COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Paris Olympics are less than two weeks away, with the Opening Ceremony set for July 26. The United States has finalized its roster with 592 athletes set to represent the red, white and blue. In addition, 24 athletes with ties to Ohio State will represent ten countries across eight sports in the French capital.
Below is a list of athletes, sorted by sport, with connections to Ohio that have qualified to compete in this year’s Olympics. Unless otherwise noted, all are representing Team USA. This list will continue to be updated as Paris 2024 approaches.
You can watch coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad on NBC4 and Peacock.
Artistic Swimming
- Scarlett Finn (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Keana Hunter
- College: Ohio State (incoming transfer)
- Ruby Remati
- College: Ohio State
Basketball
- Stephen Curry
- Birthplace: Akron
- LeBron James
- Birthplace: Akron
Boxing
- Morelle McCane
- Hometown: Cleveland
- Event: 66kg
Cycling
- Marcus Christopher
- Hometown: Canton
- Event: BMX Freestyle
Diving
- Lena Hentschel (Germany)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Synchronized 3m Springboard
- Ciara McGing (Ireland)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s 10m Platform
- Maycey Vieta (Puerto Rico)
- Hometown: Gahanna
- Event: Women’s 10m Platform
Fencing
- Fares Arfa (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s Sabre
- Maximilien Chastanet (France)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s Foil
- Eleanor Harvey (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Foil
- Lee Kiefer
- Hometown: Cleveland
- Event: Women’s Foil
Golf
- Jason Day (Australia)
- Current Residence: Columbus
Gymnastics
- Simone Biles
- Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Rowing
- Molly Bruggeman
- Hometown: Dayton
- Event: Women’s Coxless Four
- Nina Castagna
- Hometown: Cincinnati
- Event: Women’s Eights
- Aina Cid Centelles (Spain)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Pair
- Elodie Ravera-Scarramozzino (France)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Quadruple Sculls
Shooting
- Katelyn Abeln
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Pistol
- Ada Korkhin
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Pistol
- Henry Leverett
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
- Derrick Mein
- Current Residence: Marengo
- Event: Men’s Trap
Swimming
- Hunter Armstrong
- Hometown: Dover
- College: Ohio State
- Events: Men’s 100m Backstroke, Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay
- Alexander Axon (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay
- Mariah Denigan
- Hometown: Fairfield
- Event: Women’s Open Water 10k
- Emma Finlin (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Open Water 10k
- Carson Foster
- Hometown: Cincinnati
- Event: Men’s 200m Individual Medley
- Tristen Jankovics (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s 400m Individual Medley
- Tomas Navikonis (Lithuania)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay
- Kristen Romano (Puerto Rico)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: 200m Individual Medley
Soccer
- Rose Lavelle
- Hometown: Cincinnati
- Nichelle Prince (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Patrick Schulte
- Pro Team: Columbus Crew
Track and Field
- Duan Asemota (Canada)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Men’s 100m and 4x100m Relay
- Leah Bertrand (Trinidad & Tobago)
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s 100m, Women’s 200m
- Trevor Bassitt
- Hometown: Bluffton
- College: Ashland
- Event: Men’s 400m Hurdles
- Annette Echikunwoke
- Hometown: Pickerington
- College: Cincinnati
- Event: Women’s Hammer Throw
- Joe Kovacs
- Current Residence: Columbus
- Event: Men’s Shot Put
- Wife and coach Ashley Kovacs also going to Paris
- McKenzie Long
- Hometown: Ironton
- High School: Pickerington Central
- Event: Women’s 200m
- Katie Moon
- Hometown: Olmsted Falls
- College: University of Dayton/Ashland University
- Event: Women’s Pole Vault
- Sade Olatoye (Nigeria)
- Hometown: Dublin
- College: Ohio State
- Event: Women’s Hammer Throw
Wrestling
- Kyle Snyder
- College: Ohio State
- Event: 97kg
Volleyball
- Max Holt
- Hometown: Cincinnati
- Jordan Thompson
- College: Cincinnati