From skeet to track, 17 medal winners in the Summer Olympics have Georgia ties

Gabby Thomas is the big winner with three gold medals

Sixteen athletes with Georgia connections have won medals in the Paris Olympic Games, highlighted by Gabby Thomas winning three gold medals. Overall, athletes with Georgia connections have won eight gold medals and two athletes have won at least two medals each. Here are the medal winners with local ties:

GOLD MEDALS

Chris Bailey (Atlanta), UGA track and field in 4x400-meter relay

Croix Bethune (Alpharetta and University of Georgia), USA soccer

Tara Davis-Woodhall (University of Georgia), USA track and field in long jump

Anthony Edwards (Atlanta and University of Georgia), USA basketball

Vincent Hancock (Eatonton), USA skeet shooting in skeet

Emily Sonnett (Marietta), USA soccer

Gabby Thomas (Atlanta), USA women’s track and field in 200 meters

Gabby Thomas (Atlanta), USA women’s track and field in 4x100-meter relay

Gabby Thomas (Atlanta), USA women’s track and field in 4x400-meter relay

SILVER MEDALS

Vincent Hancock (Eatonton), USA skeet shooting in mixed skeet

Daniel Roberts (Hampton), USA track and field in 110-meter hurdles

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Brooks Curry (Dunwoody), USA swimming in 4x200-meter freestyle relay

Nic Fink (University of Georgia), USA men’s swimming in 100-meter breaststroke

Katie Moon (Powder Springs), USA women’s track and field in pole vault

BRONZE MEDALS

Julia Bergmann (Georgia Tech), Brazil women volleyball

Bogdan Bogdanovic (Atlanta Hawks), Serbia men’s basketball

Dearica Hamby (Marietta and Norcross High School), USA women’s basketball 3x3

Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream), USA women’s basketball 3x3

Brody Malone (Rockmart), USA gymnastics in team all-around

Hampton Morris (Marietta), USA men’s weightlifting in 61 kilograms

Alex “Spiff” Sedrick (Life University), Women’s Rugby 7

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