Dartmouth has two alumni competing at the Beijing Olympics this year – ’97 alumnus Adam Nelson and ’04 alumnus Jarrod Shoemaker. But of the two men, Dartmouth students should definitely keep a close eye on the latter.

While this is Shoemaker’s first time at the Olympics, the list of his achievements and awards suggests he is a shoo-in for a gold medal in the triathlon competition.

Don’t believe me? Here’s a truncated list of his accomplishments, courtesy of USATriathon .org:

Qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team by finishing as the top American (11th overall) at the 2007 ITU Beijing World Cup… Finished sixth at the Pan Americans Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007… First place at the 2007 ITU Drummondville Pan American Cup… Finished eighth at the Hy-Vee Triathlon ITU Des Moines World Cup in i2007… 2006 USAT Haul to the Great Wall Series Champion... Earned first world cup podium finish with second at Edmonton in 2006... 2005 ITU Under 23 World Champion… 2005 ITU New York City Continental Cup winner… 2005 Tiszajvarous ITU World Cup 7th place… 2004 Under 23 National Champion.

Still skeptical? I don't blame you, especially not after a Brown student, Alicia Sacramone, cost the U.S. a gold medal in women’s gymnastics.

Trust me, though – Shoemaker is the real deal.

He must be, because Johnson & Johnson doesn’t endorse just anyone...

Right?!