Tag: athletes
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OTC’s Isaksen finishes fourth in pentathlon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Margaux Isaksen served notice Sunday that she should be ranked as a favorite to medal in modern pentathlon competition at the 2016 Olympics. Isaksen, 20, finished fourth in the London 2012 modern pentathlon,…
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OTC resident Bowsher finishes 32nd in Olympic pentathlon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Dennis Bowsher, a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, finished 32nd in Olympic Modern Pentathlon competition. The Czech Republic’s David Svoboda won the gold with 5,928 points. Bowsher finished 604 points…
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U.S.’s Campbell eliminated in wrestling after tough call
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Kelsey Campbell’s hopes for an Olympic medal in wrestling ended with a defeat to former world champion Azerbaijan’s Yulia Ratkevich on Thursday at the Excel Center. Ratkevich defeated Campbell, 4-0, 1-0, in the…
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UCCS grad Chun tames emotions, wins Olympic bronze
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Clarissa Chun was ready this time. She had wrestled with her emotions and tamed them. That’s why she was wearing a bronze medal around her neck. Four years ago in Beijing, Chun lost…
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Fort Carson’s Byers ponders Greco-Roman future after loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON — Dremiel Byers was at a loss for words after his rapid departure from Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling competition. “I really don’t know what to say,” Byers said. “It just hurts.” Byers, who wrestled at…
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Monument’s Simpson prepares for Olympic medal in 1,500
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Monument resident Jenny Simpson has traveled to England with a lazer-like focus. She’s here to prepare to compete in the Olympic 1,500 meters. And that’s about it. Simpson eats breakfast at the Olympic…
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Fort Carson’s Sanderson struggles to 14th place
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Keith Sanderson did not mince words. He was disappointed with his 14th-place finish in rapid-fire pistol Olympic competition. At the 2008 Beijing Games, Sanderson roared into the finals with the top score, an…
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RAMSEY: Carmelo talks about his upcoming Colorado homecoming
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Kobe Bryant was calling. He wanted Carmelo Anthony to get on the Olympic team bus. But Anthony still had a few words to say. He was talking about his upcoming return to Colorado…
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RAMSEY: Fort Carson’s Byers plans to ‘meet’ his Olympic medal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Dremiel Byers has spent years thinking about an Olympic medal. It’s come to the point he talks about the medal as if it were a person. “We’ve never met,” Byers said. “But we…
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RAMSEY: Springs wrestler, and his mom, seek medal in London
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON – Deborah Mango was preparing to bury her husband when Spenser, her 6-year-old son, wrapped his arms around her. They were at the funeral home a few days after Thomas Mango, Spenser’s father, had…