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Chris Joslin from Hawaiian Gardens competes in a qualifying competition for the U.S. men's skateboarding Olympic team on May 19, 2024. Joslin finished 3rd and will join around three dozen other L.A. County athletes in Paris on Team USA.
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Los Angeles is still four years away from hosting the Olympics, but Southern California will see 51 of our best local athletes hit the world stage this month at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
Who is going? So far, 32 athletes from Los Angeles County, 15 from Orange County, and four from Riverside County have made Team USA’s roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The lineup includes a wide range of athletes, from professional sports players and Olympic gold-medalists to first-timers and college students. Many of SoCal’s iconic sports, like skating, surfing, and beach volleyball, are well represented.
Backstory: The golden state is no stranger to Olympic glory. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, over half of the medals won by Team USA came from athletes with SoCal roots, according to NBC.
This year’s local athletes join over 130 competitors from across the state, giving California the largest delegation on Team USA's roster.
Read on... to check out the full list of SoCal athletes heading to Paris.
Los Angeles is still four years away from hosting the next summer Olympics, but Southern California will see some of our best local athletes hit the world stage this month at the 2024 Paris Games. The region will send at least 51 athletes, with 32 from Los Angeles County, 15 from Orange County, and four from Riverside County.
They’ll join over 130 athletes from across the state, giving California the largest delegation on Team USA's roster.
The 2024 Summer Olympics begin July 26, and the Paralympics on Aug 28.
Athletes from L.A. County
An outsized share of athletes from L.A. County will compete in men's water polo, men's basketball, and women’s track and field. It’s also no surprise to see several local skaters joining Team USA in the newly recognized Olympic sport, skateboarding.
Kendall Ellis of North Hollywood competes in the women's 400 meter final on at U.S. Olympic Team Trials Track and Field on June 23, 2024.
The majority of qualified O.C. Olympians are competing in volleyball, beach volleyball or water polo. That includes Kaleigh Gilchrist, Maddie Musselman, and Rachel Fattal, each of whom played on the U.S. women’s water polo team that won gold in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
Several first-timers will also head to Paris, including wheelchair rugby player Clayton Brackett from Irvine and surfer Griffin Colapinto from San Clemente.
Griffin Colapinto from San Clemente competes during the 2024 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach on March 26, 2024.
Riverside County is home to four qualified Olympic athletes for the Paris Games. Michael Norman is a gold medalist sprinter who previously held the world record for the indoor 400-meter dash. Tara Prentice and Emily Ausmus will make their first Olympic appearance, but they played on the U.S. women’s water polo team that won gold in the 2024 world championships.
Tara Prentice from Murrieta competes for the U.S. in the Women's Water Polo World Championships on Feb 08, 2024 in Doha, Qatar.
