2024 Paris Olympics: Florida athletes medal tracker

TAMPA, Fla. - The 2024 Paris Olympics are well underway and some athletes from the Sunshine State have already left their mark. 

Team USA has secured 26 medals so far, leading the way among all countries three days into the 2024 games. 

Tampa Bay Olympians: Meet the local, Florida athletes competing in 2024 Olympic Games

There are 35 Floridians competing in the 2024 Olympics with many more having local ties to the Sunshine State. 

And while there are a wide plethora of events and sports you might've never even heard of to choose between watching, we got you covered with a medal tracker of both Floridians and Americans in these Olympic Games.

Caleb Dressel

Caleb Dressel, a Florida Gator alum and Orange Park native, got off to a golden start to the Olympics, in which he's competing in several events. 

He bolstered the men's 4x100 freestyle relay team on its way to a golden medal for Team USA to earn his eighth gold medal in the Olympics. 

Caleb also earned silver after playing a critical part in the men's 4x100 medley for the U.S. Although Team USA's silver finish marked the first time the U.S. didn't earn gold in all of Olympic history, Dressel's sparkling 49.4-second butterfly time helped propel them to the podium.

China earned gold in the event.

Bobby Finke

Clearwater's own Bobby Finke, another former Florida Gator, made Olympic headlines over the weekend when he set a world record in the men's 1500m freestyle in his golden moment, claiming the first individual men's swimming gold medal.

Finke, who went to Countryside High School, led the whole way in the endurance event to claim the victory, days after fellow swimming star Katie Ledecky dominated the women's event for her gold medal.

Finke brought home the silver in the men's 800m freestyle earlier in the week, following up his gold medal performance in the same event in the Tokyo games well. But he said falling short of the gold motivated him to do that much better in the 1500m.

"I like winning," said Finke. "So you know, it really sucks not to win. But I really did the best I could, and I’ve got to be proud of that even though if it's not a gold. But you know, it's over. It's nothing to be disappointed in."

Bobby will also be swimming in the lengthy men's 1500m freestyle, where he also earned gold in the Tokyo Games.  

Noah Lyles

Florida native Noah Lyles, who was born in Gainesville and trains in Clermont, ran to a photo finish in the 100m sprint over the weekend, earning gold for USA. 

In the historically close finish, Lyles won by .005 seconds on Sunday, claiming the victory over Jamaica's Kishane Thompson after TV commentators initially thought he finished second.

‘The World’s Fastest Man' ran a 9.784, marking a new personal best for Lyles. 

He'll compete in the 200m final on Thursday after finishing second in his semifinal heat with a time of 20.08 seconds. He was also slated to run in the 4x100 relay but rested when Team USA competed and advanced in the relay semifinals on Thursday.

Erriyon Knighton

Tampa native Erriyon Knighton will run in the men's 200m final on Thursday after advancing with a 20.089 time in the semifinals. 

Knighton attended Hillsborough High School. The 20-year-old trains at the University of Florida under coach Mike Holloway, as well.

Emma Weyant

Sarasota-born swimmer Emma Weyant took bronze in the women's 400m individual medley in her second Olympics after winning silver in 2021. 

Weyant is a Florida Gator, as well, and a former member of the Sarasota Sharks swim team and Riverview High School graduate. 

Ryan Murphy

Swimmer Ryan Murphy earned a bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke, making it three straight Olympic Games in which he's medaled and his seventh overall.

The 29-year-old is originally from Chicago but was raised in Jacksonville where he graduated from Bolles School in 2013. 

He received possibly even bigger news that same day, though: the gender of his upcoming child. After his medal ceremony, Ryan's wife in the stands announced to him that they're having a baby girl.

Murphy also competed in the men's 4x100 relay, earning silver for his efforts on the backstroke.

Clark Dean

Sarasota native Clark Dean won bronze in the men's eight rowing.

The 24-year-old graduated from Pine View School and rowed for Sarasota Crew.

Men's Gymnastics Sarasota roots

The U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team made headlines when they earned their first Olympic medal since 2008 with an inspiring effort. 

Two athletes, Brody Malone and Stephen Nedoroscik, trained in Sarasota for the Games and played crucial roles in the historic victory. Nedoroscik won the hearts of Americans everywhere when he came in solely on the pommel horse to close out the medal-earning team performance.

Nedoroscik earned the individual bronze medal in the pommel horse to continue his excellent run at the 2024 games.

Caroline Marks

Florida-born Caroline Marks took the gold in the women's surfing final in Tahiti on Monday. 

Marks, who was raised in Melbourne Beach, claimed her first-ever Olympic medal, and all medalists in the surfing competition were first-time medalists after defending women's champion Carissa Moore of Team USA was bounced in the quarterfinals.

Two years ago, Marks stepped away from the sport, citing medical and mental health issues. She came back better last year and said this win at the summer games is a dream come true.

"Your whole life goes into a moment like this," Marks told the Associated Press. "It’s beyond all my wildest dreams."

Other Florida Olympic Headlines

Elsewhere, there are some Florida athletes and headlines to keep an eye on.

At one point in the Olympic games, the University of Florida had enough athletes earn medals to hypothetically qualify the school as the 12th-best country in the games.

Dressel and Finke both swam at UF. 

U.S. women's water polo beat Hungary in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. Florida's Ashleigh Johnson has been stellar at goalie. She became the first African American woman to compete for Team USA in water polo at the 2016 Rio games. 

They now face Australia in the semifinals Thursday afternoon.

And Lakeland's own Monae' Nichols is set to compete in the women's long jump final on Thursday afternoon. Nichols went to Auburndale High School. 

St. Pete's own Danielle Collins faced WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the women's singles quarterfinal but had to retire in the third set, ceding the match to Swiatek.

For a list of the local and Florida athletes to keep an eye on in the 2024 Games, click here.

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