The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team features 228 returning Olympians, including seven five-time Olympians, 21 four-time Olympians, 57 three-time Olympians and 143 two-time Olympians.
Returning from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where the U.S. finished first in the overall medal count with 110 medals, are 206 U.S. Olympians. Among the returnees are 124 Olympic medalists, 76 of whom are Olympic champions. One of the most popular competition is the Basketball competition.
The US team is nicknamed the “DREAM TEAM”, because all the players are superb and the best that we have to offer. Below you will find their stats including the universities that they played for.
Here is the 2012 Dream Team.
(as of 7/13/2012)
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#15
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Carmelo Anthony
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F Position
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6′-8
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230 pds
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5/29/84
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New York Knicks / Syracuse
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#10
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Kobe Bryant
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G Position
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6′-6
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205 pds
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8/23/78
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Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion H.S. (PA)
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#4
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Tyson Chandler
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C Position
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7′-1
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240pds
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10/02/82
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New York Knicks / Dominguez H.S. (CA)
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#14
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Anthony Davis
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F Position
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6′-10
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220 pds
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03/11/93
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New Orleans Hornets / Kentucky
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#5
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Kevin Durant
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G Position
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6′-9
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235 pds
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9/29/88
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Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas
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#12
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James Harden |
G Position
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6′-5
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220 pds
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8/26/89
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Oklahoma City Thunder / Arizona State
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#9
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Andre Iguodala
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G/F Position
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6′-6
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207pds
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1/28/84
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Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona
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#6
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LeBron James
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F Position
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6′-8
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250 pds
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12/30/84
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Miami Heat / St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
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#11
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Kevin Love
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F Position
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6′-10
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260 pds
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9/07/88
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Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA
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#13
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Chris Paul
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G Position
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6′-0
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183 pds
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5/06/85
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Los Angeles Clippers / Wake Forest
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#7
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Russell Westbrook
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G Position
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6′-3
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187 pds
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11/12/88
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Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA
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#8
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Deron Williams
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G Position
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6′-3
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209 pds
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7/26/84
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Brooklyn Nets / Illinois
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Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo
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Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
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Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
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Assistant Coach: Mike D’Antoni
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Assistant Coach: Nate McMillan
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Team Physician: Don Roberts, Portland Trail Blazers
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Team Physician: Paul Saenz, San Antonio Spurs
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Athletic Trainer: Joseph Sharpe, Oklahoma City Thunder
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Athletic Trainer: Casey Smith, Dallas Mavericks
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The 529-member team is comprised of 268 women and 261 men, marking the first time in history that Team USA features more female athletes. The United States will be represented in 25 sports (38 disciplines) and 246 of the 302 medal events that will be contested in London.
The seven U.S. Olympians headed to their fifth Olympic Games include Amy Acuff, track & field; Phillip Dutton, equestrian – eventing; Khatuna Lorig, archery; Emil Milev, shooting; Karen O’Connor, equestrian – eventing; Kim Rhode, shooting; and Danielle Scott-Arruda, volleyball – indoor. Only 16 other athletes in U.S. Olympic history have competed in five Olympic Games.
Here are some fun facts :
- Forty-four states are represented, including 127 athletes hailing from California, 35 from both New York and Pennsylvania and 33 from Texas.
- The oldest and youngest Olympians on the 2012 Olympic Team – equestrian athlete Karen O’Connor, 54, and swimmer Katie Ledecky, 15 – are separated by 39 years, while the average age is 27.
- Basketball center Tyson Chandler checks-in as the tallest member of Team USA at 7 feet, 1 inch, and at 4 feet, 11 inches, three athletes are tied as the shortest members of Team USA – diver Katie Bell, wrestler Clarissa Chun and gymnast Gabby Douglas.
- Team USA features two sets of twins in tennis players Bob and Mike Bryan and rowers Grant and Ross James. Other team siblings include swimmers Alyssa and Haley Anderson, taekwondo athletes Diana and Steven Lopez, sailors Paige and Zach Railey, field hockey players Julia and Katie Reinprecht, water polo players Jessica and Maggie Steffans and tennis players Serena and Venus Williams.
Sixty-seven members of Team USA have children; there are 54 dads and 13 moms.
Serving in the U.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program are Spc. Dennis Bowsher (modern pentathlon), Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers (wrestling), Spc. Justin Lester (wrestling), Sgt. Spenser Mango (wrestling), Sgt. John Nunn (track & field), Sgt. 1st Class Keith Sanderson (shooting) and Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski (shooting)
The following shooters serve in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit: Sgt. Glenn Eller, Sgt. Vincent Hancock, Sgt. Michael McPhail, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker, Staff Sgt. Joshua Richmond and Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptagrafft.
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team roster may still be adjusted due to injury, illness or exceptional circumstances up to the technical meetings for each sport.
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