How many Olympians does Ohio have? Meet the athletes competing in Paris 2024 games
More than 10,000 athletes from across the world are competing for gold at the Summer Olympics, including nearly 600 on the U.S. Olympic team.
The games started Friday in Paris and will continue until Sunday, Aug. 11. This will be the third time that the French capital has hosted the Summer Games.
Historically, the U.S. has done the best at track and field, swimming, and shooting, with more gold medals in these categories than any other. These are the top 15 sports for the U.S. at the summer Olympics since the first modern Olympic games in 1896.
Olympians come from almost every state in the U.S. this year. However, Colorado, Vermont, and Hawaii have the most Olympians per capita.
Athletes from Ohio
Of those who are wearing red, white and blue, 13 athletes were born in Ohio. Others currently live in Ohio.
Joe Kovacs: Shot put. Kovacs is from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, but currently lives in Columbus, Ohio. He competed in 2016 and 2020, earning two silver medals.
Hunter Armstrong: Swimming. Armstrong is from Dover and attended Ohio State. He competed in the 2020 games and earned two gold medals.
Katie Moon: Pole vault. Moon is from Olmstead Falls and is the defending gold medalist from Tokyo 2021.
Trevor Bassitt: 400-meter hurdles. Bassitt is from Bluffton.
Annette Nneka Echikunwoke: Hammer throw. She is from Pickerington and lives in Columbus. She went to the University of Cincinnati.
LeBron James: The basketball star is from Akron. This will be his fourth Olympics. He has two gold medals and one bronze.
Stephen Curry: The basketball player is also from Akron, but he claims Charlotte, North Carolina as home.
Morelle McCane: The boxer is from Cleveland and she will be competing in her first Olympics.
Marcus Christopher: BMX Freestyle. Christopher is from the Hartville/Canton area.
Rose Lavelle: Women’s soccer. Lavelle is from Cincinnati. She went home from the 2020 Olympics with a bronze.
Carson Foster: Swimming. Foster is from Cincinnati and will compete in the 200m and 400m individual medley. So far, he has a bronze.
Lee Kiefer: Fencing (Women’s foil). Kiefer is from Cleveland. She competed in the 2012, 2016 and 2020, earning two gold medals.
Molly Bruggeman: Rowing. Bruggeman is from Dayton. She graduated from Notre Dame pre-med.
Nina Castagna: Rowing. Castagna is from Cincinnati.
McKenzie Long: Track and field. Long is from Ironton and will compete in the women’s 200m.
Simone Biles: Gymnastics. The gymnast was born in Columbus and raised in Texas. Biles competed in 2016 and 2020, earning five gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
Kyle Snyder: Wrestling. He is from Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended Ohio State. This will be his third Olympics competition.
Jason Day (Australia): Golf. The Australia native lives in the Columbus/Westerville area.
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