Oregon sports fans will have a chance to keep cheering on some of their favorite athletes this summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
While there are a number of homegrown athletes competing, this list looks at the professional and college ranks of athletes competing in the Games scheduled to take place July 26-Aug. 11.
Take a scroll through the list and see when these Oregon-connected athletes will compete.
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon, US women’s basketball
When you think of Ducks women’s hoops, Ionescu is always the first thought. The New York Liberty star is on the U.S. women’s team that is looking for an eighth consecutive gold medal.
Group play will be at noon July 29 against Japan, noon Aug. 1 against Belgium and 8:15 a.m. Aug. 4 against Germany. The quarterfinals will be Aug. 7, semifinals Aug. 9 and the bronze and gold medal games are Aug. 11.
Marie Guelich, Nyara and Satou Sabally, German women’s basketball
A trio of hoopers who used to play in Oregon are on the German women’s squad. Guelich played for Oregon State from 2014-2018 and finished fifth in program history in rebounds. The Sabally sisters were a staple for the Ducks with the leder Satou playing three seasons from 2017-2020 and then Satou playing three years from 2019-2022. Satou currently plays for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA and Nyara is on the New York Liberty.
Germany begins Olympic group play with a 4:30 a.m. July 29 against Belgium, followed by a 2 a.m. Aug. 1 matchup against Japan and then an 8:15 a.m. Aug. 4 game against the United States.
Ali Gibson, Oregon State, Puerto Rico women’s basketball
One of the Beavers’ best sharpshooters is still hooping for Puerto Rico in Gibson. She played at OSU from 2011-2015 and finished her career tied for second in most made 3-pointers with 178.
Puerto Rico will open up the Olympics at noon July 28 against Serbia, game two is 2 a.m. July 31 against Spain and the final group stage game is 2 a.m. Aug. 3 against China.
Sophia Smith and Sam Coffey, Portland Thorns, US women’s soccer
Smith has become the face of the USWNT with her unrivaled scoring ability while Coffey is a lockdown midfielder.
The duo hope to get the U.S. back into gold for the first time since the 2012 Games in London. Group play begins at noon July 25 against Zambia and is followed by a match at noon July 28 against Germany and concludes with a 10 a.m. July 31 match against Australia.
The quarterfinals will be played Aug. 3, followed by the semifinals Aug. 6, the bronze medal match Aug. 9 and the gold medal match Aug. 10.
Jessie Fleming, Janine Beckie, Nicole Payne, Mackenzie Arnold, Portland Thorns, women’s soccer
Four more Thorns will be in Paris for the 2024 Games with Fleming and Beckie representing Canada, and two recent signees in Payne and Arnold will play for Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Canada is the defending champion from the 2020 Tokyo Games while Nigeria is back for the first time since 2008.
Canada’s group stage includes an 8 a.m. July 25 match against New Zealand, a noon July 28 match against host France and a noon July 31 match against Colombia.
Nigeria will play at 10 a.m. July 25 against Brazil, 10 a.m. July 28 against Spain and 8 a.m. July 31 against Japan.
Australia takes on Germany at 10 a.m. July 25 to open up the Games, followed by a 10 a.m. July 28 match against Zambia and a 10 a.m. July 31 kickoff against the United States.
Maite Cazorla, Oregon, Spain women’s basketball
Another Duck from the late 2010s in Cazorla is heading to the Olympics. She played in Eugene from 2015-2019 and played and started in a program record of 146 games.
Spain begins the Olympic journey at 4:30 a.m. July 28 against China, followed by a 2 a.m. July 31 matchup against Puerto Rico and then a 4:30 a.m. Aug. 3 matchup against Serbia.
Duop Reath, Portland Trail Blazers, Australia men’s basketball
Reath became a fan favorite for the Blazers this past season and the 6-foot-9 center will be playing for Australia in Paris.
The Boomers journey begins at 2 a.m. July 27 against Spain, followed by more group stage matchups at 4:30 a.m. July 30 against Canada and 4:30 a.m. Aug. 2 against Greece.
If Australia makes it out of the group stage, it will play the quarterfinals Aug. 6. The semifinals are set for Aug. 8 and the bronze and gold medal games will be Aug. 10.
Jade Carey, Oregon State, women’s gymnastics
The Beaver is back in the Olympics after winning gold in the floor routine at the 2020 Games and is looking to repeat and hopefully add a gold in the vault as well.
Carey also hopes to help the U.S. get back the gold medal in the team competition after taking silver in Tokyo. Women’s qualification begins at 12:30 a.m. July 28 followed by the team final at 9:15 a.m. July 30.
The women’s all-around final is at 9:15 a.m. Aug. 1 followed by the vault final at 7:20 a.m. Aug. 3, uneven bars at 6:40 a.m. Aug. 4 and the balance beam and floor at 3:36 a.m. and 5:20 a.m. on Aug. 5.
Wyndham Clark, Oregon, men’s golf
Clark only spent one year with the Ducks, but he made it a big one by winning the Pac-12 Conference championship in 2017. He’s been ranked as high as No. 3 in the world following his time in Eugene.
Clark will represent the U.S. in the sport which takes place Aug. 1-4, one round each day and each round begins at midnight.
Oregon track and field stars
A total of 15 Ducks will be competing in the second half of the Games on the track and field.
Cole Hocker, USA, men’s 1500Alaysha Johnson, USA, women’s 100 hurdlesKyree King, USA, men’s 4x100 relayJenna Prandini, USA, women’s 4x100 relayJaida Ross, USA, women’s shot putSusan Ejore, Kenya, women’s 1500Shana Grebo, France, women’s 400 hurdlesEmmanuel Ihemeje Jr., Italy, men’s triple jumpKlaudia Kazimierska, Poland, women’s 1500Aneta Konieczek, Poland, women’s steeplechaseClaire Michel, Belgium, women’s triathlonKemba Nelson, Jamaica, women’s 4x100 relayJorinde Van Klinken, Netherlands, women’s shot put and discusAlessia Zarbo, France, women’s 10K
University of Portland track stars
The Pilots in North Portland have a strong contingent of athletes as well who are suiting up in Paris.
Woody Kincaid is the highlight as he heads to his second Olympic Games in the men’s 10,000 meter race. He took 15th in the event at the 2020 Games.
Michael Somers ran one season for the Pilots’ men’s cross country team in 2018 and he’ll be representing Belgium in the marathon event.
Cathal Doyle ran for the men’s cross country and track and field teams from 2020-2022 and will be running in the 1500 for Ireland.
Anne Luijten spent four years on the Bluffs with the Pilots running distance races. She’ll represent her home of the Netherlands in the women’s marathon.
Laura Hottenrott competed one season for the Pilots in distance running, she’ll be running the women’s marathon as well and will represent Germany.
Finally, Lorea Ibarzabal is from Spain and ran for the Pilots in 2014-2016 in women’s middle distance events. She’ll be in Paris for the women’s 800 meter.
Local athletes
Boring’s own Ryan Crouser, a graduate of Barlow High School, is looking to win gold in the men’s shot put for the third time in his career which would make him the first man to ever accomplish three golds.
Grant High School’s Pieter Quinton is in his first Olympic Games rowing for Team USA in the men’s eight competition. He rowed for Harvard and Washington after high school, winning a national title with the Huskies in 2021.
Magda Skarbonkiewicz, 18, is in her first Olympic Games in the women’s saber fencing event. She’ll also be one of the three competitors for the U.S. in the team event in saber.
Finally, Beaverton’s own Cameron Brink, currently playing in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks after a standout career at Stanford, was initially selected for the 3x3 women’s basketball team. However, an ACL tear has sidelined her for the season.
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