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AUSTIN, Texas  Thirty current or former University of Texas athletes have earned spots on their home countries' Olympic teams, and seven coaches with ties to UT Athletics also will participate in the upcoming Olympic Games. The 30 athletes competing sets a record for the largest delegation that The University of Texas has sent to an Olympics, topping the previous best of 29 athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

 

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 26-August 11 in Paris, France. All told, UT athletes and coaches will represent 12 different Longhorns' sports programs (Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Rowing, Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field and Volleyball) and represent 16 different countries (Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Serbia, South Sudan, Taiwan and the United States).

 

A total of 14 athletes and three coaches with ties to The University of Texas will represent Team USA in Paris. Texas ranks in a tie for fourth among NCAA Division I schools based on the number of athletes competing on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team, trailing only Stanford (38), UCLA (17) and USC (16) and tied with Penn State (14).

 

Men's and Women's Track and Field will have a total of 10 athletes in Paris. Heading the list is two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser (shot put) and second-time Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall (long jump) who will represent Team USA. Mariam Abdul-Rashid (100m hurdles) will compete for Canada, and Rhasidat Adeleke (400m, mixed 4x400m relay) will represent Ireland. Julien Alfred (100m, 200m) will compete for Saint Lucia, and Emelia Chatfield (100m hurdles) will represent Haiti. Leo Neugebauer (decathlon) will compete for Germany, while the trio of Ackelia Smith (long jump, triple jump), Lanae-Tava Thomas (200m) and 2020 bronze medalist Stacey-Ann Williams (400m, 4x400m relay) will represent Jamaica.

 

Men's and Women's Swimming will have 10 current or former athletes in Paris, including six with Team USA. Carson Foster (200 IM, 400 IM), rising sophomore Erin Gemmell (200 free, 4x200 free relay), rising senior Luke Hobson (200 free, 4x200 free relay), rising senior David Johnston (1500 free, open water 10K), second-time Olympian Drew Kibler (4x200 free relay) and rising sophomore Aaron Shackell (400 free) will represent the United States. Rising sophomore Angie Coe (200 IM) will compete for Taiwan, Caspar Corbeau (100 breast, 200 breast) will represent The Netherlands, rising senior Anna Elendt (100 breast, 4x100 medley relay) will compete for Germany and rising junior Hubert Kos (200 back, 100 fly, 100 back) will represent Hungary.

 

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant (men's basketball), second-time Olympian Alison Gibson (women's 3-meter springboard diving), 2020 gold medalist Chiaka Ogbogu (women's indoor volleyball), world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (men's golf) and Rowing's duo of Kaitlin Knifton (women's four) and Daisy Mazzio-Manson (women's four) will compete for Team USA. Second-time Olympian Yvonne Anderson (women's basketball) will represent Serbia, 2020 gold medalist Julia Grosso (soccer) will compete for Canada, Sara Kouskova (women's golf) will represent the Czech Republic and Lulu Sun (women's tennis) will compete for New Zealand.

 

A trio of current Texas coaches will work for Team USA, including Carol Capitani (assistant coach, swimming), Matt Scoggin (coaching staff, diving) and Erik Sullivan (team leader, men's volleyball). Bob Bowman (swimming) will work as a National Team Coach for France, while Royal Ivey (men's basketball) will serve as Head Coach for South Sudan. In addition, Edrick Floréal (track and field) will work on the coaching staffs for Great Britain, Ireland and Saint Lucia, and Jim Garnham (track and field) will serve as an assistant coach for Germany.

 

Entering the 2024 Paris Games, a total of 162 University of Texas athletes have participated in the Olympics and captured a combined 156 medals (89 gold, 43 silver and 24 bronze).

 

 

 

 

Longhorns in Paris 2024

Current and Former University of Texas Athletes and Coaches

 

Name

Sport

Country

Event/Position

Mariam Abdul-Rashid

Women's Track & Field

Canada

100m hurdles

Rhasidat Adeleke

Women's Track & Field

Ireland

400m, mixed 4x400m relay

Julien Alfred

Women's Track & Field

Saint Lucia

100m, 200m

Yvonne Anderson

Women's Basketball

Serbia

Team Basketball

Bob Bowman

Men's Swimming

France

National Team Coach

Carol Capitani

Women's Swimming

United States

Assistant Coach

Emelia Chatfield

Women's Track & Field

Haiti

100m hurdles

Angie Coe

Women's Swimming

Taiwan

200 IM

Caspar Corbeau

Men's Swimming

Netherlands

100 breast, 200 breast

Ryan Crouser

Men's Track & Field

United States

Shot Put

Tara Davis-Woodhall

Women's Track & Field

United States

Long Jump

Kevin Durant

Men's Basketball

United States

Team Basketball

Anna Elendt

Women's Swimming

Germany

100 breast, 4x100 medley relay

Edrick Floréal

Men's and Women's Track & Field

Great Britain, Ireland and Saint Lucia

Coaching Staff

Carson Foster

Men's Swimming

United States

200 IM, 400 IM

Jim Garnham

Men's Track & Field

Germany

Assistant Coach

Erin Gemmell

Women's Swimming

United States

200 free, 4x200 free relay

Alison Gibson

Women's Diving

United States

3-meter Springboard

Julia Grosso

Women's Soccer

Canada

Team Soccer

Luke Hobson

Men's Swimming

United States

200 free, 4x200 free relay

Royal Ivey

Men's Basketball

South Sudan

Head Coach

David Johnston

Men's Swimming

United States

1500 free, open water 10K

Drew Kibler

Men's Swimming

United States

4x200 free relay

Kaitlin Knifton

Rowing

United States

Women's Four

Hubert Kos

Men's Swimming

Hungary

200 back, 100 fly, 100 back

Sara Kouskova

Women's Golf

Czech Republic

Individual Stroke Play

Daisy Mazzio-Manson

Rowing

United States

Women's Four

Leo Neugebauer

Men's Track & Field

Germany

Decathlon

Chiaka Ogbogu

Women's Volleyball

United States

Team Indoor Volleyball

Scottie Scheffler

Men's Golf

United States

Individual Stroke Play

Matt Scoggin

Diving

United States

Coaching Staff

Aaron Shackell

Men's Swimming

United States

400 free

Ackelia Smith

Women's Track & Field

Jamaica

Long Jump, Triple Jump

Erik Sullivan

Men's Volleyball

United States

Team Leader

Lulu Sun

Women's Tennis

New Zealand

Women's Doubles

Lanae-Tava Thomas

Women's Track & Field

Jamaica

200m

Stacey-Ann Williams

Women's Track & Field

Jamaica

400m, 4x400m relay

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