The Rio Olympics get started on Friday with the Opening Ceremonies, and there will be 13 athletes and support staff that have ties to the University of Arizona.
Here’s a list of those that will be representing the Wildcats courtesy of ArizonaWildcats.com and Pac-12.com:
Cycling
- Chloe Woodruff (Mountain bike - cross country, PLACED 14TH) - USA
Diving
- Rafael Quintero (10m platform, PLACED 7TH) - Puerto Rico
- Omar Ojeda (head coach) - Puerto Rico
Golf
- Alejandra Llaneza (PLACED T-44) - Mexico
Swimming
- Kevin Cordes (GOLD MEDAL 4x100m medley relay (prelim swimmer), 100m breaststroke, PLACED 4TH and 200m breaststroke, PLACED 8TH) - USA
- Michael Meyer (400m IM, PLACED 17TH) - South Africa
- Tjasa Oder (800m free, PLACED 13TH and 4x200m free relay, PLACED 15TH) - Slovenia
- Brad Tandy (50m free, PLACED 6TH) - South Africa
Track and Field
- Bernard Lagat (5,000 meter, PLACED 6TH) - USA
- Sage Watson (400m hurdles, PLACED 4TH IN SEMIS and 4x400m relay, Fri. August 19th) - USA
- Edgar Rivera (high jump, PLACED 35TH) - Mexico
- Pau Tonnesen (decathlon, PLACED 17TH) - Spain
- Dustin Williams (head athletic trainer) - USA
Triathlon
- Ben Kanute (PLACED 29TH) - USA