UPDATE: Final U.S. Medal Count – Louisiana Athletes 2024 Paris Olympics

UPDATE: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Shout out to Team USA for doing a phenomenal job at this year's athletic world competition! Here is the final medal count of the top 5 with the most wins at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games:

FINAL MEDAL COUNT FOR LSU (CURRENT/FORMER) ATHLETES 

GOLD (3)
Mondo Duplantis, Sweden, Track, Men’s Pole Vault (world record)
Sha’Carri Richardson, USA, Track, Women’s 4 x 100 Relay
Vernon Norwood, USA, Track, Men’s 4 x 400 Relay (Olympic records)

SILVER (4)
Brooks Curry, Team USA, Swimming, Men’s 4 x 200 Meters
Juan Celaya-Hernandez, Mexico, Diving, Men’s Synchronized 3-Meter Springboard
Vernon Norwood, Team USA, Track, Mixed 4 x 400 Meter Relay (world record in heat)
Sha’Carri Richardson, Team USA, Track, Women’s 100 Meters

BRONZE (1)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Great Britain, Track, Men’s 4 x 100 Meter Relay

Hopefully, you have been following the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. It's been a wonderful event, starting with the beautiful Opening Ceremonies featuring the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop. Friday, July 26 teams from 203 National Olympic Committees were introduced aboard boats cruising the Seine River. That was truly amazing!

The Paris Games are host to 10,500 of the world's greatest athletes, competing in 32 sports and 329 events. Believe it or not, more than 40 are from Louisiana!

LSU SWIMMING AND DIVING 

• Adrian Abadia Garcia - First Olympic Games - Competing for Spain in the three-meter synchronized swim.
• Pavel Alvoatki - First Olympic Games - Competing for Moldova in the 400-meter freestyle.
• Juan Celaya-Hernandez - Paris Silver Medalist - Second Olympic Games  - Competing For Mexico in the three-meter synchronized dive.
• Brooks Curry - Paris Silver Medalist - Second Olympic Games - Team USA - Competing in the 4x200 freestyle relay
• Jere Hibrar - First Olympic Games - Competing for Croatia in the 50-meter freestyle.
• Jovan Lekic - First Olympic Games - Competing for Bosnia and Herzegovina.will be swimming the 400-meter freestyle.
• Sabrina Lyn, a freshman, has secured her spot for the Jamaican team in the 50-meter freestyle.
• Maggie MacNeil - Three-Time Olympic Medalist - Competing for Canada - will be fighting to add a fourth Olympic medal to her collection as she competes in both the 100-meter fly and 4x100-meter medley.
• Chiara Pellacani - First Olympic Games - Competing for Italy in the three-meter individual and the three-meter synchronized events for Italy.
• Lizzie (Cui) Roussel - Second Olympics - Competing for New Zealand in the three-meter springboard.
• Helle Tuxen - First Olympic Games - Competing for Norway in the three-meter springboard.

LSU BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth - First Olympic Games - Competing for Team USA.

LSU TRACK AND FIELD

Sha’Carri Richardson - Paris Gold and Silver Medalist - First Olympic Games - Competing for Team USA in the 100-meter and 4x100-meter relay.
Amber Anning - First Olympic Games - Competing for Great Britain, her homeland, in the 400-meter sprint and relay.
Thelma Davis - First Olympic Games - Competing for Liberia in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4x100.
Armand "Mondo" Duplantis - Paris Gold Medalist - Second Olympic Games - Competing for Sweden and aims to break another world record for pole vaulting.
Tima Godbless - Second Olympic Games - Competing for the Nigerian in the 200-meter race.
Natoya Goule - Three-Time Olympian - Competing for Jamaica in the 800-meter for her third appearance in the Olympics.
JuVaugh Harrison - Second Olympic Games -  Competing for Team USA. He had the fourth-highest jump at the trials clearing 2.24 meters.
Aleia Hobbs - Second Olympic Games - Competing for Team USA in the high jump.
Shakeem McKay - First Olympic Games - Competing for Trinidad and Tobago as he competes in the 400-meter race.
Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake - Three-Time Olympian - Competing for Great Britain in the 4x100.
Favour Ofili - Second Olympic Games - Competing for Nigeria in the 200-meter race.
Ella Onojuvwewvwo - First Olympic Games - Competing for Nigeria in the 400-meter race during the Olympic trials.
Vernon Norwood - Paris Silver Medalist -Three-Time Olympian - Competing for Team USA in the 4x400 and mixed 4x400.
Godson Oghenebrume - First Olympic Games - Competing for Nigeria in the 100-meter and 200-meter.
Claudio Romero - First Olympic Games - Competing for Chile in the discus throw.

GYMNASTICS

Aleah Finnegan - First Olympic Games - Competing for the Philippines in the floor exercise.

Lafayette's Aliaksei Shostak - First Olympic Games - Competing for Team USA in trampoline and tumbling.

BASKETBALL

Three former LSU basketball players and an incoming coach will be on the court for Team USA, Australia, and Puerto Rico.

Hailey Van Lith -  First Olympic Games - Competing for Team USA.
Duop Reath -  Second Olympic Games -  Competing for Australia
David Patrick - First Olympic Games - LSU Mens Basketball Associate Head Coach (2024-2025)- Coaching Team Australia.
Tremont Waters - First Olympic Games - Competing for Puerto Rico.  José Alvarado, a New Orleans Pelicans (point guard) - Competing for Puerto Rico's national team.

TENNIS

Neal Skupski - Second Olympic Games - Competing for Great Britain

So far, Louisiana Olympians have won 6 medals! Congrats to them and to all the outstanding athletes competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Games conclude on Sunday, August 11. This weekend there are plenty of Paris Olympic events scheduled for you to enjoy. Click HERE to see the remaining Olympic events schedule.