U.S. Latino Athletes Poised to Shine in London
Melissa Gonzalez, field hockey: plays defender position, Melissa who joined the national team in 2010 is from Mohegan Lake, NY currently resides in Coronado CA Gonzalez was also selected as an All-Big East First Team member in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and was Big East Defensive Player of the Year in each of her last two seasons.
First game: July 31st, 7 PM continue Aug 1st-Aug 6th
Semifinal: Aug 8th, 3:30 PM and 8 PM
Bronze and Gold Medal Match: Aug 10th, 3:30 PM and 8 PM
Giuseppe Lanzone
Lanzone was born in Peru and is now a professional rower. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth with his teammates in the men’s coxless four event.
First heats: July 28th 10:10 AM-12:30 PM, continued July 29-30 9:30-11:10 AM
Semifinals: July 31-Aug 1st
Finals: Aug 2nd-Aug 4th 9:30 Am-10:30 AM
Amy Rodriguez-soccer
Amy USC graduate and soccer forward is half-Cuban. She is a Current member of the US Women’s National Team, Gold Medalist with the USWNT at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, played in three matches at the 2006 Algarve Cup and for the U-20 WNT posting 11 goals in 19 matches.
Quarterfinals: August 3rd
Semi Final: August 6th
Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Match: August 9th
Well miss Dara Torres, Swimming at London 2012, but no list of American Olympians would be complete without mentioning swimmer Dara Torres, who narrowly missed the cut for what would have been her sixth Games. Four years ago, Torres took home three silver medals at age 41. Now that her distinguished career has come to a close, Torres is looking forward to spending more time with her daughter, 6-year-old Tessa.
Across the board, the Latino business community can be proud of these and other Olympians representing the United States in London this summer. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds and competing in myriad sports, they will look to make a lasting impression in the coming days.
