Houston Area Olympians & paralympians

Olympians

Archery

Carlton Clark

Baseball

John Cotton

Men’s Olympics 2000 Sydney - 1 Gold

Chris George

Men’s Olympics 2000 Sydney - 1 Gold

Calvin Murray

Barcelona 1992 experience

Shane Baz

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Silver

Scott Kazmir

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Silver

Simeon Woods

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Silver

Frank Thomas

Olympics Sydney 2000 - 1 Bronze
Olympics Atlanta 1996 - 1 Silver

Basketball

Chancellor, Winston

Olympic Games 2004 Athens -1 Gold
FIBA World Championship for Women 2002 China - 1 Gold

Drexler, Clyde

Olympic Games 1992 - 1 Gold
FIBA Americas Championship 1992 - 1 Gold

Cynthia Cooper

1988 Summer Olympics - 1 Gold
1992 Summer Olympics - 1 Bronze

Brittany Griner

World Championships 2018 - Gold
World Championships 2014 - Gold
Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Gold
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Gold
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016 - Gold

Lucious Brown Jackson

Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo - 1 Gold

Rodney McCray

McCray qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

Emeka Okafor

Olympic Games 2004 Athens - 1 Bronze

Hakeem Olajuwon

Olympic Games 1996 - 1 Gold

Tina Thompson

Olympic Games 2004 Athens - 1 Gold
Olympic Games 2008 Beijing - 1 Gold
World Cup 1998 Germany - 1 Gold
World Cup 2006 Brazil - 1 Bronze
Universiade 1995 Fukuoka - 1 Silver
Jones Cup 1996 - 1 Gold

Rudolph Tomjanovich

FIBA Basketball World Cup 1998 Athens - 1 Bronze
Olympic Games 2000 Sydney - 1 Gold

Bobsleigh

Sam McGuffie

Olympic Winter Games 2020 experience

Seun Adigun (International)

African Games 2011 - 1 Gold
African Championships 2010 - 1 Gold

Breakdancing

Jeffery Louis

Olympic Games Paris 2024 - 5th
World Champion 2022

Boxing

Jennifer Lozano

2024 Paris Olympian Experience
2023 Silver Medalist in Pan American Games

Marlene Esparza (Female)

Olympic Games 2012 London - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2014 Jeju - 1 Gold
World Championships 2006 New Delhi - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2016 Astana - 1 Bronze

Frank Tate

Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles - 1 Gold

Ricardo Juarez (Rocky)

Olympic Games 2000 Sydney - 1 Silver
World Amateur Championships 1999 Houston - 1 Gold

John Baldwin

Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City - 1 Bronze

George Foreman

Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City - 1 Gold

Raul Marquez

World Amateur Championship 1989 Moscow - 1 Bronze
Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle - 1 Silver

Virginia Fuchs

Pan American Games 2019 - 1 Silver
World Championships 2018 - 1 Bronze

Jahmal Harvey

2023 Gold Medalist in Pan American Games
2024 Paris Olympian Experience

Joshua Edwards

2023 Gold Medalist in Santiago Chile
2024 Paris Olympian Experience

Roscoe Hill

Flyweight category 2023 Gold Medalist
2024 Paris Olympic Experience

cycling

Lawson Craddock

National Time Trial Championships (2021, 2022)

diving

Kassidy Cook

2011 Pan American Games - 1 Bronze
2010 Junior World Championships - 1 Gold
Silver Medalist 2024 Paris

Kenneth Armstrong

Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics EXPERIENCE

Nancilea Foster

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics EXPERIENCE

Richard Gilbert

1968 U.S. Olympic Team Olympics EXPERIENCE

Laura Wilkinson

Olympic Games 2000 - 1 Gold
World Championships 2005 - 1 Gold

Fencing

Courtney Hurley

2012 London Olympic Games - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2018 - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze

Kelly Hurley

Olympic Games 2012 London - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2018 Wuxi - 1 Gold

Anna Van Brummen

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics 5th place

Natalie Dostert (Coach)

Fencing 2024 Paris Olympians

FIeld hockey

Kelsey Bing

2024 Paris Olympians Experience - Goalkeeper

Figure Skating

Judi Adler

1976 Olympic Games EXPERIENCE

Tara Lipinski

Olympic Games 1998 Nagano - 1 Gold
World Championships 1997 Lausanne - 1 Gold
Grand Prix Final 1996–1997 Hamilton - 1 Gold
Grand Prix Final 1997–1998 Munich - 1 Gold

Gymnastics

Simone Biles

Olympic Games 2016 - 4 Golds
Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
World Championships 2013 - 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
World Championships 2014 - 4 Golds, 1 Silver
World Championships 2015 - 4 Golds, 1 Bronze
World Championships 2018 - 4 Golds, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
World Championships 2019 - 5 Golds
Pacific Rim Championships - 2 Golds
2024 Paris Olympics - 3 Gold medalist (Team vault, All around) 1 Silver (floor)

James Culhane Jr.

1972 Summer Olympics experience

Jonathon Horton

Olympic Games 2008 Beijing - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
World Championships 2010 Rotterdam - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2011 Tokyo - 1 Bronze
Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo - 1 Bronze
Pan American Championships 2004 Maracaibo - 1 Gold
Pan American Championships 2005 Rio de Janeiro - 1 Gold
Pan American Championships 2014 Mississauga - 1 Gold
Pan American Championships 2004 Maracaibo - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Bella Karolyi

1984 USA Olympic Gymnastics - 1 Gold

Martha Karolyi

Olympic Coach

Sean Lanier Townsend

World Championships 2001 Ghent - 1 Gold, 1 Silver

Maria Flores (International)

1988 Summer Olympics experience

Mary Lou Retton

Olympic Games - 1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 2 Silvers
American Cup 1983 - 1 Gold
American Cup 1984 - 1 Gold
American Cup 1985 - 1 Gold

Jordan Chiles

2020 Tokyo Olympics - Silver medalist
2024 Paris Olympics - 1 Gold Medalist (Team) Stripped 1 Bronze (Floor)

Asher Hong

Gymnastic- NCAA Champion (vault) Stanford University
Bronze 2023 World Champion. 2024
2024 Paris Olympics - 1 Bronze (Team)

Pentathlon

Conrad Adams

1996 Olympics EXPERIENCE

Roller Skating

Imad F. Baba

1996 Olympic Games EXPERIENCE

Rowing

Kaitlin Knifton

Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
2022 U23 World Championships - 1 Gold
2018 World Junior Championships - 1 Bronze

Rugby

Kevon Williams

2020 Summer Olympics experience
2024 Paris Olympic experience

Orrin Bizer

2024 Paris Olympics Experience

Sailing

Ford McCann

Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Class World Championships Juniors, Gdynia, 2018 (Laser - Men)
Class World Championships Juniors, Nieuwpoort, 2017 (Laser - Men)

John Kolius

Olympic Games 1976 Montreal - 1 Silver

Charles Ogletree

Olympic Games 2004 Athens - 1 Silver

Shooting

Conner Prince

Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
2023 World Cup Rabat - 2 Golds
2019 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhi - 1 Gold
2019 Junior World Championships Team Member

Ryan Phillips

Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

2023 ISSF Jr World Champion: Women's Trap
2021 National Junior Trap Team

David Ross

Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics EXPERIENCE

Connie Smotek

World Championships 1995 Nicosia - 1 Silver
World Championships 1986 Suhl - 1 Bronze

Soccer

Sophie Schmidt

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Gold
Olympic Games 2016 - 1 Bronze
Olympic Games 2012 - 1 Bronze

Ellysha Chapman

Olympic Games 2016 - 1 Silver

Jane Campbell

2020 Tokyo Olympics - Bronze
2024 Paris Olympics - Gold

Softball

Monica Abbot

ISF Women's World Championship 2006 Beijing - 1 Gold
ISF Women's World Championship 2010 Caracas - 1 Gold
ISF Women's World Championship 2018 Chiba City - 1 Gold
Olympic Games 2008 Beijing - 1 Silver
Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo - 1 Silver
World Cup of Softball 2005 Oklahoma City - 1 Silver
World Cup of Softball 2006 Oklahoma City - 1 Gold
World Cup of Softball 2007 Oklahoma City - 1 Gold
World Cup of Softball 2009 Oklahoma City - 1 Gold
World Cup of Softball 2010 Oklahoma City - 1 Gold
World Cup of Softball 2018 Irvine - 1 Gold
World Cup of Softball 2019 Columbus - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 2019 Lima - 1 Gold
World Games 2022 Birmingham - 1 Gold

Cat Osterman

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Silver
Olympic Games 2008 - 1 Silver
Olympic Games 2004 - 1 Gold

Speedskating

Chad Paul Hedrick

2006 Winter Olympics - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
2010 Winter Olympics - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Janice Smith

Innsbruck 1964 Olympics EXPERIENCE

Johnathon Garcia

PyeongChang 2018 Olympics EXPERIENCE
Sochi 2014 Olympics EXPERIENCE

Sport climbing

Sam Watson

Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Pan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Speed - Men)
World Cup, 2023 (Speed - Men)
World Cup, 2022 (Speed - Men)
World Youth Championships, Dallas, 2022 (Speed - Men)
World Youth Championships, Voronezh, 2021 (Speed - Men)

Swimming

Simone Manuel

Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016 - Gold (100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women)
World Championships 2013 - 1 Gold
World Championships 2017 - 5 Golds, 1 Bronze
World Championships 2019 - 4 Golds, 3 Silver
Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 - Bronze (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women), 11th (50m Freestyle - Women)
2024 Paris Olympics - Silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), 18th (50m Freestyle - Women)

Natalie Adams

Rio 2016 Olympic Games EXPERIENCE
London 2012 Olympic Games EXPERIENCE

Edwin Gilbert

1948 Summer Olympics in London EXPERIENCE

Breeja Larson

2012 Summer Olympics - 1 Gold

Joan Postma

1960 Summer Olympics - 1 Gold

James Royce Sharp

Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics EXPERIENCE

Table Tennis

Timothy Wang

2012 Summer Olympics EXPERIENCE

Huijing Wang

2020 Olympic Games EXPERIENCE

Taekwondo

Nia Abdallah

Olympic Games 2004 - 1 Silver
World Championships 2007 - 1 Bronze
Pan American Games 2003 - 1 Bronze

Kay Poe Sheffield

World Championships 1997 Hong Kong - 1 Bronze
Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg - 1 Silver

Diana Lopez

Olympic Games 2008 Beijing - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2005 Madrid - 1 Gold
World Championships 2007 Beijing - 1 Bronze

Steven Lopez

Olympic Games 2000 Sydney - 1 Gold
Olympic Games 2004 Athens - 1 Gold
Olympic Games 2008 Beijing - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2001 Jeju - 1 Gold
World Championships 2003 Garmisch - 1 Gold
World Championships 2005 Madrid - 1 Gold
World Championships 2007 Beijing - 1 Gold
World Championships 2009 Copenhagen - 1 Gold
World Junior Championships 1996 Barcelona - 1 Gold
Grand Prix 2014 Astana - 1 Silver
Grand Prix 2015 Moscow - 1 Bronze
Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg - 1 Bronze
Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 2015 Toronto - 1 Bronze
Pan American Championships 1994 Heredia - 1 Silver
Pan American Championships 1996 Havana - 1 Gold
Pan American Championships 1998 Lima - 1 Gold

Mark Lopez

Olympic Games 2008 Beijing - 1 Silver
World Championships 2009 Copenhagen - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2005 Madrid - 1 Gold
World Championships 2003 Garmisch - 1 Silver
World Championships 1999 Edmonton - 1 Bronze
Pan Am Championships 2012 Sucre - 1 Silver
Grand Prix 2014 Astana - 1 Silver
Grand Prix 2014 Manchester - 1 Bronze
World University Championships 2002 Berkeley - 1 Silver
Junior World Championships 1998 Istanbul - 1 Bronze

Jonathon Healy

2024 Paris Olympic Experience

Team Handball

George "Chip" Van Os Jr.

1996 Summer Olympics experience

Tennis

Liezel Horn Huber

2012 Summer Olympics EXPERIENCE

Zina Garrison

Olympic Games 1988 - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze

Lori McNeil

In 2004 and 2008, McNeil was an Assistant Coach to the US Olympic tennis teams.

Track And Field

Raevyn Rodgers

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2019 - 1 Silver
World Indoor Championships 2018 - 1 Gold
World Youth Championships 2015 - 1 Gold
Pan American Junior Championships 2015 - 2 Golds

Jackie Washington

Pan American Games 1983 Caracas - 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Olympic Team Member. Women’s 4x100 meter relay 1984
University Games 1981 Bucharest - 1 Gold
University Games 1983 Edmonton - 1 Gold
University Games 1987 Zagreb - 1 Gold
USA vs USSR dual meet- 1 Gold

Carol Lewis

World Championships 1983 Helsinki - 1 Bronze
World Cup 1985 Canberra - 1 Bronze
Liberty Bell Classic 1980 Philadelphia - 1 Silver
Pan American Junior Championship 1980 Sudbury - 1 Silver

Carl Lewis

Olympic Games 1984 - 4 Gold
Olympic Games 1988 - 2 Gold, 1 Silver
Olympic Games 1992 - 2 Gold
Olympic Games 1996 - 1 Gold
World Championships 1983 - 3 Gold
World Championships 1987 - 3 Gold
World Championships 1991 - 2 Gold, 1 Silver
World Championships 1993 - 1 Bronze
Pan American Games 1986 - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 1990 - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 1979 - 1 Bronze
Goodwill Games 1986 - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Goodwill Games 1990 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Goodwill Games 1994 - 1 Gold
Olympic Boycott Games - 1 Bronze

Angela Williams

World Championships 2003 Paris - 1 Silver
Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo - 1 Silver
World Indoor Championship 2008 Valencia - 1 Gold
World Indoor Championship 2003 Birmingham - 1 Silver
World Indoor Championship 2001 Lisbon - 1 Silver

Debra Armstrong

1972 Summer Olympics experience
1976 Summer Olympics

Aaron Armstrong

2008 Olympic champion

Kirk Baptiste (Deceased)

Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles - 1 Silver
World Indoor Championship 1987 Indianapolis - 1 Gold

Tracy Baskin

Seoul 1988 Olympic Experience

Derrick Brew

2004 Athens Olympic Games - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
2005 World Championship Helsinki - 1 Gold

Michelle Burrell

Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona - 1 Gold
Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis - 1 Gold

Arthurene Gainer

Amateur Athletic Union 1976

Sandra Glover

World Championships 2003 Paris -1 Silver
World Championships 2005 Helsinki - 1 Bronze

Karen Hawkins

Pan American Games 1979 San Juan - 1 Gold
USA Outdoor Championships 1980 - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze

James Howard

Howard owned the American record in high jump from 1985-1988 and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team in 1980 and 1988.

Barbara Jacket (deceased)

1992 Summer Olympics experience

Bryce Deadmon

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Men), bronze (4 x 400m Relay - Mixed)
World Championships 2022 Eugene - 1 Gold
NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Men), silver (4 x 400m Relay - Mixed)

ELEXA DIANA ORRANGE

member of 1995 World Championship Team
member of 1996 Olympic Team

Alaysha Johnson

Olympic Games Paris 2024, 7th (100m Hurdles - Women)

Bryan King

2024 Paris Olympics Experience

Dawn Burrell

World Indoor Championship 2001 Lisbon - 1 Gold

Floyd Heard

Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis - 1 Gold

Robert Coffman

Pan American Games 1979 - Gold
Liberty Bell Classic - 1980 - Gold
He qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

Dennis Darling

World Championships 2003 Paris - 1 Bronze

Walter Davis

World Championships 2005 Helsinki -1 Gold
World Championships 2007 Osaka - 1 Bronze
World Indoor Championship 2006 Moscow - 1 Gold
World Indoor Championship 2003 Birmingham - 1 Silver

Cheryl Dicky

World Indoor Championship 1997 Paris - 1 Silver

Judy Dyer

1968 Summer Olympics Experience

Ebony Floyd

Houston Indoor Opener 2006 - 1 Bronze

Stanley Floyd

In 1980, he was considered one of the favorites for the 100m title but was denied his chance due to the United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Eric Thomas (Deceased)

Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo - 1 Silver
Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg - 1 Silver

Jinoh Funmilayo

Beijing 2008 Olympics Experience

LaVern Jones-Ferrette (Int’l

2010 Summer Olympics experience

Paul Jordan

In 1980, he was considered one of the favorites for Track and Field - Men's Triple Jump but was denied his chance due to the United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Maggie Malone

Athletics at the Summer Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Athletics at the Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo, Japan

Andra Manson

World Junior Championship 2002 - 1 Gold
World Junior Championship 2008 - 1 Bronze

Carlette Guidry

Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona - 1 Gold
Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta - 1 Gold
World Championships 1995 Gothenburg - 1 Gold
World Indoor Championship 1995 Barcelona - 1 Bronze
World Junior Championship 1986 Athens - 1 Gold

David Verburg

Rio Olympian mens 4 x 100 Gold medal 2016

Jacob Wooten

2nd 2023 USA indoor Track and field Championship
2024 Paris Olympics Experience

Shelby Wooten

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Experience
2024 Paris Olympics - Silver Medalist

Volleyball

John Corbelli

1983 Pan American Games - 1 Silver
1984 Olympics - 1 Silver

Laurie Corbelli

Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles - 1 Silver
World Championships 1986 Peru - 1 Bronze

Roby Romansky

Randy Miller

Beijing 2008 - 1 Bronze

Avery Skinner

2024 Paris Olympics - Silver

Women Skateboard

Jordan Santana

1st out of 1 in Exposure Longest Slide

Paralympians

PARA SAILING

John Loss

Soccer

Keith Johnson

BT Paralympic World Cup 2012 - 1 Bronze

swimming

Ilena Rodriquez

Triathlon

Mark Barr

Olympic Games 2020 - 1 Bronze
World Championships 2019 - 1 Silver
World Indoor Championships 2018 - 1 Gold
World Youth Championships 2015 - 1 Gold
Pan American Junior Championships 2015 - 2 Golds

Jamie Brown

USA Paratriathlon National Championship medalist - 1 Gold, 2 Silvers
World Paratriathlon Championships (2013, 2017) - 2 Bronze

Jennifer Anne Mutz (nee Goeckel)

2004 Athens Games Women’s T54 wheelchair division
100m - 7th place
200m - 10th place
400m - 10th overall
800m - 13th overall
1500m - 5^th place final round, 1^st U.S., broke U.S. record
2008 Beijing Games
Women’s T54 wheelchair division
100m - 12th overall
200m - 10th overall
400m - 12th overall