Team NYAC
Spanning 12 sports and four countries, 69 NYAC athletes competed at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
Omari Jones
A first time Olympian, Omari Jones secured his place on Team USA with a win in the welterweight division at the first World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy in early March, 2024. Since winning the 71kg title at the US Elite National Championships in 2020 and a silver medal at ...
Boxing - 71kg
Anne Cebula
Anne began fencing at age 15, then attended Barnard College and competed for Columbia University, with whom she claimed the 2019 NCAA Division I épée title, becoming the first Barnard student-athlete to secure an individual NCAA DI national title in any sport. Icing on the cake was that the ...
Fencing - Epée
Kat Holmes
One of the most experienced fencers on Team USA, Paris will be Kat’s third Games. She will contest the épée team event as a replacement athlete, joining a trio of first-time Olympians, including NYAC teammate Anne Cebula. In Rio in 2016, Kat was a member of the US team that placed fifth, after ...
Fencing - Epée
Mitchell Saron
Mitchell fought his way onto the Paris, his first Olympic appearance, after he finished as one of the top three saber fencers in the USA Fencing point standings. His ability as a world class fencer is illustrated by the fact that, in 2023, he was a key member of the US men’s saber team that ...
Fencing - Saber
Maria Laborde
Born in Cuba, Maria enjoyed significant international success before moving to the USA, including a barnstorming 2014 season that saw her claim an IJF Grand Prix gold medal in Havana, a Pan Am Championships gold and a world championships bronze.
The ensuing years were quiet as Maria handled ...
Judo: -48kg
Angie Delgado
Angie is among the most experienced judokas on the Team USA, Paris being her third outing at the Olympic Games. In Rio in 2016, she placed 17th, a position she improved to ninth at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Other career highlights include three Pan Am Games bronze medals (2011, 2015, 2023), ...
Judo: -52kg
Jack Yonezuka
To say that the sport of judo is in the DNA of the Yonezuka family may be an understatement. Although, Jack has made the team for these, his first, Olympic Games, he is treading a path previously walked by his grandfather, Yoshisada, a legendary two-time Olympic coach, and by his father, Nick, ...
Judo: -73kg
Jess Savner
Jess Savner, née Davis, battled her way on to her first Olympic team by placing fourth at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile last October. The modern pentathlon is a five-sport event created by Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, and comprising fencing, swimming, ...
Modern Pentathlon
Mikey Brannigan
A Long Island native, Mikey Brannigan was diagnosed with autism at age three and was non-verbal until age five. His running ability quickly became evident when he began training with the Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program, enabling him, as an eighth grader, to claim a place on his high ...
Paralympic Track and Field - T20 1500m
Tatyana McFadden
If there is a legend in the world of Paralympic sport, it must certainly be Tatyana McFadden. Tatyana will contest five individual T54 events—the 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and marathon—at the 2024 Paralympics, showcasing her versatility in the wheelchair races. These Paralympic Games will be ...
Paralympic Track and Field - T54 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and Marathon; 4x100 Universal Relay
Hunter Woodhall
Hunter Woodhall was born with fibular hemimelia, a condition necessitating that his lower legs were amputated at 11 months old. In high school, however, he gave evidence of his sprinting prowess, earning a place on the US team for the 2016 Paralympic Games, at which he won a silver medal in ...
Paralympic Track and Field - T64 100m, T62 400m, 4x100m Universal Relay
Grace Norman
Grace Norman is one of the most intimidating competitors on the international para triathlon circuit. At the Rio Games in 2016, she claimed the gold medal in the PT4 triathlon and also took a bronze in T44 400m on the track. Five years later, at the COVID-delayed Para Games in Tokyo, she ...
Paralympics - PTS5 Triathlon
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