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Among them is Quincy Wilson, who historians say is the youngest U.S. male track & field athlete to make an Olympic team.
PARIS, France — As the summer sun warms the streets of the DMV, a different kind of heat builds among its athletes destined for Paris: the feverish excitement of Olympic dreams coming true.
Several local athletes will be going for gold this summer in Paris. Among them is Quincy Wilson, the youngest U.S. male track & field athlete to make an Olympic team, according to historians. Also Taylor Knibb who represents the only U.S. athlete to qualify for two sports.
We found most of this information from Team USA.
Here's a look at who will be competing from our area:
DC:
Kat Holmes
Sport: Fencing
Age: 30
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
High School: National Cathedral
College: Princeton University, Bachelor's in Neuroscience
Olympic experience: Competed on 2016, 2020 teams
Honors:
- Member of the first U.S. Women’s Epee Team to win a Senior World Championship title, a Senior World Cup gold medal
- Four-time NCAA All-American
- Qualified for her first national team at 15
Taylor Knibb
Sport: Triathlon, Cycling
Age: 26
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
High School: Sidwell Friends School
College: Cornell University, Psychology
Olympic experience: Silver medal in 2020 games (mixed relay), 16th (individual)
Honors:
- At 23 years old, Knibb was the youngest woman ever to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in the triathlon team relay
- She came in third place at the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
- A 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series winner in Hamburg
- A 2023 Ironman 70.3 Boulder winner
- She is the only U.S. athlete to qualify in two different sports
MARYLAND:
Jahmal Harvey
Sport: Boxing
Age: 21
Birthplace: Oxon Hill
High School: Potomac High School
College: N/A
Honors:
- In 2021, he captured the gold medal in the Featherweight division at the World Championships, becoming the first American man to secure a world title since 2007
- Won gold at Pan American Games Santiago 2023
Tatiana Nazlymov
Sport: Fencing
Age: 19
Birthplace: Bethesda
High School: Georgetown Day School
College: Princeton
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- Competed on the Senior World Championship Teams in 2022, 2023
- Gold medalist in the 2023 Pan-American Senior Championships
- Silver medalist in the 2023 Plovdiv Junior Women's Saber World Cup
Kyle Snyder
Sport: Wrestling
Age: 28
Birthplace: Silver Spring
High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel
College: Ohio State University
Olympic experience: Won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics
Honors:
- Three-time World champion (2015, 2017, 2022)
- Two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2021)
- Two-time World bronze medalist (2019, 2023)
- Two-time Pan American Games champion (2015, 2019)
- Three-time NCAA champion for Ohio State (2016-18) and four-time finalist
Helen Maroulis
Sport: Wrestling
Age: 32
Birthplace: Rockville
High School: Colonel Zadok Magruder High School
College: Simon Fraser University
Olympic experience: Earned a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic Games and a gold medal in the 2016 Olympic Games
Honors:
- First female wrestler to win gold at the Olympics
- Most decorated female Olympic wrestler from the U.S.
- Competed in the 2008, 2011-18, 2021-23 Senior Worlds earning bronze, silver, and gold medals
Katie Ledecky
Sport: Swimming
Age: 27
Birthplace: Bethesda
High School: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
College: Stanford University
Olympic experience: 7 Olympic gold medals and 3 Olympic silver medals
Honors:
- Holds the women's 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle world records
- Awarded the most medals of any women's swimmer in history
- Is writing a memoir entitled, "Just Add Water"
Erin Gemmell
Sport: Swimming
Age: 19
Birthplace: Bethesda
High School: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
College: University of Texas
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- Two-time gold medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships
- Has won two silver and one bronze medal at the World Junior Championships
Phoebe Bacon
Sport: Swimming
Age: 21
Birthplace: Chevy Chase
High School: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
College: University of Wisconsin
Olympic experience: 1x Olympian at 2020 games in Tokyo
Honors:
- Silver medal in World Championship
Juliette Whittaker
Sport: Track and field
Age: 20
Birthplace: Laurel
High School: Mount de Sales Academy
College: Stanford University
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- NCAA indoor distance medley relay champion in 2023
- 800m champion in 2023
Aaron Brooks
Sport: Wrestling
Age: 24
Birthplace: Hagerstown
High School: North Hagerstown High School
College: Penn State University
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- 2018 Junior World Championships - Silver medal
- 2017 Cadet World Championships - Gold Medal
Kevin Durant
Sport: Basketball
Age: 35
Birthplace: Suitland
High School: National Christian Academy, Oakhill Academy, and Montrose Christian School
College: University of Texas
Olympic experience: 3x Olympic gold medalist
Honors:
- Second overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft
- 2x NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP
- 4x NBA Scoring Champion
Quincy Wilson
Sport: Track
Age: 16
Birthplace: Bowie
High School: Bullis School in Potomac
College: N/A
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- Youngest male track Olympian in history.
Masai Russell
Sport: Track
Age: 24
Birthplace: Potomac
High School: Bullis School in Potomac
College: University of Kentucky
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- 1x National champion
- 1x Pan American bronze medalist
- In top 8 at World Indoor Championships
VIRGINIA:
Claire Collins
Sport: Rowing
Age: 27
Birthplace: McLean
High School: Deerfield Academy
College: Princeton University
Olympic experience: 1x Olympian Tokyo 2020
Honors:
- Bronze medal 2023 World Championships
Hadley Husisian
Sport: Fencing
Age: 20
Birthplace: Oakton
High School: Potomac High School
College: Princeton University
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- The first Team USA athlete in history, regardless of gender, to repeat as a Junior Epee World Champion (2022, 2023)
- Bronze medalist at the 2023 NCAA Championships
- Earned their first senior medal, a bronze, at the 2024 Doha Grand Prix
Greg Duncan
Sport: Diving
Age: 25
Birthplace: Oakton
High School: James Madison High School
College: Purdue University
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- World Cup, 2024 (Men's Trophy)
- World Cup, Berlin, 2022 (Men's 3m Springboard Synchro)
- World Junior Championships, Kazan, 2016 (Men's 1m Springboard, Men's 3m Springboard)
Noah Lyles
Sport: Track and field
Age: 26
Birthplace: Alexandria
High School: TC Williams High School (now known as Alexandria High School)
College: N/A
Olympic experience: Bronze medal winner Tokyo 2020
Honors:
- At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, he won a 200m gold medal
- In total he has won 6 gold and 1 silver medal in the World Championships
Torri Huske
Sport: Swimming
Age: 21
Birthplace: Arlington
High School: Yorktown High School
College: Stanford University
Olympic experience: Silver medal winner Tokyo 2020
Honors:
- 10x Gold medal World Championship
- 5x Silver medal World Championship
- 5x Bronze medal World Championship
Emily Fox
Sport: Soccer
Age: 26
Birthplace: Ashburn
High School: Stone Bridge High School
College: University of North Carolina
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- Was the All-ACC and All-America selection for UNC Chapel Hill
- Selected first overall by Racing Louisville FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft
- Finalist for the 2021 Rookie of the Year award
- Currently plays for Arsenal FC
Christian Tabash
Sport: Rowing
Age: 25
Birthplace: Alexandria
High School: Gonzaga College High School
College: Harvard University
Olympic experience: N/A
Honors:
- World Championships Under 23, Racice, 2021 (Men's Coxed Four)
- World Junior Championships, Trakai, 2017 (Men's Eight)
- World Junior Championships, Rotterdam, 2016 (Men's Pair)
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