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L A U R A W I L K I N S O N
Age: 26 Hometown: Spring, Texas
Event: Diving, 10m platform
The Drama: Craving suspense? Just watch Wilkinson. She won gold in Sydney, after making a memorable leap from eighth place. She secured her spot on this year's team with a nail-biting final dive at trials.
The Competition: Wilkinson is a wonder, but she'll have Lao Lishi of China and Emilie Heymans from Canada on her heels.


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