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How athletes with New England ties have performed so far in the 2024 Summer Olympics

Twelve athletes with New England ties have won a medal so far.

By Conor Roche

August 4, 2024

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The first nine days of the 2024 Summer Olympics are complete, and a handful of athletes with New England ties will bring home a medal.

So far, 12 Olympians with New England ties have won a medal. As the second week of the Olympic Games is underway, several other athletes with New England ties have an opportunity to bring home gold before the Paris Games conclude on Aug. 11.

Here is how athletes with New England ties have done so far in the Olympics and the remaining schedules for athletes from New England.

Archery

Jennifer Mucino Fernandez, who was born in Boston and now resides in Brockton after growing up in Mexico, appeared in her second Summer Olympics. The 21-year-old didn’t medal in either of her events, finishing 33rd in the individual event and was part of a USA team that placed ninth during the team event.

Basketball

A few Celtics stars are on the United States men’s national team. Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White helped the USA go undefeated in group play. There was some controversy surrounding Tatum at the start of the Games due to Steve Kerr’s decision to not play him in the team’s opening win.

However, Tatum has started the last two games. Holiday missed Saturday’s game against Puerto Rico, but is expected to return to the lineup for Tuesday’s quarterfinal matchup against Brazil.

There are a few other former Celtics standouts participating in the Olympics. Former Celtics guard Tremont Waters, a native of New Haven, Connecticut, was on the Puerto Rico team that was eliminated on Saturday. Kelly Olynyk is on Team Canada, who might be the biggest threat to the USA’s gold medal hopes. Dennis Schroder and Daniel Theis are on Germany and have helped it advance to the quarterfinals.

India Pagan, a native of New London, Connecticut, was a part of the Puerto Rico women’s team that was eliminated in group play. UConn alums Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, and Diana Taurasi helped the United States women’s team advance to the quarterfinals as it looks to win its eighth straight gold medal.

Cycling

Harvard alum Kristen Faulkner will bring home a surprise medal for the United States, winning the women’s road cycling event on Sunday. Faulkner, a 31-year-old Alaskan native, made the Olympic team as a replacement and became the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event.

Faulkner will have a chance to add a second medal later this week as she participates in the women’s team pursuit. The preliminaries begin Tuesday before the final takes place on Wednesday.

Diving

Jessica Paratto, a 30-year-old from Dover, New Hampshire, participated in her third Summer Olympics. Unlike the 2020 Summer Games though, Paratto wasn’t able to medal, finishing sixth in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform final. She won silver in the same event at the 2020 Games.

Fencing

Harvard student Lauren Scruggs has been one of the top American stars in fencing at the Summer Games. The 21-year-old Queens, New York, native won a silver medal in the individual foil event on July 28. She picked up her second medal on Thursday, helping the USA win gold in the team event against Italy.

Scruggs also made history with her individual win, becoming the first Black woman to ever win an individual medal in an Olympic fencing event.

Brookline’s Eli Dershwitz participated in his third Olympics this summer. He finished 17th in the men’s sabre individual event and was on the United States team that finished seventh in the men’s sabre team event.

Harvard alums Filip Dolegiewicz (of Park Ridge, Illinois) and Mitchell Saron (of Ridgewood, New Jersey) along with Harvard student Colin Heathcock were also a part of the United States sabre team. Saron finished 14th in the individual event and Heatcock placed 19th in the individual event.

Harvard alum Elizabeth Tartakovsky (of Livingston, New Jersey) participated in the individual and team sabre events. She came in 18th in the individual event while the United States came in fifth in the team event.

Field Hockey

Duxbury native and Boston University alum Ally Hammel participated for Team USA in Field Hockey. The United States squad was eliminated at the end of group play on Saturday.

Gymnastics

Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik and Stoughton’s Frederick Richard teamed up to help the United States win the bronze medal in the men’s team gymnastics event on July 29. It was the United States’ first medal in the event since 2008.

Nedoroscik became one of the breakout stars of the Summer Games with his demeanor ahead of performing in the pommel horse that clinched the USA a medal. He followed that up by winning the bronze medal in his specialty on Saturday, further cementing his status as the “pommel horse guy.”

Richard performed in the floor, rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar disciplines during the team event. He finished in 10th place in the individual all-around event on Wednesday. He’ll compete in the horizontal bar final on Monday.

Rowing

Liam Corrigan delivered for Team USA in the men’s fours event, helping it win the gold medal on Thursday. Corrigan, a 26-year-old native of Old Lyme, Connecticut, and former Harvard rowing captain, gave Team USA its first gold medal in the event in 64 years.

“It literally felt like a dream,” Corrigan told reporters after winning the race. “I thought I’d have some insane celebration, start jumping, but it was just utter disbelief.”

Dover’s Henry Hollingsworth teamed up with Chris Carlson, a native of Bedford, New Hampshire, and Harvard alums Clark Dean (of Sarasota, Florida) and Peter Quinton (of Portland, Oregon) to win the bronze medal in the men’s eight event.

Brookline’s Dara Alizadeh competed for Bermuda in the men’s single sculls, finishing in 28th.

Vermont’s William Bender and Connecticut’s Oliver Bub competed in the men’s pairs event, finishing in 10th.

Methuen’s Regina Salmons and Concord’s Magaret Hedeman along with Harvard alum Olvia Coffey were on the women’s eight team that finished fifth on Saturday.

Wellesley’s Daisy Mazzio-Manson was part of a women’s four team with Emily Kallfelz (of Jamestown, Rhode Island) and Kelsey Reelick (of Brookfield, Connecticut) that finished fifth.

Northeastern alum Jacob Plihal (of Vashon Island, Washington) finished 13th in the men’s single sculls on Saturday.

Weston’s Kristi Wagner finished fifth in the women’s double sulls on Thursday.

Rugby

A pair of New England natives teamed up to bring home the United States its first medal in women’s rugby sevens. Franklin’s Kristi Kirshe and Burlington, Vermont’s, Ilona Maher helped the US win a bronze medal. Its win over New Zealand in the bronze medal match was one of the highlights of the first week of the Olympics, with a game-winning try right at the buzzer.

Maher, who’s also an alum of Quinnipiac University, has also emerged as a viral star of the Olympics. She’s gained millions of followers on her social media platforms since the start of the Summer Games and has three million followers on Instagram as of Sunday.

On the men’s side, Lancaster’s Madison Hughes was on a United States team that finished eighth in the rugby sevens tournament.

Sailing

Providence’s Stu McNay is competing in the mixed dinghy as preliminaries continue on Monday. The medal stage of the event takes place on Wednesday.

Shooting

Ada Korkhin, a 19-year-old from Brookline, finished 32nd in the women’s 25-meter pistol event on Friday.

Skateboarding

Andy Macdonald had one of the more unique paths to make the Olympics. The 51-year-old from Melrose will become the oldest person to participate in a skateboard event at the Olympics when he competes in the heats later this week, representing Great Britain.

Soccer

Alyssa Naher, a native of Stratford, Connecticut, is looking to help the United States women’s national team win its first gold medal since 2012. The starting goalkeeper has only allowed two goals through the team’s first four games, helping it reach the semifinal on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Arlington’s Miles Robinson was part of the United States men’s national team squad that lost to Morocco in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Sport Climbing

Tufts alum Jesse Grupper (of Upper Montclair, New Jersey) will participate in the boulder-and-lead combined event. The semifinals for that begin on Monday and the medal round takes place on Wednesday.

Swimming

Boston native and Boston University alum Julimar Ávila competed in the women’s 200-meter freestyle for Honduras. She was unable to make it out of her heat in her second Olympic appearance.

Zuri Ferguson, a 17-year-old from Attleboro, competed in her first Olympic games for Trinidad and Tobago. She wasn’t able to make it past her heat in the 100-meter backstroke.

Jayla Pina, a 20-year-old from Seekonk, participated in the women’s 200-meter individual medley for Cape Verde. She also was unable to make it out of her heat.

Kieran Smith, a native of Ridgefield, Connecticut, was the only swimmer with New England ties to participate for Team USA in swimming. She won the silver medal in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay and came in 11th in the women’s 400-meter freestyle event.

Synchronized Swimming

Andover’s Ruby Remati will make her Olympic debut on Monday. She’ll participate in the team technical routine before partaking in the team free routing on Tuesday and the team acrobatic routine on Wednesday.

Track and field

Alexis Holmes, a native of Cheshire, Connecticut, will compete in the women’s 400-meter event and the women’s 4×400 relay this week. The first heat for the 400-meter event is on Monday.

Emily Mackay, a New York native who competes for New Balance Boston, will participate in the first heat of the women’s 1500-meter event on Tuesday. So will Elle Purrier St. Pierre, a native of Montgomery, Vermont, who also competes for New Balance Boston.

Providence College alum Emily Sisson, who trains in Rhode Island, will compete in the women’s marathon later this week.

Florence native and Harvard alum Gabby Thomas won her heat in the women’s 200-meter event on Sunday. She’s looking to get back on the medal stage after winning the bronze medal in the event at the 2020 Summer Games. The medal round is scheduled for Tuesday.

Triathalon

North Andover’s Kirsten Kasper’s Olympic debut ended with her finishing 49th in the women’s triathlon on Tuesday.

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