Nine Georgia Athletes Shine at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Bringing Home Gold, Silver, and Bronze

Top: Thomas and Hancock Bottom: Fink and CurryPhoto byIG/TeamUSA

Of the more than 60 athletes from Georgia competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, nine have earned medals. Among them, Vincent Hancock, Gabby Thomas and Nick Fink have claimed gold in their respective sports. One of the athletes, Here's a closer look at the medalists with ties to Georgia:

**Gold**

*Gabby Thomas*: Thomas, an Atlanta native, won gold in the women's 200-meter race with a time of 22.83 seconds. She is the first American woman to win the 200 meters at the Olympic Games since Allyson Felix in 2012 and the third athlete from the Atlanta metro area to capture gold in this event. This marks Thomas’ first gold medal, adding to the bronze and silver medals she earned at the Tokyo Olympics.

*Vincent Hancock*: Hancock took home a gold and a silver medal at this year’s Olympic Games. He won gold in men’s skeet shooting and silver in the mixed skeet event. Hancock, from Eatonton, is no stranger to gold medals, having previously earned them at the 2008, 2012, and 2020 Olympic Games. He has already announced his plans to return in 2028.

*Nic Fink*: Fink, who grew up in New Jersey, attended the University of Georgia and competed for the Georgia Bulldogs swimming team for four years. At this year’s Olympics, he won two medals, including gold in the 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay and silver in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke. In 2020, he earned a bronze medal in the men’s 200m Breaststroke.

**Silver**

*Brooks Curry*: Curry, from Dunwoody, won silver in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay in swimming. In 2020, he took home the gold medal in the men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay.

*Katie Moon*: Originally from Ohio, Moon has lived in Powder Springs (Cobb County) for several years but recently announced her return to her home state. In 2020, she won gold in the women’s Pole Vault and earned a silver medal in the same event this year.

**Bronze**

*Dearica Hamby*: Hamby, a WNBA player from Marietta, earned her first Olympic medal this year, taking home bronze in basketball with the USA women’s team. Hamby was first drafted into the WNBA in 2015 by the San Antonio Stars (which later became the Las Vegas Aces) and played for them until 2022. In 2023, she signed with the Los Angeles Sparks.

*Rhyne Howard*: A Tennessee native, Howard took home a bronze medal this year with the USA women’s 3x3 basketball team. She was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2022 WNBA draft. This is her first Olympic medal.

*Brody Malone*: Although Malone was born in Tennessee, he considers Rockmart home and graduated from high school in Summerville. This year, he earned his first Olympic medal, taking home bronze in the men’s team all-around vault competition. He also competed in the 2020 games, placing in several events.

*Hampton Morris*: Morris, another athlete from Marietta, took home bronze in the men’s 61-kilogram weightlifting division. At just 20 years old, he made history with his win, becoming the first American man to earn an Olympic medal in weightlifting since 1984.

Top: Moon & Hamby Bottom: Howard, Malone, and MorrisPhoto byIG/TeamUSA

Attributions: 2024 Paris Olympics/Team USA