The 2024 2024 Summer Olympics are set to begin in Paris, with the opening ceremony coming Friday morning. There are plenty of athletes with ties to Arizona taking part in the competition this year, many of whom are expected to compete for medals.
Valley native Jade Carey is once again representing the U.S. in gymnastics after she won a gold medal for women’s floor at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Arizona State swimmer Leon Marchand of France set a world record in the 400m individual medley at the world swimming championships, beating his mentor Michael Phelps’ mark.
A pair of Phoenix Suns and a trio of Mercury players are set out to extend Team USA’s run of gold medals in men’s and women’s basketball.
Plus, former Arizona Wildcats and Suns basketball player Chase Budinger is looking to help Team USA win gold in beach volleyball.
2024 Olympians representing Arizona
Arizona State Sun Devils
Leon Marchand (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
American tennis player Desirae Krawczyk
Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun (100 m fly, 200m fly)
Canadian basketball player Luguentz Dort
Canadian water polo player Blaire McDowell
Chinese Taipei golfer Kevin Yu
Dutch water polo player Bente Rogge
Dutch water polo player Lieke Rogge
Dutch track & field athlete Jorinde Van Klinken
Fijian swimmer Tolu Young (50m freestyle)
French swimmer Leon Marchand (200m individual medley, 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke)
French water polo player Mia Rycraw
German golfer Alexandra Forsterling
Hungarian swimmer Hubert Kos
Hungarian swimmer Zalan Sarkany (400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle)
Irish swimmer Max McCusker (100m fly)
Italian golfer Alessandra Fanali
New Zealander soccer player Gabi Rennie
Nigerian basketball player Promise Amukamara
Nigerian track & field athlete Dubem Nwachukwu (4x400m mixed relay)
Norwegian track & field athlete Beatrice Llano (hammer throw)
Spanish golfer Jon Rahm
Spanish golfer David Puig
Spanish golfer Carlota Ciganda
Spanish golfer Azahara Munoz
Swedish golfer Linn Grant
Swiss swimmer Tiago Behar (4x200m freestyle relay)
Arizona Wildcats
Chase Budinger (Photo by Silvio Avila/Getty Images)
American diver Delaney Schnell (synchronized 10-meter, 10-meter platform)
American beach volleyball player Chase Budinger (former Suns player)
American basketball coach Steve Kerr
Australian basketball player Josh Green
Azerbaijanis swimmer Maryam Sheikhalizadeh (50m freestyle)
Filipino golfer Bianca Pagdanganan
German track & field athlete Karolina Pahlitzsch (4x400m relay)
Guamanian track & field athlete Joseph Green (100m)
Italian track & field athlete Giancarla Trevisan (4x400m relay)
Lithuanian swimmer Tomas Lukminas (800m free relay)
Luxembourgish swimmer Ralph Daleiden (100m freestyle)
Mexican swimmer Jorge Iga (100m and 200m freestyle)
Mexican track & field athlete Edgar Rivera-Morales (high jump)
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Abdihamid Nur (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for World Athletics)
American 10,000-meter runner Nico Young
American 5,000-meeter runner Abdihamid Nur (North High School)
Grand Canyon ‘Lopes
Trinity San Antonio (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
Puerto Rican basketball player Trinity San Antonio
Kenyan swimmer Maria Brunlehner
Phoenix Suns
Kevin Durant (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
American guard Devin Booker
American forward Kevin Durant
Phoenix Mercury
Diana Taurasi (Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports)
American guard Diana Taurasi
American wing Kahleah Copper
American center Brittney Griner
Australian forward Rebecca Allen
Other Arizona ties
Jade Carey (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
American swimmer Keaton Jones (Gilbert Higley High School)
American gymnast Jade Carey (Glendale Mountain Ridge High School)
American skateboarder Jagger Eaton (Mesa)
American skateboarder Paige Heyn (Tempe)
American archer Brady Ellison (Mountain Ridge High School)
American road cyclist Brandon McNulty (Deer Valley High School)
American BMX Daleny Vaughn (Tucson resident)
American BMX Cameron Wood (Glendale Community College)
Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck (Chaparral High School)