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24 Ohio State athletes will be competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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It will mark the second-straight Summer Olympiad where at least 20 past, present, and future Buckeyes have competed.
Even though some events of XXXIII Olympiad have already been contested, the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics will take place on Friday in Paris. Not only will Ohio State be well represented over the next two weeks in France, there are a number of other notable athletes from Columbus and the rest of the Buckeye State that will be competing for gold.
The Ohio State athletics department will have 24 current, former, and incoming athletes competing in Paris. This marks the second-straight Olympics where Ohio State has been represented by at least 20 athletes. Three years ago at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which were held in 2021 because of COVID-19, Ohio State was able to claim 26 Olympians.
Canada is the country with the most Buckeyes at this year’s Olympics, as our neighbors to the north have eight Ohio State representatives. Current Ohio State athletes Alex Axon and Tristan Jankovics will be competing in swimming events, while four former Buckeyes and two incoming freshmen round out the Buckeyes who will be competing for Team Canada.
Sitting just behind Canada when it comes to Ohio State representation is the United States, who will take seven Buckeyes to Paris. Just like Canada, two current Ohio State athletes will be competing in Canada. Ruby Remati will be competing in artistic swimming, while the pistol team will feature Ada Korkhin. Also on the pistol team is recently graduated Henry Leverett, who will be heading to his second Olympics after competing in Rapid Fire in Tokyo.
The most well-known Buckeye competing for the United States at this year’s Olympics is wrestler Kyle Snyder, who will be making his third appearance in the Olympics. Back in 2016 Snyder won gold in Rio de Janeiro before turning 21. Snyder had to settle for silver in Tokyo, as Abdulrashid Sadulaev was able to gain some revenge on Snyder by beating him in the gold medal match after Snyder ended Sadulaev’s 75-match winning streak at the 2017 World Championships.
Along with Snyder, four other Buckeyes will be competing in their third Olympics. Aina Cid of Spain and Elodie Ravera-Scarramozzino of France will both be rowing in their third Olympics. Nichelle Prince will be a part of Canada’s Olympics soccer team for the third time, while fellow Canadian Eleanor Harvey is part of the country’s fencing team.
Overall, Ohio State will be representing 10 countries in Paris. Along with Ravera-Scarramozzino, Maximilien Chastanet will be the other Buckeye competing for the host country.
Other countries which include an Ohio State athlete that haven’t already been mentioned are Germany, Lithuania, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago. Current Ohio State athletes from those countries include diver Lena Hentschel from Germany, swimmer Tomas Navikonis of Lithuania, and track & field athlete Leah Bertrand from Trinidad & Tobago.
In what will be the final Olympics of his career, LeBron James will be playing for Team USA basketball in the Olympics for the first time since 2012. After starting his Olympic career with a bronze medal in Athens in 2004, James won gold in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.
James has been selected as one of the flag bearers for the United States at the opening ceremony, becoming the first male basketball player to do so for the United States. Team USA will be going for their fifth consecutive gold medal.
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Even though she was raised in Texas, Simone Biles was born in Columbus in 1997. This marks the third Olympics for Biles, who has won four gold medals, a silver medal, and two bronze medals in her previous two Olympics.
No matter what happens in Paris, the talented gymnast will go down as one of the most famous Olympic athletes ever from the United States.
While Jason Day will be representing Australia at the Olympics, the golfer now calls Westerville home. Day will be competing in his first Olympics, joining fellow Australian golfer Min Woo Lee in this year’s men’s tournament, which will start next Thursday at Le Golf National near Paris.
Day will be trying to defeat defending gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States, who is the hottest golfer on the planet right now after winning the first two major tournaments of his career in the last few months.
Cincinnati native Rose Lavelle will be competing for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team in Paris, hoping to help the USWNT return to glory. This will be the second Olympics for Lavelle, who was part of the bronze medal squad in 2021 in Tokyo.
Lavelle was part of the USWNT squad that competed in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, but was coming off a major knee injury and wasn’t quite 100 percent. Last month Lavelle became the 43rd woman to appear in 100 matches for the USWNT.
Over the next few weeks the Columbus Crew will be without their starting goalie, as Patrick Schulte was selected to represent the men’s Olympic soccer team. Unfortunately things have gotten off to a rough start for Schulte and his teammates, as they lost to France 3-0 on Wednesday.
Men’s soccer teams playing in the Olympics are composed mostly of players that are 23 and younger. Schulte turned 23 back in March.
The United States plays New Zealand on Saturday before closing out their group stage schedule on Tuesday against Guinea.
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Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images
It will mark the second-straight Summer Olympiad where at least 20 past, present, and future Buckeyes have competed.
Even though some events of XXXIII Olympiad have already been contested, the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics will take place on Friday in Paris. Not only will Ohio State be well represented over the next two weeks in France, there are a number of other notable athletes from Columbus and the rest of the Buckeye State that will be competing for gold.
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The Ohio State athletics department will have 24 current, former, and incoming athletes competing in Paris. This marks the second-straight Olympics where Ohio State has been represented by at least 20 athletes. Three years ago at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which were held in 2021 because of COVID-19, Ohio State was able to claim 26 Olympians.
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Canada is the country with the most Buckeyes at this year’s Olympics, as our neighbors to the north have eight Ohio State representatives. Current Ohio State athletes Alex Axon and Tristan Jankovics will be competing in swimming events, while four former Buckeyes and two incoming freshmen round out the Buckeyes who will be competing for Team Canada.
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Sitting just behind Canada when it comes to Ohio State representation is the United States, who will take seven Buckeyes to Paris. Just like Canada, two current Ohio State athletes will be competing in Canada. Ruby Remati will be competing in artistic swimming, while the pistol team will feature Ada Korkhin. Also on the pistol team is recently graduated Henry Leverett, who will be heading to his second Olympics after competing in Rapid Fire in Tokyo.
The most well-known Buckeye competing for the United States at this year’s Olympics is wrestler Kyle Snyder, who will be making his third appearance in the Olympics. Back in 2016 Snyder won gold in Rio de Janeiro before turning 21. Snyder had to settle for silver in Tokyo, as Abdulrashid Sadulaev was able to gain some revenge on Snyder by beating him in the gold medal match after Snyder ended Sadulaev’s 75-match winning streak at the 2017 World Championships.
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Along with Snyder, four other Buckeyes will be competing in their third Olympics. Aina Cid of Spain and Elodie Ravera-Scarramozzino of France will both be rowing in their third Olympics. Nichelle Prince will be a part of Canada’s Olympics soccer team for the third time, while fellow Canadian Eleanor Harvey is part of the country’s fencing team.
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Overall, Ohio State will be representing 10 countries in Paris. Along with Ravera-Scarramozzino, Maximilien Chastanet will be the other Buckeye competing for the host country.
Other countries which include an Ohio State athlete that haven’t already been mentioned are Germany, Lithuania, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago. Current Ohio State athletes from those countries include diver Lena Hentschel from Germany, swimmer Tomas Navikonis of Lithuania, and track & field athlete Leah Bertrand from Trinidad & Tobago.
Other notable Columbus/Ohio connections at the 2024 Olympics
LeBron James
In what will be the final Olympics of his career, LeBron James will be playing for Team USA basketball in the Olympics for the first time since 2012. After starting his Olympic career with a bronze medal in Athens in 2004, James won gold in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London.
James has been selected as one of the flag bearers for the United States at the opening ceremony, becoming the first male basketball player to do so for the United States. Team USA will be going for their fifth consecutive gold medal.
Simone Biles
Even though she was raised in Texas, Simone Biles was born in Columbus in 1997. This marks the third Olympics for Biles, who has won four gold medals, a silver medal, and two bronze medals in her previous two Olympics.
No matter what happens in Paris, the talented gymnast will go down as one of the most famous Olympic athletes ever from the United States.
Jason Day
While Jason Day will be representing Australia at the Olympics, the golfer now calls Westerville home. Day will be competing in his first Olympics, joining fellow Australian golfer Min Woo Lee in this year’s men’s tournament, which will start next Thursday at Le Golf National near Paris.
Day will be trying to defeat defending gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States, who is the hottest golfer on the planet right now after winning the first two major tournaments of his career in the last few months.
Rose Lavelle
Cincinnati native Rose Lavelle will be competing for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team in Paris, hoping to help the USWNT return to glory. This will be the second Olympics for Lavelle, who was part of the bronze medal squad in 2021 in Tokyo.
Lavelle was part of the USWNT squad that competed in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, but was coming off a major knee injury and wasn’t quite 100 percent. Last month Lavelle became the 43rd woman to appear in 100 matches for the USWNT.
Patrick Schulte
Over the next few weeks the Columbus Crew will be without their starting goalie, as Patrick Schulte was selected to represent the men’s Olympic soccer team. Unfortunately things have gotten off to a rough start for Schulte and his teammates, as they lost to France 3-0 on Wednesday.
Men’s soccer teams playing in the Olympics are composed mostly of players that are 23 and younger. Schulte turned 23 back in March.
The United States plays New Zealand on Saturday before closing out their group stage schedule on Tuesday against Guinea.
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