The 2024 Paris Olympics have come and gone, and UC and the city of Cincinnati were well represented across the pond. Here are some of the former Bearcats that represented their countries.
Jordan Thompson | USA Volleyball
Hailing from Edina, Minnesota, Thompson found her way to the Queen City from 2015 to 2019. In her illustrious career, Thompson was a three-time American Conference player of the year, setting the NCAA Division 1 record for most kills in a match with 50 on November 3, 2019. Thompson previously won gold for Team USA at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Annette Echikunwoke | USA Hammer Throw
Echikunwoke played for Team USA as a thrower for the first time in her career, but not in the Olympics. After qualifying for Team Nigeria in 2020, she was deemed ineligible after errors were made by the doping testing protocols. As a Bearcat, the dual citizen of America and Nigeria had won the program’s first individual national title at the 2017 Indoor NCAA championships.
Vanessa Gilles | Canada Women’s Soccer
A native of Quebec, Gilles currently plays for Lyon, a Division 1 women’s club in France. The center-back was a four-year starter for the Bearcats, winning AAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2017. She would go on to graduate in 2018 with a degree in Criminal Justice.
Chris Borzor | Haiti 100m Dash
Borzor holds numerous school records in the 200 meter, but the three-year runner for the Bearcats ran in the 100m for Haiti.
Naquille Harris | St. Kitts and Nevis 100m Dash
Like Borzor, Harris ran in the 100m dash for his country. Also like Borzor, Harris specialized in the 200m while at Cincinnati. He began his career at Suny Delhi, a Division III college in New York before transferring to Cincinnati.
Ramez Diaa | Egypt 10m Diving
Diaa competed in the Olympics for his native country Egypt before ever swimming for Cincinnati. The incoming freshman is one of 26 performers in the event.
For the latest updates and final results of these athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics, see Cincinnati Alumni Bring Home Olympic Medals
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