ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It’s no secret that elite athletes regularly attend the University of Michigan and represent the school all around the world.
Forty-two current, former and incoming Wolverines will represent 22 different countries at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, including Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Brazil, Hong Kong and Romania.
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Many U-M former and current coaches and assistant coaches will also go to Paris to help their teams.
U-M staff and students will also be at the Paralympics at the end of August in Wheelchair Rugby and paralympic Track and Field.
Here’s which U-M athletes are headed to Paris:
Basketball
- Syla Swords | Incoming U-M freshman (2024) | Canada
- Franz Wagner | U-M letterwinner (2020-21) | Germany
- Moritz Wagner | U-M letterwinner (2016-18) | Germany
Cycling
- Mike Woods | U-M track (2005-06)/cross country (2004-07) letterwinner | Canada
Field Hockey
- Abby Tamer | U-M letterwinner (2021-present) | USA
Golf
- Ashley Lau | U-M letterwinner (2019-23) | Malaysia
Gymnastics
- Paul Juda | U-M letterwinner (2020-24) | USA
- Lais Najjar | U-M letterwinner (2022-present) | Syria
- Kevin Penev | U-M letterwinner (2019) | Bulgaria
- Fred Richard | U-M letterwinner (2023-present) | USA
Rowing
- Abigail Dent | U-M senior, letterwinner (2021-present) | Canada
- Paige Badenhorst | U-M letterwinner (2018-2021) | South Africa
Rugby
- Alena Olsen | U-M graduate (2018) | USA
Soccer
- Jayde Riviere | U-M letterwinner (2019-22) | Canada
- Shelina Zadorsky | U-M letterwinner (2010-13) | Canada (traveling alternate)
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Swimming
- Nikola Acin | U-M letterwinner (2023) | Serbia
- Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | U-M sophomore, letterwinner (2023-present) | United Arab Emirates
- Felix Auböck | U-M letterwinner (2017-20) | Austria
- Stephanie Balduccini | U-M freshman, letterwinner (2024-present) | Brazil
- Eitan Ben-Shitrit | U-M junior, letterwinner (2023-present) | Israel
- Rebecca Diaconescu | Incoming U-M freshman (2024) | Romania
- Gal Groumi | U-M junior, letterwinner (2022-present) | Israel
- Siobhán Haughey | U-M letterwinner (2016-19) | Hong Kong
- Jon Jontvedt | U-M incoming freshman (2024) | Norway
- Natalie Kan | U-M junior, letterwinner (2022-present) | Hong Kong
- Maggie MacNeil | U-M letterwinner (2019-22) | Canada
- Eduardo Moraes | U-M letterwinner (2023) | Brazil
- Letitia Sim | U-M junior, letterwinner (2022-23; Olympic redshirt in 2024) | Singapore
- Charlie Swanson | U-M letterwinner (2017-20) | USA
- Lorne Wigginton | Incoming U-M freshman (2024) | Canada
Track
- Dubem Amene | U-M senior, letterwinner (2021-24) | Nigeria
- Ben Flanagan | U-M track (2015-18)/XC (2013-15, ‘17) letterwinner | Canada
- Ayden Owens-Delerme | U-M letterwinner (2019-21) | Puerto Rico
- Cindy (Ofili) Sember | U-M letterwinner (2013-16)| Great Britain
- Savannah Sutherland | U-M junior, letterwinner (2022-present) | Canada
Triathlon
- Sophie Linn | U-M track (2016-18)/cross country (2015) letterwinner | Australia
Water Polo
- Abby Andrews | U-M letterwinner (2019) | Australia
Wrestling
- Myles Amine | U-M letterwinner (2017-19, ‘21-22) | San Marino
- Adam Coon | U-M letterwinner (2014-16, ‘18) | USA
- Austin Gomez | U-M letterwinner (2024) | Mexico
- Stevan Micic | U-M letterwinner (2017-19, ‘22)| Serbia
- Mason Parris | U-M letterwinner (2019-23) | USA
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Coaches
- Sean Bormet - coach | U-M head coach (2019-present) | San Marino
- Syque Caesar - assistant coach | U-M letterwinner (2009, ‘11-14) | USA
- Josh Churella - coach | U-M assistant coach (2012-present) | USA
- Jordan Gaarenstroom - assistant coach | U-M letterwinner (2011-14), assistant coach (2019-present) | USA
- Kevin Jackson - coach | U-M assistant coach (2021-present) | Mexico
- Sam Mikulak - assistant coach | U-M letterwinner (2011-14) | USA
- Coley Pawlikowski - team manager | U-M director of operations (2023-present)| USA
- Steven Rajewsky - coach | U-M assistant coach (2013-present) | Canada
- Juha Tanskanen - assistant coach | U-M assistant coach (2022-present) | Syria
- Erin Virtue - assistant coach | U-M head coach (2023-present), U-M assistant coach (2011-15) | USA
- Yuan Xiao - assistant coach | U-M head coach (2021-present), assistant coach (2006-21) | USA
Paralympic Track and Field
- Sam Grewe | third-year U-M medical school student | USA
- Leo Merle | 2024 U-M School of Dentistry graduate | USA
Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby
- Chuck Aoki | U-M Adaptive Sports & Fitness Community Access Navigator | USA