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Connecticut has a significant Olympic history, sending 122 athletes since 1952 and winning 65 medals (28 gold, 21 silver, 16 bronze). More than 40 athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics either grew up, trained or went to school in the Constitution State. Some of the list includes:
Kieran Smith, Ridgefield- men’s 4x200 m freestyle relay
Alexis Holmes, Hamden- women's 4x400 m relay team
Alyssa Naeher, Stratford- soccer
Liam Corrigan, Old Lyme- men's four rowing (first US gold medal in the event since 1960)
Others include:
UCONN Huskies women's basketball
Dorothy Hamill Gold medal ice skater born in Greenwich
For more information https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Olympics-Eight-Conn-Olympians-win-Olympic-medals-11872395.php
