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The following is a list of Summer Olympians who were born in, currently live in or have another link to Illinois. ATHLETE AGE SPORT THE CONNECTION Kevin Barnett 30 Volleyball Outside hitter from Naperville on 2000 team Martin Boonzaayer 31 Judo Hoffman Estates resident in 220-lb. event Brandon Brooks 23 Water polo UCLA star was born in Rock Island Tamika Catchings 25 Basketball Texas native played at Stevenson High Yolanda Griffith 34 Basketball '99 WNBA player of year born in Chicago Nancy Haberland 43 Sailing Glenbrook North grad coaches at Navy Tom Hoff 31 Volleyball Two-time Olympian is from Park Ridge Illija Lupulesku 36 Table tennis Yugoslavian medalist in '88 lives in Chicago John Magera 34 Archery Houston native now lives in Carterville Shawn Marion 26 Basketball Waukegan native an NBA star for Phoenix Ogonna Nnamani 21 Volleyball Bloomington native starred at Stanford Jasna Reed 33 Table tennis 4-time Bosnian Olympian lives in Chicago Vince Spadea 30 Tennis Chicago native is in 2nd straight Olympics Jamie Schroeder 22 Rowing 1st-time from Wilmette a star at Stanford Jillian Schwartz 24 Pole vault Lake Forest woman is 5th to clear 15 feet Dwyane Wade 22 Basketball Chicagoan led Marquette to Final Four Joe Williams 29 Wrestling Chicagoan a 3-time U.S. national champ Vic Wunderle 28 Archery Born in Mason City, lives in Lincoln
