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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Track & Field Athletes Finish; US Women's Basketball to Play for Gold
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- The competition of Mormon athletes in the 2000 Sydney
Olympic Games will finish tomorrow with Jared Deacon and the British track
team competing in the final of the 4 x 400m relay. Also competing earlier in
the day tomorrow are Natalie Williams and the US Women's Basketball team,
playing in the gold medal game against Australia after beating Korea
yesterday, and Charlene Tagaloa and the US Women's Volleyball team,
finishing their competition in the bronze medal game against Brazil.
Four of the five Mormon track and field athletes competing yesterday
finished out of the finals, with Amy Palmer's best hammer throw 5m short of
the Gold and Jason Pyrah finishing the finals heat in 10th place. Ghanians
Kenneth Andam and Leonard Myles-Mills failed to qualify beyond the first
round when their team couldn't finish their heat.
The competition tomorrow will also determine the number of medals won by
Mormon athletes. So far, Mormon athletes have won two gold medals and a
silver. Williams will either win a gold or silver in Basketball, and Tagaloa
could win the bronze in Volleyball. All the medals are possible for Jared
Deacon, however, Great Britian isn't expected to get a medal.
Results - September 29th
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Myles-Mills, Leonard | Track &Field | Ghana |
| 4x100m Relay | Failed to qualify | Did not finish 1st round heat |
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| Deacon, Jared | Track &Field | Great Britain |
| 4x400m Relay | Round 1 - qualified | Race 1 - 3:04.35; 0.50 sec behind |
| 4x400m Relay | Semifinals - qualified | Race 2 - 3:01.35; 0.29 sec behind |
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| Palmer, Amy | Track &Field | USA |
| Hammer Throw | | 8th place - 66.15 m; 5.01m off Gold |
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| Pyrah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
| 1500m Finals | | 10th place - 3:39.84; 7.77 sec behind |
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| Williams, Natalie | Basketball | USA |
| USA v. Korea | W 78-65 | 4/8 from floor, 2/2 from line, 10 pts, 11 Reb |
| To date: | | 17/32, 46 pts, 38 rebounds, 7 assists |
Here is a schedule of the Mormon athletes competing Saturday, September 30,
along with the times they will compete (Sydney time).
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Deacon, Jared | Track &Field | Great Britain |
| 4x400m Relay | Finals | 10:20 pm |
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| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. Brazil | Bronze Medal Game | 12:30 pm |
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| Williams, Natalie | Basketball | USA |
| USA v. Australia | Gold Medal Game | 8:00 pm |
The following is the list of Mormon athletes competing in the games
that we know about. If you know of an additional athlete, please let
us know!
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Baird, Marsha | Track &Field | Trinidad |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| Chan, Maggie | Track &Field | Hong Kong |
| Dantzscher, Jamie | Gymnastics | USA |
| Deacon, Jared | Track &Field | Great Britain |
| Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
| Myles-Mills, Leonard | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Paewai, Caryn | Field Hockey | New Zealand |
| Palmer, Amy | Track &Field | USA |
| Pratt, Robby | Track &Field | Mexico |
| Pryah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| Williams, Natalie | Basketball | USA |
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