As the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony kicks off, 30 current or former Texas Longhorn athletes will march with their respective countrymen to participate in the world games. The University of Texas is also represented by seven coaches with ties to the athletic program. The record-breaking Longhorn contingency will compete across 12 different programs and represent 16 different countries – landing the University among an elite group of NCAA Division I athletic programs such as Stanford, UCLA and USC, who have sent historic numbers of athletes to the Olympic games.
Fourteen Longhorn athletes and three coaches will represent Team USA: Track and Field boasts two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser (shot put) and second-time Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall (long jump). Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant will play for the men’s basketball team. Second-time Olympian Alison Gibson (women’s 3-meter springboard diving), 2020 gold medalist Chiaka Ogbogu (women’s indoor volleyball), world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (men’s golf) and Rowing’s duo of Kaitlin Knifton (women’s four) and Daisy Mazzio-Manson (women’s four) will also represent Team USA in their respective sports.
Competing across multiple events in Swimming, observers can catch six Longhorns representing the United States: Carson Foster (200 IM, 400 IM), Erin Gemmell (200 free, 4×200 free relay), Luke Hobson (200 free, 4×200 free relay), David Johnston (1500 free, open water 10K), second-time Olympian Drew Kibler (4×200 free relay) and Aaron Shackell (400 free).
As of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a total of 162 athletes from The University of Texas have participated in the world games capturing a combined 156 medals (89 Gold, 43 Silver and 24 Bronze).
Sports Represented by Texas Longhorns
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Men’s Golf
Women’s Golf
Rowing
Soccer
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Women’s Tennis
Men’s Track and Field
Women’s Track and Field
Volleyball
Countries Represented by Texas Longhorns
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Great Britain
Haiti
Hungary
Ireland
Jamaica
Netherlands
New Zealand
Saint Lucia
Serbia
South Sudan
Taiwan
United States
