'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Over 500 US Olympians are fighting for the gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, more than any other nation. Among them, more than 100 athletes stem from a connection to a Big Ten program, returning a total of 30 medalists for the global event.
With that, let’s look at all the Big Ten schools that contributed to generating US Olympians for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
US Olympians from Big Ten schools at the 2024 Olympics in Paris
Illinois Fighting Illini - 2 USA athletes in Paris
Jordyn Poulter from Volleyball and the oldest Big Ten conference connection Rajeev Ram from tennis are the only two US Olympians stemming from Illinois.
Trending
Total Illinois athletes in the Olympics - 4
Michigan State Spartans - 2 USA athletes in Paris
Michigan State features two Track & Field athletes, Heath Baldwin and Tori Franklin, competing in France.
Total Michigan athletes in the Olympics - 4
Minnesota - 2 USA athletes in Paris
Post-COVID graduates Matthew Wilkinson and Sarah Bacon are the only two US Olympians from the Golden Gophers for Track & Field and Diving respectively.
Total Minnesota athletes in the Olympics - 8
Iowa Hawkeyes - 3 USA athletes in Paris
Spencer Lee and present Hawkeye Spencer Lee from Wrestling and Track & Field's Brittany Brown make up for the three US Olympians from Iowa.
Total Iowa Hawkeyes athletes in the Olympics - 7
Rutgers - 3 USA athletes in Paris
Basketball's Kahleah Cooper, Casey Murphy from Soccer and Rudy Winkler from Track & Field make up for US Olympians stemming from Rutgers.
Total Rutgers athletes in the Olympics - 4
Northwestern - 3 USA athletes in Paris
Northwestern Wildcats see present players Ashley Sessa and Maddie Zimmer turning into US Olympians through Field Hockey as Joe Rau emerges as the Wrestling squad's coach.
Total Northwestern athletes in the Olympics - 6
Nebraska - 4 USA athletes in Paris
Jordan Larson, Kelsey Robinson and Justine Wong-Orantes take up spots on US volleyball teams, while Maggie Malone-Hardin is the only Cornhusker connection from Track & Field.
Total Nebraska athletes in the Olympics - 7
Maryland Terrapins - 5 USA athletes in Paris
Maryland fills up Field Hockey with Brooke DeBerdine, Emma DeBerdine, Leah Crouse and Kelee Lepage while Alyssa Thomas is the basketball player in the 2024 Olympics from the program.
Total Maryland athletes in the Olympics - 6
Purdue - 5 USA athletes in Paris
The Boilermakers see Tyler Downs, Greg Duncan, Brandon Loschiavo and Daryn Wright taking up spots on the Diving team, while Annie Drews emerges as the lone athlete for Volleyball.
Total Purdue athletes in the Olympics - 11
Michigan Wolverines - 7 USA athletes in Paris
Two athletes each from Wrestling and Gymnastics come out of Michigan ties alongside recent pass-outs Alena Olson (Rugby) and Charlie Swanson (Swimming). Current student-athlete Abby Tamer joins Maryland players in Field Hockey.
Total Michigan athletes in the Olympics - 42
Ohio State - 7 USA athletes in Paris
Current Buckeyes Keana Hunter and Ruby Remati partake in Artistic Swimming alongside Ada Korkhin in shooting. Four ex-Ohio State athletes garner a spot on the State's shooting, swimming and wrestling teams.
Total Ohio State athletes in the Olympics - 12
Oregon Ducks - 8 USA athletes in Paris
Ducks produced six Track & Field US Olympians alongside Sabrina Ionescu in Basketball and Wyndham Clark in Golf.
Total Oregon Ducks athletes in the Olympics - 11
Indiana Hoosiers - 9 USA athletes in Paris
Five swimming and three diving participants come from the Hoosiers, while Jayden Ulrich is the only Track & Field athlete from the program.
Total Indiana athletes in the Olympics - 17
Washington - 9 USA athletes in Paris
Chris Carlson, Nina Castagna, Teal Cohen, Ben Davison, Rielly Milne, Evan Olson, Pieter Quinton and Jessica Thoennes make the Huskies a Rowing dominant program as Kelsey Plum is the only athlete from a different sport.
Total Washington athletes in the Olympics - 11
Wisconsin - 11 USA athletes in Paris
Wisconsin Badgers falls in Huskies' grade of US Olympians with four Rowing athletes.
However, its pool diversifies with Emily Sisson and Zach Ziemek in Track & Field, Rose Lavelle from Soccer, Alev Kelter in Rugby, Phoebe Bacon in Swimming and two Volleyball pass-outs.
Total Wisconsin athletes in the Olympics - 17
Penn State - 16 USA athletes in Paris
Penn State produces the second most US Olympians from the Big Ten conference with four volleyball players, two each for wrestling, track & field, field hockey and fencing soccer alongside Kayla Canett from Rugby and Stephen Nedoroscik from gymnastics.
Total Penn State athletes in the Olympics - 21
USC Trojans - 16 USA athletes in Paris
USC ties with Penn State for 16 athletes from six different sports. Most US Olympians with USC roots will partake in Track & Field (6 athletes). Moreover, the list sees five water polo players, three beach volleyball players and one each for volleyball and swimming.
Total USC athletes in the Olympics - 44
UCLA - 18 USA athletes in Paris
The UCLA Bruins top the list of US Olympians from the Big Ten conference participating in the Paris Olympics with six water polo athletes, two volleyball players, two table tennis participants and one each for gymnastics, tennis, basketball, rugby, beach volleyball, artistic swimming, soccer and golf.
Total UCLA athletes in the Olympics - 23
Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma, or Kim Mulkey - who is NCAAW's highest-paid coach? Find out here
