The Akron area will have three athletes competing for the United States of America in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The athletes are: basketball player LeBron James, swimmer Mark Gangloff and javelin thrower Kim Kreiner. The trio all competed and represented USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Gangloff won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics as a member of the 400-meter medley relay and placed fourth in the 100-meter breast stroke. James won a bronze medal on the basketball team.
James graduated from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in 2003 and currently stars for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association.
Gangloff graduated from Firestone High School in 2000 and Auburn University in 2005.
Kreiner graduated from Mogadore High School in 1995 and earned a degree from Kent State.
The Akron Beacon Journal wishes the trio good luck in Beijing!!!
