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2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

Wrestling:

Country	Name	Style	Wt Class	Attended NU
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.
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
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.
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

Swimming:

Country	Name	Style	Attended NU
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)
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)
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.
Women's 50m Freestyle: -Heat 9 25.42 (4th) -Semifinal 1 25.15 (2nd) -Final 24.93 (4th)
Latvia	Valerijs Kalmikovs	200m Breastsroke	(former)
	Yahoo!Sports
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Romania	Razvan Florea	Backstroke	Fr. in 2000
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery: Getty Images
Romania	Ioan Gherghel	Butterfly	Fr. in 2000 ('Bama)
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery: Getty Images
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
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.
Women's 10m Platform -Preliminary, 232.35, (31st)

Athletics:

Country	Name	Style	Attended NU
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)
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)
Canada	Priscilla Lopes	100m Hurdles	Freshman
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery: Getty Images
Huskers' Lopes qualifies for Olympics
Women's 100m Hurdles: -Round 1, Heat 4 13.08,-1.4 (5th)
Serbia and Montenegro	Nenad Loncar	110m Hurdles	Sophomore
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery:
Pronounced Neh-NED LAWN-char
Latvia	Ineta Radevica	Long & Triple Jumps	Junior
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery:
A Latvian Husker In Athens
Latvia	Dmitrijs Milkevics	800 Meters	current
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery:
Men's 800 Meters -Round 1 - Heat 7 1:46.66 (1st - Qualified) -Semifinal 2 1:46.62 (6th)
Latvia	Dace Ruskule	Discus	(current)
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery:
Women's Discus Throw -Qualifying Round - Group B 188' 5.1" (14th)

Volleyball:

Country	Name	No.	Attended NU
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
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
United States	Peggy Liddick	fmr Coach
	-
Gallery:
Australian gymnastics coach

Softball:

Country	Name	Pos.	No.	Yrs at UNL
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."
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)
Canada	Sheena Lawrick	-	00	Senior
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery:
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)

Baseball:

Country	Name	Pos.	No.	Yrs at UNL
Canada	Adam Stern	OF	00	-
	Yahoo!Sports
Gallery: Getty Images
Plays minor league baseball for the Atlanta Braves AA minor league affiliate in Greenville.
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)

Tennis:

Country	Name
United States	Andy Roddick
	Official Site
Not a UNL grad, but a well-known Die-Hard Husker fan.