Missouri high school athletes competing in 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Meet the nine Olympians and one Paralympian representing Missouri in the 2024 Summer Olympics
Jayson Tatum is one of 10 athletes from Missouri competing at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics or Paralympics.
Jayson Tatum is one of 10 athletes from Missouri competing at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics or Paralympics. / Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are in full swing as top athletes from around the globe gather in France looking for their shot at Olympic glory.

Ten total athletes from Missouri will compete in the Olympics and Paralympics, all representing Team USA.

For all these athletes, spending time at a Missouri high school was a part of their journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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

Missouri high school athletes competing for Team USA in 2024 Olympics

*Tatum is a member of the NBA's Boston Celtics and helped lead his team to the 2024 NBA Championship in June.

Missouri high school athletes competing for Team USA in 2024 Paralympics

There is only one Paralympian from Missouri, and she will be competing in her fourth Paralympic games this summer:

  • Colleen Young: Lindbergh HS (Para Swimming), 4-time Olympian: 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024

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


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SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.