We hope you are enjoying the 2012 Olympic Games as much as we are!
And we thought some might be interested to know if any of the athletes competing in the Games are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Following is a list of the Mormon Olympic athletes of whom we are aware:
Andrew Rutherford: swimmer, Bolivia
Arielle Martin: BMX biker, United States (was injured so she was unable to compete)
Becky Holliday: pole vaulting, United States
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares: soccer (football), Brazil
Eric Bennett: archery, United States Paralympian
Jake Gibb: beach volleyball, United States
Jason Smyth: Paralympian sprinter, Ireland
Jill Camarena-Williams: shotput, United States
Johanna Fuenmayor: fencer, Venzuela
John Nunn: racewalker, United States
Lucia Palerma: rowing, Argentina
Maria Gabriela Martinez Gascon: fencer, Venezuela
Mary Killman: synchronized swimming, United States
Oyungerel Gantumur: swimming, Mongolia
Rafael Alfaro, swimmer, El Salvador
Rich Lambourne: volleyball, United States
Ryan Millar: volleyball, United States
Russell Holmes: volleyball, United States
Sarah Robles: weightlifter, United States
Tumua Anae: water polo, United States
Valerie Adams: shotputter, New Zealand
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Read more in this article: Mormons in the 2012 Olympics
Read more about some of these athletes in the article/video below:
Rafael Alfaro and Andrew Rutherford are students at Brigham Young University
