GEORGIA, USA — Georgia will be well-represented at the Olympics, but the Peach State is also home to plenty of Team USA athletes who will compete in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
Nearly 600 U.S. athletes will compete in the 2024 Olympics in 32 sports and more than 300 events.
Georgia will have 27 athletes representing Team USA in Paris, ranking the state at No. 8
The 10 states with the most 2024 Team USA athletes going to the Summer Games are:
- California: 143
- Florida: 46
- Texas: 44
- Illinois: 39
- Pennsylvania: 35
- New York: 31
- Colorado: 29
- Georgia: 27
- Indiana: 24
- Maryland: 24
After that, the rankings are:
- New Jersey 23
- Massachusetts 21
- Washington 20
- Minnesota 18
- Wisconsin 18
- Michigan 17
- Ohio 16
- North Carolina 16
- Virginia 16
- Arizona 15
- Connecticut 11
- Utah 11
- Missouri 10
- Nevada 8
- Oregon 8
- Tennessee 8
- Iowa 7
- Nebraska 7
- South Carolina 6
- Alabama 5
- Hawaii 5
- Louisiana 5
- Arkansas 4
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 4
- New Hampshire 4
- Idaho 3
- Oklahoma 3
- Vermont 3
- Alaska 2
- Delaware 2
- Mississippi 2
- Montana 2
- New Mexico 2
- South Dakota 2
- Rhode Island 2
- West Virginia 2
- Maine 1
- Virgin Islands 1
There are only two states with no Team USA athletes at all: Wyoming and North Dakota.
How many athletes with Georgia ties in the Paris Olympics?
As of Thursday, July 25, 11Alive is keeping up with 76 athletes with connections to the Peach State.
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