The Paris Olympics are just over two weeks out, and the Team USA roster is officially set.
While country pride will be high, there is also a sense of pride in the number of athletes coming out of each state. California will have the most reps, with Florida second.
Texas will have 38, the third-most among the states. Simone Biles, Asher Hong, Scottie Scheffler, and Brittney Griner are only a few of the notable athletes who will be tangentially representing the Lone Star State.
How many athletes are on Team USA?
The 2024 U.S. Olympic team has 592 athletes, which is slightly smaller than the team at the most recent Summer Games in Tokyo (613 athletes) but quite a bit larger than the 2016 team in Rio de Janeiro (554).
The U.S. will have at least one athlete competing in 31 of the 32 sports on the Paris program, with team handball the only exception. Track and field has the largest contingent with 120 athletes, while rhythmic gymnastics and modern pentathlon have one each.
Women will also make up the majority of the U.S. Olympic team in Paris, with 314 athletes set to represent Team USA in women’s events (53%) compared to 278 men (47%).
Here’s a list of Texas athletes on Team USA
Here are all the Texas natives that are on Team USA’s roster.
AthleteSportAgeHometownBrittney GrinerBasketball33HoustonJoshua EdwardsBoxing24HoustonJennifer LozanoBoxing21LaredoJeffrey LouisBreaking29HoustonKassidy CookDiving29The WoodlandsAlison GibsonDiving25AustinKelsey BingField Hockey26HoustonScottie SchefflerGolf28DallasSimone BilesGymnastics27SpringAsher HongGymnastics20TomballTeal CohenRowing25DallasKaitlin KniftonRowing24AustinOrrin BizerRugby23The WoodlandsKevon WilliamsRugby33HoustonVincent HancockShooting35ArgyleRyann PhillipsShooting21GailConner PrinceShooting24BurlesonAusten SmithShooting22KellerJaedyn ShawSoccer19FriscoSam WatsonSport Climbing18SouthlakeShaine CasasSwimming24McAllenSimone ManuelSwimming27Sugar LandDavid JohnstonSwimming/Marathon Swimming22DallasJonathan HealyTaekwando27SpringAustin KrajicekTennis34AllenTaliyah BrooksTrack & Field29Wichita FallsJoseph BrownTrack & Field28MansfieldBryce DeadmonTrack & Field27HoustonBryce HoppelTrack & Field26MidlandAlaysha JohnsonTrack & Field27SpringFred KerleyTrack & Field29San AntonioBrynn KingTrack & Field23The WoodlandsJarrion LawsonTrack & Field30TexarkanaJasmine MooreTrack & Field23Grand PrairieSha’Carri RichardsonTrack & Field24DallasJacob WootenTrack & Field27TomballChiaka OgboguVolleyball29CoppellAvery SkinnerVolleyball25KatyJourdan DelacruzWeightlifting26Wylie
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