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Who is Carlin Isles? U.S. athletes you need to know at 2016 Rio Olympics

Related Topics: Carlin Isles, Track and field

Sport: Rugby Sevens

Hometown: Massillon, Ohio

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Social: @carlinisles on Instagram; @carlin_isles on Twitter

Need to know: Known as the “fastest man in rugby,” the former track and football standout has only been playing the sport for four years but will be a top scoring threat for the Americans in Rio.

Isles stumbled across some rugby videos online while researching biomechanics ahead of the 2012 U.S. Olympic track and field trials and quickly became hooked on the sport.