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8 NoVA Olympians Who Earned Medals at the Paris Olympics

Northern Virginia's Olympic athletes showed in big in the overall medal count.

torri huske in swimming pool
Courtesy Mike Lewis/USA Swimming

After 16 days of competition the 2024 Summer Olympics have come to an end. At the close of the games, Team USA came away with 126 total medals – a handful of which were won by our very own Northern Virginia athletes. Here are the 8 NoVA Olympians that won hardware in Paris.

Emily Fox

Women’s Soccer

During her Olympic debut, the Ashburn native saw action in every single match during Team USA’s road to its fifth gold medal. 

Torri Huske

Swimming

The Arlington native took home the most medals of any Team USA athlete this Olympics. Huske is heading home with three gold medals in the women’s 100m butterfly, the women’s 4x100m medley relay, and the mixed 4x100m medley relay. She also earned two silver medals in the women’s 100m freestyle and the 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Taylor Knibb

Triathalon

After competing in both the triathlon and road cycling events, Knibb took home her second silver medal during the mixed relay triathlon. The DC native served as the anchor leg in the race that ended in a photo finish. 

Casey Krueger

Women’s Soccer

The veteran defender added to her Olympic bronze medal with a gold during the 2024 international competition, the team’s first since the 2012 Summer Olympics. 

Noah Lyles

Track & Field

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The Alexandria sprinter claimed his first Olympic gold medal and claimed the title of “the fastest man in the world” after winning the men’s 100m race by five-thousandths of a second. Lyles also claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 200m final despite having COVID-19. 

Trinity Rodman

Women’s Soccer

If you didn’t know who Rodman was before, you definitely do now. The Washington Spirit forward scored a crucial extra time goal versus Japan in the quarterfinal to move the USWNT to the next round. The forward ended the tournament with three goals and one assist. 

Christian Tabash

Rowing

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Another Alexandria native is heading home with some hardware. During his Olympic debut, Tabash and his Men’s Eight team won the bronze medal, coming in behind Great Britain and the Netherlands.

Croix Bethune

Women’s Soccer

The Washington Spirit midfielder made her Olympic debut after an injury to Jaedyn Shaw moved her from alternate to the main roster. Bethune played significant time during the group stages, earning the midfielder her first gold medal.

Feature image of Torri Huske courtesy Mike Lewis/USA Swimming

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