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The Armed Forces Sports Office released its list of DoD athletes and officials slated to attend the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. The games begin July 19.
Eighteen military athletes earned spots in women's basketball, shooting, Greco-Roman wrestling, track, men's team handball and weightlifting by competing in U.S. Olympic trials. Ten others qualified as alternates in boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, shooting and women's team handball. Six have coaching roles.
Karen White of the Armed Forces Sports Office said two Army athletes have a chance for a berth in the modern pentathlon. Top-ranked and two-time Olympian Michael Gostigian is favored to win one slot. However, Spc. Scott Christie and 1st Lt. Jim Gregory rank second and third and have a chance at berths.
Of the six coaches, two have head coaching duties. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Hermann heads the U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling team and is assisted by Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Estrella and Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Thomas.
In team handball, Army Reserve Capt. Rick Oleksyk coaches the men's squad, while Army Capt. Rhett Nichols serves as an assistant. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Ravelo is an assistant with the U.S. boxing team.
The following are members of the U.S. Olympic Team:
Basketball - Women
1st Lt. Ruthie Bolton (A), Mobile, Ala., guard
Shooting
Lt. Col. Terry Anderson (A), Dallas, men's rapid fire pistol
Maj. William Roy (AF), Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., men's skeet
Capt. John McNally (A), Heath, Texas, men's rapid fire pistol
Capt. Glenn Dubis (A), Fort Benning, Ga., men's 3 x 40 rifle and men's air rifle
Capt. Rob Harbison (A), Fort Benning, Ga., men's 3 x 40 rifle and men's air rifle
Staff Sgt. Libby Callahan (A), Washington, D.C. women's sport pistol
Staff Sgt. Bret Erickson (A), Fort Benning, Ga., men's trap
Sgt. Eric Uptagraft (A), Fairmont, W.Va., men's prone
Sgt. Terry Wentzel Dewitt (A), Fort Benning, Ga., women's double trap
Sgt. Todd Graves (A), Fort Benning, Ga., men's skeet
Spc. David Alcoriza (A), Fort Benning, Ga., men's double trap
Team Handball - Men
1st Lt. David DeGraff (AF), Atlanta Military Entrance Processing
Station, circle runner
2nd Lt. Michael Thornberry (A), Atlanta Recruiting Battalion, defense
Track and Field
*Lt. Ronnie Harris (N), Bureau of Naval Personnel, Arlington, Va., 5,000 meters
* Finished third at U.S. at Olympic Trials, but needs to meet Olympic qualifying standards to compete in Atlanta.
Weightlifting
Cpl. Tom Gough (MC), Camp Pendleton, Calif., 200 pounds
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
Staff Sgt. Derrick Waldroup (A), Fort Benning, Ga., 198 pounds
Spc. Rodney Smith (A), Fort Benning, Ga., 149.5 pounds
The following are alternates for the U.S. Olympic team:
Boxing
Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Carter (N), USS Detroit, 119 pounds
Staff Sgt. Ronald Simms (AF), Langley Air Force Base, Va., 165 pounds
Sgt. Fareed Samad (A), Fort Bragg, N.C., 147 pounds
Spc. Olanda Anderson (A), Fort Bragg, N.C., 178 pounds
Shooting
Cpl. Ken Johnson (A), Fort Benning, Ga., men's 3 x 40 rifle
Team Handball - Women
Capt. Kirsten Howe (A), Atlanta Recruiting Battalion, wing
Staff Sgt. Tonia Stubbs (A), Atlanta Recruiting Battalion, defense
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
Capt. Jeffrey Green (A), Fort Benning, Ga., 286 pounds
Sgt. Shon Lewis (A), Fort Benning, Ga., 125.5 pounds
Spc. Keith Sieracki (A), Fort Benning, Ga., 163 pounds
Story by Master Sgt. Stephen Barrett, USA, American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 07.07.1996 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 00:29 |
| Story ID: | 528889 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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