Oct. 2, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Closing Ceremonies: A drag queen makes an appearance.
Closing Ceremonies: Fireworks light the sky.
Closing Ceremonies: We're either on a bad trip or that really is a giant prawn on a bike.
Wrestling: His coach gives gold medallist Daniel Igali a serious lift.
Wrestling: Looks like something out of WWF
Basketball: The bronze medallists from Lithuania get ready to party.
Basketball: Vince Carter and Kevin Garnett are two golden boys.
Basketball: We're not sure if a charge was called on this.
Volleyball: The question if finally answered for this athlete: boxers or briefs?
Volleyball: There, there, things we'll get better.
Volleyball: We're No. 3!
Marathon: We think running 26.2 miles earns you a water break.
Boxing: You don't tug on Superman's cape.

Today's Tops: 

--Parts of the Closing Ceremonies were awesome. The fireworks at the end were the best we've ever seen, and it's always cool to see the athletes mingle about in the infield. We imagine everyone's allotment of condoms took a hit afterwards.
--How cool to see Midnight Oil and the great Peter Garrett perform ``Beds are Burning.'' It's truly one of the best bands, Aussie or otherwise, of the past 20 years. The band has been at the vanguard of environmentalism and Aboriginal rights and their music is brilliant.
--Ethiopia rules in the distance running events: Golds in the men's and women's 10K and the men's 5K and marathon.
--Stephanie Cook at Great Britain sprinted from eighth position to first to win the first-ever gold in the women's modern pentathlon.
--A special Top to Chip, an Outsports contributor who provided many of the great comments on these Games. Thanks!

Today's Bottoms:

--The whole drug issue continues to cast a cloud over any Olympics. It seems that the only ones caught are those too clueless to time their usage properly. We still love the competition but look askance at a lot of the competitors.

Oct. 1, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Handball: In case you were wondering what the ``ball'' in team handball looks like.
Field hockey: A real Dutch treat.
Diving: An artsy shot of gold medallist Tian Liang.
Track: Jon Drummond thinks he's in a bodybuilding competition.
Track: The winning US 4x100 relay team shows off after their victory.
Pentathlon: We're pretty sure this is NOT one of the five events.
Pentathlon: Since there are only five events, is this winner only half as good as the decathlon champ?
Wrestling: After a tough loss, Samuel Henson looks like he's just been sucker-punched.
Water Polo: The Russians react to their gold.
Kayak: One of those great ``thrill of victory'' moments.

Today's Tops: 

--Marion Jones didn't get her five golds, but winning three of them and two bronzes ain't too shabby.
--Russia beat European and world champ Sweden to win the men's team handball. It was the Swedes' third consecutive silver in the event.
--The U.S. women played their most complete game of the Games in beating Australia for the basketball gold.
--Dutch field hockey skipper Stephan Veen tallied a hat trick in full time, and then in the strokeoff, was the final stroker with the Dutch up 4-3. He converted, sending the defending champions back to the top of the podium.
--The Marla Runyan story (she's legally blind) needs no introduction. But she made a comment today that proves her status as an Olympian. "I will do anything to help Suzy [Favor-Hamilton] medal." She proved that today, by leading for a portion of the race--when she can't see that much in front of her. A slow pace meant that the Americans needed to push, as it is almost impossible to run the 1500 in the lead from start to finish. So Runyan led for Favor-Hamilton, despite seeing just emptiness in front of her. Although it didn't quite work out, Runyan showed what it means to be a part of a team.
--Artur Taymosov of Uzbekistan upset the reigning world wrestling champion Alexis Rodrigues for a berth in the final today. Not quite as big as the Gardner over Karelin, but pretty big nonetheless.

Today's Bottoms: 

--Maurice Greene, Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams and Brian Lewis won the 4x100 meter relay. Then they flexed, preened and carried on like four drunks at a frat party. 

Their antics dismayed some other American track athletes. Nanceen Perry, who helped her team win the bronze in the women's 4x100 relay, summed it up, telling AP: ``The whole way they were going about it, making all sorts of comical faces -- you could do a little bit of that, but they were doing it throughout the national anthem. How do you expect anybody to respect our flag if you don't? I think foreigners think we're rude, anyway, so it just confirms the whole image they have of us.''  Greene and Drummond later apologized. 

While it was a bit over the top, it did seem all in good fun and not as bad as reported by the wires. It was pretty funny to see Henry Kissinger trying to act dignified as he handed the foursome their medals.

--Three more athletes were DQed for illegal drug use, bringing the total to 16, with 50 others disqualified before the games. Maybe new Olympic medals need to be forged in the shape of a syringe.

Sept. 30, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Diving: Openly gay American David Pichler.
Wrestling: Hey, did you have onions for dinner?
Kayak: This Canadian sure looks great in a tank top.
Running: Heavy favorite Hicham El Guerrou looks stunned after finishing second in the 1,500 meters.
Pole Vault: Gold medallist Nick Hysong shows his wingspan.
Running: Genuine affection after a great race.

Today's Tops: 

--Major credit to Team Lithuania, which came within inches of sinking the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer against the heavily favorite Americans in men's basketball. The Lithuanians, with no player with NBA experience, were gritty and gutty in throwing a major scare into the Americans. 
--For a team ranked 10th in the world and which took 7th in Atlanta with a more experienced team, a fourth place finish for the U.S. women's volleyball team is awesome. With the young ones on this team, things are looking good for 2004.
--Noah Ngeny of Kenya ran a brilliant tactical race with the help of his teammates and took the gold in the 1,500 meters over heavily favored Hicham El Guerrou, one of Nike's pre-Games poster boys.
--Birgit .Fischer of Germany won her record 9th medal in rowing with her gold today. She now has six golds and three silvers to become the Olympic Queen of the boats.
--Australian coach Ric Charlesworth won perhaps one of his greatest triumphs, becoming the first team to successfully defend the field hockey title for women with a 3-1 defeat of Argentina. Charlesworth has now won two golds, 2 World Cups, and a Commonwealth Games trophy.

Today's Bottoms:

--The Norway women's handball team, featuring lesbian Mia Hundvin, was stunned in the semis by Hungary. But Hundvin's lover, Camilla Andersen and her Danish team still has a shot at the title by winning its semifinal match. We're disappointed: We wanted to see the first Olympic final where openly homosexual athletes competed against each other.

Sept. 29, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Diving: China's Liang Tiang shows great form.
Race Walking: One of the funkier sports, but you try walking 30 miles.
Track: Alto Bolton won the bronze in the men's 200 meters, then needed a rest.
Track: Konstantinos Kenteris of Greece, the surprise winner of the men's 200.
Track: Cathy Freeman and Marion Jones, the divas of the track.
Wrestling: Unabashed joy for American Brandon Slay.
Wrestling: Homoerotic image alert: the Cuban has his head on the Korean's head.
Taekwando: Steven Lopez after winning the gold.
Decathlon: Erki Nool, by definition the world's greatest athlete.
Decathlon: Stefan Schmid has all his veins popping.
Steeplechase: A rather artsy shot as they head over the water.
Swimming: Never too late for a shot of Alexander Popov and Peter van den Hoogenband.
Water Polo: We knew it was a tough sport.
Water Polo: He shoots, he scores.

Today's Tops: 

--The women's soccer final, won on a ``golden goal'' by Norway over the U.S., was sport at its best. Great play on both sides, a stirring U.S. comeback and a rousing Norway win. The U.S., to its credit, did not complain about a possibly illegal winning goal. It was one of those calls that could have gone either way.

The American women were joys to listen to afterwards, praising the Norwegians and talking about how proud they were of their effort. It was truly a classy effort by both sides.

--- The Williams sisters did it again, adding an Olympic gold medal to their trophy case. After Venus won the women's singles gold earlier this week, she and her sister, Serena, teamed up to take the gold medal match in doubles, 6-1, 6-1. "For me, this is almost bigger than the singles," Venus said. Almost.

--Konstantinos Kenteris became the first Greek to win a sprint medal in the modern era when he captured the 200 meters. NBC's Bob Costas got off a good line when he said the Greeks know how Cubs fans feel. It was the first Greek sprint gold in two millennia, Costas cracked.

--Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Australia, on the women's 200m: "I want to thank my family, I'm sure I've been a pain in the butt for the last four months, but they've put up with me."

--Susanthika Jayasinghe became the first Sri Lankan in 52 years to win an Olympic medal. She placed third in the women's 200-meter race.

Today's Bottoms: 

--When Konstantinos Kenteris of Greece won the men's 200 meters, the press conference was without an interpreter who could speak Greek therefore Kenteris' coach filled the role. However, he didn't seem to understand that that role required him to interpret, not answer the questions for his athlete.

--Field hockey is huge in India, and they've won eight prior gold medals, so a seventh-place finish by the men in Sydney won't sit well back home.

The critics are already sharpening their knives. As the Associated Press said:
Referring to India's 1-1 draw with lowly Poland which denied them a place in the hockey semifinals and a narrow boxing defeat, the Indian Express newspaper complained: ``Though both encounters ended in draws, they showed that Indian sportsmen are still masters at the art... of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.'' 

--How bad are athletes from India? The nation has 1 billion people and has won one bronze, as many as Kyrgyzstan.

Sept. 28, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Track: He's flying with the red, white and blue.
Wrestling: Rulon Gardner still can't believe he beat the unbeatable Alexander Karelin.
Wrestling: Add this to the list of all-time homoerotic sports shots.
High Jump: C'mon, spread those legs.
Track: Doesn't sticking your tongue out add to wind resistance?
Tennis: This shot of the men's doubles champs is suitable for framing.
Decathlon: One Czech we'd like to mate with.
Decathlon: Nice shades, Chris.
Decathlon: We're pretty certain that's NOT his original hair color.

Today's Tops: 

----Rulon Gardner winning the gold in the superheavyweight final of Greco-Roman wrestling was one of the most amazing upsets in Olympics, or sports, history. Consider: 

• His opponent, Alexander Karelin, had NEVER lost in international competition. 

• Karelin had won three straight Olympic golds.

• Karelin had not given up A POINT! in 10 years. 

• The last time they met, Karelin lifted up the 286-pound Gardner THREE TIMES and dropped him on his head. 

• Gardner had never won as much as a state wrestling title.
  
  But there was Gardner, a farm boy from Wyoming who was called ‘‘fatso’’ as a kid, beating Karelin, 1-0, in overtime. Sensing defeat, the Russian essentially gave up with four seconds left. Gardner did a somersault after the win (Richter reading: 7.0) and couldn’t believe what he had done. Incredibly modest, he still insists Karelin is the greatest G-R wrestler of all-time. That may be, but Rulan Gardner’s feat must go up there with the ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ and the Jets beating the Colts in
  Super Bowl III.

--The U.S. baseball team’s win over Cuba in the gold medal game was an upset, but not as big as Karelin losing. The Cubans had been heavily favored.

Today's Bottoms:

--It was nice to see the U.S. baseball team win, but not manager Tom Lasorda. His son, Thomas ‘‘Sparky’’ Lasorda was a gay hairdresser who died of AIDS in 1991. Lasorda Sr. never acknowledged his son’s homosexuality or the cause of death. Lasorda, as such a well-known sports figure,  could have done an enormous amount of good at the time had he talked publicly about his son and AIDS, but his silence was deafening. On the other hand the Dodger manager was always ready to tell fag jokes (not an uncommon pastime in baseball locker rooms, we’re afraid). Gay ex-Dodger Glenn Burke (who also died of AIDS) blames Lasorda's homophobia for his being traded from L.A. to Oakland. 

--‘‘I said, ‘No, No, not me.' He said, ‘Yes.’’’ The word ‘yes’ crushed the gold medal hopes of Australian Jane Saville in the woman’s walk. She was seconds away from the victory when she received a third ‘‘lifting’’ infraction--not maintaining contact with the ground--that disqualified her, AP said. 

--Lesbian discus thrower Lisa-Marie Vizaniari finished eight in the event's final.

--Openly gay diver David Pichler and his diving partner Troy Dumais finished fourth in the men’s 3-meter synchronized event, just missing a bronze by less than two points.  Dumais was upset, telling AP: ‘‘I guess it wasn’t good enough. We didn’t miss a thing. There was nothing more we could have done. I don’t know what the judges think or what they saw.’’ 

Sept. 27, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Soccer: The funkiest bleach-blonde we've ever seen.
Wrestling: Looks like even these guys shave their armpits.
Wrestling: These guys are into head games.
Wrestling: I'm in control or is he?
Baseball: Check out where the eyes of the guy in front are focused on.
Baseball: Doug Mientkiewicz of USA baseball hit his second grand slam of the Games to send the Americans to the gold medal final against Cuba.
Weightlifting: Doing his impersonation of the Stay-Puf Marshmallow Man from ``Ghostbusters.''
Diving: We can't get enough of guys kissing their medals.
Beach volleyball: The surprise U.S. winners of the gold celebrate.
Volleyball: The finality of a loss.
Gymnastics: Phenomenal definition on Hungarian Szilveszter Csollany.

Today's Tops: 

--A funny piece in Tuesday's New York Times by advertising copyrighter Tom Greenwald. It was an athlete's submission form in care of NBC. Among the questions to be answered:

• Seemingly insurmountable obstacle

• How will your obstacle make us feel: sad; uplifted; horrified.

• What kind of music would best suit your obstacle: solo violin and strings; solo oboe and winds; Chariots of Fire-esque.

• Can you cry on cue?

• What types of products will your obstacle make us feel like buying: milk; burgers; jeans; shoes; cars; other.

--Calum Giles, a field hockey player from Britain scored a goal as time was winding down to help the British win their first game in round robin play--over the heavily favored Germans.
--Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana feel like gold. If it wasn't for Karch Kiraly's injury, these two never would have made a trip to Sydney. But they came and brought home the gold over the heavily favored Brazilians in beach volleyball. First they came back after an early deficit to win the first game, and in the second game raced to an early lead and showed the Brazilians how to hold on.

Today's Bottoms: 

--C.J. Hunter was less than convincing in trying to blame his dietary supplements for four positive drug tests. Hunter, a shot putter not competing, is the husband of Marion Jones. Being an American, Hunter a) held a press conference where he blamed the media, and b) had a lawyer present. 

--The Ugly American syndrome is rearing its head at these Games and makes us embarrassed sometimes to call these jerks our countrymen. In his 400-meter semifinal James Carter was so far out in front he slowed down, turned and sarcastically motioned for the rest of the field to hurry up. It really pissed off the Aussie crowd, which has a well-deserved reputation for great sportsmanship. We needed George Teague to come out and clock Carter like he did the showboating. Terrell Owens in Sunday's Cowboys-49ers NFL game.

--U.S. gymnast Blaine Wilson also came across as a jerk these Games. He was cocky and strutting beforehand, claiming he's done more for men's gymnastics in America than anyone else (tell that to Kurt Thomas or Bart Connor). Then after stinking up the joint during his events he said a medal wasn't important anyway, and besides, the judges have it out for Americans. Somebody get the baby his bottle.

Sept. 26, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Rowing: Appearing in an A&F catalog near you.
Wrestling: Please don't squeeze the Charmin.
Wrestling: Our vote for most sexually explicit photo of the Games.
Track: With Michael Jordan retired he's the best MJ in sports.
Track: He can see Crearly now.
Track: Cathy Freeman, Golden Girl of the track.
Weightlifting: It was clean but no jerk.
Weightlifting: This guy is a Broadway dancer at heart.
Gymnastics: A cool shot from above.
Gymnastics: Make your own caption for this one.
Gymnastics: A view of Nemov from our Butt Cam.
Diving: The Swoosh is everywhere.

Today's Tops: 

--It was one of those moments where sports can have an impact beyond the field. Such was the case with Cathy Freeman, who became the Aborigine to win an Olympic gold as she blazed to a win in the 400 meters. Freeman has been an outspoken supporter of the rights of native people in Australia, who have suffered great discrimination that the country only recently has been acknowledging.
``She's brought the people of Australia together as one group,'' said Bruce Barber, Freeman's stepfather. ``Whether it is Anglo-Saxon, Asian or whatever, she's admired by so many people.
--Michael Johnson showed again why he's the greatest track athlete in a decade with his easy win in the men's 400 meters.
--Google, the search engine, has been listing a different Olympic doodle each day. They're actually pretty cool in a cute sort of way.
--Stacey Nuveman and Lisa Fernandez shined for USA softball. Stacey homered in the third extra inning to beat China, 3-0 ,in the first game and avenge the first loss the team had suffered. In the nightcap, Lisa Fernandez struck out 13 Aussies to win 1-0 and advance to the championship against unbeaten Japan. It was the second avenged loss in the games. Should the Yanks beat Japan, it would avenge all three losses in these Games for the Americans.
--With Elena Dementieva of Russia, who needs Anna Kournikova? For all of the attention the glamour girl brings to herself, she can't bring what Dementieva can bring--a medal in tennis to the Motherland. Dementieva never once thought about not representing Russia in the Olympics, even if it meant going against the wishes of her mother. ` I convinced her that this is important for me to be here because this is what I really want. And I also had promised her to bring home a medal.' She will.

Today's Bottoms:

--Mark Todd of New Zealand, who won a bronze medal Sunday in the equestrian, was apparently linked in June to a “gay sex romp, ” according to the Advocate. The [London] Sunday Mirror newspaper reported that Todd had been tied to cocaine use during a gay sex party. Todd, who is married, has denied the rumors and refuses to discuss the subject while in Sydney, The Dominion reports. The Mirror is a notorious tabloid that deals in stories of sex and drugs.

The Todd story has apparently been inflamed by some in the New Zealand media, which prompted one columnist to write: ``I don't care about the man's sexual orientation. And if he was taking drugs he will in due course be detected by the sports medicine people. As far as I can tell he has not deserved to be crucified in this way.''
Read details of the Todd story and media involvement.

--There's no escaping the shadow cast by the enormous use of performance-enhancing substances. But what happened Monday has us baffled.

Women's all-around gymnastics winner Andreea Raducan, 16, of Romania was stripped of her individual gold. Her crime: Taking cold medicine prescribed by the team doctor. The stimulant pseudo-ephedrine is found in Nurofen, an over-the-counter medicine. It is on the list of banned substances by the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC said it had a hard time reaching the decision, especially since Raducan tested negative after winning two team medals (which she will be allowed to keep). Drugs are an enormous problem at this Games, but this case doesn't seem to rise to the level of the punishment. Aren't gymnasts by their nature hyper-stimulated?

--In other drug news, shot put world champion C. J. Hunter, the husband and coach of gold medal sprinter Marion Jones, was identified by world track officials as having tested positive for steroids at a meet in Oslo in July, AP said. Hunter is not competing at Sydney.

Sept. 25, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Fencing: Refs need to be cautious if they piss off one of these athletes.
Wrestling: Let me hold you.
Wrestling: Being on the wrong end of this move has gotta hurt.
Water Polo: Everybody into the pool!
Water Polo: Look, ma, I scored a goal.
Synchronized swimming: The world's dumbest sport.
Track and field: The perfect name for a high jumper.
Diving: Mark Ruiz springs into action.

Today's News: 

From the Associated Press:
Gay Olympic athletes hide their sexual orientation for fear it could affect their chances to compete or attract sponsorship, a Sydney 2002 Gay Games official said Sunday. 

Garrie Gibson estimated there are more than 1,000 gay men and lesbian athletes competing at the Sydney Olympics. 

''For the vast majority of them, their sexuality is something that they have had to hide, to keep hidden because they did not want their sexuality to be an issue in competing in sports,'' he said. 

''(They) don't come out about their sexuality because of the fact that it can have an impact on their opportunities to compete or on their opportunities to attract sponsorship.''  ...

Gibson said there had been many inquiries in the past week about the Gay Games in 2002 and was confident they will attract ''quite a few'' elite athletes.  Among the 31 official sports are a number unique to the Gay Games, including power lifting and physique.
 
''There's a lot of sports at our event which are mainstream but there are a couple that are very much targeted at the gay and lesbian community and physique is one of them,'' Gibson said.

Our comment: Gibson's remarks are very in line with what we know about the fear of athletes to come out. But the estimate of more than 1,000 in Sydney seems like nothing more than taking the number of competitors and dividing by 10 (the classic 10% figure). No one really knows. The fact that AP is even discussing the topic is another small sign that the ``gays in sports'' angle is one the media is at least considering. It is odd, however, that AP did not mention the five openly gay Olympians (listed at the top of this page).

Today's Tops: 

--Laura Wilkinson, an American diver, won the gold medal in the 10-meter platform. It was a huge upset over the heavily favored Chinese.
--Lorrie Fair, a U.S. soccer player who stands 5-3, outleaped her 5-9 mark to head the ball to set up the USA's only goal of the game. It was all the offense needed as the USA advanced to its second-consecutive gold-medal game.
--Stanford track and field athletes Gabe Jennings and Michael Stember both qualified for the finals in the 1,500 meters.
--In one of the greatest upsets in Olympic wrestling, and certainly in the United States' undistinguished Greco-Roman history, American Garrett Lowney stunned 213 3/4 -pound favorite Gogui Koguachvili of Russia, 8-3, in overtime.

Today's Tops: 

--We're in a charitable mood, so no bottoms today. G'Day!.

Sept. 24, 2000

Daily ``Picture This'' Hot Photo Links:
Swimming: From ``Charlie in the Trees:" I think Gary Hall, Jr., is happy about winning the gold, but the posture and look-in-the-eye of Anthony Ervin is sending out some sort of a vibe that may be familiar to the readership.

Rowing: This is better than any shot we've ever seen in an A&F catalog.
Beach Volleyball: Love on the sand.
Soccer: Can I have a piggy-back ride? 
Track: Maurice Greene, the world's fastest man.
Track: Marion Jones, the world's fasest woman.
Track and Field: If I had a hammer, I'd swing it in the morning.
Track and Field: He's so big he's his own Greek chorus.
Diving: David Pichler, openly gay, and teammate Mark Ruiz.

Today's Tops: 

--What a great and touching moment when NBC interviewed 100 meters winner Maurice Green and his coach John Smith. Both men broke down and embraced as they talked about what each has meant to the other. No sappy music, no soft lighting. It was filmed live and packed a wallop. Wow.
--Kudos to NBC's Andrea Joyce, who asked tough questions of triple gold medalist Inge de Bruijn about drug use. De Bruijn dodged the question, but Joyce was persistent is bringing up a subject that everyone is swimming is talking about: How did de Bruijn get so fast in such a short period of time? It was good that Joyce did not try and sweep the subject under the rug.
--Igor Vihrovs of Latvia stunned the gymastics world by winning the men's floor exercise, his country's first-ever gold.
--We've seen more athletes flex their muscles before and after a competition than ever. Just goes to prove the body culture has spread far beyond West Hollywood and Chelsea ``muscle Mary's.''
--Sasha Victorine of USA football hit the fifth penalty kick of the shootout  as the men advanced to the semifinals for the first time ever in the Olympics. Plus we got to hear Andres Cantor scream ``gooooooooooooooooooooooooalllllllllllllllll!!!''
--Naoko Takahashi of Japan  won the first ever marathon medal  for Japan in record time.
--American swimmer Ed Moses turned in a split of 59.72 in the breaststroke leg of the 4x100 medley, the fastest split ever, to extend the USA lead to a full body length and give the USA a gold and a world record to boot.

   Today's Bottoms: 

--The US and Cuba having a bench-clearing brawl was disgusting. So much for the Games being about sportsmanship.
--Big boo to NBC for not showing a second of the men's javelin and only giving results. With so many hours to fill would it have asked to much to see at least a few throws? Seeing a variety of sports is one reason we watch the Games.
--Some sports should not be in the Olympics and tennis is one of them. There are enough big tourneys each year to satisfy any tennis buff and the Olympics are just an afterthought. The top pros don't care and neither do we.
--Swimming is over with. We thoroughly enjoyed it are sorry to see it over.

Out athletes at the Games

While there were no doubt dozens of gays and lesbians competing, these athletes are publicly out. If we've missed anyone please let us know.

• Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (Australia, discus, 28, 5'8," 227 lbs. . Vizaniari talks about being the only out athlete from Australia and about her girlfriend/coach.

• David Pichler (USA, diving, 32, 6, 170 lbs.). Pichler as Omega spokesman

• Amelie Mauresmo (France, tennis, 21, 5'9,'' 119 lbs.) A photo gallery

• Conchita Martinez (Spain, tennis, 28, 5'7,'' 130 lbs.) A photo gallery

• Camilla Andersen (Denmark, handball, 27, 5'7," 143 lbs.). 
  Mia Hundvin (Norway, handball, 23, 5'5,'' 121 lbs.)
  Note: Andersen and Hundvin are a couple. Check out a fan's Web site, discussing their relationship.

Check out  how these out athletes fared