Olympics
Meet seven inspiring athletes from North Carolina competing in Olympics
Posted July 23, 2021 6:39 p.m. EDT
Updated July 25, 2021 6:47 a.m. EDT
There's plenty of North Carolinians to be rooting for in the Olympics this year!
Claire Curzan, from Cary, is only 17, and a rising senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School.
21-year-old Andrew Capobianco of Holly Springs is also making a splash. He's competing in the 3-meter synchronized and individual diving events.
Gabbi Cunningham, a 23-year-old former North Carolina State University track star from Charlotte, will sprint toward the finish.
Be on the look out for Kendra Harrison from Clayton. She's 28-years-old and also running the 100-meter hurdles.
Quanera Hayes, from Hope Mills, had her 2-year-old son on the track after she placed in the 400-meter dash during the Olympic trials.
We'll see some high-flying stunts from North Carolina athletes doing BMX freestyle.
Justin Dowell, from Fuquay-Varina, trained in Holly Springs, will be among seven others in Team U.S.A.
Here are all the athletes competing in this year's Olympics from North Carolina:
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | SPORT | BIRTHPLACE | HOMETOWN | CURRENT RESIDENCE | SCHOOL | OLYMPIC TEAMS | OLYMPIC MEDALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim | Federowicz | Baseball | Erie, Pa. | Apex, NC | Los Angeles, Calif. | University of North Carolina | TimFederowicz29 | @FedX19 | @FedEx19 | ||
| Ryder | Ryan | Baseball | Huntersville, NC | Huntersville, NC | Round Rock, Texas | University of North Carolina | @ryder_ryan | @ryderryan15 | |||
| Edrice "Bam" | Adebayo | Basketball | Newark, NJ | Pinetown, NC | Miami, Fla. | University of Kentucky | @bam1of1 | @bam1of1 | |||
| Naomi | Graham | Boxing | Fayetteville, NC | Fayetteville, NC | Colorado Springs, Colo. | ||||||
| Evy | Leibfarth | Canoe/Kayak (Slalom) | Sylva, NC | Bryson City, NC | Bryson City, NC | Online | evykayaks | @evykayak1 | |||
| Michal | Smolen | Canoe (Slalom) | Krakow, Poland | Charlotte, NC | Gastonia, NC | Belmont Abbey College | 2016 | smolenUSA | @michaelsmolen | @instapaddler | |
| Adrian | Hegyvary | Cycling | Chicago, Ill. | Asheville, NC | Asheville | University of Washington | @ahegyvary | ||||
| Andrew | Capobianco | Diving | Mineola, NY | Holly Springs, NC | Holly Springs, NC | Indiana University Bloomington | @ajcapo_99 | @ajcapo99 | |||
| Claire | Curzan | Swimming | Cary, NC | Cary, NC | Cary, NC | @claire.curzan | |||||
| Erika | Brown | Swimming | Modesto, Calif. | Charlotte, NC | Knoxville, Tenn. | University of Tennessee | @erikabrown27 | ||||
| Anna | Cockrell | Track and Field | San Ramon, Calif. | Charlotte, NC | Los Angeles, Calif. | University of Southern California | @AnnaCockrell48 | @annacockrell | |||
| Kendra "Keni" | Harrison | Track and Field | Nashville, Tenn. | Clayton, NC | Austin, Texas | University of Kentucky | kendra.harrison1 | @ken_aye_ | @ken_aye_ | ||
| Quanera | Hayes | Track and Field | Hope Mills, NC | Hope Mills, NC | Hope Mills, NC | Livingstone College | @prettyquinn1908 | @pretty_quinn1908 | |||
| Randolph | Ross | Track and Field | Raleigh, NC | Raleigh, NC | Greensboro, NC | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | @jun1or_77 | @randolphhross | |||
| Caine | Wilkes | Weightlifting | Matthews, NC | Matthews, NC | Indian Trail, NC | Old Dominion University | @dragonwilkes | @thedragonwilkes | |||
| John | Stefanowicz | Wrestling | Jacksonville, NC | Jacksonville, NC | Camp Lejeune, NC | Kennard Dale High School | @stefanowiczjohn | @rockman_actual | |||
| Naya | Tapper | Rugby | Beaufort, SC | Beaufort, SC | Charlotte, NC | University of North Carolina | @Nayatapper | @Nayatapper | |||
| Mary | Tucker | Shooting | Pineville, NC | Sarasota, Fla. | Sarasota, Fla. | University of Kentucky | 2020 | @mtucker10.9 | |||
| Shane | Baz | Baseball | Cypress, Texas | Tomball, Texas | Durham, NC | @thewizardofbaz | |||||
| Zachary | Lokken | Canoe (Slalom) | Durango, Colo. | Durango, Colo. | Charlotte, NC | Central Piedmont Community College | @ZachLokken | @bugzathug | |||
| Lily | Williams | Cycling | Tallahassee, Fla. | Tallahassee, Fla. | Asheville, NC | Vanderbilt University | @lily_bwilliams | @willy_lilliams | |||
| Camilla | Feeley | Rhythmic Gymnastics | Wheeling, Ill. | Wheeling, Ill. | Wheeling, Ill. | University of North Carolina | @camillafeeley | ||||
| Lucas | Kozeniesky | Shooting | Metairie, La. | Fairfax , Va. | Fairfax , Va. | North Carolina State University | 2016, 2020 | LucasKozUSA | @lucaskozusa | ||
| Crystal | Dunn | Soccer | Queens, NY | Rockville Centre, NY | Washington, DC | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2016 | @cdunn19 | |||
| Abby | Dahlkemper | Soccer | Lancaster, Pa. | Menlo Park, Calif. | Cary, NC | University of California, Los Angeles | AbbyDahlkemperOfficial | @abbydahlkemper | @abbydahlkemper | ||
| Sam | Mewis | Soccer | Weymouth, Mass. | Hanson, Mass. | Cary, NC | University of California, Los Angeles | SamMewisOfficial | @sammymewy | @sammymewy | ||
| Tobin | Heath | Soccer | Morristown, NJ | Basking Ridge, NJ | England | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2008, 2012, 2016 | 2 Gold | @tobinheath | @tobinheath | |
| Lynn | Williams | Soccer | Fresno, Calif. | Fresno, Calif. | Cary, NC | Pepperdine University | @lynnraenie | @lynnwilliams9 | |||
| Andrew | Seliskar | Swimming | Charlotte, NC | McLean, Va. | Berkeley, Calif. | University of California, Berkeley | @andrewseliskar | ||||
| Erika | Brown | Swimming | Modesto, Calif. | Charlotte. NC | Knoxville, Tenn. | University of Tennessee | @erikabrown27 | ||||
| Tommy | Paul | Tennis | Vorhees, NJ | Vorhees, NJ | Greenville, NC | @tommypaul1 | @tommypaull | ||||
| Alex | Young | Track and Field | Nashville, Tenn. | Nashville, Tenn. | Chapel Hill, NC | Southeastern Louisiana University | @ayo_young1 | @ayo_young1 | |||
| David | Kendziera | Track and Field | Mount Prospect, Ill. | Mount Prospect, Ill. | Chapel Hill, NC | University of Illinois | @davidkendziera | @bigwavedave110 | |||
| Kenny | Selmon | Track and Field | Mableton, Ga. | Mableton, Ga. | Atlanta, Ga. | University of North Carolina | @KennySelmon | @kenny_selmon | |||
| Paul | Chelimo | Track and Field | Rift Valley, Kenya | Beaverton, Ore. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 2016 | 1 Silver | paulchelimo32 | @paulchelimo | @paul_chelimo |
| Chelsea | Gray | Basketball | Duke University | cgray209 | @cgray209 | @cgray209 | |||||
| Ashley | Twichell | Swimming | Mt. Kisco, N.Y. | Fayetteville, N.Y. | Duke University | atwichell1 | @atwich616 | ||||
| Jordan | Windle | Diving | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Trained at Duke University | jordan.windle.5 | @DiverJordan | @_diverjordan_/ | |||
| Jayson | Tatum | Basketball | St. Louis, Missouri | Duke University | @jaytatum0 | @jaytatum0 | |||||
| Kara | Lawson | Basketball | Alexandria, Va. | Durham, NC | Duke University women's basketball coach | Kara Lawson Barling | @karalawson20 | @karalawson | |||
| Perris | Benegas | Freestyle BMX | Reno, Nev. | Cary, NC | perrisbenegasbmx | @perrisbenegas | @perrisbenegas | ||||
| Gabbi | Cunningham | Track and Field | Charlotte | Charlotte | Cary | NC State | @its_gabbii | @its_gabbiii | |||
| Justin | Dowell | BMX | Virginia Beach, Va. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Holly Springs, NC | @justindowell_bmx | |||||
| Hanna | Roberts | BMX | Buchanan, Michigan | Jacksonville, NC | @hannahrobertsbmx1 | @hannah_roberts_bmx | |||||
| Doug | Payne | Equestrian (eventing) | Morristown, N.J. | Aiken, S.C. | Rougemont, NC | Rochester Institute of Technology | DPEquestrian | @DPEquestrian | @DPEquestrian | ||
| Jessica | Springsteen | Equestrian (show jumping) | Los Angeles, Calif. | Duke University | @JessicaSpringsteenOfficial | [@jessicaspringsteen}(https://www.instagram.com/jessicaspringsteen/) | |||||
| Tynita | Butts-Townsend | Track and Field | Hampton, Va. | Hampton, Va. | @flyinstallion | @kiddynamic | |||||
