LSU at the Olympics: Tigers win 8 medals in Paris
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Eleven former and current Tigers qualified for the Paris Olympics. Brooks Curry won a Silver medal in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay for the United States. Juan-Celaya Hernandez grabbed a Silver medal in the 3m Synchronized Springboard for Mexico. Italy's Chiara Pellacani placed fourth in the 3m Springboard finals.
TRACK AND FIELD
Fourteen current and former Tigers competed in the Track and Field events and won six medals. Sha'Carri Richardson won Silver in the 100m and anchored the Women's 4x100m Relay to win the Gold medal. Vernon Norwood snagged a Silver medal in the Mixed 4x400m Relay and won gold in the Men's 4x400m Relay. Mondo Duplantis won his second Gold medal in the pole vault for Sweden and broke the Olympic record for the highest vault at 6.25 meters. Sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake won Bronze in the Men's 4x100m Relay for Great Britain.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Former LSU Beach Volleyball stars Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss - known as TKN - won three matches during pool play against Canada, Australia and China. They were eliminated once bracket play began, beaten by the second Canada team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Former LSU Tiger and current Portland Trailblazer Duop Reath and LSU Associate Head Coach David Patrick are a part of Team Australia. Their Olympic run ended in the first round of bracket play against Serbia. The team won their opening game against Spain and then dropped two pool play games.
Former LSU Tiger point guard Tremont Waters competed with Puerto Rico. They lost all the pool play games and did not continue into bracket play.
TENNIS
LSU Men’s Tennis alum Neal Skupski competed for the men’s doubles title with partner Joe Salisbury for their home country of Great Britain. The pair lost to the Czech Republic in a surprising first-round upset.
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GYMNASTICS
Former LSU Gymnastics star Aleah Finnegan competed for her mother's home country, the Philippines, and placed 47th in the women's all-around competition.