Thirty athletes. Sixteen total medals. Six gold medals.
The numbers added up to something special for current and former Texas Longhorns athletes at the Paris Olympics. Texas had its largest delegation ever for a single Olympics and ended with its most medals since 2004 and the fourth-most in school history behind the Games of 2000 (23), 2004 (21) and 1996 (18). If UT had competed as its own nation, it would have finished 16th between Spain (18 medals) and Uzbekistan (13).
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The Longhorns have now won gold in each Olympic Games dating back to 1984, and they’ve captured at least one medal in every Games since 1976.
Before the Olympics began, we ranked the 30 former and current UT athletes in Paris. Let’s look back at those Olympians fared — listed in order of our predictions:
30. Emelia Chatfield, Haiti track and field
Chatfield failed to get out of preliminaries in the women’s 100-meter hurdles and was eliminated in the repechage round with a time of 13.24 seconds.
29. Angie Coe, Taiwan swimming
A sophomore this upcoming season, she initially finished second in her heat of the women’s 200 individual medley, but was disqualified by judges, citing improper form during her butterfly swim.
28. Sara Kouskova, Czechia golf
The Czech, who helped the Texas women finish fifth at the NCAA championships in 2018, finished 41st at the Olympics with a four-round score of 296.
27. Anna Elendt, Germany swimming
The incoming senior couldn’t get out of her heats in Paris, finishing sixth in the 100 breaststroke and fifth in the 400 medley relay with her teammates.
Hungary’s Hubert Kos, right, celebrates after winning gold in the men’s 200-meter backstroke. Kos has transferred to Texas from Arizona State this summer and will compete for the Longhorns this upcoming season.
26. Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Canada track and field
In the midst of her best professional season, Abdul-Rashid finished just short of the finals in the women’s 100 hurdles with a fifth-place time of 12.60 seconds in the semifinals.
25. Yvonne Anderson, Serbia basketball
The former UT point guard and the daughter of longtime college basketball coach Mike Anderson is a natural-born American representing Serbia. She led the Serbs with 15 points per game and helped them reach the quarterfinals, where they fell to Australia.
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24. Alison Gibson, U.S. diving
The former NCAA champion in her second Olympics had a nightmarish start to the women’s 3-meter springboard competition by crashing into the board, but she rebounded with several strong dives while falling short of advancement.
23. David Johnston, U.S. swimming
The incoming senior, who sat out last season at Texas to prepare for the Olympics, fell just short of advancing in his heat in the 1,500 freestyle and withdrew from the open water 10-kilometer race after testing positive for COVID-19.
22. Lanae-Tava Thomas, Jamaica track and field
A member of Texas’ national championship team in 2023, she fell just short of the women’s 200 finals with a fifth-place time of 22.77 seconds in the semifinals.
21. Stacey-Ann Williams, Jamaica track and field
An eight-time NCAA All-American at Texas, Williams reached the semifinals of the 400 before being eliminated. She also helped Jamaica reach the finals of the 1,600 relay, which ended with a disqualification.
20. Drew Kibler, U.S. swimming
Kibler won a silver medal in the men’s 800 freestyle relay by swimming leadoff for a team that clocked a time of 7 minutes, 0.78 seconds.
19. Aaron Shackell, U.S. swimming
The incoming sophomore reached the finals of the men’s 400 freestyle, but finished eighth with a time of 3:47.
T-18. Kaitlin Knifton, U.S. rowing
A member of the women’s four with Daisy Mazzio-Manson, the McCallum High School graduate finished fifth with a time of 6 minutes, 34.88 seconds.
T-18. Daisy Mazzio-Manson, U.S. rowing
The former national champion at Texas along with Knifton finished fifth with a time of 6:34.88.
16. Caspar Corbeau, Netherlands swimming
The former Longhorn had a busy Olympics, winning bronze in the 200 breaststroke, finishing eighth in the finals of the 400 breaststroke and helping the Dutch finish eighth in the finals of the men’s 400 medley relay and sixth in the mixed 400 medley relay.
15. Lulu Sun, New Zealand tennis
A Wimbledon quarterfinalist earlier this summer who was raised in Switzerland but represented New Zealand in Paris, Sun had a rough Olympics with first-round eliminations in both singles and doubles play.
Kevin Durant wraps himself in the American flag Saturday after Team USA defeated France in the gold medal men’s basketball game of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The former All-American at Texas became the first U.S. men’s player to win four gold medals, and he also became the all-time leading Olympic scorer for the U.S. men’s or women’s teams.
14. Ackelia Smith, Jamaica track and field
The Texas record-holder in the women’s long jump and a two-time NCAA long-jump champion reached the finals in both the long jump and triple jump. She finished eighth and seventh, respectively.
13. Julia Grosso, Canada soccer
Part of Canada’s defending Olympic championship squad, the midfielder and her teammates advanced to the knockout stage despite being deducted six points following a spying scandal, but fell to Germany on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals.
12. Erin Gemmell, U.S. swimming
After falling short of the finals in the 200 freestyle, the incoming Texas sophomore swam the anchor leg as the U.S. claimed silver in the 800 freestyle relay.
11. Rhasidat Adeleke, Ireland track and field
The former NCAA champion became the first Irish woman to reach a sprint final, placing fourth in the 400 with a time of 49.28. Adeleke led Ireland to a national record and a fourth-place finish in the women’s 400 relay.
10. Luke Hobson, U.S. swimming
The incoming senior won two medals in Paris, including a bronze in the 200 freestyle and a silver in the 800 freestyle relay with his teammates.
9. Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia track and field
One of the Olympics’ global breakout stars, the multi-time NCAA champion stunned the field with a gold medal in the 100 at 10.72 seconds and followed that with silver in the 200 at 22.08 seconds to join Jamaica’s Juliet Cuthbert (1992) as the only Longhorns to medal in both events at an Olympics.
8. Carson Foster, U.S. swimming
Foster, a former NCAA champion, ended a busy meet with a bronze medal in the men’s 400 individual medley, a silver in the 800 freestyle relay and a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM.
7. Chiaka Ogbogu, U.S. volleyball
Ogbogu, who left the Longhorns as the program’s all-time leader in blocks, helped the U.S. win a silver medal after a loss to Italy in the finals on Sunday. The middle blocker also set an Olympic record with eight blocks in a group-play win over Serbia.
6. Scottie Scheffler, U.S. men’s golf
With six birdies in the final nine holes, the world’s top-ranked golfer won a gold medal with a stunning comeback during a 9-under 62 in the final round.
5. Leo Neugebauer, Germany track and field
The NCAA record-holder in the decathlon, Neugebauer tallied 8,748 points to finish second behind Norway’s Markus Rooth and help the Texas men’s track and field program reach a record five medals in a single Olympic Games.
4. Ryan Crouser, U.S. track and field
The four-time NCAA champion became the first shot putter to win three Olympic gold medals with a top throw of 22.90 meters, which was 0.75 meters more than second place.
3. Kevin Durant, U.S. basketball
The unanimous 2006-07 NCAA player of the year following his one season at Texas, Durant became the first U.S. men’s player to win four gold medals. He also set the U.S. record for all-time points in men’s or women’s basketball with 518.
2. Tara Davis-Woodhall, U.S. track and field
With a leap of 7.1 meters in the women’s long jump, the national record-holder and national champion won her first Olympic gold medal.
1. Hubert Kós, Hungary swimming
After following coach Bob Bowman from Arizona State to Texas this summer, the incoming junior won gold in the 200 backstroke, finished fourth in the 100 backstroke, was eighth in the 100 butterfly and helped Hungary finish eighth in the finals of the 400 freestyle relay.
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