Florida gymnastics rising senior Leann Wong will travel to Paris this summer as a member of the U.S. Olympic team for the second time in her young career.
The team was announced following Sunday’s final day of the 2024 Olympic Trials at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Wong getting the call as a replacement athlete. While competitors like the Olympic Trials all-around champion Simone Biles earned an automatic berth, the Gators standout was selected by a committee.
Since 1980, 77 different gymnasts have represented the United States at the Olympics. Wong is among 10 to have earned Olympic berths after completing a collegiate season.
Florida’s star gymnast finished her junior season by claiming the 2024 NCAA uneven bars title while also second in the all-around and vault, making her the only gymnast with three top-2 individual finishes in 2024 NCAA competition.
Wong’s past world performances
A member of the U.S.’s gold medal team at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, Wong took all-around silver at the 2021 World Championships. She was in Tokyo as a 2020 U.S. Olympic replacement athlete and again is on Team USA in 2024 as a replacement athlete.
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