Illinois high school athletes competing in 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Meet the 27 Olympians and 12 Paralympians representing Illinois at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sam Brown | Jul 31, 2024

Anthony Davis is one of 39 Olympians or Paralympians representing Illinois at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics / Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are in full swing as the best athletes from around the globe descend on France looking to leave their mark on Olympic history.

A total of 39 athletes from Illinois will compete for Team USA at the Olympics and Paralympics.

For most of these athletes, spending time at an Illinois high school was part of their hard-fought journey to get to this point.

Here are the former Illinois high school athletes in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Illinois high school athletes competing for Team USA in 2024 Olympics

Korbin Albert: Classical Consortium Academy (Soccer), 2024 Olympian
Kamal Bey: Oak Park-River Forest (Wrestling), 2024 Olympian
Kennedy Blades*: (Wrestling), 2024 Olympian
Lauren Carlini: West Aurora (Volleyball), 2024 Olympian
Peter Chatain: New Trier (Rowing), 2024 Olympian
Anthony Davis: Perspectives Leadership (Basketball), 2-time Olympian; 2012, 2024
Lauren Doyle: Meridian (Rugby), 3-time Olympian; 2016, 2020, 2024
Tori Franklin: Downers Grove South (Track and Field), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Evita Griskenas: Sandburg (Gymnastics), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Ryan Held: Sacred Heart-Griffin (Swimming), 2-time Olympian; 2016, 2024
Thomas Jaeschke: Wheaton-Warrenville South (Volleyball), 3-time Olympian; 2016, 2020, 2024
Jeff Jendryk: St. Francis (Volleyball), 2024 Olympian
Grace Joyce: New Trier (Rowing), 2024 Olympian
Paul Juda: Stevenson (Gymnastics), 2024 Olympian
Casey Krueger: Naperville Central (Soccer), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Courtney Lindsey: Rock Island (Track and Field), 2024 Olympian
Shamier Little: Lindblom (Track and Field), 2024 Olympian
Jewell Loyd: Niles West (Basketball), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Anna Peplowski: Metamora (Swimming), 2024 Olympian
Josef Rau: St. Patrick (Wrestling), 2024 Olympian
Erin Reese: Prospect (Track and Field), 2024 Olympian
Dana Rettke: Riverside-Brookfield (Volleyball), 2024 Olympian
Kelsey Robinson-Cook: St. Francis (Volleyball), 3-time Olympian; 2016, 2020, 2024
Maggie Shea: St. Francis (Sailing), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Gabriel Slonina: Addison Trail (Soccer), 2024 Olympian
Jayden Ulrich: East Alton-Wood River (Track and Field), 2024 Olympian
Zach Ziemek: Lake Park (Track and Field), 3-time Olympian; 2016, 2020, 2024

*Indicates and athlete born in Illinois who attended high school in another state.

Illinois high school athletes competing for Team USA in 2024 Paralympics

The 2024 Paralympics will take place August 28 through September 8 in Paris.

Below are the 12 Team USA athletes representing Illinois at the Paralympics in France this summer:

Sarah Adam: Naperville North (Wheelchair Rugby), 2024 Olympian
Owen Cravens: Huntley (Paratriathlon), 2024 Olympian
Marco Delarosa: Roosevelt (Para Shooting), 2-time Olympian; 2016, 2024
Ixhelt Gonzalez: St. Francis de Sales (Wheelchair Basketball), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Kendall Gretsch*: (Paratriathlon), 4-time Olympian; 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Isaac Jean-Paul: Warren Township (Para Track and Field), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Keegan Knott: Warren Township (Para Swimming), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Ahalya Lettenberger: Glenbard West (Para Swimming), 2-time Olympian; 2020, 2024
Noelle Malkamaki: St. Teresa (Para Track and Field), 2024 Olympian
Chuck Melton: Marshall (Wheelchair Rugby), 3-time Olympian; 2016, 2020, 2024
Eric Newby: Nashville (Wheelchair Rugby), 3-time Olympian; 2016, 2020, 2024
Brian Siemann*: (Para Track and Field), 4-time Olympian; 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024