2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics medalists: See Philly-area Olympians with medals on necks

🏅 Be it gold, silver or bronze, Team USA athletes with Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware ties brought home medals from the 2024 Paris Olympics

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The athletes of Team USA impressed at the 2024 Paris Olympics and bringing back some impressive hardware.

Some of those medals could be making the journey back to the Delaware Valley thanks to wins at the 2024 Games.

The Olympic gold, silver and bronze rush for area athletes started in the pool and ended on the court.

Keep scrolling to see images of our local Olympians with their Paris 2024 medals and videos of their medal-worthy performances:

Kahleah Copper (Philadelphia native), Alyssa Thomas (Pennsylvania native) - Women's Basketball - Gold 🥇

Gold medallists Team USA
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Gold medallists Team USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's Gold Medal basketball match between France and the USA on August 11, 2024.
USA women’s basketball eked out a 67-66 win against France to win its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Paris.

Haleigh Washington (Penn State alum) - Women's Volleyball - Silver 🥈

Silver medallists US' players pose on the podium during the award ceremony for the women's volleyball follwing the gold medal match between USA and Italy at the South Paris Arena 1 in Paris during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Silver medallists US' players pose on the podium during the award ceremony for the women's volleyball follwing the gold medal match between USA and Italy at the South Paris Arena 1 in Paris during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Penn State alum Haleigh Washington scored four points in the gold medal match on Sunday. The United States fell to Italy 3-0, taking home a silver medal from Paris.  

Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers superstar) - Men's Basketball - Gold 🥇

Joel Embiid holds up gold medal
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Gold medalist Joel Embiid celebrates on the podium during the Men's basketball medal ceremony on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.
Joel Embiid and Team USA men's basketball defeated Victor Wembanyama and France to win Olympic gold in Paris.

Allyssa Naeher, Sam Coffey (Penn State alums) - Women's Soccer - Gold 🥇

USWNT celebrating Paris Olympics gold.
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Alyssa Naeher , Emily Fox , Korbin Albert , Naomi Girma , Trinity Rodman , Casey Krueger , Crystal Dunn , Lynn Williams , Mallory Swanson , Lindsey Horan , Sophia Smith , Tierna Davidson , Jenna Nighswonger , Emily Sonnett , Jaedyn Shaw , Rose Lavelle , Samantha Coffey , Casey Murphy of United States celebrate winning the Women's Gold Medal match between Brazil and United States of America during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Parc des Princes on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.
American Goalie Allysa Naeher helped Team USA shutout Brazil 1-0 in the gold medal game of the 2024 Paris Olympic soccer tournament.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Jersey native) - Women's 4x400m - Gold 🥇

Gold medallists (from L) US' Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown, Alexis Holmes, Gabriel Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Shamier Little celebrate on the podium after competing in the women's 4X400m relay final of the athletics event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Gold medallists (from L) US' Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown, Alexis Holmes, Gabriel Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Shamier Little celebrate on the podium after competing in the women's 4X400m relay final of the athletics event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)
The women’s 4x400m relay closed out track and field competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The quartet of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Alexis Holmes and Shamier Little easily won gold with a time of 3:15.27.

Aaron Brooks (Penn State alum) - Men's 86kg Freestyle Wrestling - Bronze 🥉

Aaron Marquel Brooks
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Bronze medallists US' Aaron Marquel Brooks poses with his medal at the presentation ceremony for the men's freestyle 86kg wrestling event on August 9, 2024.
After a surprising semifinal loss, Aaron Brooks bounced back with a strong performance to secure his first Olympic medal for Team USA.

Matt Anderson, Max Holt, Aaron Russell (Penn State alums) - Men's Volleyball - Bronze 🥉

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronze medalists of Team United States celebrate on the podium during the Volleyball medal ceremony after the Men's Gold Medal Match on Day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronze medalists of Team United States celebrate on the podium during the Volleyball medal ceremony after the Men's Gold Medal Match on Day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
U.S men’s volleyball clinched the bronze medal in Paris with a three-set victory over Italy.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Jersey native) - Women's 400m Hurdles - Gold 🥇

Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the Women's 400m Hurdles medal ceremony on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the Women's 400m Hurdles medal ceremony on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in the women’s 400m hurdles, setting a world record of 50:37. Fellow American Anna Cockrell won silver and Femke Bol of the Netherlands won bronze.

Megumi Field (Wilmington, Delaware, native) - Women's Team Artistic Swimming - Silver 🥈

Silver Medalists of Team United States -- including Megumi Field -- pose following the Artistic Swimming medal ceremony after the Team Acrobatic Routine on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024
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Silver Medalists of Team United States -- including Megumi Field -- pose following the Artistic Swimming medal ceremony after the Team Acrobatic Routine on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Aquatics Centre on August 07, 2024 in Paris, France.
Megumi Field shares her excitement after the U.S. artistic swimming team won silver at the Paris Olympics.

Valarie Allman (born in Delaware, raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania) - Women's Discus - Gold 🥇

Valarie Allman
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Valarie Allman with her gold medal following the Women's Discus Throw Final medal ceremony on August 6, 2024.
Valarie Allman successfully defended her Olympic discus title, becoming the first American woman to win back-to-back Olympic discus gold medals.

Morgan Pearson (New Jersey native) - Triathlon - Mixed Team Relay - Silver 🥈

Morgan Pearson, Taylor Knibb, Taylor Spivey and Seth Rider get silver medals
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Morgan Pearson, Taylor Knibb, Taylor Spivey and Seth Rider celebrating silver medal during the medal ceremony after competing in the Mixed Relay during Day 10 of Triathlon - Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Pont Alexandre III on August 5, 2024 in Paris, France.
Morgan Pearson joined his teammates on the podium after a photo finish for the silver medal in the mixed triathlon in Paris.

Scottie Scheffler (New Jersey native) - Men's Golf - Gold 🥇

Gold medalist, Scottie Scheffler of Team United States reacts on the podium
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Gold medalist, Scottie Scheffler of Team United States reacts on the podium during the Men's Individual Stroke Play medal ceremony following Day Four of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on Aug. 4, 2024 in Paris, France.

Nic Fink (New Jersey native) - Swimming - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - Silver 🥈

Silver medallists Team USA US' Caeleb Dressel,   US' Nic Fink, US' Ryan Murphy and US' Hunter Armstrong pose after the men's 4x100m medley relay final swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 4, 2024.
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Silver medallists Team USA US' Caeleb Dressel, US' Nic Fink, US' Ryan Murphy and US' Hunter Armstrong pose after the men's 4x100m medley relay final swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 4, 2024.

Joe Kovacs (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, native) - Track and Field - Shot Put - Silver 🥈

Shot putter Joe Kovacs with silver medal around neck.
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Silver medalist Joe Kovacs of USA looks on during the Men's Shot Put medal ceremony on Day 9 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 4, 2024 in Saint-Denis, France.
Joe Kovacs, a Pennsylvania native and Penn State graduate, won the silver medal in shot put for Team USA on Day 8 at the Olympic Games.

Tommy Paul (Voorhees, New Jersey native) - Tennis - Men's Doubles - Bronze 🥉

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Bronze medallists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of Team United States (R) pose on the podium during the Tennis Men's Doubles medal ceremony after the Tennis Men's Doubles matches on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Bronze medallists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of Team United States (R) pose on the podium during the Tennis Men's Doubles medal ceremony after the Tennis Men's Doubles matches on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Nic Fink (New Jersey native) - Swimming - Mixed 4x100M Relay - Gold 🥇

NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Gold Medalists Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske of Team United States pose on the podium during the Swimming medal ceremony after the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 03, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Gold Medalists Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske of Team United States pose on the podium during the Swimming medal ceremony after the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 03, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Stephen Nedoroscik (Penn State alum) - Gymnastics - Men's Pommel Horse - Bronze 🥉

U.S. gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik
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U.S. gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik stands with his bronze medal during the men's pommel horse final medal ceremony.
American Stephen Nedoroscik won the Paris Olympics pommel horse bronze medal just days after becoming an overnight sensation by helping the U.S. men win their first Olympic team medal in 16 years.

Casey Kaufhold (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, native) - Archery - Mixed Team - Bronze 🥉

Team USA's Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison pose with bronze medals
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Bronze medalists Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison of Team USA pose on the podium during the archery mixed team on at Esplanade Des Invalides on Aug. 2, in Paris, France.
Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison earned a bronze medal in the mixed team archery event at the Paris Olympics.

Maia Weintraub (Philadelphia native, Princeton University student) & Jackie Dubrovich (New Jersey native) - Fencing - Women's Team Foil - Gold 🥇

Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Maia Mei Weintraub and Jacqueline Dubrovich of Team United States celebrate their gold medals at the end of the Women's Foil Team final.
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Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Maia Mei Weintraub and Jacqueline Dubrovich of Team United States celebrate their gold medals at the end of the Women's Foil Team final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Grand Palais on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France.
Jacqueline Dubrovich, Maia Mei Weintraub, Lauren Scruggs, Lee Kiefer with fencing gold.

Justin Best (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, native, Drexel University alum), Nick Mead (Chester County native, Princeton University) & Michael Grady (Pennsylvania native) - Rowing - Men's Four - Gold 🥇

01 August 2024, France, Vaires-Sur-Marne: Paris 2024, Olympics, rowing, Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, coxless fours, men, final, Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan from the USA celebrate with gold medals. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images)
01 August 2024, France, Vaires-Sur-Marne: Paris 2024, Olympics, rowing, Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, coxless fours, men, final, Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan from the USA celebrate with gold medals. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Michael Grady, Nick Mead, Justin Best and Liam Corrigan rowed their way into history, becoming the first U.S. men’s four boat to win gold in 64 years.

Hezly Rivera (New Jersey native) - Gymnastics - Women's Team - Gold 🥇

USA Artistic Gymnastics Women's National Team athletes Simone Biles (L), Jordan Chiles (C), Jade Carey (2nd L), Sunisa Lee (2nd R) and Healy Rivera (R), who won the gold medal, pose with their medals after the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on July 30, 2024.
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USA Artistic Gymnastics Women's National Team athletes Simone Biles (L), Jordan Chiles (C), Jade Carey (2nd L), Sunisa Lee (2nd R) and Healy Rivera (R), who won the gold medal, pose with their medals after the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France on July 30, 2024.
U.S. gymnast Hezly Rivera talks about what she learned from her veteran teammates; Simone Biles, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, after winning a gold medal in the women's team event in Paris.

Ariana Ramsey (Montgomery County native), Kayla Canett (Penn State alum) - Women's Rugby Sevens - Bronze 🥉

Bronze medalists of Team United States pose after the Women's Rugby Sevens medal ceremony following the Women's Rugby Sevens matches on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Bronze medalists of Team United States pose after the Women's Rugby Sevens medal ceremony following the Women's Rugby Sevens matches on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France.
The US women’s rugby team topped Australia 14-12 in a shocking finish to win a bronze medal.

Stephen Nedoroscik (Penn State alum) - Gymnastics - Men's Team - Bronze 🥉

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: (L-R) Stephen Nedoroscik of United States, Frederick Richard of United States, Brody Malone of United States, Paul Juda of United States, Asher Hong of United States pose for a photo with their bronze medals during the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France.
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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: (L-R) Stephen Nedoroscik of United States, Frederick Richard of United States, Brody Malone of United States, Paul Juda of United States, Asher Hong of United States pose for a photo with their bronze medals during the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France.
Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik nailed his pommel horse routine to help Team USA win its first men’s team medal since 2008.

Nic Fink (New Jersey native) - Swimming - Men's 100M Breaststroke - Silver 🥈

Nic Fink shakes hand with silver medal around his neck.
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Adam Peaty of Great Britain and Nic Fink of USA with silver medals during the Men's 100m Breaststroke Medals ceremony on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France.
Team USA swimmer Nic Fink tied for silver in the men's 100m breaststroke final, missing the gold by two hundredths of a second.

Jack Alexy (New Jersey native) and Chris Guiliano (Berks County, Pennsylvania, native) - Swimming - Men's 4x100m freestyle relay - Gold 🥇

Gold Medalists, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel of Team USA pose with their medals
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Gold Medalists, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel of Team USA pose with their medals during the medal ceremony after the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France.
Americans Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel and Chris Guiliano won the men's 4x100 freestyle relay for Team USA's first gold in the Paris Olympics.

Kassidy Cook (Spends time in Philly) - Women's Springboard 3m Synchronized - silver 🥈

Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook of United States poses with their silver medals after the award ceremony for the Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard Final during the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2024 at Xi'an Aoti Aquatic Centre on April 19, 2024 in Xi An, China.
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Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook of United States poses with their silver medals after the award ceremony for the Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard Final during the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2024 at Xi'an Aoti Aquatic Centre on April 19, 2024 in Xi An, China.
Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon started the medal count for Team USA when they won a silver medal in women’s synchronized springboard.

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