LIST: Texans who've won medals at the Summer Olympics
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Everything's bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star State continues to make its mark as the third most populous state for Olympians competing on Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
(KXAN) -- Everything's bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star State continues to make its mark as the third most populous state for Olympians competing on Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Team USA's complete U.S. Olympic team roster capped at 592 Olympians heading to Paris, with the complete U.S. Paralympic Team to be unveiled in August. California led the charge with 143 Olympians heading to the games, followed by Florida sending 50 athletes and 43 Texas Olympians heading overseas.
And Texas is no stranger to dominating on the international stage -- case in point is Simone Biles, who hails from Spring, Texas, and is heading to Paris with four gold, one silver and two bronze medals under her belt from her time competing in the 2016 Rio Games and the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Here's a look back at Texans -- or those with Texas ties -- who've won Olympic medals, courtesy Tokyo 2020 reporting from KXAN's digital team and Olympics reporter Jala Washington, as well as data gathered by the Texas Almanac.
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Texas Olympians
- Nia Nicole Abdallah: 2004 silver medalist in taekwondo
- Rachel Adams: 2016 bronze medalist in volleyball
- Chad Allen: 1996 bronze medalist in baseball
- Valerie Allman: 2020 gold medalist in track
- Lance Armstrong*: 2000 bronze medalist in cycling
- The International Olympic Committee ruled in January 2013 to disqualify Armstrong from the 2000 events he competed in, after it was determined he used drugs to enhance his performance.
- Jay Hoyland Arnette: 1960 gold medalist in basketball
- Ariel Atkins: 2020 gold medalist in basketball
- Charles Austin: 1996 gold medalist in track
- Walter Thane Baker: 1952 silver medalist in track; 1956 gold, silver and bronze medalist in track
- Kirk Baptiste: 1984 silver medalist in track
- Beth Barr: 1988 silver medalist in swimming
- Lanny Robert Bassham: 1972 silver medalist in shooting, 1976 gold medalist in shooting
- Michael D. Bates: 1992 bronze medalist in track
- Robert Lee Beck: 1960 two-time bronze medalist in the pentathlon
- Janine Beckie: 2016 bronze medalist in soccer
- B.J. Bedforth: 2000 gold medalist in swimming
- Ricky Berens: 2008 golden medalist in swimming, 2012 gold, silver medalist in swimming
- Ryan Thomas Berube: 1996 gold medalist in swimming
- Simone Biles: 2016 four-time gold, bronze medalist in gymnastics, 2020 silver, bronze medalist in gymnastics
- David Boudia: 2012 gold, bronze medalist in diving, 2016 silver, bronze medalist in diving
- Derrick K. Brew: 2004 gold, bronze medalist in track
- Earlene Dennis Brown: 1960 bronze medalist in track
- David (Skippy) Browning: 1952 gold medalist in diving
- William Quinn Buckner: 1976 gold medalist in basketball
- Tonja Buford-Bailey: 1996 bronze medalist in track
- Leroy Russel Burrell: 1992 gold medalist in track
- Jimmy Butler: 2016 gold medalist in basketball
- Rick Carey: 1984 three-time gold medalist in swimming
- Daniel T. Carlisle: 1984 bronze medalist in shooting
- Michael D. Carter: 1984 silver medalist in shotput
- Tamika Catchings: 2012 gold medalist in basketball, 2016 gold medalist in basketball
- Jordan Chiles: 2020 silver medalist in gymnastics
- Bryan E. Clay: 2004 silver medalist in decathlon, 2008 gold medalist in decathlon
- Kerron Clement: 2016 gold medalist in track
- Nancy Lieberman Cline: 1976 silver medalist in basketball
- Tiffany Cohen: 1984 gold medalist in swimming
- Jack Conger: 2016 gold medalist in swimming
- Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli: 1984 silver medalist in volleyball
- John Cotton: 2000 gold medalist in baseball
- Ian Crocker: 2000 gold medalist in swimming, 2004 gold, silver, bronze medalist in swimming, 2008 gold medalist in swimming
- Tara Cross-Battle: 1992 bronze medalist in volleyball
- Ryan Crouser: 2016 gold medalist in shotput, 2020 gold medalist in shotput
- Teahna Daniels: 2020 silver medalist in track
- Clarissa G. Davis: 1992 bronze medalist in basketball
- Jack Wells Davis: 1952 silver medalist in track, 1956 silver medalist in track
- Josh C. Davis: 1996 three-time gold medalist in swimming, 2000 two-time silver medalist in swimming
- W.F. (Buddy) Davis: 1952 gold medalist in high jump
- Joseph N. DeLoach Jr.: 1988 gold medalist in track
- Bryce Deadmon: 2020 gold, bronze medalist in track
- Hans Dersch: 1992 gold medalist in swimming
- Mildred (Babe) Didrikson: 1932 two-time gold, silver medalist in track
- Scott R. Donie: 1992 silver medalist in diving
- Clyde Drexler: 1992 gold medalist in basketball
- Troy Dumais: 2012 bronze medalist in diving
- Kevin Durant: 2012 gold medalist in basketball, 2016 gold medalist in basketball, 2020 gold medalist in basketball
- Nate Dusing: 2000 silver medalist in swimming, 2004 bronze medalist in swimming
- Glenn Eller: 2008 gold medalist in shooting
- Mary (Kamie) Ethridge: 1988 gold medalist in basketball
- Sandra Farmer-Patrick: 1992 silver medalist in track
- Jimmy Feigen: 2012 silver medalist* in swimming, 2016 gold medalist in swimming
- In 2012, Feigen competed in the preliminary contests only and was awarded the medal because of their membership on a winning team
- Connor Fields: 2016 gold medalist in cycling
- Michelle Bonae Finn-Burrell: 1992 gold medalist in track
- Paul Foerster: 1992 silver medalist in sailing, 2000 silver medalist in sailing, 2004 gold medalist in sailing
- James Ricardo Forbes: 1972 silver medalist in basketball
- Gilbert (Gib) Ford: 1956 gold medalist in basketball
- George Foreman: 1968 gold medalist in boxing
- Joe Cephis Fortenberry: 1936 gold medalist in basketball
- Phyllis Francis: 2016 gold medalist in track
- Jackie Galloway: 2016 bronze medalist in taekwondo
- Zina Garrison: 1988 gold, bronze medalist in tennis
- Chris George: 2000 gold medalist in baseball
- Doug Gjertson: 1988 gold medalist in swimming, 1992 gold, bronze medalist in swimming
- Dean William Glenesk: 1984 silver medalist in pentathlon
- Scott Goldblatt: 2000 bronze medalist in swimming, 2004 gold medalist in swimming
- Paul G. Gonzáles, Jr.: 1984 gold medalist in boxing
- Chris-Ann Gordon: 2016 silver medalist in track
- Brittney Griner: 2016 gold medalist in basketball, 2020 gold medalist in basketball
- Carlette D. Guidry: 1992 gold medalist in track, 1996 gold medalist* in track
- In 1996, Guidry competed in the preliminary contests only and was awarded the medal because of their membership on a winning team
- Townley Haas: 2016 gold medalist in swimming
- Gary Hall Jr.: 1996 two-time gold, two-time silver medalist in swimming, 2000 two-time gold, silver, bronze medalist in swimming, 2004 gold, bronze medalist in swimming
- Mia Hamm: 1996 gold medalist in soccer, 2000 silver medalist in soccer, 2004 gold medalist in soccer
- Tommy Hannan: 2000 gold medalist in swimming
- Brendan Hansen: 2004 gold, silver, bronze medalist in swimming, 2008 gold medalist in swimming, 2012 gold, bronze medalist in swimming
- Fred Morgan Hansen: 1964 gold medalist in track
- Trey Hardee: 2012 silver medalist in track
- Kiplan P. Harkrider: 1996 bronze medalist in baseball
- Keni Harrison: 2020 silver medalist in track
- Erin Wesley Hartwell: 1992 bronze medalist in cycling, 1996 silver medalist in cycling
- Michael Steward Heath: 1984 two-time gold, silver medalist in swimming
- Whitney L. Hedgepeth: 1996 gold, two-time silver medalist in swimming
- Jerry Heidenreich: 1972 two-time gold, silver, bronze medalist in swimming
- James Edward Henry: 1968 bronze medalist in diving
- Denean E. Hill: 1984 gold medalist in track, 1988 silver medalist in track, 1992 silver medalist in track
- Grant Henry Hill: 1996 gold medalist in basketball
- Natalie Hinds: 2020 bronze medalist in swimming
- Conrad E. Homfeld: 1984 gold, silver medalist in equestrian
- Destinee Hooker: 2012 silver medalist in volleyball
- Darrow Hooper: 1952 silver medalist in shotput
- Jonathan Horton: 2008 silver medalist in gymnastics
- Sherri Francis Howard: 1984 gold medalist in track, 1988 silver medalist in track
- Lucious Brown Jackson: 1964 gold medalist in basketball
- Chris Jacobs: 1988 two-time gold, silver medalist in swimming
- Lydia Jacoby: 2020 gold, silver medalist in swimming
- Michael Johnson: 19982 gold medalist in track, 1996 two-time gold medalist in track, 2000 two-time gold medalist in track
- Rafer L. Johnson: 1956 silver medalist in decathlon, 1960 gold medalist in decathlon
- John Wesley (Lam) Jones: 1976 gold medalist in track
- DeAndre Jordan: 2016 gold medalist in basketball
- Shaun Jordan: 1988 gold medalist in swimming, 1992 gold medalist in swimming
- Ricardo Rocky Juarez: 2000 silver medalist in boxing
- Robert William Julich: 2004 bronze medalist in cycling
- Scott Kazmir: 2020 silver medalist in baseball
- Kathryn Elliott Keeler: 1984 gold medalist in rowing
- Fred Kerley: 2020 silver medalist in track
- Douglas James Kern: 1992 silver medalist in sailing
- Adolph Kiefer: 1936 gold medalist in swimming
- Trell Kimmons: 2012 silver medalist in track
- Judith Brown King: 1984 silver medalist in track
- Megan Kleine: 1992 gold medalist* in swimming
- In 1992, Kleine competed in the preliminary contests only and was awarded the medal because of their membership on a winning team
- Bianca Knight: 2012 gold medalist in track
- Madison Kocian: 2016 gold, silver medalist in gymnastics
- John Waldrip Kolius: 1976 silver medalist in sailing
- Colleen Lane: 2004 silver medalist in swimming
- Carlton (Carl) F. Lewis: 1984 four-time gold medalist in track, 1988 two-time gold, silver medalist in track, 1992 two-time gold medalist in track, 1996 gold medalist in track
- William Barner Lienhard: 1952 gold medalist in basketball
- Nastia Liukin: 2008 gold, three-time silver, bronze medalist in gymnastics
- Andrea Lloyd: 1988 gold medalist in basketball
- Robert G. (Greg) Losey: 1984 silver medalist in pentathlon
- Diana Lopez: 2008 bronze medalist in taekwondo
- Mark Lopez: 2008 silver medalist in taekwondo
- Steven Lopez: 2000 gold medalist in taekwondo, 2004 gold medalist in taekwondo, 2008 bronze medalist in taekwondo
- Sara Elizabeth Lowe: 2004 bronze medalist in swimming
- Rose Mary Magers: 1984 silver medalist in volleyball
- Simone Manuel: 2016 two-time gold, two-time silver medalist in swimming, 2020 bronze medalist in swimming
- Leo Manzano: 2012 silver medalist in track
- Michael L. Marsh: 1992 two-time gold medalist in track, 1996 silver medalist in track
- Christine Marshall: 2008 bronze medalist in swimming
- James Randel (Randy) Matson: 1964 gold medalist in shotput, 1968 gold medalist in shotput
- Ollie G. Matson: 1952 silver, bronze medalist in track
- Jennifer Yvonne McFalls: 2000 gold medalist in softball
- Tracey McFarlane: 1988 silver medalist in swimming
- Kim McKenzie: 1984 bronze medalist in track
- Forest McNeir: 1920 gold medalist in shooting
- Earle Meadows: 1936 gold medalist in track
- Katie Meili: 2016 gold, bronze medalist in swimming
- Tamyra Mensah-Stock: 2020 gold medalist in wrestling
- Khris Middleton: 2020 gold medalist in basketball
- Ronald P. Mills: 1968 bronze medalist swimming
- Betsy Mitchell: 1984 gold, silver medalist in swimming, 1988 silver medalist in swimming
- Dominque H. Moceanu: 1996 gold medalist in swimming
- James P. Montgomery: 1976 three-time gold, bronze medalist in swimming
- James Warren Moore: 1964 silver medalist in pentathlon
- Bobby Joe Morrow: 1956 three-time gold medalist in track
- Athing Mu: 2020 two-time gold medalist in track
- Felipe Munoz: 1968 gold medalist in swimming
- Sandy Neilson-Bell: 1972 three-time gold medalist in swimming
- Lianne Bennion Nelson: 2004 silver medalist in rowing
- Frederick V. Newhouse: 1976 gold, silver medalist in track
- Tara Lee Nott/Cunningham: 2004 gold medalist in weightlifting
- Chiaka Ogbogu: 2020 gold medalist in volleyball
- Emeka Okafor: 2004 bronze medalist in basketball
- Courtney Okolo: 2016 gold medalist in track
- Hakeem Olajuwon: 1996 gold medalist in basketball
- Catherine (Cat) Osterman: 2004 gold medalist in softball, 2008 silver medalist in softball, 2020 silver medalist in softball
- Charles W. Paddock: 1920 two-time gold, silver medalist in track, 1924 silver medalist in track
- Carly Patterson: 2004 gold, two-time silver medalist in gymnastics
- Darvis Patton: 2004 silver medalist in track
- Aaron Peirsol: 2000 silver medalist in swimming, 2004 three-time gold medalist in swimming, 2008 two-time gold, silver medalist in swimming
- Nanceen L. Perry: 2000 bronze medalist in track
- Paul Karoly Pesthy: 1964 silver medalist in fencing
- Erin Phenix: 2000 gold medalist in swimming
- Demetrius Pinder: 2012 gold medalist in track, 2016 bronze medalist in track
- Joan Spillane Postma: 1960 gold medalist in swimming
- Cynthia Ann Potter: 1976 bronze medalist in diving
- Jamie Rauch: 2000 silver medalist in swimming
- Mary Lou Retton: 1984 gold, two-time silver, two-time bronze medalist in gymnastics
- Robert E. Richards: 1948 bronze medalist in track, 1952 gold medalist in track, 1956 gold medalist in track
- Simeon Woods Richardson: 2020 silver medalist in baseball
- Sanya Richards-Ross: 2004 gold medalist in track, 2008 gold, bronze medalist in track, 2012 two-time gold medalist in track
- Louise Ritter: 1988 gold medalist in track
- Sarah Robles: 2020 bronze medalist in weightlifting
- Gil Roberts: 2016 gold medalist in track
- Alvin Cyrrale Robertson: 1984 gold medalist in basketball
- David M. Robinson: 1988 bronze medalist in basketball, 1992 gold medalist in basketball, 1996 gold medalist in basketball
- Moushaumi Robinson: 2004 gold medalist in track
- Robert J. Robinson: 1948 gold medalist in basketball
- Kevin B. Robinzine: 1988 gold medalist in track
- Sarah Robles: 2016 bronze medalist in weightlifting
- Frederick Roe: 1924 silver in polo
- Raevyn Rogers: 2020 bronze medalist in track
- Douglas Albert Russell: 1968 two-time gold medalist in swimming
- John William Russell: 1952 bronze medalist in equestrian
- Ryder Ryan: 2020 silver medalist in baseball
- Marcus B. Schneider: 1996 bronze medalist in rowing
- Joseph Schooling: 2016 gold medalist in swimming
- Brandon Douglas Slay: 2000 gold medalist in wrestling
- Clark Smith: 2016 gold medalist in swimming
- Dean Smith: 1952 gold medalist in track
- Lamont Smith: 1996 gold medalist in track
- Owen Guinn Smith: 1948 gold medalist in track
- Tommie C. Smith: 1968 gold medalist in track
- Edward S. Southern: 1956 silver medalist in track
- Ashley Spencer: 2016 bronze medalist in track
- Carrie Steinseifer: 1984 two-time gold medalist in swimming
- Jill Ann Sterkle: 1976 gold medalist in swimming, 1984 gold medalist in swimming, 1988 two-time bronze medalist in swimming
- Toby Stevenson: 2004 silver medalist in pole vault
- Michael S. Stulce: 1992 gold medalist in shotput
- Erica Sullivan: 2020 silver medalist in swimming
- Sheryl Denise Swoopes: 1996 gold medalist in basketball, 2000 gold medalist in basketball, 2004 gold medalist in basketball
- Stacy Sykora: 2008 silver medalist in volleyball
- Jeneba Tarmoh: 2012 gold medalist in track
- Robert Taylor: 1972 gold, silver medalist in track
- Taylor Teagarden: 2008 bronze medalist in baseball
- Gabrielle Thomas: 2020 silver, bronze medalist in track
- Michael Tinsley: 2012 silver medalist in track
- Wayman L. Tisdale: 1984 gold medalist in basketball
- Jesse Valdez: 1972 bronze medalist in boxing
- Dana Vollmer: 2004 gold medalist in swimming, 2012 three-time gold medalist in swimming, 2016 gold, silver, bronze medalist in swimming
- Laura Anne Walker: 1988 bronze medalist in swimming
- Neil Walker: 2000 gold, silver medalist in swimming, 2004 gold, bronze medalist in swimming
- Dave Walters: 2008 gold medalist in swimming
- Jeremy Wariner: 2004 two-time gold medalist in track, 2008 gold, silver medalist in track
- Teresa G. Weatherspoon: 1988 gold medalist in basketball, 1992 bronze medalist in basketball
- Garrett Weber-Gale: 2008 two-time gold medalist in swimming
- Malvin G. Whitfield: 1948 gold, silver medalist in track, 1952 gold, silver medalist in track
- Laura A. Wilkinson: 2000 gold medalist in diving
- Christa L. Williams: 1996 gold medalist in softball, 2000 gold medalist in softball
- Darold Williamson: 2004 gold medalist in track
- Craig Martin Wilson: 1984 silver medalist in water polo, 1988 silver medalist in water polo
- Rowland (Flip) Wolfe: 1932 gold medalist in gymnastics
- Bernard C. Wrightson: 1968 gold medalist in diving
- Earl Verdelle Young: 1960 two-time gold medalist in track
- Kim Zmeskal: 1992 bronze medalist in gymnastics
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games kick off July 26 and run through Aug. 11.