Twenty-one local athletes will don the stars and stripes at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, which begin on Friday. Here’s who they are:
Artistic Swimming
Daniella Ramriez
Lives in Miami, where she grew up
Competes in technical and free routine
First-time Olympian
Basketball
Bam Adebayo
Plays for the Miami Heat
Won Olympic gold in 2020
Equestrian
Kent Farrington
Lives in Wellington
Competes in jumping
Went to Olympics in 2016 (silver) and 2020
Marcus Orlob
Lives in Loxahatchee
Competes in dressage
First-time Olympian
Adrienne Lyle
Lives in Wellington
Competes in dressage
Went to Olympics in 2012 and 2020 (silver)
Laura Kraut
Lives in Wellington
Competes in jumping
Was an Olympian in 2000, 2008 (gold) and 2020 (silver)
Judo
Angelica Delgado
From Miami, where she attended John A. Ferguson High School and Florida International University
Olympian in 2016 and 2020
Sailing
Markus Edegran
Lives in West Palm Beach
Competes in Formula Kite
First-time Olympian
Ian MacDiarmid
Lives in Delray Beach, where he grew up
Competes in 49er with Andrew Molleru
First-time Olympian
Sarah Newberry Moore
Lives in Miami, where she graduated from the Cushman School
Competes in Nacra 17 with David Liebenberg
First-time Olympian
Erika Reineke
Lives in Fort Lauderdale, where she grew up and graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas
Competes in ILCA 6
First-time Olympian
Dominique Stater
Lives in Miami, where she was born and graduated from the University of Miami
Competes in iQFOiL (a format of windsurfing)
First-time Olympics
Soccer
Benjamin Cremaschi
Born in Miami, where he graduated from MAST Academy, and played for Weston FC
Currently plays for Inter Miami
First-time Olympian
Tennis
Coco Gauff
Lives in Delray Beach, where she was born and grew up
Competes in singles, mixed doubles with Taylor Fritz, women’s doubles with Jessica Pegula
First-time Olympian
Jessica Pegula
Lives in Boca Raton
Competes in singles and women’s doubles with Coco Gauff
Was an Olympian in 2020
Tommy Paul
Lives in Boca Raton
Competes in singles
Was an Olympian in 2020
Track and Field
Aaliyah Butler
From Fort Lauderdale, attended Piper High School in Sunrise and then Miami Northwestern High School
Competes in 400 meters and 4×400 relay
First-time Olympian
Kendall Ellis
Born and raised in Pembroke Pines, attended Saint Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale
Competes in 400 meters, 4×400 relay
Went to Olympics in 2020 (bronze, gold)
Russell Robinson
Attends the University of Miami
Competes in triple jump
First-time Olympian
Twanisha “Tee Tee” Terry
Born in Miami, where she grew up and attended Miami Northwestern High School
Competes in 100 meters, 4×100 relay
First-time Olympian
Water Polo
Ashleigh Johnson
From Miami, where she grew up and attended Ransom Everglades School
Went to Olympics in 2016 (gold) and 2020 (gold)
