PARIS, France — From Suni Lee's dazzling displays in gymnastics to Regan Smith's blistering times in the pool, Minnesotans have had plenty to cheer about throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Dozens of athletes from Minnesota or with Minnesota ties were competing throughout the competition, and a few will be bringing home some hardware. Here's a look at how they fared throughout the 17 days of competition:
Regan Smith (2 Gold, 3 Silver)
Lakeville native Regan Smith led the way with five Olympic medals, including her first two gold medals in the mixed 4x100-meter medley and the women's 4x100-meter relay. Smith now has eight career Olympic medals, after capturing two silvers and a bronze in Tokyo.
In her final competition, Smith helped the women's 4x100-meter medley set a world record while capturing the gold.
"It was so special," said Smith following her second career gold. "I think it's even more special that I got to do it with three of my really close friends — Lilly (King), Torri (Huske) and Gretchen (Walsh) — and they'd all heard the national anthem at an Olympic Games before on the podium, and that was my very first time."
Suni Lee (1 Gold, 2 Bronze)
After a year of uncertainty, St. Paul native Suni Lee was excited just to be competing in the 2024 Olympics. Bringing home three medals, including one gold, well, that's just icing on the cake.
In 2023, Lee was diagnosed with two rare kidney diseases, ending her collegiate career at Auburn. Despite being bedridden at one point in December, she returned to training in January, and eventually found herself competing in her second Olympic Games.
She opened the competition helping the U.S. women's gymnastics team reclaim the team gold, and followed that up with a bronze in the all-around and uneven bars.
"Just six months ago, I wasn't really able to do gymnastics," said Lee. "So, it's just crazy to say that I've gotten here. The past couple of months have been super, super difficult, but also they have shaped me into the person that I am today, because it's helped me mature a lot and really just enjoy the moment — live in the moment and just have fun with everything."
Lee now has six career Olympic medals, tying her with Aly Raisman for the third-most Olympic medals of any American gymnast.
Anthony Edwards (Gold)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards and the U.S. men's basketball team captured gold after holding off reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama at Team France in the championship.
The Wolves star, who turned 23 while over in Paris, scored eight points the gold medal game, including a pair of three-pointers while playing 9 minutes, 33 seconds.
Edwards averaged 12.8 points per game for the Americans, who won by double digits in all but one game.
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Napheesa Collier (Gold)
Minnesota Lynx All-Star Napheesa Collier scored seven points to help the U.S. women's basketball team capture its eighth gold medal. It's also the first gold medal for Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve as the team's head coach. Reeve served as an assistant for Team USA's previous two gold medals.
Collier averaged 6.7 points per game throughout the tournament as the Americans extended their Olympic winning streak to 61 games.
Sarah Bacon (Silver)
Former University of Minnesota diver Sarah Bacon started the the winning trend by capturing Team USA's first medal of the Olympics. Bacon teamed up with Kassidy Cook to win silver in the 3-meter synchro springboard.
"I'm so in shock and ecstatic, especially to be standing here next to Kassidy," Bacon said. "Doing it with her...it feels unbelievable."
She also competed in the 3-meter springboard, but came up just short of qualifying for the semifinals.
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Jordan Thompson (Silver)
Edina native Jordan Thompson and the U.S. women's indoor volleyball team's bid for a second-consecutive gold medal came up just a bit short after running into a dominating Italian squad in the championship match.
The Italians swept the Americans in straight sets on Sunday, concluding their tournament dropping just a single set. Team USA finished with silver, just three years after capturing their first gold medal in the sport.
Molly Bruggeman
Former University of Minnesota rowing coach Molly Bruggeman helped the U.S. to a fifth-place finish in the women's rowing event. Romania captured the gold, with Canada and Great Britain rounding out the podium.
Chase Budinger
Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Chase Budinger was able to fulfill an Olympic dream, and even advanced to the round of 16, but his improbable big for a medal ended in the quarterfinals.
Budinger and his partner Miles Evans won their opening match against host France, but then dropped their next two against the Netherlands and Spain. The duo advanced out of the lucky loser round by defeating Australia in straight sets before falling to Norway in the round of 16.
Lara Dallman-Weiss
Shoreview native Lara Dallman-Weiss failed to qualify for the medal round in the mixed dinghy competition, finishing 13th in the qualifying races. It was Dallman-Weiss' second Olympics after finishing 12th in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Dakotah Lindwurm
St. Francis native Dakotah Lindwurm finished 12th with a time of 2:26:44, less than four minutes behind Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, who set an Olympic record. Lindwurm, a two-time Grandma's Marathon winner, qualified for the Paris Olympics after finishing third at the U.S. marathon trials.
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Payton Otterdahl
It was a heartbreaking finish for Rosemount native Payton Otterdahl as he just missed out on a medal in the men's shot put. Otterdahl was sitting in third before fellow American Joe Kovacs launched a throw of 22.15 meters, knocking Otterdahl, who had a best of 22.52 meters, off the podium. Otterdahl went on to finish fourth.
Mary Theisen Lappen
Mary Theisen Lappen's return to competitive weightlifting culminated in a fifth-place finish in the +81kg.
A native of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Mary Theisen Lappen started her Olympic journey in track and field for Winona State University and later Indiana State University. She moved into coaching track before deciding to give weightlifting a try at age 27. She finished with an official score of 274kg.
World record holder Li Wenwen, of the People's Republic of China, captured gold with a total of 309kg.
Matthew Wilkinson
University of Minnesota and Minnetonka High School alum Matt Wilkinson just missed out on a spot in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final. Wilkinson finished sixth in his heat, 1.39 seconds behind fifth-place finisher Avinash Mukund Sable of India.
Alise Willoughby
St. Cloud native Alise (Post) Willoughby, competing in her fourth Olympics, finished sixth in the women's BMX racing final. The three-time world champion won silver back in 2016 Rio Olympics.
Shane Wiskus
Spring Park native Shane Wiskus was an alternate on the men's gymnastics team, which captured its first bronze medal since 2008.
ATHLETES REPRESENTING OTHER COUNTRIES
Rudy Gobert | France (Silver)
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert finished with a silver after the French men's basketball team fell to Team USA, which featured Wolves teammate Anthony Edwards, in the championship game. In the gold medal game, Gobert finished with two points and three rebounds.
Alanna Smith | Australia (Bronze)
Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith had 13 points to help the Australian women's basketball team defeat Belgium and in the bronze medal game. It's Australia's first medal in women's basketball since 2012.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Canada
The Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nickeil Alexander-Walker helped Team Canada to the quarterfinals, before falling to France 82-73. Alexander-Walker appeared in all four games for Team Canada.
Devin Augustine | Trinidad and Tobago
University of Minnesota sprinter Devin Augustine wasn't able to advance out of his 100-meter heat, finishing fifth with a time of 10.31.
Alasan Ann | Gambia
Alasan Ann, a former Minnesota state champion from Maple Grove, lost in the round of 16 to van Šapina of Croatia. Ann chose to compete for his father's native country, Gambia, making him the first Gambian to qualify for the Olympics in taekwondo.
Michael Boxall | New Zealand
Minnesota United defender Michael Boxall and the New Zealand men's soccer team won its opener against Guinea, but failed to get out of pool play. New Zealand lost to the U.S. and France.
Bridget Carleton | Canada
Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton and the Canadian women's basketball team failed to escape pool play, losing to France, Australia and Nigeria.
Denisha Cartwright | Bahamas
Minnesota State University-Mankato sprinter Denisha Cartwright competed in the 100-meter hurdles, however, she didn't advance to the final.
Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia
Hopkins native and former MSHSL state champion Joseph Fahnbulleh placed ninth in the men's 200 meters final. He finished less than a half-second behind gold medal winner Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. He also ran with Liberia in the men's 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympics alongside two other Minnesotans: Emmanuel Matadi, a St. Paul Johnson grad, and Jabez Reeves, a sprinter for Minnesota State-Mankato; however, the team did not advance to the finals.
Joe Ingles | Australia
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Joe Ingles and the Australian men's basketball team fell in the quarterfinals to Serbia 95-90.
Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia
St. Paul Johnson High School grad Emmanuel Matadi ran a leg in the 4x100m relay, but fell short of qualifying for the final.
Airi Miyabe | Japan
University of Minnesota volleyball player Airi Miyabe and the Japanese women's indoor volleyball team missed out on the quarterfinals after finishing pool play 1-2.
Erik van Rooyen | South Africa
Former University of Minnesota golfer Erik van Rooyen placed 17th after carding a four-round total of 9-under.
Jabez Reeves | Liberia
Minnesota State-Mankato sprinter Jabez Reeves competed in the 4x100m relay, however, the team fell short of qualifying for the final.
Bar Soloveychik | Israel
University of Minnesota swimmer Bar Soloveychik helped the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team to an ninth-place finish.
Ava Stewart | Canada
University of Minnesota gymnast Ava Stewart helped the Canadian women's gymnastics team to a fifth-place finish. Stewart also went on to finish 19th in the women's all-around.
