Many athletes with Kentucky connections are scheduled to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The opening ceremony is scheduled July 26.
From Bam Adebayo in basketball to Jayden Ulrich in track and field, here are U.S. Olympians with ties to the commonwealth:
Team USA Olympians with Kentucky ties (listed alphabetically)
Competition: Basketball
Olympic experience: Gold medal at 2020 Olympics (competition was delayed until 2021 in Tokyo)
College: Kentucky
Competition: Basketball
Olympic experience: Gold medal at 2020 Olympics
College: Kentucky
Competition: Break dancing
International experience: Gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games, silver medals at the 2019 World Urban Games, 2022 IWGA World Games and 2023 Pan American Championships
Hometown: Born in Tennessee and raised in Kentucky
Sport: Basketball
Olympic experience: Gold medal at the 2012 Olympics
College: Kentucky
Competition: Swimming
Olympic experience: N/A
Hometown: Walton
Sport: Track and field
Olympic experience: Finished 16th in the discus at the 2016 Olympics
College: Kentucky
Sport: Track and field
International experience: Gold medal at 2023 World Championships in 4×400-meter relay – mixed
College: Kentucky
Sport: 3×3 basketball
Olympic experience: N/A
College: Kentucky
Competition: Fencing
Olympic experience: Three-time Olympian: 2012 (finished fifth in individual foil and sixth in team foil), 2016 (finished 10th in individual foil), 2020 (gold medal in individual foil and fourth in team foil)
Hometown: Lexington
Competition: Para Nordic skiing, Para biathlon, Para-cycling, Para-rowing
Paralympic experience: 17-time Paralympic Games medalist (seven gold, seven silver, three bronze)
Hometown: Louisville
Sport: Track and field
Olympic experience: Two gold medals at the 2020 Olympics in 400-meter hurdles and 4×400-meter relay
College: Kentucky
Sport: Fencing
Olympic experience: Four-time Olympian; bronze medals at 2020 and 2016 Olympics in team foil competition.
College: Kentucky
Sport: Track and field
Olympic experience: 2020 Olympics
Hometown: Louisville
Sport: Track and field
Olympic experience: Placed ninth in 110 hurdles at the 2020 Olympics
College: Kentucky
Sport: Track and field
Olympic experience: N/A
College: Kentucky
Sport: Shooting
Olympic experience: Silver medal in 10-meter air rifle team mixed at 2020 Olympics, sixth in 10m air rifle and 13th in 50m rifle 3 positions
College: Kentucky
Sport: Track and field
Olympic experience: N/A
College: Louisville
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Paris Olympics: Team USA Olympians with Kentucky connections
