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A by-the-numbers look at Team USA

Michael Phelps headlines the list of 555 Rio-bound American athletes (AP)
Michael Phelps headlines the list of 555 Rio-bound American athletes (AP)

The United States Olympic Committee on Saturday released the full list of American athletes who will compete next month in Rio De Janeiro. Below is a by the numbers look at Team USA:

555: Number of U.S Olympians who will compete in Rio. U.S. athletes will participate in 27 sports and 244 of the 306 medal events contested.

191: Number of returning U.S. Olympians. That includes a trio of six-time Olympians, seven five-time Olympians, 19 four-time Olympians and 50 three-time Olympians. Sixty-eight of the returning Olympians are former gold medalists.

22: Number of medals won by the most decorated male U.S. Olympian, swimmer Michael Phelps. In Rio, he’ll seek a fourth straight gold in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley.

6: Number of medals won by the most decorated female U.S. Olympian, sprinter Allyson Felix. The four-time gold medalist had hoped to attempt a 200-400 double in Rio, however, she fell just short of qualifying in the 200 meters.

16: Age of the youngest U.S. Olympian, Kanak Jha (Table Tennis). The Northern California native is one of two Americans born in 2000 to qualify for the Olympics. Gymnast Laurie Hernandez is the other.

52: Age of the oldest U.S Olympian, Phillip Dutton (Equestrian). Dutton won gold medals in 1996 and 2000 while competing for his native Australia but he now represents the U.S. after changing his citizenship in 2006.

4 feet, 8 inches: Height of the shortest U.S. Olympian, gymnast Simone Biles. The three-time reigning world all-around champion is a heavy favorite to capture individual gold next month.

6 feet, 11 inches: Height of the tallest U.S. Olympians, basketball players DeAndre Jordan and DeMarcus Cousins. Both centers are making their Olympic debuts for USA Basketball next month.

94 pounds: Weight of the lightest U.S. Olympian, table tennis player Jiaqi Zheng. Zheng is one half of the reigning U.S. women’s doubles champs along with Lily Zheng.

348 pounds: Weight of the heaviest U.S. Olympian, discus thrower Mason Finley. Finley has actually lost considerable weight recently. Just three years ago, he weighed 437 pounds and suffered a flurry of back injuries as a result.

125: Number of U.S. Olympians from California, most of any state. Florida is second with 40, followed by Texas (33), Pennsylvania (31) and New York (30).

0: Number of U.S. Olympians from Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming, fewest of any state. Alabama, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Vermont all have one apiece.

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