It’s hard to believe the Paris 2024 Olympics are already over.
There’s much to celebrate for athletes with ties to the Portland metro area or Oregon as a whole — they’ve claimed more medals than entire countries.
Let’s take a look at which local Olympians brought home gold, silver, and bronze medals. For more post-Olympics coverage, tune into KGW.
Etched in the history books
Ryan Crouser, Track and Field, USA | Born in Portland, grew up in Boring, graduated from Barlow High School in Gresham
- Gold: Men’s shot put final
Cole Hocker, Track and Field, USA | Former University of Oregon runner
- Gold: Men’s 1,500 meters
Pieter Quinton, Rowing, USA | From Portland and graduated from Grant High School
- Bronze: Men’s eight
Jade Carey, Gymnastics, USA | Competes for Oregon State University
- Gold: Women’s team all-around artistic gymnastics
- Bronze: Vault
Jordan Chiles, Gymnastics, USA | From Vancouver
- Gold: Women’s team all-around artistic gymnastics
Sam Coffey + Sophia Smith, Women’s Soccer, USA | Both are members of the Portland Thorns
- Gold: The USWNT defeated Brazil in the final, 1-0.
Jessica Hull, Track and Field, Australia | Former University of Oregon runner
- Silver: Women’s 1,500 meters
Sabrina Ionescu, Women’s Basketball, USA | Former University of Oregon basketball player
- Gold: Team USA beat France in a nail-biter, 67-66, for an eighth consecutive gold medal.
