2020 Olympic Guide.Indd

2020 Olympic Guide.Indd

Rachel Dincoff Auburn at the 2020 Olympics XXXII Olympiad July 23 - August 8, 2021 Tokyo, Japan Annie Lazor 2 | AuburnTigers.com/Olympics GENERAL INFORMATION 2020 Olympics Quick Facts Table of Contents Offi cial Name: XXXII Olympiad Quick Facts / Facilities ............................ 1 Opening Ceremony: July 23 2020 Roster ............................................2 Closing Ceremony: August 8 Daily Schedule .....................................2-3 Place: Tokyo, Japan Profi les ................................................4-9 Host Facility: Olympic Stadium Slogan: United by Emotion All-Time Olympic Performers .............10-17 Offi cial Web Site: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/ Auburn Olympic Medalists ................18-20 Auburn Olympian Breakdown ................21 Broadcast Information: NBCUniversal announced plans to present 7,000 hours of programming surrounding the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Five cable networks — USA Network, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and GOLF Channel will present more than 1,300 hours between July 20 and the Closing Ceremony on Aug. 8. NBC Sports Digital will stream all 41 sports and 339 medal events on the Olympic program — plus all ceremonies — on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app for 5,500 hours of streaming. Media Information: For more informaiton about Auburn athletes competing at the 2020 Olympic Games, contact Greg Ostendorf (Swimming) in the Auburn Media Relations Offi ce. Another option is to contact the United States governing bodies: USA Swimming (719.866.4578), USA Track & Field (317.261.0500) or USA Gymnastics (317.237.5050). Greg Ostendorf (Swimming) [email protected] Offi ce: 334.844.9800 Cell: 317.695.0865 Olympic Facilities Olympic Stadium Tokyo Aquatics Centre Sports: Track & Field, Soccer Sports: Swimming, Diving, Artistic Swimming Capacity: 68,000 Capacity: 15,000 Cost: $1.4 Billion Opened: October 24, 2020 Surface: Grass Opened: December 21, 2019 #Tokyo2020 | 1 2020 ROSTER Name Country Sport Years at AU Event(s) Nathon Allen Jamaica Track & Field 2016-18 400m (R), 4x400m Zach Apple USA Swimming 2015-18 100m Free Emily Carosone Italy Softball 2013-16 Marcelo Chierighini Brazil Swimming 2010-14 4x100m Free Relay Rachel Dincoff USA Track & Field 2014-16 Discus Throw Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming 2016-20 50m Free, 100m Fly Peter Holoda Hungary Swimming 2014-18 4x100m Medley Relay Annie Lazor USA Swimming 2013-16 200m Breast Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics 2021-Current Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming 2014-18 100m Fly Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming 2016-20 50m Free, 100m Free Tim Puetz Germany Tennis 2008-11 Men’s Doubles Adriel Sanes USVI Swimming 2021-Current 100m Breast, 200m Breast Kai Selvon Trinidad & Tobago Track & Field 2009-13 4x100m Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field 2006-07 High Jump Ruthie Bolton Nigeria W Basketball 1985-89 Assistant Coach Gideon Louw Guatemala Swimming 2008-10, 2018-Current Assistant Coach David Marsh Israel Swimming 1978-81, 1990-2007 Technical Advisor DAILY SCHEDULE Tuesday, July 20 Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. USA Wednesday, July 21 Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Australia Friday, July 23 Opening Ceremony Tim Puetz Germany Tennis First Round Doubles Saturday, July 24 Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Japan Tim Puetz Germany Tennis First Round (cont.) Doubles Sunday, July 25 Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Qualifi er Subdivsion Three Marcelo Chierighini Brazil Swimming Heats/Final 4x100m Relay Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Mexico Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Second Round Doubles Monday, July 26 Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Canada Emily Carosone Italy Softball Bronze Medal Game Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Quarterfi nals 2 | AuburnTigers.com/Olympics DAILY SCHEDULE Tuesday, July 27 Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Team Zach Apple USA Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 100m Free Adriel Sanes US Virgin Islands Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 200m Breast Emily Carosone Italy Softball Gold Medal Game Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Semifi nals Doubles Wednesday, July 28 Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 100m Free Annie Lazor USA Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 200m Breast Zach Apple USA Swimming Final 100m Free Adriel Sanes US Virgin Islands Swimming Final 200m Breast Thursday, July 29 Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Individual All-Around Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 100m Fly Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 100m Fly Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Final 100m Free Annie Lazor USA Swimming Final 200m Breast Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field Qualifi ers High Jump Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Final Doubles Friday, July 30 Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 50m Free Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Heats/Semifi nals 50m Free Peter Holoda Hungary Swimming Heats/Final 4x100m Medley Relay Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Final 100m Fly Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming Final 100m Fly Rachel Dincoff USA Track & Field Qualifi ers Discus Throw Saturday, July 31 Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Final 50m Free Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Final 50m Free Sunday, August 1 Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Vault/Bars Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field Final High Jump Monday, August 2 Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Floor Rachel Dincoff USA Track & Field Final Discus Throw Tuesday, August 3 Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Beam Wednesday, August 4 Kai Selvon Trinidad & Tobago Track & Field Qualifi ers 4x100m Relay Friday, August 6 Nathon Allen Jamaica Track & Field Qualifi ers 4x400m Relay Kai Selvon Trinidad & Tobago Track & Field Final 4x100m Relay Saturday, August 7 Nathon Allen Jamaica Track & Field Final 4x400m Relay Sunday, August 8 Closing Ceremony #Tokyo2020 | 3 PROFILES Nathon Allen • Jamaica Emily Carosone • Italy Track & Field Softball 400m, 4x400m Relay Quick Facts: Quick Facts: Emily Carosone will compete in softball in her fi rst Olympic appearance Nathon Allen is making his second Olympic appearance after winning for Italy … fi rst Olympian in Auburn softball program history … helped silver at the 2016 Olympics as part of Jamaica’s 4x400m relay team … Italy to the gold medal at 2021 European Championships … a three-time He will be a member of the 4x400m relay in Tokyo … Allen won silver at All-American during her Auburn career … captured the 2015 and 2016 the 2019 World Championships in the 4x400m relay and mixed relay … Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament and was named the tourna- Fifth in the 400m (44.88) at the 2017 World Championships … 2017 ment’s most valuable player twice … led Auburn to back-to-back Women’s Jamaican National Champion at 400m (44.58) … His personal best time College World Series appearances (2015, 2016) … Auburn’s all-time of 44.13 came at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, leader in career batting average, hits, runs, on-base percentage and hit by Ore. … Four-time NCAA All-American … NCAA Outdoor runner up in pitches … ranks in the top three in program history in career RBI, doubles, 2017 and bronze medalist in 2018. home runs, slugging percentage and games started … holds Auburn’s single-season records for runs, slugging percentage and hit by pitches … a four-year veteran in the professional softball ranks … entering her second Allen’s All-Time Olympic Results season as Auburn softball’s assistant coach. 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Event Round Place Time 4x400m Relay Preliminary 1st 2:58.29 4x400m Relay Final 2nd (Silver) 2:58.16 Zach Apple • USA Swimming 100m Freestyle Quick Facts: Zach Apple will swim the 100 freestyle for the United States … Finished second in the 100 free fi nal at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn his spot on the Olympic team … Won two gold medals as part of the 4x100 freestyle relay team and 4x100 mixed freestyle relay team at the 2019 World Championships … Earned 13 All-America honors in three seasons at Auburn and was SEC champion in 2018 after winning the 50 freestyle … Set the Auburn all-time record in the 200 freestyle in 2018 ... Second- fastest in program history in the 100 free and fi fth-fastest in the 50 free … Transferred to Indiana University for senior year. 4 | AuburnTigers.com/Olympics PROFILES Marcelo Chierighini • Brazil Rachel Dincoff • USA Swimming Track & Field 4x100m Freestyle Relay Discus Throw Quick Facts: Quick Facts: Marcelo Chierighini will compete in the 4x100 free relay for Brazil ... Rachel Dincoff is making her fi rst Olympics appearance and is Auburn’s fi rst Marks third straight Olympics competing on Brazil’s 4x100 free relay team United States track and fi eld Olympian since Coby Miller (2000, ’04) … … Of Auburn’s eight swimmers in Tokyo, he is only three-time Olympian … Auburn’s fi rst female ever to represent the United States at the Olympics in One of six men in Auburn history to swim at three Olympic Games … Best track and fi eld … A four-time outdoor All-American at Auburn from 2014- fi nish in the 4x100 free relay came in Rio 2016 when Brazil placed fi fth in 16, Dincoff fi nished third at the Olympic Trials with a toss of 60.21/197-6 the fi nal … Also made the 100 free fi nal in Rio where he took eighth place to earn one of three spots in the discipline for the United States … In May, … Earned 22 All-America honors at Auburn ... Won a pair of NCAA relay Dincoff posted a lifetime best mark of 64.41m … The most decorated titles at Auburn (400 FR - 2014, 200 FR - 2013). women’s discus thrower in Auburn history, she holds the Auburn record in the discus throw and owns six of the top 10

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