At the Paris 2024 Olympics, approximately 10,500 athletes from around the world competed across 32 sports. Among all the hard-working competitors, wee’ve been cheering for six Olympians with ties to Fort Worth. Keep reading to see how they did.
Conner Prince, Shooting
Prince hails from Burleson, TX (~25 minutes south of Fort Worth) and is part of the US Shotgun Team. Paris 2024 was his first Olympics and he competed in skeet shooting.
Result: Silver
Hailey Van Lith, 3x3 Women’s Basketball
Van Lith recently transferring to Texas Christian University. She earned her spot on Team USA’s small but mighty 3x3 Basketball team.
Result: Bronze
Chiaka Ogbogu, Volleyball
This 6-ft-2 volleyball standout is from Coppell, TX (~30 miles from Fort Worth) and is a University of Texas alumna.
Result: Faces Brazil in the semifinals on Aug. 8.
Sam Watson, Sport Climbing
Hailed as “the fastest climber in the world,” the 18-year-old athlete is from Southlake, TX (~30 miles from FTW) and has been climbing since age 5. He set a not one, but two new world records with a climb time of 4.74 seconds in the finals. After losing to silver medalist Wu Peng in the semifinals, Watson finished thrid.
Result: Bronze
Joseph Brown, Men’s Discus
A graduate of Mansfield High School and Texas A&M University-Commerce, the 28-year-old placed third in the 2023 U.S Olympic Team Trials for discus.
Result: 10th place
Lindon Victor, Decathlon
The 30-year-old athlete competes for Grenada but trains and lives in Fort Worth. He previously competed in the Rio 206 Olympics.
Result: Bronze
The Dallas Nods
- Hezly Rivera, Gymnastics Team Category: Gold
- Scottie Scheffler, Golf: Gold
- Sha’Carri Richardson, Women’s 100-meter: Silver
- More Dallas-area athlete results from WFAA
