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Youngest Olympians

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Teenage athletes from around the globe have punched their ticket for London 2012. Ranging from ages 15 to 19, these young adults qualified to participate on behalf of their nations at the Summer Olympics.
I proud of them

NAME AGE SPORTS COUNTRY
Gabrielle Douglas 16 Swimmer USA
Kathleen Ledecky 15 Swimmer USA
Erica Wu 16 Table Tennis USA
Lily Zhang 16 Table Tennis USA
Missy Franklin 17 Swimmer USA
Ivan Garcia 18 Diver Mexico
Kexin 18 Gymnastics China
Wang Xin 19 Badminton China
Alejandra Valencia 17 Archery Mexico
Victoria Komova 17 Gymnastics Russia
Jennifer Pinches 18 Gymnastics Britain
Tom Daley 18 Diver British
Aljendra 15 Diver Mexico
Dominique Pegg 17 Artistic Gymnastic Canada
Rebecca Tunney 15 Artistic Gymnastic Brintain
Anastasia Grishina 16 Artistic Gymnastic Russia
Aliya Mustafina 17 Artistic Gymnastic Russia
Brittany Broben 15 Spring Board Australia
Youna Dufournet 18 Artistic Gymnastic France

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