2024 Paris Olympics: Tracking Arizona athletes who have qualified
After the COVID-19 pandemic upended the last summer games in 2021 held in Tokyo, we are back on the right year of the Olympic cycle. The 33rd Summer Olympics take place in Paris and will be held from July 26 to August 11.
It is the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympics. The last time came exactly 100 years ago at the 1924 Games. The first time came in 1900. The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature something that has never been done before: an opening ceremony outside of the stadium. Athletes will be floating down the Seine River.
There are 32 sports — with one added this year and three returning from their debut in Tokyo — at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will be competing.
Most of the rosters have yet to be filled out as qualifying is still occurring for many countries across the globe. Here is a list of athletes and officials with ties to Arizona who have qualified so far.
This list will be updated as more athletes punch their ticket to Paris. Come back for updates.
Team Arizona: Paris Olympics
Archery
Brady Ellison (Globe-Miami) — U.S.: Men’s archery
Basketball
Devin Booker (Phoenix, Suns) — U.S.: Men’s basketball
Kevin Durant (Phoenix, Suns) — U.S.: Men’s basketball
Steve Kerr (Tucson, Arizona alum) — U.S.: Men’s basketball head coach
Diana Taurasi (Phoenix, Mercury) — U.S.: Women's basketball
Brittney Griner (Phoenix, Mercury) — U.S.: Women's basketball
Kahleah Copper (Phoenix, Mercury) — U.S.: Women's basketball
Rebecca Allen (Phoenix, Mercury) — Australia: Women’s basketball
Promise Amukamara (Tempe, ASU alum) — Nigeria: Women’s basketball
Cierra Burdick (Phoenix, Mercury 2021) — U.S.: Women's 3x3 basketball
Beach Volleyball
Chase Budinger (Tucson, Arizona alum) — U.S.: Men's volleyball
Note: Budinger is a former Arizona and NBA basketball player who started playing professional beach volleyball in 2018.
Cycling
Brandon McNulty (Phoenix) — U.S.: Men’s road cycling
Cameron Wood (Peoria) — U.S.: Men’s BMX
Daleny Vaughn (Tucson) — U.S.: Women’s BMX
Soccer
Gabi Rennie (Tempe, ASU alum) — New Zealand: Women’s soccer
Swimming
Léon Marchand (Tempe, ASU) — France: Men’s swimming
Ilya Kharun (Tempe, ASU) — Canada: Men’s swimming
Taylor Ruck (Scottsdale) — Canada: Women’s swimming
Track and Field (Marathon included)
Giancarla Trevisan (Tucson, Arizona alum) — Italy: Track and field
Emily Sisson (Flagstaff/Phoenix) — U.S.: Women’s marathon
Note: Jessica McClain, a 2010 Phoenix Xavier Prep alum, is the alternate for the women’s marathon.
Triathlon
Kirsten Kasper (Scottsdale) — U.S.: Women's triathlon
Wrestling
Kennedy Blades (Tempe, ASU) — U.S.: Women’s wrestling
Helen Maroulis (Tempe, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) — U.S.: Women’s wrestling
Kayla Miracle (Tempe, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) — U.S.: Women’s wrestling
Dom Parrish (Tempe, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) — U.S: Women’s wrestling
Payton Jacobson (Tempe, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) — U.S.: Men’s wrestling
Logan Stanley is a sports reporter with The Arizona Republic who primarily focuses on high school and Olympic sports. To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Stanley at logan.stanley@gannett.com or 707-293-7650. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @LSscribe.
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