A significant portion of the US Olympic team’s talent pool comes from the collegiate athletics system, which produces a large number of current and former Olympians. Roughly three-quarters of American Olympians in Paris participated in collegiate competitions. This demonstrates the value of collegiate athletics in producing elite athletes, and the University of Texas was a major resource for the United States and even other countries competing in the Summer Olympics.
Let’s look at where the Texas Longhorns ranked among other schools in terms of the amount of Olympic medals won at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games.
Three schools tied at number 11. The University of Georgia, Arizona State, and Notre Dame all had former and current athletes earn 10 Olympic medals each.
Then three schools tied at number 8. The University of Kentucky, the University of Florida, and Lousiana State University.
Now here is a look at the top seven schools that produced the most Olympic athletes who won medals at the Paris Summer Games.
No. 7 UCLA Bruins
According to ncaa.com
No. 5 USC Trojans
The University of Southern California not only had former and current athletes medals but they had six athletes bring home gold medals. Five of those gold medals were from track and field.
The Trojans also brought home silver in bronze medals in sports such as Water Polo and men’s volleyball.
No. 4 Virginia Caviliers
Saying that the University of Virginia did very well in swimming events in these past Summer Olympic Games is an understatement.
Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh won two gold and two silver medals each as they both had excellent performances in these Summer Olympic games.
No. 3 Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas’s former and current athletes did amazing in the Paris Summer Olympic Games.
Some of the more famous former Longhorns brought home gold medals such as Kevin Durant for Team USA basketball and Scottie Scheffler for USA gold. However, other athletes earned gold medals for the Longhorns such as Tara Davis-Woodhall, Ryan Crouser, and Julien Alfred in track and field events as well as Hubert Kos in swimming.
The Longhorns did well in the swimming pool as did Kos, with Carson Foster, Erin Gemmell, Luke Hobson, and Drew Kibler all earning silver medals. Chiaka Ogbogu also earned a silver medal as part of the USA women’s volleyball team.
Alfred as well as getting a gold medal, also brought home a silver medal from her outstanding performance on the track. She set a new national record in the 100-meter final and then, in the 200-meter, she took home a silver.
Other former and current Longhorn Olympians that brought home an Olympic medal are Caspar Corbeau, Foster, and Hobson who all earned a bronze medal in swimming.
No. 2 California Golden Bears
According to ESPN, Cal just edged out Texas by earning one more medal but the Longhorns had more gold and silver medals overall. However, Cal via their official X account (formerly Twitter) claims to have earned a total of 23 medals.
Golden Bears Tie School Record With 23 Medals: Cal Affilliates Excel At 2024 Summer Olympics
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— Cal Athletics (@CalAthletics) August 13, 2024
Either way according to what account and or website you want to believe, Cal is ranked second in schools with athletes who won the most medals.
No. 1 Stanford Cardinals
By far, Stanford is the school that had the most athletes earn a medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games.
Stanford brought in 12 gold and 14 silver medals as well as 13 bronze medals from these past Summer Olympics. They are without a doubt the number one university that produced athletes that won the most Olympic medals in the Paris Summer Games.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Where does Texas ranked among schools that won Olympic medals?
