Thirty-seven Longhorns heading to Paris to compete in the Olympics
Thirty current or former Longhorn athletes and seven coaches with ties to UT will participate in the upcoming Olympics in Paris, the school announced Wednesday. The 30 heading to France to compete is a school record according to the school, topping the 29 sent to Tokyo for the most recent Olympics.
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Twelve Longhorn sports programs, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, rowing, soccer, men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, men’s track and field, women’s track and field, and volleyball, will be represented.
Sixteen different countries will be represented: Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, St. Lucia, Serbia, South Sudan, Taiwan, and the USA. Fourteen athletes and three coaches will represent the USA.
Some of the notable athletes include Tara Davis-Woodhall, Julien Alfred, Drew Kibler, Aaron Shackell, Kevin Durant, Chiaka Ogbogu, Scottie Scheffler, Julia Grosso, and Lulu Sun.
Texas coaches Carol Capitani, Matt Scoggin, Erik Sullivan, Bob Bowman, Royal Ivey, Edrick Floréal, and Jim Garnham will coach various countries during the games. Longhorns have won 89 gold medals, 43 silvers, and 24 bronzes at the Olympics.
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Current and Former University of Texas Athletes and Coaches, per UT
Name | Sport | Country | Event/Position |
Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Women’s Track & Field | Canada | 100m hurdles |
Rhasidat Adeleke | Women’s Track & Field | Ireland | 400m, mixed 4x400m relay |
Julien Alfred | Women’s Track & Field | Saint Lucia | 100m, 200m |
Yvonne Anderson | Women’s Basketball | Serbia | Team Basketball |
Bob Bowman | Men’s Swimming | France | National Team Coach |
Carol Capitani | Women’s Swimming | United States | Assistant Coach |
Emelia Chatfield | Women’s Track & Field | Haiti | 100m hurdles |
Angie Coe | Women’s Swimming | Taiwan | 200 IM |
Caspar Corbeau | Men’s Swimming | Netherlands | 100 breast, 200 breast |
Ryan Crouser | Men’s Track & Field | United States | Shot Put |
Tara Davis-Woodhall | Women’s Track & Field | United States | Long Jump |
Kevin Durant | Men’s Basketball | United States | Team Basketball |
Anna Elendt | Women’s Swimming | Germany | 100 breast, 4×100 medley relay |
Edrick Floréal | Men’s and Women’s Track & Field | Great Britain, Ireland and Saint Lucia | Coaching Staff |
Carson Foster | Men’s Swimming | United States | 200 IM, 400 IM |
Jim Garnham | Men’s Track & Field | Germany | Assistant Coach |
Erin Gemmell | Women’s Swimming | United States | 200 free, 4×200 free relay |
Alison Gibson | Women’s Diving | United States | 3-meter Springboard |
Julia Grosso | Women’s Soccer | Canada | Team Soccer |
Luke Hobson | Men’s Swimming | United States | 200 free, 4×200 free relay |
Royal Ivey | Men’s Basketball | South Sudan | Head Coach |
David Johnston | Men’s Swimming | United States | 1500 free, open water 10K |
Drew Kibler | Men’s Swimming | United States | 4×200 free relay |
Kaitlin Knifton | Rowing | United States | Women’s Four |
Hubert Kos | Men’s Swimming | Hungary | 200 back, 100 fly, 100 back |
Sara Kouskova | Women’s Golf | Czech Republic | Individual Stroke Play |
Daisy Mazzio-Manson | Rowing | United States | Women’s Four |
Leo Neugebauer | Men’s Track & Field | Germany | Decathlon |
Chiaka Ogbogu | Women’s Volleyball | United States | Team Indoor Volleyball |
Scottie Scheffler | Men’s Golf | United States | Individual Stroke Play |
Matt Scoggin | Diving | United States | Coaching Staff |
Aaron Shackell | Men’s Swimming | United States | 400 free |
Ackelia Smith | Women’s Track & Field | Jamaica | Long Jump, Triple Jump |
Erik Sullivan | Men’s Volleyball | United States | Team Leader |
Lulu Sun | Women’s Tennis | New Zealand | Women’s Doubles |
Lanae-Tava Thomas | Women’s Track & Field | Jamaica | 200m |
Stacey-Ann Williams | Women’s Track & Field | Jamaica | 400m, 4x400m relay |