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These Texans will be competing for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics

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 with Alamo City ties. 

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

Natalia Vega Figueroa - Artistic Swimming

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.

Emilio Garcia - Boxing

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.

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A bleeding Emilio Garcia reacts at the end of his fight during a Pan American Games bout in Santiago in October 2023.

Jennifer Lozano - Boxing

Another Laredo native, Lozano has been competing as a boxer since she was 9. Her nickname is an apt one: “The Troublemaker.”

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Jennifer Lozano celebrates her victory over Canada's Mckenzie Wright in a semifinal bout at the Pan American Games in Santiago in October 2023.

Keith Sanderson - Shooting

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.

Fred Kerley - Track & Field

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. 

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Fred Kerley, of the U.S. runs in a Men's 100-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023.

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.

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Brittney Griner runs up court during the women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 8, 2021, in Japan.

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.

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Breaker Jeffrey Louis, aka b-boy Jeffro, gestures before a quarterfinal match in the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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.

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Simone Biles practices the uneven bars during a gymnastics training session at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France.

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.

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David Johnston at the end of the men's 800-meter freestyle heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

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. 

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Brandon Miller reacts after a heat men's 800-meter semi-finals during the U.S. trials, June 28, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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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