The U.S. Olympic team has brought some of the world’s best athletes to London, in no small part because of Californian athletes. This year’s entire U.S. Olympic squad consists of 530 men, women and gymnasts, 128 of whom are from California. Of that group, 71 hail from the Bay Area. South Bay athletes have also earned medals in some events:
• San Jose native Marti Malloy took home a bronze medal July 30 in the women’s judo competition being held at the London Olympics. Malloy managed to beat Italy’s Giulia Quintavalle for the bronze after suffering a defeat to Corina Caprioriu, of Romania, in the semifinals.
• San Jose swimmer Scott Weltz placed fifth August 1 in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke. Weltz is a Bellarmine Prep graduate. The London Olympics is his first international meet.
• 16-year-old table tennis player Ariel Hsing recently lost the women’s singles third round to Xiaoxia Li of China 2 to 4 on August 29. She faced Yadira Silva of Mexico in the first round and Xia Lian Ni-Danielsson of Luxembourg in the second. She currently attends Christian Valley High School in San Jose.
• Track and Field participant Michelle Carter recently placed fourth in the Women’s Shot Put Qualification at a distance of 18.63 meters. Carter then went on to the finals, where she placed in sixth place with a distance of 19.42 meters.
• Kerri Walsh Jennings and her teammate Misty May-Treanor won gold for the third time in the Summer Olympics against U.S. teammates Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in the women’s beach volleyball final. Jennings is a San Jose native.
Here are some of the Bay Area residents competing for the U.S. this year:
Shannon Rowburry, San Francisco
Event: Track & Field: 1,500 m
Heather Petri, Orinda
Event: Water Polo
Alexander Massialas, San Francisco
Event: Fencing
Scott Weltz, San Jose
Event: Swimming
Nathan Adrian, Berkeley
Event: Swimming
Kerri Walsh, Santa Clara
Event: Beach Volleyball
Scott Gault, Piedmont
Event: Rowing
Michelle Carter, San Jose
Event: Track and Field
Natalie Coughlin, Vallejo
Event: Swimming
Kristin Hedstrom, Oakland
Event: Rowing
Kibwe Johnson, San Francisco
Event: Track & Field
Julie Nichols, Livermore
Event: Rowing
Jessica Steffens, Danville
Event: Water Polo
Maggie Steffens, Danville
Event: Water Polo
Peter Varellas, Moraga
Event: Water Polo
Anthony Fahden, Lafayette
Event: Rowing
Kara Kohler, Clayton
Event: Rowing
Howard Bach, San Francisco
Event: Badminton
Kate Anderson, Sacramento
Event: Archery
Mariya Koroleva, Concord
Event: Synchronized Swimming
Morgan Fuller, Sunnyvale
Event: Synchronized Swimming
Ariel Hsing, San Jose
Event: Table Tennis
Kristian Ipsen, Clayton
Event: Diving
Keshia Baker, Fairfield
Event: Track & Field