Sunday, August 12, 2012

2012 Texan Olympic Medalists

We are so proud of all the athletes who represented Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics. Team USA brought home 104 medals - 46 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze, putting Team USA at the top of the medal count.

Out of the 46 Gold Medals, 12 of them were earned by Texans
Out of the 29 Silver Medals, 9 of them were earned by Texans
Out of the 29 Bronze Medals, 7 of them were earned by Texans

We're especially proud of this list of medalists that have ties to Texas:

In alphabetical order:

Brigetta Barrett  - Duncanville
Track & Field - Women's High Jump - Silver

David Boudia - Abilene
Diving - Men's Synch. 10m Platform - Bronze
Men's 10m Platform - Gold                       

Tamika Catchings - Duncanville
Basketball - Win over France - Gold

Diamond Dixon - Houston
Track & Field - Womens 4x400M Relay - Gold

Troy Dumais - Austin
Diving - Men's Synch. 3m Springboard - Bronze

Marlen Esparza - Pasadena
Boxing - Bronze

James Feigen - San Antonio
Swimming - Men's 4x100m Freestyle - Silver

Brendan Hansen - Austin
Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke - Bronze
Men's 4x100m Medley - Gold

Trey Hardee - Austin -
Track & Field - Men's Decathlon 1500m - Silver

Destinee Hooker - San Antonio
Volleyball - Silver

Courtney Hurley - San Antonio
Fencing -Women's Team Epee - Bronze

Kelley Hurley - San Antonio
Fencing - Women's Team Epee - Bronze

Trell Kimmons - Round Rock
Track & Field- Men's 4x100m Relay - Silver

Bianca Knight - Austin
Track & Field - Women's 4x100m Relay - Gold

Leo Manzano - Flatonia
Track & Field - Men's 1500m - Silver

Paige McPherson - Abilene
Taekwondo - Bronze

Aries Merritt - Bryan
Track & Field - Men's 110m Hurdles - Gold

Darvis Patton - Dallas
Track & Field - Men's 4x100m Relay - Silver

Jason Richardson - Cedar Hill
Track & Field - Men's 110m Hurdles - Silver

Sanya Richards-Ross - Austin
Track & Field - Women's 400m - Gold
Women's 4x400m Relay - Gold

Michael Tinsley - Round Rock
Track & Field - Men's 400m Hurdles - Silver

Dana Vollmer - Granbury
Swimming - Women's 100m Butterfly - Gold
Women's 4x200m Freestyle - Gold
Women's 4x100m Medley - Gold

Deron Williams - The Colony
Basketball - Win over Spain - Gold

 
By Event:

Basketball
Tamika Catchings - Duncanville
Basketball - Win over France - Gold

Deron Williams - The Colony
Basketball - Win over Spain - Gold

Boxing
Marlen Esparza - Pasadena
Boxing - Bronze

Diving
David Boudia - Abilene
Diving - Men's Synch. 10m Platform - Bronze
Men's 10m Platform - Gold

Troy Dumais - Austin
Diving - Men's Synch. 3m Springboard - Bronze

Fencing
Courtney Hurley - San Antonio
Fencing -Women's Team Epee - Bronze

Kelley Hurley - San Antonio
Fencing - Women's Team Epee - Bronze

Swimming
James Feigen - San Antonio
Swimming - Men's 4x100m Freestyle - Silver

Brendan Hansen - Austin
Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke - Bronze
Men's 4x100m Medley - Gold

Dana Vollmer - Granbury
Swimming - Women's 100m Butterfly - Gold
Women's 4x200m Freestyle - Gold
Women's 4x100m Medley - Gold

Taekwondo
Paige McPherson - Abilene
Taekwondo - Bronze

Track & Field
Brigetta Barrett  - Duncanville
Track & Field - Women's High Jump - Silver

Diamond Dixon - Houston
Track & Field - Womens 4x400M Relay - Gold

Trey Hardee - Austin -
Track & Field - Men's Decathlon 1500m - Silver

Trell Kimmons - Round Rock
Track & Field- Men's 4x100m Relay - Silver

Bianca Knight - Austin
Track & Field - Women's 4x100m Relay - Gold

Leo Manzano - Flatonia
Track & Field - Men's 1500m - Silver

Aries Merritt - Bryan
Track & Field - Men's 110m Hurdles - Gold

Darvis Patton - Dallas
Track & Field - Men's 4x100m Relay - Silver

Jason Richardson - Cedar Hill
Track & Field - Men's 110m Hurdles - Silver

Sanya Richards-Ross - Austin
Track & Field - Women's 400m - Gold
Women's 4x400m Relay - Gold

Michael Tinsley - Round Rock
Track & Field - Men's 400m Hurdles - Silver

Volleyball
Destinee Hooker - San Antonio
Volleyball - Silver

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