Olympic Dawgs

As the world begins to celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics Games in Paris today, we also salute the many Bulldog student-athletes who are participating, representing America and countries around the world in the City of Light over the next few weeks.

UGA Athletics celebrates the 34 current, former, and future University of Georgia student-athletes who will compete:

The delegation of 34 athletes will be joined by eight individuals participating in coaching, operations, media relations, and broadcasting capacities. The entire contingent will participate in 10 different sports and represent 20 different nations, including eight on Team USA. 

Track and field supplies the largest block of athletes and coaches, with 23 Bulldogs heading to Paris, while swimming follows with six and tennis at three. The 2024 delegation is the second-largest in Georgia athletic history, trailing only the 36 sent to Rio in 2016 and surpassing the 30 in Tokyo in 2021. 

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UPDATE – A colleague writes in to supply the Franklin College-related competitors among the 34:

• Javier Acevedo (representing Canada in Men’s Swimming & Diving) graduated in Spring 2021 with a BS in Psychology.
• Ana Da Silva (representing Brazil in Women’s Track & Field) graduated in Spring 2024 with a BS in Psychology.
• Ieva Maluka (representing Latvia in Women’s Swimming & Diving) is a current student majoring in Psychology. 
• Marie-Theresa Obst (representing Norway in Women’s Track & Field) – graduated in Spring 2021 with an AB in Criminal Justice.
• Jarryd Wallace (representing the USA in Paralympic Track & Field) – graduated in Summer 2019 with an AB in Communication Studies.

Allez les Dawgs!