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Every Team USA athlete looking to defend gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics
By Prince J. Grimes,
1 day ago
With 39 gold medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the United States led all nations for the third straight Summer Games since 2012.
Though the total was Team USA’s lowest gold medal count since 2008, make no mistake, it’s still the team to beat in many competitions entering the 2024 Paris Olympics. You need not look further than the returning medalists looking to defend their titles.
That doesn’t include gold medalists from previous Olympics (Simon Biles!), which we won’t get to here. But below is a look at the 2021 gold medalists back for more this summer.
Men’s basketball 5×5
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Bam Adebayo
Devin Booker
Kevin Durant
Jrue Holiday
Jayson Tatum
Women’s basketball 5×5
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Napheesa Collier
Chelsea Gray
Brittney Griner
Jewell Loyd
Breanna Stewart
Diana Taurasi
A’ja Wilson
Canoe/kayak
Nevin Harrison (canoe sprint: women’s single 200m)
Cycling
Jennifer Valente (cycling track: women’s omnium)
Fencing
Lee Kiefer (women’s foil individual)
Golf
Nelly Korda
Xander Schauffele
Gymnastics
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Jade Carey (artistic gymnastics: floor exercise)
Suni Lee (artistic gymnastics: women’s all-around)
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