A list of athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Games in London who list hometowns in New England, along with their sports, birthdates, and events, as provided by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The games kick off Friday:

Men, Connecticut:

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Boothbay Harbor native Eleanor Logan, two back from the woman in the red hat, works with her women’s eight team. The American team has three new rowers this year, so Logan serves as a mentor of sorts because of her years of international rowing experience. Photo courtesy of US Rowing

2008 U.S. Olympic Rowing Team member of the women's eight, Eleanor Logan of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, is seen Saturday, June 28, 2008, in West Windsor, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Donn Cabral, athletics, Glastonbury, Conn., 3000-meter steeplechase

Charlie Cole, rowing, New Canaan, Conn., men’s four

Robert Crane, sailing, Darien, Conn., laser

Ken Jurkowski, rowing, New Fairfield, Conn., men’s single sculls

Craig Kinsley, athletics, Fairfield, Conn., javelin throw

Nick LaCava, rowing, Weston, Conn., lightweight men’s four

Women, Connecticut:

Sarah Hendershot, rowing, West Simsbury, Conn., women’s pair

Sarah Trowbridge, rowing, Guilford, Conn., women’s double sculls

Women, Maine:

Eleanor Logan, rowing, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, women’s eight

Men, Massachusetts:

Sean Furey, athletics, Methuen, Mass., javelin throw

Elliot Hovey, rowing, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., men’s quadruple sculls

Stuart McNay, sailing, Boston, men’s 470

Will Miller, rowing, Duxbury, Mass., men’s eight

Will Newell, rowing, Weston, Mass., lightweight men’s four

Wes Piermarini, rowing, West Brookfield, Mass., quadruple sculls

Women, Massachusetts:

Shalane Flanagan, athletics, Marblehead, Mass., marathon

Kristin Hedstrom, rowing, Concord, Mass., lightweight women’s double sculls

Shelley Olds, cycling, Groton, Mass., road – road race

Elena Pirozhkova, wrestling, Greenfield, Mass., freestyle 63kg

Alexandra Raisman, gymnastics, Needham, Mass., artistic

Evelyn Stevens, cycling, Acton, Mass., road – road race

Gevvie Stone, rowing, Newton, Mass., women’s single sculls

Women, Rhode Island:

Elizabeth Beisel, swimming, Saunderstown, R.I., 200-meter back; 400-meter IM

Women, Vermont:

Lea Davison, cycling, Jericho, Vt., mountain

Men, Vermont:

Andrew Wheating, athletics, Norwich, Vt., 1,500-meter

Trevor Moore, sailing, North Pomfret, Vt., high performance skiff (49er)

Source: The U.S. Olympic Committee.

In addition, some other athletes with New England connections include:

From the University of Connecticut:

— Former players Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Tina Charles , Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore are playing on the U.S. women’s basketball team, coached by Geno Auriemma

— Swimmers Chinyere Pigot and her brother Diguan (an incoming freshman) are swimming for their home country of Suriname.

— Track and field athlete Phylicia George is competing for Canada.

— Melissa Gonzalez is playing on the U.S. field hockey team.

From Fairfield University in Connecticut:

— Goalkeeper Michael O’Keefe is playing soccer for New Zealand.

From Boston College:

— Laura Georges is playing soccer for France.

From Harvard University:

— Tim Murphy, the Harvard men’s swimming and diving coach, is head coach of the U.S. open-water swim team.

— Rising sophomore Temi Fagbenle is playing on the British women’s basketball team.

From Pedro’s Judo Center in Wakefield, Mass.:

— Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens are competing. Olympian Jimmy Pedro Jr. is head U.S. judo coach and his father, Jimmy Pedro Sr., is assistant coach.

From Hanover, N.H.:

— Triathlete Sarah Groff of Cooperstown, N.Y., now calls Hanover, N.H., home.

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