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12 51²è¹Ý athletes to compete in Paris Olympics

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The University of 51²è¹Ý at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ will be well represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Thirteen current, former and future Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine will participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics—12 athletes and one coach.

The 12 athletes match the highest total for 51²è¹Ý in any Olympics (12 in 2000). Two athletes represent the U.S.—kiteboarder Daniela Moroz and men¡¯s volleyball player Taylor Averill—along with women¡¯s volleyball assistant coach Alfee Reft. Moroz and men¡¯s basketball player Akira Jacobs (Japan) are current 51²è¹Ý student-athletes, while water polo player Ema Vernoux (France) is an incoming freshman for the Rainbow Wahine. Water polo player Camille Radosavljevic (France) took a break from 51²è¹Ý but is expected to return following the Olympics.

Four of the 12 compete in water polo followed by three each in swimming and basketball (5×5 and 3×3), and one each in sailing and men¡¯s volleyball. Along with the two U.S. athletes, other countries represented include France (2), New Zealand (2), American Samoa (1), Australia (1), Canada (1), Japan (1), Latvia (1) and Netherlands (1).

51²è¹Ý Women¡¯s Volleyball Head Coach Robyn Ah Mow competed for the U.S. in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and explained what the athletes are likely feeling ahead of this year¡¯s games.

“Anxious, nervous, excited,” Ah Mow said. “We started playing right after the Opening Ceremonies, so we practiced all the way up to the start of the games. In all three, we were on site at least a week prior¡ªwe were training, we were there, so we were in the moment already.

For the opening ceremonies¡­from my first one to the third one, they were all totally different. But for the first one, I was in amazement of just being there about to walk into the opening ceremonies to play in one of the biggest sporting events in the world. To be one of only 12 out of a zillion players to make the U.S. National Team was an achievement. I was proud to literally represent my country and 51²è¹Ý where I was born and raised and went to school.”

More 51²è¹Ý Olympic athletes:

All-Time 51²è¹Ý Olympians (59)

Baseball (1)

  • Andrew McNally—Australia, 1996

Men¡¯s Basketball (3)

  • Tom Henderson—USA, 1972 (silver)
  • Akira Jacobs—Japan, 2024
  • Zigmars Raimo—Latvia, 2024 (competed in 3×3 Basketball)

Sailing (6)

  • Kui Lim—Chinese Taipei, 1984
  • Yal Lim—Chinese Taipei, 1984/li>
  • Daniela Moroz—USA, 2024 (competed in Kite)/li>
  • John Myrdal—USA, 2000/li>
  • Molly O’Bryan-Vandemoer—USA, 2012/li>
  • Fung Yang—Hong Kong, 1996

Women¡¯s Soccer (1)

  • Natasha Kai—USA, 2008 (gold)

Softball (6)

  • Rachel Lack—Australia, 2020
  • Kaia Parnaby—Australia, 2020
  • Stacey Porter—Australia, 2004 (silver), 2008 (bronze)
  • Justin Smethurst—Australia, 2008 (bronze)
  • Clare Warwick—Australia, 2020
  • Brooke Wilkins—Australia, 1996 (bronze), 2000 (bronze), 2004 (silver)

Men¡¯s Swimming (7)

  • Azad Al-Barazi—Syria, 2012, 2016
  • Nicholas Folker—South Africa, 2000
  • Kane Follows—New Zealand, 2024
  • Matthew Hon Ming Kwok—Hong Kong, 2000
  • Gary Hurring—New Zealand, 1984
  • Micah Masei—American Samoa, 2020, 2024
  • Simon Thirsk—South Africa, 2000

Women¡¯s Swimming (12)

  • Jasmine Alkhaldi—Philippines, 2012, 2016
  • Susie Atwood—USA, 1968, 1972 (1G, 1S, 1B)
  • Yan Chen—China, 1996, 2000
  • Renate Du Plessis—South Africa, 2000
  • Evelyn Kawamoto-Konno—USA, 1952 (2B)
  • Shelly Mann—USA, 1956 (1G, 1B)
  • Barbara Mitchell—USA, 1972
  • Maureen O¡¯Toole—USA, 200, 1996, 2000, 2004
  • Melanie Schlanger—Australia, 2008 (1G, 1B), 2012 (1G, 2S)
  • Laticia Transom—New Zealand, 2024
  • Camille Wright—USA, 1976 (1S)

Track and Field (1)

  • Lacey O¡¯Neal—USA, 1964, 1972

Men¡¯s Volleyball (4)

  • Nikolas Berger—Austria, 2000, 2004 (competed in beach volleyball)
  • Carlos Briceno—USA, 1992 (bronze)
  • Clay Stanley—USA, 2004, 2008 (gold), 2012
  • Taylor Averill—USA, 2024

Women’s Volleyball (6)

  • Robyn Ah Mow—USA, 2000, 2004, 2008 (silver)
  • Heather Bown—USA, 2000, 2004, 2008 (silver)
  • Deitre Collins—USA, 1988
  • Bobbie Perry—USA, 1968
  • Teee Williams—USA, 1992 (bronze), 1996
  • Kim Willoughby—USA, 2008 (silver)

Women¡¯s Water Polo (12)

  • Marie-Luc Arpin—Canada, 2000, 2004
  • Meike De Nooy—Netherlands, 2008 (gold)
  • Monika Eggens—Canada, 2020
  • Dagmar Genee—Netherlands, 2020
  • Irene Gonzalez Lopez—Spain, 2020 (silver)
  • Maartje Keuning—Netherlands, 2020, 2024
  • Elyse Lemay-Lavoie—Canada, 2020, 2024
  • Gabriela Montellato Dias—Brazil, 2016
  • Camille Radosavljevic—France, 2024
  • Iefke Van Belkum—Netherlands, 2008 (gold)
  • Ema Vernoux—France, 2024
  • Jordan Wedderburn—South Africa, 2020

Italics ¨C attended 51²è¹Ý after competing in the Olympics

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