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Here are the Florida Olympians who won medals in Paris

More than a dozen athletes with ties to Florida won medals at this year's Olympics in Paris, several of whom are repeat Olympians.

TAMPA, Fla. — With the Paris Olympics officially over, it's time to count how many medals athletes with ties to the Sunshine State are taking home. 

The Florida athlete who won the most medals was swimmer Caeleb Dressel, who also is an alumnus of the University of Florida. He won two gold and one silver this year to add to his collection of seven medals he won in the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The United States as a whole dominated, winning the most Olympic medals throughout the Games with 126 total. The gold count was tied with China, with each country having 40gold  medals. 

Tampa Bay-area Olympians

  • Clark Dean 
    • Hometown: Sarasota, FL
    • Sport: Rowing
    • Won bronze with the men's eight-team
  • Bobby Finke 
    • Hometown: Clearwater, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won gold in the men's 1500m freestyle and won silver in the men's 800m freestyle
  • Austin Krajicek 
    • Hometown: Brandon, FL
    • Sport: Tennis
    • Won silver in the men's doubles
  • Emma Weyant 
    • Hometown: Sarasota, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won bronze in the women's 400m individual medley

Florida Olympians

  • Caeleb Dressel
    • Hometown: Orange Park, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay and mixed 4x100m medley relay and won silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay
  • Omari Jones 
    • Hometown: Orlando, FL
    • Sport: Boxing
    • Won bronze in men's welterweight boxing 
  • Laura Kraut 
    • Hometown: Wellington, FL
    • Sport: Equestrian
    • Won silver in team jumping 
  • Noah Lyles
    • Hometown: Gainesville, FL
    • Sport: Athletics
    • Won gold in the men's 100m and bronze in the men's 200m
  • Caroline Marks 
    • Hometown: Melbourne Beach, FL
    • Sport: Surfing
    • Won gold in women's shortboard surfing 
  • Ryan Murphy 
    • Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay and bronze in the men's 100m backstroke
  • Victor Montalvo
    • Hometown: Orlando, FL
    • Sport: Breaking
    • Won bronze 
  • Vincent Hancock
    • Hometown: Port Charlotte, FL
    • Sport: Shooting
    • Won gold in the men's skeet and silver in the mixed skeet team 

Olympians who went to Florida schools

  • Kieran Smith 
    • Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
    • Sport: Swimming
    • School: University of Florida 
    • Won silver in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay
  • Grant Holloway
    • Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
    • Sport: Athletics
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won gold in the men's 110m hurdles
  • Joshua Liendo
    • Hometown: Toronto, Canada
    • Sport: Swimming
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won silver in the 100m butterfly 
  • Jasmine Moore
    • Hometown: Grand Prairie, TX
    • Sport: Athletics
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won bronze in women's triple jump and bronze in the long jump
  • Viktorija Senkute
    • Home country: Lithuania
    • Sport: Rowing
    • School: University of Central Florida
    • Won bronze in the women's singles class

Olympians who train in Florida

  • Katie Ledecky
    • Hometown: Bethesda, MD
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Trains at the University of Florida where she is also a volunteer assistant coach for Gators Men's Swimming and Diving 
    • Won gold in the women's 1500m freestyle and women's 800m freestyle, won silver in the women's 4x200m freestyle and bronze in the women's 400m freestyle
  • Stephen Nedoroscik
    • Hometown: Worcester, MA
    • Sport: Artistic gymnastics
    • Trains at EVO Gymnastics in Sarasota 
    • Won bronze in the men's artistic team all-around and men's pommel horse
  • Brody Malone
    • Hometown: Summerville, GA
    • Sport: Artistic gymnastics
    • Trains at EVO Gymnastics in Sarasota 
    • Won bronze in the men's artistic team all-around
  • Summer McIntosh
    • Hometown: Toronto, Canada
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Trains at the Sarasota Sharks swim club
    • Won gold in the women's 200m butterfly, the women's 200m individual medley, the women's 400m individual medley and silver in the women's 400m freestyle 

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