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Dylan Armstrong is participating in his second Olympics for Shot Put  as part of our Athletics contingent. In his last games, he came in a respectable 4th. Losing by 1 cm. Heartbreaking right? He came back winning a plethora of medals in 2010 and 2011. He's currently ranked 7th in the world and could potentially be Canada's first medal for men in Athletics since 1996 and the men's 4x100 relay (it was that long ago?!).  It would be the first throwing medal ever for Canada and this Games is going to see Canada's largest throwing team ever in London. His coach and he don't speak the same language so train using a lot of hand signals. He hails from Kamloops, a town not to far from where I used to live in Kelowna. Dylan's on Twitter: @Dylan_Armstrong (although he's only ever posted twice...)

Jennifer Abel is an Olympic Diver who has consistently stood on the podium over the past couple of years. She will be competing in the 3m and 3 m synchro events. Her partner in the syncho even is Emilie Heymans. Jennifer is from Laval, Quebec. She was only 16 when she appeared at the Olympics in Bejing where she finished 11th. Her Twitter handle is: @jennabel91