Dozens of Lone Star State athletes are competing in the Summer Games. Here’s who they are.
SAN ANTONIO — The Lone Star State representation will be strong in the City of Light when the 2024 Paris Olympics get underway Friday. Of the roughly 600 athletes competing for Team USA, more than 60 have Texas ties.
That means that if Team USA lives up to its formidable history of performance at the Summer Olympics – the U.S. boasts an overall count of 2,975 medals, according to CBS News, more than two and a half times as many as the runner-up, the Soviet Union – Texas athletes will likely be a major reason why.
Some of those athletes are giants in the world of American sports, including gymnast Simone Biles, WNBA player Brittney Griner and two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. But dozens of other competitors are also hoping to grab the gold in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in the 2024 Games—including a few Alamo City natives.
Read on below for our guide on 2024 Olympics athletes who were born in Texas and/or now call it home.
Athletes from the San Antonio area
A Puerto Rican athlete who attended the University of the Incarnate Word, 25-year-old Figueroa is the son of a professional water polo player who will compete for Olympics glory on the artistic swimming team.
21-year-old Garcia, of Laredo, will be continuing his young career in international competition after participating in the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
Another Laredo native, Lozano has been competing as a boxer since she was 9. Her nickname is an apt one: “The Troublemaker.”
Nearing 10 years as an international competitor, Holguin, who was born in San Antonio, is competing in the Olympic Games for the first time.
Sanderson, who grew up in San Antonio and graduated from Marshall High School, will be competing in his fourth Olympic Games as he hunts for his first career medal. The U.S. Army staff sergeant’s best finish in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event was fifth, in 2008.
Born in San Antonio, Kerley, a silver medalist in the 2020 Games, will look to grow his career medal count when he participates in the 100 meter dash and 4 x 100 meter relay.
From elsewhere in Texas
Chelsea Gray – Basketball
Lives in Little Elm.
Brittney Griner – Basketball
The Phoenix Mercury player and native Houstonian will be playing for her third straight gold medal after the USA women’s basketball team emerged victorious in 2016 and 2020.
Joshua Edwards – Boxing
Born in Houston.
Roscoe Hill – Boxing
Grew up in Spring.
Jeffrey Louis – Breaking
Jeffrey Louis, a 29-year-older breakdancer from Tomball, will look to make history at the Olympic Games’ newest event.
Grant Koontz – Cycling
Born in Spring.
Kassidy Cook – Diving
Born in The Woodlands.
Alison Gibson – Diving
Born in Austin.
Hailey Hernandez – Diving
Lives in Southlake.
Kelsey Bing – Field Hockey
Born in Houston.
Scottie Scheffler – Golf
Lives in Dallas.
Simone Biles – Gymnastics
With seven career Olympics medals, Biles, who lives in Spring, Texas, will look to make more history in Paris: She needs just one more medal to break a tie with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast.
Asher Hong – Gymnastics
Born in Plano.
Kaliya Lincoln – Gymnastics
Lives in Frisco.
Zoe Miller – Gymnastics
Lives in Spring.
Hezly Rivera – Gymnastics
Lives in Plano.
Joscelyn Roberson – Gymnastics
Born in Texarkana, lives in Spring.
Tiana Sumanasekera – Gymnastics
Lives in Houston.
Colt Walker – Gymnastics
Born in Austin.
Teal Cohen – Rowing
Born in Dallas.
Kaitlin Knifton – Rowing
Born in Austin.
Orrin Bizer – Rugby
Born in Houston.
Kevon Williams – Rugby
Born in Houston.
Charlotte Rose – Sailing
Lives in Houston.
Vincent Hancock – Shooting
Lives in Fort Worth.
Ryann Phillips – Shooting
Born in Gail.
Conner Prince – Shooting
Born in Fort Worth.
Austen Smith – Shooting
Born in Dallas.
Katie Lund – Soccer
Born in Plano.
Bryan Reynolds – Soccer
Born in Fort Worth.
Jaedyn Shaw – Soccer
Born in Frisco.
Sam Watson – Sport Climbing
Lives in Southlake.
Shaine Casas – Swimming
Grew up in McAllen.
David Johnston – Swimming
David Johnston, a Dallas native who went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin, is an eight-time All-American and four-time Big 12 champion. This summer he’s looking to add “Olympics victor” to his resume when he competes in the men’s 10-kilometer swim.
Simone Manuel – Swimming
Born in Sugar Land.
Jonathan Healy – Taekwondo
Born in Houston.
Valarie Allman – Track & Field
Lives in Austin.
Taliyah Brooks – Track & Field
Born in Wichita Falls.
Joseph Brown – Track & Field
Born in Mansfield.
Tara Davis-Woodhall – Track & Field
Attended the University of Texas in Austin.
Bryce Deadmon – Track & Field
Born in Missouri City, Texas.
Bryce Hoppel – Track & Field
Born in Midland.
Alaysha Johnson – Track & Field
Born in Spring.
Tia Jones – Track & Field
Born in Pflugerville.
Brynn King – Track & Field
Born in The Woodlands.
Jarrion Lawson – Track & Field
Born in Texarkana.
Brandon Miller – Track & Field
Born in St. Louis, attends Texas A&M.
Jasmine Moore – Track & Field
Born in Grand Prairie.
Sha’Carri Richardson – Track & Field
Born and lives in Dallas.
Raevyn Rogers – Track & Field
Born in Houston.
Harrison Williams – Track & Field
Born in Houston.
Jacob Wooten – Track & Field
Born in Houston.
Chiaka Ogbogu – Volleyball
Lives in Coppell.
Avery Skinner – Volleyball
Born in Katy.
Jourdan Delacruz – Weightlifting
Born in Wylie.
Sarah Robles – Weightlifting
Lives in Houston.
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