The Buckeyes will be well-represented when the Games kick off in Tokyo next month.
A record 26 current, former and future Ohio State student-athletes will compete for their respective countries in next month’s Tokyo Olympics. It surpasses the previous record of 19 Buckeyes who participated in the 2008 Beijing Games, as well as the 16 at the 2016 Rio Games.
The full list includes:
- Former swimmer Matthew Abeysinghe - Sri Lanka
- Senior shot putter Adelaide Aquilla - United States
- Incoming freshman synchronized swimmer Emily Armstrong - Canada
- Junior swimmer Hunter Armstrong - United States
- Former sprinter Maggie Barrie - Sierra Leone
- Current sprinter Anavia Battle - United States
- Former fencer Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger - Canada
- Former rower Aina Cid Centelles - Spain
- Junior fencer Diego Cervantes - Mexico
- Former sprinter Christina Clemons (née Manning) - United States
- Senior swimmer Ruslan Gaziev - Canada
- Former fencer Alanna Goldie - Canada
- Senior sprinter Eric Harrison Jr. - Trinidad and Tobago
- Former fencer Eleanor Harvey - Canada
- Former gymnast Misha Koudinov - New Zealand
- Incoming freshman rower Anneta Kyridou – Greece
- Incoming freshman rower Maria Kyridou – Greece
- Sophomore pistol shooter Henry Leverett - United States
- Sophomore pistol shooter Jackson Leverett - United States
- Senior rower Alessandra Montesano - Italy
- Former rower Ilse Paulis - Netherlands
- Former soccer player Nichelle Prince - Canada
- Former rower Elodie Ravera - France
- Incoming freshman synchronized swimmer Ruby Remati - United States
- Former wrestler Kyle Snyder - United States
- Former gymnast Alec Yoder - United States
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, branded that way due to the postponement of last year’s Games due to the pandemic, will begin with the opening ceremonies on July 23 at 7 a.m. ET.
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