Which Team USA athletes headed to 2024 Paris Olympics are from Texas? Here’s the full list

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Which Team USA athletes headed to 2024 Paris Olympics are from Texas? Here's the full list

The Paris Olympics are just over two weeks out, and the Team USA roster is officially set.

While country pride will be high, there is also a sense of pride in the number of athletes coming out of each state. California will have the most reps, with Florida second.

Texas will have 38, the third-most among the states. Simone Biles, Asher Hong, Scottie Scheffler, and Brittney Griner are only a few of the notable athletes who will be tangentially representing the Lone Star State.

Simone Biles celebrates her floor routine during the U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center.

How many athletes are on Team USA?

The 2024 U.S. Olympic team has 592 athletes, which is slightly smaller than the team at the most recent Summer Games in Tokyo (613 athletes) but quite a bit larger than the 2016 team in Rio de Janeiro (554).

The U.S. will have at least one athlete competing in 31 of the 32 sports on the Paris program, with team handball the only exception. Track and field has the largest contingent with 120 athletes, while rhythmic gymnastics and modern pentathlon have one each.

Women will also make up the majority of the U.S. Olympic team in Paris, with 314 athletes set to represent Team USA in women’s events (53%) compared to 278 men (47%).

Here’s a list of Texas athletes on Team USA

Here are all the Texas natives that are on Team USA’s roster.

Athlete

Sport

Age

Hometown

Brittney Griner

Basketball

33

Houston

Joshua Edwards

Boxing

24

Houston

Jennifer Lozano

Boxing

21

Laredo

Jeffrey Louis

Breaking

29

Houston

Kassidy Cook

Diving

29

The Woodlands

Alison Gibson

Diving

25

Austin

Kelsey Bing

Field Hockey

26

Houston

Scottie Scheffler

Golf

28

Dallas

Simone Biles

Gymnastics

27

Spring

Asher Hong

Gymnastics

20

Tomball

Teal Cohen

Rowing

25

Dallas

Kaitlin Knifton

Rowing

24

Austin

Orrin Bizer

Rugby

23

The Woodlands

Kevon Williams

Rugby

33

Houston

Vincent Hancock

Shooting

35

Argyle

Ryann Phillips

Shooting

21

Gail

Conner Prince

Shooting

24

Burleson

Austen Smith

Shooting

22

Keller

Jaedyn Shaw

Soccer

19

Frisco

Sam Watson

Sport Climbing

18

Southlake

Shaine Casas

Swimming

24

McAllen

Simone Manuel

Swimming

27

Sugar Land

David Johnston

Swimming/Marathon Swimming

22

Dallas

Jonathan Healy

Taekwando

27

Spring

Austin Krajicek

Tennis

34

Allen

Taliyah Brooks

Track & Field

29

Wichita Falls

Joseph Brown

Track & Field

28

Mansfield

Bryce Deadmon

Track & Field

27

Houston

Bryce Hoppel

Track & Field

26

Midland

Alaysha Johnson

Track & Field

27

Spring

Fred Kerley

Track & Field

29

San Antonio

Brynn King

Track & Field

23

The Woodlands

Jarrion Lawson

Track & Field

30

Texarkana

Jasmine Moore

Track & Field

23

Grand Prairie

Sha’Carri Richardson

Track & Field

24

Dallas

Jacob Wooten

Track & Field

27

Tomball

Chiaka Ogbogu

Volleyball

29

Coppell

Avery Skinner

Volleyball

25

Katy

Jourdan Delacruz

Weightlifting

26

Wylie

Click here for the full list of athletes.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: 2024 Paris Olympics: Team USA’s roster has 38 athletes from Texas

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