The world’s best athletes will gather in Paris this year all in the hopes of representing their country and bringing home gold during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
San Joaquin County is crawling with Olympic athletes who represent the 209, joining the many athletes who have competed over the thousands of years that the Olympic Games have been around.
This year’s games will feature basketball legend and St. Mary’s girls’ basketball alum Chelsea Gray who will compete on the USA Basketball Women’s National Team. From basketball to swimming, the Stockton area is filled with some of the world’s best athletes.
Here is a list of those who competed in the Olympic Games in the past ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26.
(Athletes listed in alphabetical order)
Bob Chow
Sport: Shooting
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 25m pistol event.
Kyra Christmas
Sport: Water polo
Country: Canada
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. She is originally from Canada but attended the University of the Pacific.
Nicole Davis
Sport: Volleyball
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games and is a two-time silver medalist.
Balazs Erdelyi
Sport: Water polo
Country: Hungary
Notes: Competed in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He attended Pacific but is originally from Hungary.
Frederick Feary
Sport: Boxing
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.
Cathy Ferguson
Sport: Swimming
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and was a two-time gold medalist.
Conn Findlay
Sport: Rowing and sailing
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1976 Olympic Games and captured four gold and two bronze medals across the two sports.
Chelsea Gray
Sport: Basketball
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Toyko Olympic Games and won a gold medal.
Ali Gibson
Sport: Basketball
Country: Puerto Rico
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko.
Brian Goodell
Sport: Swimming
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, and won a gold medal.
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Herman Holman
Sport: Rowing
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1932 Summer Olympic Games.
Glenn Jobe Jr.
Sport: Biathlon
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Fred Kahele
Sport: Swimming
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1920 Summer Olympic Games and finished fourth overall in the men’s 400-meter freestyle.
Ty Kelly
Sport: Baseball
Country: Israel
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko.
Eric Krenz
Sport: Track and field (athletics)
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1928 Summer Olympic Games in the shot put and discus events.
Tommy Martin
Sport: Judo
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in the half-heavyweight class.
Alex Obert
Sport: Water polo
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games where the team finished in tenth place. Originally from Loomis, CA but attended Pacific.
Ni Orsi Jr.
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games in the men’s downhill event.
Roderick Townsend-Roberts
Sport: Track and field
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics and is a three-time gold and one-time silver medalist. He will be competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics, which will start on Aug. 28.
Ben Stevenson
Sport: Water polo
Country: USA
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko. He was born in Nevada but attended and graduated from Pacific.
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Goran Tomasevic
Sport: Water polo
Country: Australia
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and is originally from Australia but attended Pacific.
Gabe Vincent
Sport: Basketball
Country: Nigeria
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko.
Clara Vulpisi
Sport: Water polo
Country: Canada
Notes: Competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko. She is originally from Romania but attended and graduated from Pacific.
Record reporter Shannon Belt covers sports. She can be reached at sbelt@recordnet.com or on Twitter @ShannonBelt3. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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