Houston and Texas athletes gear up for the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Houston is making a big splash in the 2024 Olympics with 18 athletes from the area, part of a total of 42 Texans competing.

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Texas talent is definitely shining on the world stage this year!

Take a look at the 2024 Houston area Olympians:

SIMONE BILES

  • Olympian 2016, 2020
  • SPORT: Gymnastics
  • HOMETOWN: Spring, TX

KELSEY BING

  • Olympian 2024
  • SPORT: Field Hockey
  • HOMETOWN: Houston, TX

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ORRIN BIZER

  • SPORT: Rugby
  • HOMETOWN: The Woodlands

JORDAN CHILES

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Gymnastics
  • HOMETOWN: Spring, TX

KASSIDY COOK

  • Olympian 2016
  • SPORT: Diving
  • HOMETOWN: The Woodlands, TX

BRYCE DEADMON

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Missouri City, TX

JOSHUA EDWARDS

  • SPORT: Boxing
  • HOMETOWN: Houston, TX

BRITTNEY GRINER

  • Olympian 2016, 2020
  • SPORT: Basketball
  • HOMETOWN: Houston, TX

JONATHAN HEALY

  • SPORT: Taekwondo
  • HOMETOWN: Spring, TX

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ROSCOE HILL

  • Olympian 2024
  • SPORT: Boxing
  • HOMETOWN: Spring, TX

ASHER HONG

  • SPORT: Gymnastics
  • HOMETOWN: Tomball, TX

ALAYSHA JOHNSON

  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Spring, TX

GRANT KOONTZ

  • SPORT: Cycling
  • HOMETOWN: Houston, TX

JEFFREY “BBoy Jeffro” LOUIS

  • SPORT: Breaking
  • HOMETOWN: Houston, TX

SIMONE MANUEL

  • Olympian 2016, 2020
  • SPORT: Swimming
  • HOMETOWN: Sugar Land, TX

AVERY SKINNER

  • SPORT: Volleyball
  • HOMETOWN: Katy, TX

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KEVON WILLIAMS

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Rugby
  • HOMETOWN: Houston, TX

JACOB WOOTEN

  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Tomball, TX

2024 Texas Olympians

TALIYAH BROOKS

  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Wichita Falls, TX

JOSEPH BROWN

  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Mansfield, TX

SHAINE CASAS

  • SPORT: Swimming
  • HOMETOWN: McAllen, TX

TEAL COHEN

  • SPORT: Rowing
  • HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX

JOURDAN DELACRUZ

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Weightlifting
  • HOMETOWN: Wylie, TX

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KEVIN DURANT

  • Olympian 2012, 2016, 2020
  • SPORT: Basketball
  • HOMETOWN: Washington D.C., MD
  • COLLEGE: University of Texas Alum

ALISON GIBSON

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Diving
  • HOMETOWN: Austin, TX

BRYCE HOPPEL

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Midland, TX

DAVID JOHNSTON

  • SPORT: Swimming
  • HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX

KAITLIN KNIFTON

  • SPORT: Rowing
  • HOMETOWN: Austin, TX

JARRION LAWSON

  • Olympian 2016
  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Texarkana, TX

JENNIFER LOZANO

  • Olympian 2024
  • SPORT: Boxing
  • HOMETOWN: Laredo, TX

JASMINE MOORE

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Grand Prairie, TX

CHIAKA OGBOGU

  • Olympian 2020, 2024
  • SPORT: Volleyball
  • HOMETOWN: Coppell, TX

RYANN PHILLIPS

  • SPORT: Shooting
  • HOMETOWN: Gail, TX

CONNER PRINCE

  • SPORT: Shooting
  • HOMETOWN: Burleson, TX

SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON

  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX

READ MORE: Simone Biles has moved past Tokyo. If critics can’t, she says that’s their problem, not hers

KEITH SANDERSON

  • Olympian 2008, 2012, 2016
  • SPORT: Shooting
  • HOMETOWN: San Antonio, TX

JAEDYN SHAW

  • SPORT: Soccer
  • HOMETOWN: Frisco, TX

AUSTEN SMITH

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Shooting
  • HOMETOWN: Keller, TX

SAM WATSON

  • SPORT: Sport Climbing
  • HOMETOWN: Southlake, TX

GABBY THOMAS

  • Olympian 2020
  • SPORT: Track and Field
  • HOMETOWN: Northampton, MA
  • COLLEGE: University of Texas Grad School – Lives & Trains in Austin

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