USA women's gymnastics won the gold medal in the team competition at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, continuing a run of success in Olympic competition.
NCAA student-athlete standouts have played a major role throughout history — including NCAA national champions. Since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, there have been 18 student-athletes who also competed as USA Olympians.
First, let's take a look at the quick numbers since the 2000 Olympics and through the 2024 Olympics.
- USA women's gymnastics Olympians turned NCAA athletes: 18
- Schools represented
- UCLA with the most (8), followed by Georgia (2) and Utah (2)
- Total individual NCAA titles: 43
- Total team NCAA titles: 20
Here's the full breakdown by athlete.
| Athlete (School) | Olympics | Team NCAA champs | Individual NCAA champs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA) |
2000 (team bronze) | 3 (2001, 2002, 2004) | 4 (2002 all-around, 2002 vault, 2002 floor, 2003 uneven bars) |
| Kristen Maloney (UCLA) |
2000 (team bronze) | 3 (2001, 2002, 2004) | 2 (2005 vault, 2005 balance beam) |
| Elise Ray (Michigan) |
2000 (team bronze) | 0 | 3 (2001 all-around, 2002 balance beam, 2004 uneven bars) |
| Tasha Schwikert (UCLA) |
2000 (team bronze) | 1 (2004) | 3 (2005 all-around, 2008 all-around, 2008 uneven bars) |
| Mohini Bhardwaj (UCLA) |
2004 (team silver) | 2 (2000, 2001) | 2 (2000 uneven bars, 2001 floor) |
| Terin Humphrey (Alabama) |
2004 (team silver) | 0 | 2 (2005 uneven bars, 2007 uneven bars) |
| Courtney Kupets (Georgia) |
2004 (team silver) | 4 (2006-09) | 9 (2006 all-around, 2006 uneven bars, 2006 balance beam, 2007 all-around, 2007 vault, 2009 all-around, 2009 uneven bars, 2009 balance beam, 2009 floor) |
| Courtney McCool (Georgia) |
2004 (team silver) | 3 (2007-09) | 0 |
| Samantha Peszek (UCLA) |
2008 (team silver) | 0 | 3 (2011 balance beam, 2012 balance beam, 2015 all-around) |
| Alicia Sacramone (Brown) |
2008 (team silver) | 0 | 0 |
| Bridget Sloan (Florida) |
2008 (team silver) | 2 (2013, 2015) | 6 (2013 all-around, 2013 balance beam, 2014 uneven bars, 2016 all-around, 2016 balance beam, 2016 uneven bars) |
| Kyla Ross (UCLA) |
2012 (team gold) | 1 (2018) | 4 (2017 uneven bars, 2017 balance beam, 2019 vault, 2019 floor) |
| Madison Kocian (UCLA) |
2016 (team gold) | 1 (2018) | 0 |
| Jordan Chiles (UCLA) |
2020 (team silver), 2024 (team gold) | 0 | 2 (2023 uneven bars, 2023 floor) |
| Suni Lee (Auburn) |
2020 (team silver), 2024 (team gold) | 0 | 1 (2022 balance beam) |
| Grace McCallum (Utah) |
2020 (team silver) | 0 | 0 |
| MyKayla Skinner (Utah) |
2020 (individual) | 0 | 2 (2017 floor, 2018 vault) |
| Jade Carey (Oregon State) |
2020 (individual), 2024 (team gold) | 0 | 0 |
NCAA Student-Athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics 🥇🥈🥉
College careers of NCAA student-athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics:
🏀 Basketball: Men's team USA | Women's team USA | Women's 3x3 | Men's 3x3
🏟️ Track and Field: Team USA roster | US trials
🏐 Volleyball: U.S. Women's | ⛳️ Golf: USA men's | USA women's
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📺 WATCH: College highlights of former-NCAA Olympians:
🤼♂️ Wrestling: Kyle Dake | Zain Retherford | Aaron Brooks
🏐 Women's volleyball: Kathryn Plummer | Dana Rettke | Avery Skinner
🏀 Men's hoops: Steph Curry | Devin Booker | Anthony Davis
🏀 Women's hoops: Sabrina Ionescu | Kelsey Plum | A'ja Wilson
⛳️ Men's golf: Scottie Scheffler
🔥History: 2022 NCAA student-athlete Olympic medal winners
