Five of them belong to players for Phoenix's two pro squads. Suns stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker helped the men's team to a fifth straight gold, while Mercury players Diana Taurasi, Britney Griner and Kahleah Copper powered the women's team to an eighth consecutive gold medal.
Others, like skateboarder Jagger Eaton and gymnast Jade Carey, are Arizona natives.
From Devin Booker to Nico Young, here's how every Team USA athlete with an Arizona connection fared in the Olympics, plus a few more from other countries with a tie to State 48. You'll also find the Arizonans competing in the Paralympics, which begin Sept. 8.
Team USA and Arizona
Eric Bennett, Para ArcheryThe Surprise native is competing in his fifth Paralympics and vying for his first medal.
Devin Booker, Men’s Basketball
The reigning Second Team All-NBA guard and Western Conference All-Star for the Phoenix Suns started for Team USA in his second Olympics, averaging 11.7 points per game en route to his second gold medal.
Booker has played his entire career in the Valley since being drafted in 2015, and he led the Suns to the NBA Finals in 2021.
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is representing Team USA in his second Olympics.
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Chase Budinger, Men’s Beach Volleyball
The former University of Arizona Wildcat was recruited to play both basketball and volleyball in college. He chose hoops and Arizona, ultimately ripping off a successful eight-year NBA career. Budinger retired from the NBA in 2017 to pursue beach volleyball.
Competing in his first Olympics, Budinger and partner Miles Evans lost to the eventual bronze-winning team from Norway.
Jade Carey, Women’s Gymnastics
The Phoenix-born gold medalist joined star Simone Biles in helping Team USA reclaim the gold medal in the women’s team competition after taking silver in Tokyo three years ago, though Carey was sick for the team final.
Carey also won an individual bronze in the vault after claiming a floor exercise gold in Tokyo.
Kahleah Copper, Women’s Basketball
The Phoenix Mercury star and 2024 WNBA All-Star is in her first year playing in the Valley. Representing Team USA for the first time, she averaged 8.2 points a game as the U.S. claimed an eighth-consecutive gold.
Kevin Durant, Men’s Basketball
Back for his fourth Olympics with Team USA, the two-time NBA champion and reigning Second Team All-NBA forward for the Phoenix Suns scored 13.8 points a game. Despite coming mostly off the bench due to a calf injury, he was Team USA's third-leading scorer throughout its gold medal run.
Already, the all-time leading scorer for the men’s basketball program, Durant claimed the record for both the men's and women's programs in Paris.
After winning a bronze medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, skateboarder Jagger Eaton claimed a silver in Paris.
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Jagger Eaton, Men’s Skateboarding
The 23-year-old Mesa native won bronze in street skateboarding in Tokyo three years ago and nabbed a silver in the event this year in Paris.
Eaton is the son of former Team USA gymnast Shelly Schaerer, who competed from 1985-89. He also is something of a child prodigy, competing in his first X Games at age 11 and winning his first X Games medal in 2016 at age 15.
Brady Ellison, Men’s Archery
The Globe native represented Team USA in his fifth Olympics, winning a mixed team bronze and narrowly missing his first gold medal due to an excruciating tiebreaker in the individual final. He came away with silver instead, leaving Paris with five medals for his Olympic career.
Brittney Griner, Women’s Basketball
The Phoenix Mercury superstar and WNBA champion competed in her third Olympics, winning a third straight gold while averaging 7.3 points and 4.2 rebounds.
After about a year spent detained in a Russian penal colony in 2022, the Paris Olympics marks Griner’s first games overseas since playing for UMMC Ekaterinburg before her arrest over possession of hashish oil at an airport in Moscow.
The 2024 Olympics in Paris represent the first time Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner has played overseas since her imprisonment in Russia.
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Paige Heyn, Women’s Skateboarding
Heyn is one of just three 16-year-olds who made the cut for Paris with Team USA. A native of Tempe, she trains at Eaton’s family’s KTR school in the Valley. Heyn finished sixth in the women’s street event.
Keaton Jones, Men’s Swimming
The 19-year-old Gilbert native and Cal-Berkeley student competed in his first Olympics for Team USA, finishing fifth in the 200-meter backstroke.
Weini Kelati, Women’s Track & Field
The Eritrea native lived in Flagstaff as a child after her family claimed asylum in the U.S. Kelati finished eighth in the 10,000-meter run in Paris for Team USA after winning the same event in qualifiers earlier this year.
Brandon McNulty, Men’s Cycling
The Phoenix native and Glendale Deer Valley grad competed in his second Olympics, finishing 24th in the men's road race after placing sixth in Tokyo.
Abdihamid Nur, Men’s Track & Field
A first-time Olympian for Team USA, Nur finished 19th in the 5,000-meter distance run.
Delaney Schnell, Women’s Diving
The Tucson native and Arizona alum competed with Team USA in her second Olympics after winning a silver medal in Tokyo in the synchronized 10-meter platform. In Paris, she didn't make it out of the preliminary rounds in both the synchronized and individual 10-meter events.
Allysa Seely, Women’s Para Triathlon
The Glendale native and former Sun Devil is a two-time gold medalist representing the U.S. for the third time at the Paralympics.
Seely is also a three-time gold medalist at the world championships.
At 42 years old, Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi is looking for her sixth gold medal.
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Diana Taurasi, Women’s Basketball
The Phoenix Mercury icon didn't play in any games in Paris, but still came away with her sixth gold medal at age 42. Fewer than 50 athletes have ever won six or more gold medals.
Daleny Vaughn, Women’s Cycling
The Tucson native made her Olympics debut for Team USA in Paris, finishing 11th in BMX racing after a third-place finish at last year’s world championships.
Josh Wheeler, Wheelchair Rugby
The two-time silver medalist from Tucson is competing in his third Paralympics.
Cameron Wood, Men’s Cycling
The Avondale native represented Team USA in his first Olympics, finishing fifth in BMX racing.
Nico Young, Men’s Track & Field
The Northern Arizona alum represented Team USA in his first Olympics, finishing 12th in the 10,000-meter run.
Other Olympians with Arizona ties
Beyond Team USA, many who pass through Arizona — as college students or otherwise — are representing other countries in Paris.Here are a few of the most prominent.
Promise Amukamara, who played high school basketball in Glendale and starred at Arizona State, is representing Nigeria in the Olympics.
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Promise Amukamara, Nigeria
This former Sun Devil and Glendale Apollo grad represented her Nigerian heritage for the country’s national basketball team in Paris. She averaged 12.5 points and a team-best 5.5 rebounds per game, but Nigeria lost to Team USA in the quarterfinals.
Ángela Barón, Colombia
The 2022 University of Arizona grad played center back for the Colombian women’s soccer team, which fell to Brazil in the quarterfinals.
Geordie Beamish, New Zealand
The NAU alum finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Tiago Behar, Switzerland
This current ASU athlete helped his native Switzerland to an eighth-place finish in the 4x100 relay.
Carlota Ciganda, Spain
The former ASU golfer competed in her third Olympics, finishing 49th in the women's golf strokes competition.
Alessandra Fanali, Italy
The former All-American golfer at ASU made her Olympic debut, finishing 53rd in the women's golf strokes competition.
Alexandra Försterling, Germany
Fanali’s former ASU golf teammate also competed in her first Olympics, finishing 35th in the women's golf strokes competition.
Linn Grant, Sweden
Like the other two members of the former ASU star golf trio, Grant made her Olympics debut and finished 27th in the women's golf strokes competition.
Josh Green, Australia
The active NBA player was a one-and-done hoops star at Arizona in 2020 and won a bronze medal with Australia in 2021. Green he did not score in four games as Australia fell to Serbia in the quarterfinals.
Joseph Green, Guam
The Arizona alum was a late call-up for Guam but became the country’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony last week. He finished fifth in his heat for the 100-meter dash but did not qualify for the final.
Jorge Iga, Mexico
The former Arizona Wildcat swimmer competed in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle in Paris. He finished seventh in his heats for both events and did not qualify for the finals.
Adam Keenan, Men’s Track & Field
The NAU alum competed in men’s hammer throw for Canada in his first Olympics, but didn't advance past the qualifying round.
Ilya Kharun, Canada
In his first Olympics, the active ASU swimmer won bronze in the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly events.
Jorinde van Klinken, Netherlands
The former Sun Devil finished 14th in women’s shot put and seventh in the discus throw in her first Olympics.
ASU senior León Marchand already won a gold medal and set a world record in the 400-meter individual medley in Paris.
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León Marchand, France
In his first Olympics, the superstar French native swept his four events, winning golds in the 400-meter individual medley, 200-meter backstroke, 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley. An ASU student, Marchand won three gold medals in the world championships last year.
Max McCusker, Ireland
The ASU alum helped Ireland to a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 relay in his first Olympics.
Bianca Pagdanganan, Philippines
The former University of Arizona golfer competed in her second Olympics, finishing fourth in the women's golf strokes event after a 43rd-place showing in Tokyo.
David Puig, Spain
The 22-year-old former ASU golfer finished 40th in the men's golf strokes competition in his first Olympics.
Jon Rahm, Spain
The former Sun Devil and Scottsdale resident competed in his first Olympics after a positive COVID test forced him out of the Tokyo Games, finishing in a tie for fifth in the men's golf strokes competition.
The two-time major champion won 11 golf tournaments while at ASU.
Spanish golfer Jon Rahm is an Arizona State University alum and two-time major champion on the PGA Tour.
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Gabi Rennie, New Zealand
The ASU alum competed in her second Olympics, though the Kiwi women’s soccer team did not make it out of the group stage.
Edgar Rivera-Morales, Mexico
The former Wildcat competed in his third Olympics, finishing ninth in the high jump.
Bente and Lieke Rogge, Netherlands
The ASU alum Rogge sisters competed in their first Olympics, helping the Netherlands women's water polo team to a bronze medal.
Maryam Sheikhalizadeh, Azerbaijan
The current University of Arizona swimmer competed in her second Olympics. She finished third in her heat in the 50-meter freestyle, but did not qualify for the final.
Tolu Young, Fiji
The incoming ASU freshman won his 50-meter freestyle heat, but did not qualify for the finals in his first Olympics.
Kevin Yu, Chinese Taipei
The former ASU golfer and Scottsdale resident competed in his first Olympics, finishing 52nd in the men's golf strokes competition.
