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		<title>Mormon Olympians: London 2012</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>We hope you are enjoying the 2012 Olympic Games as much as we are!</p>
<p>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 <a title="Mormon Olympic athletes 2012 London games" href="http://mormonolympians.org/2012-london-olympics" target="_blank">Mormon Olympic athletes</a> of whom we are aware:</p>
<p>Andrew Rutherford: swimmer, Bolivia</p>
<p>Arielle Martin: BMX biker, United States (was <a title="Mormon Olympian Arielle Martin BMX biker injured" href="http://www.ksl.com/?sid=21519497&amp;nid=145&amp;title=utah-native-arielle-martin-injured-withdraws-from-olympics-&amp;s_cid=featured-2">injured</a> so she was unable to compete)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=becky-holliday/index.html" target="_blank">Becky Holliday</a>: pole vaulting, United States</p>
<p>Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares: soccer (football), Brazil</p>
<p><a title="Eric Bennett Mormon paralympian" href="http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BE/Eric-Bennett.aspx" target="_blank">Eric Bennett</a>: archery, United States Paralympian</p>
<p>Jake Gibb: beach volleyball, United States</p>
<p><a title="Jason Smyth: Mormon Paralympian" href="http://mormonolympians.org/jason-smyth-mormon-paralympian">Jason Smyth</a>: Paralympian sprinter, Ireland</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/topics/1051/Jill-Camarena.html" target="_blank">Jill Camarena</a>-Williams: shotput, United States</p>
<p>Johanna Fuenmayor: fencer, Venzuela</p>
<p>John Nunn: racewalker, United States</p>
<p>Lucia Palerma: rowing, Argentina</p>
<p>Maria Gabriela Martinez Gascon: fencer, Venezuela</p>
<p>Mary Killman: synchronized swimming, United States</p>
<p>Oyungerel Gantumur: swimming, Mongolia</p>
<p>Rafael Alfaro, swimmer, El Salvador</p>
<p>Rich Lambourne: volleyball, United States</p>
<p><a title="Ryan Millar Mormon Olympian" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/topics/1766/Ryan-Millar.html" target="_blank">Ryan Millar</a>: volleyball, United States</p>
<p>Russell Holmes: volleyball, United States</p>
<p>Sarah Robles: weightlifter, United States</p>
<p><a title="Tumua Anae: Mormon Olympian Water Polo" href="http://mormonolympians.org/tumua-anae-mormon-olympian-water-polo">Tumua Anae</a>: water polo, United States</p>
<p>Valerie Adams: shotputter, New Zealand</p>
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<p>Read more in this article: <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765586427/Mormons-in-the-2012-Olympics.html">Mormons in the 2012 Olympics</a></p>
<p>Read more about some of these athletes in the article/video below:</p>
<p><a title="Rafael Alfaro and Andrew Rutherford" href="http://mormonolympians.org/2012-london-olympics/rafael-alfaro-and-andrew-rutherford">Rafael Alfaro and Andrew Rutherford</a> are students at Brigham Young University</p>
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