Penn Staters put on a show at the Paris 2024 Olympics, collecting 13 medals across eight sports. Sam Coffey ’20 Com and Alyssa Naeher ’10 H&HD helped the U.S. women's soccer team to its first gold medal since 2012. Haleigh Washington ’17 Lib and Micha Hancock ’14 Lib and the U.S. women's volleyball team claimed silver. Joe Kovacs ’11 EMS earned a third Olympic silver medal in men's shot put, Kayla Canett and the U.S. women's rugby team earned its first Olympic medal, a bronze, and men's pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik ’20 Eng captured the world's attention and a pair of bronze medals to boot.
The Paralympic Games got underway in Paris on Aug. 28. Shawn Morelli ’98 Behrend finished 13th in the women's C4 500-meter para cycling track qualifier, seventh in her heat in the 3,000-meter women's pursuit trials, sixth in the C4 women's road time trial, and 14th in the C4-5 road race. Para-cyclist Brandon Lyons ’12 Berks finished 10th in his H3 road time trial and seventh in the H3 race.
Medals Count
Sam Coffey ’20 Com, U.S. Women’s Soccer — Gold
Alyssa Naeher ’10 H&HD, U.S. Women’s Soccer — Gold
Haleigh Washington ’17 Lib, U.S. Women’s Volleyball — Silver
Micha Hancock ’14 Lib, U.S. Women’s Volleyball — Silver
Joe Kovacs ’11 EMS, U.S. Men's Track and Field — Silver, men’s shot put
Stephen Nedoroscik ’20 Eng, U.S. Men’s Gymnastics — Bronze, pommel horse; Bronze, men’s team
Renata Knapik-Miazga, Poland Women’s Fencing — Bronze, women’s epee team
Kayla Canett, U.S. Women’s Rugby — Bronze, rugby sevens
Laura Freigang, Germany Women’s Soccer — Bronze
Aaron Brooks, U.S. Men’s Wrestling — Bronze, 86 kg freestyle
Matt Anderson, U.S. Men’s Volleyball — Bronze
Max Holt, U.S. Men’s Volleyball — Bronze
Aaron Russell, Men’s Volleyball — Bronze
