The Minnesotan Athletes in the 2024 Olympics
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Bonjour! The 2024 Paris Olympics kick off with the Opening Ceremonies on July 26th on will be going on until August 11th! Tons of athletes from all over the Land of 10,000 Lakes are headed to the City of Light for the 2024 Paris Olympics, so let’s get to know them! From the more household names like our beloved Anthony Edwards and Suni Lee, there's a bunch of athletes that have spent some time in our great state of Minnesota! 🤩 Whether they’re a University of Minnesota alum or homegrown, they're off to the games and you won’t wanna miss out on the excitement! Some are stepping out in red, white, and blue, and others are repping their ancestral homelands. No matter which flag they're competing under, these Minnesotan athletes are ready to bring their A-game! 📣 We’ve got all the info on Minnesota connections, what events each athlete is competing in, and where to watch the Olympics. So... let's dive in!
Minnesotans in the 2024 Paris Olympics
Team USA 🇺🇸
Basketball
Napheesa Collier
MN Connection: Minnesota Lynx
Event: Women's basketball
Cheryl Reeve
MN Connection: Minnesota Lynx Coach
Women's basketball head coach
Anthony Edwards
MN Connection: Minnesota Timberwolves
Event: Men's basketball
Naphessa Collier and Cheryl Reeve, Image from Instgram, @napheesa24
Gymnastics
Suni Lee
MN Connection: Hometown St. Paul, MN
⭐️ Fan Girl Loved Fact: Suni finished second all-around at the Olympics trials, and won the all-around gold medal title in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
Track and Field
Dakotah Lindwurm
MN Connection: Hometown St. Francis, MN
Event: Women's marathon
Payton Otterdahl
MN Connection: Rosemount, MN
Event: Men's shot put
Matthew Wilkinson
MN Connection: Hometown Minnetonka, University of Minnesota
Event: 3,000-meter steeplechase
Swimming
Regan Smith
MN Connection: Hometown Lakeville, MN
Event: 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly
Diving
Sarah Bacon
MN Connection: University of Minnesota
Event: 3-meter springboard, 3-meter synchronized
⭐️ Fan Girl Loved Fact: Sarah is the most decorated female champion in Minnesota history, has five NCAA titles and she's a 10-time All-American!
Image from Instagram, @sarahbacon1
Volleyball
Jordan Thompson
- MN Connection: Hometown Edina, MN
Sailing
Lara Dallman-Weiss
MN Connection: Hometown Shoreview, MN
Event: mixed dinghy-470
BMX Cycling
Alise Willoughby
MN Connection: Hometown St. Cloud, MN
⭐️ Fan Girl Loved Fact: Back for her 4th Olympic games, Alise won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has medaled eight times in the BMX World Championships
Where to Watch the 2024 Olympics:
Starting July 26th, you can watch all of the excitement live on NBC or streaming on Peacock.
- Opening Ceremony: July 26th @7:30pm
- Full Schedule → here (just select which sport you want to watch!)
Other Teams 🌎
Basketball
Rudy Gobert
MN Connection: Minnesota Timberwolves
Team: France
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
MN Connection: Minnesota Timberwolves
Team: Canada
Joe Ingles
MN Connection: Minnesota Timberwolves
Team: Australia
Bridget Carleton
MN Connection: Minnesota Lynx
Team: Canada
Alanna Smith
MN Connection: Minnesota Lynx
Team: Australia
Image from Instagram, @rudygobert27
Track and Field
Devin Augustine
MN Connection: University of Minnesota
Team: Trinidad and Tobago
Event: 100 meters
Denisha Cartwright
MN Connection: Minnesota State Mankato
Team: The Bahamas
Event: Women's 100 hurdles
Emmanuel Matadi
MN Connection: Hometown, St. Paul, Minnesota State Mankato
Team: Liberia
Event: Men's 100, 4x100
Jabez Reeves
MN Connection: Minnesota State Mankato
Team: Liberia
Event: Men's 4x100
Volleyball
Airi Miyabe
MN Connection: University of Minnesota
Team: Japan
⭐️ Fan Girl Loved Fact: At the University of Minnesota Airi was named a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, placed in the NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team, and a AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention in 2021!
Image from Instagram, @airi_miyabe
Men's Soccer
Michael Boxall
MN Connection: Minnesota United
Team: New Zealand
Swimming
Bar Soloveychik
MN Connection: University of Minnesota
Team: Israel
Event: Men's 4x200 freestyle relay
While the Minnesotan athletes are getting prepped and ready in the Olympic Village, now you can say you’re ready too- to cheer on all of our fellow Minnesotans and with some key details too! Even though some of these athletes aren’t on Team USA, they are on team Minnesota and bringing their very best! 😆 So cheer for Team Minnesota as they’ll no doubt represent our great state on the global stage!
Minnesotans in the 2024 Olympics ↑
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