San Diego athletes won 27 medals in 12 sports at the Paris Olympics; here’s a look at all of them

San Diego-are atheletes will come home from the 2024 Olympic Games with 27 medals in 12 different sports. Excluding single medals as part of a larger team and counting those won as part of two-person partnership as a half, San Diego County would have finished 21st as its own country on the Olympic medals table with 10.

Here’s a look at the medalists. All represented the United States, unless otherwise noted:

Gold medalists

Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC): women’s soccer

Keegan Palmer (Encinitas resident, Australia): skateboarding, men’s park

Kelsey Plum (La Jolla Country Day): women’s basketball

Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC): women’s soccer

Jennifer Valente (Cathedral Catholic High School): track cycling, women’s team pursuit

Jennifer Valente (Cathedral Catholic High School): track cycling, women’s Omnium

Silver medalists

Jagger Eaton (Encinitas resident): skateboarding, men’s street

Nevin Harrison (San Diego resident): canoe sprint, women’s C-1 200 meters

Brooke Raboutou (USD): sport climbing, women’s boulder/lead

Tom Schaar (San Dieguito Academy): skateboarding, men’s park

Bronze medalists

Alex Bowen (Santana High School): men’s water polo

Taylor Fritz (Torrey Pines High School): tennis, men’s doubles

Hans Henken (Coronado High School): sailing, men’s 49er class

Garrett Muagututia (Francis Parker): men’s indoor volleyball

Shanieka Ricketts (San Diego State, Jamaica): track and field, women’s triple jump

Women’s rugby sevens team (Chula Vista training center): Kayla Canett (Fallbrook High School), Sarah Levy (University City High School), Lauren Doyle, Alev Kelter, Kristi Kirshe, Ilona Maher, Alena Olsen, Ariana Ramsey, Stephanie Rovetti, Alex Sedrick, Sammy Sullivan and Naya Tapper.

Originally Published: August 11, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.