bar, Calif.
College: University of California
Career Highlights:
Tied for third all-time scorer in school history with 45 goals
Helped the Western New York Flash to the WPS title in the first year of its existence
Scored the winning goal in the final of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the U.S. win the championship
Breakout performance at the 2011 World Cup, coming off the bench in five of six matches and scored in the semifinal and final matches -
Steven Lopez, USA, taekwondo
Home: Sugar Land, TX
Highlights:
2012 Olympic Team Member (-80kg)
2012 Olympic Trials Finals (-80kg): 1st
2011 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier (-80kg): Silver -
Misty May-Treanor, USA, beach volleyball
Resides: Coral Springs, Fla.
Height: 5-9
College: Long Beach State
Olympic History: 2000 women's beach volleyball (5th); 2004 women's beach volleyball (gold medal); 2008 women's beach volleyball (gold medal) -
Kevin Durant, USA, basketball
Position: Guard
Height: 6'10”
Weight: 220
Current Residence: Oklahoma City, Okla.
NBA team: Oklahoma City Thunder
College: University of Texas
Career Highlights:
2007 Naismith College Player of the Year Award
2008 NBA Rookie of the Year
Three-time NBA All-Star
Three-time NBA scoring champion
2012 NBA All-Star Team MVP
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