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2004 Summer Olympics

Arizona Athletes will Compete in Greece

By Judy Hedding, About.com

On the previous page, we introduced you to the Olympic athletes with significant ties to Arizona that are competing in the 2004 Olympics representing the United States. Here are some 2004 Olympians that have strong ties to Arizona, but are competing as representatives from another country. Also included are coaching staff personnel that are from Arizona. We wish them all a good effort and an incredible experience.

Baseball

Clay Bellinger
Representing Greece, lives in Chandler

John Kazanas
Representing Greece co-manager, lives in Phoenix

Basketball

Zarko Carabakapa
Representing Serbia-Montenegro, plays for the Phoenix Suns

Penny Taylor
Representing Australia, plays for the Phoenix Mercury

Adriana Moises
Representing Brazil, plays for the Phoenix Mercury

Maria Stepanova
Representing Russia, plays for the Phoenix Mercury

Cycling

Gord Fraser
Representing Canada, lives in Tucson

Diving

Joona Puhakka
Representing Finland, attended ASU

Claire Febvay
Representing France, attended UA

Mark Bradshaw
Representing Finland, coach, attended ASU

Soccer
Tracey Leone U.S. women's assistant coach, lives in Tempe

Softball

Mike Candrea U.S. head coach
Attended UA, lives in Casa Grande

Sarah Farnworth
Representing Greece, attended ASU

Linda Wells
Representing Greece, head coach, Attended ASU

Swimming

Ágnes Kovács
Representing Hungary, attended ASU

Florencia Szigeti
Representing Argentina, attended ASU

Ahmed Hussein
Representing Egypt, attended ASU

Petra Banovic
Representing Croatia, attended ASU

Gavin Meadows
Representing Great Britain, attended ASU

David Kolozar
Representing Hungary, attended ASU

Lyndon Ferns
Representing South Africa, attended UA

Ryk Neethling
Representing South Africa, attended UA

Roland Schoeman
Representing South Africa, attended UA

Juan Veloz
Representing Mexico, attended UA

Simon Burnett
Representing Great Britain, attended UA

Mike Chasson
Representing Egypt, coach, attended ASU

Frank Busch
Representing U.S., assistant coach, attended UA

Track and field

Lewis Banda
Representing Zimbabwe, attended ASU

Michael Campbell
Representing Jamaica, attended ASU

Chima Ugwu
Representing Nigeria, attended UA

Patrick Nduwimana
Representing Burundi, attended UA

Anna Soderberg
Representing Sweden, attended NAU

Victor Castillo
Representing Venezuela, attended NAU

Bernard Lagat
Representing Kenya, lives in Tucson

Kim Collins
Representing St. Kitts Central, attended Arizona College

Elva Goulbourne
Representing Jamaica, attended Central Arizona

Neisha Bernard-Thomas
Representing Grenada, attended Central Arizona

Hazel-Ann Regis
Representing Grenada, attended Central Arizona

Sue Humphrey
Representing U.S., women's head coach, lives in Phoenix

Wrestling

Townsend and Tricia Saunders
Representing U.S., women's head coaches, lives in Phoenix

Zeke Jones
Representing U.S., men's freestyle coach, attended ASU

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