Community Corner
Gallery: San Diego Sends 15 Athletes to the Olympics
A total of 15 athletes that call San Diego County home will compete in the Olympics, which start in London Friday.
Meet your local U.S. Olympians!
A total of 128 California athletes will compete for the U.S. in the Olympics in London, which starts on Friday. Of those athletes, 15 call San Diego County home. Their sports include water polo, sailing, cycling and BMX.
While the U.S. Olympic Committee lists just 15 athletes with a “hometown” of San Diego County, several more have an affiliation with America’s finest city and the USOC Training Center Chula Vista.
Find out what's happening in La Jollawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Athletes not included on the list and with ties to San Diego include 800 meter runner Alice Schmidt, field hockey players Julia and Katie Reinprecht and marathon runner and San Diego High School graduate Meb Keflezighi.
Get familiar with these faces. And get ready to cheer them on.
Find out what's happening in La Jollawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
San Diego Athletes Competing in the Olympics
Athlete
Sex
Sport
Height
Weight
Date of Birth
Hometown
Event/Position/ClassLayne Beaubien
M
Water Polo
6’5”
220
7/4/76
Coronado
DefenderGraham Biehl
M
Sailing
5’10”
160
8/31/86
San Diego
Men's 470Rachel Buehler
F
Soccer
5'5"
144
8/26/85
Del Mar
Jessica Cosby
F
Track & Field
5'8"
175
5/31/82
Mission Hills
HammerDesiree Davila
F
Track & Field
5'1"
97
7/26/83
Chula Vista
MarathonChris Horner
M
Cycling
10/23/71
San Diego
Road Carrie Johnson F Canoe/Kayak 5'6" 138 1/16/84 San Diego Sprint David Lee M Volleyball 6'8" 225 3/8/82 Alpine Middle Blocker Nic Long M Cycling 6'2" 195 10/6/89 Lakeside BMX Johnny Nunn M Track & Field 6'2" 172 2/3/78 San Diego 50K Race Walk Molly Vandemoer (O'Bryan) F Sailing 5'7" 153 4/13/79 San Diego Elliot 6M Steffen Peters M Equestrian 5'8" 150 9/18/64 San Diego Dressage Kelly Rulon F Water Polo 5'10" 135 8/16/84 San Diego Attacker Jesse Smith M Water Polo 6'4" 229 4/27/83 Coronado Utility Soren Thompson M Fencing 6'3" 195 5/5/81 San Diego EpeeGet more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
