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Big Ten 2008Summer Olympic QualifiersThe Big Ten Conference will boast at least 100 participants and coaches competing for gold medals at the Summer Olympics from August 8-24. The group of competitors includes 11 former Olympians and five past medalists and overall they represent 28 different countries and 10 Big Ten institutions in 17 different sports. Countries being represented include: The United States, the Bahamas, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Guyana, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, St. Vincent, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Venezuela and the Ukraine. Use the menu below to find the Big Ten Olympians from your Big Ten school. And we'll update Olympic results throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics. OLYMPIC PARTICIPANTS BY SCHOOL: |
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Olympians & Olympic HopefulsSome of the Big Ten's brightest stars represent their countries in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Watch "Big Ten Olympians and Olympic Hopefuls" this Friday at 9 PM ET.
- Ankle injury forces Hamm out of Olympics
- Big Ten totals 29 Olympic medals
- Former IU runner takes home gold
- Ex-PSU star to play for Germany in Olympics
- Hamm won't go to Beijing Olympics
- Ex-Buckeye Bhavsar added to Olympic Team
- USA Gymnastics confirms Hamm's spot
- Ex-Badger Tegenkamp bound for Beijing
- ILL's Anderson to represent South Africa
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