Heads up: The league of extraordinary Olympians
By Wade Kwon
Three Alabamians and members of Team USA are competing in Beijing in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Decathlete Trey Hardee of Vestavia Hills doesn’t compete until next Thursday and Friday. Tuscaloosa’s Deontay Wilder won his heavyweight match against Algerian Abdelaziz Touilini on Wednesday and boxes in the quarterfinals at 8 a.m. CDT Sunday (airing on tape delay between 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday on CNBC).
But Huntsville native Margaret Hoelzer wrapped up her competitions this evening (or Saturday morning Beijing time) at the Water Cube. After picking up the bronze in the 100m Backstroke on Tuesday, she earned a silver medal in the 200m Backstroke [video], edged out by Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, her roommate at Auburn. (Look for video to be added soon.)
- Her Olympic Diary for the Huntsville Times
- Official site
More Olympics results to come …
