Here are the University of Michigan athletes heading to the Paris Olympics

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It’s no secret that top athletes regularly visit the University of Michigan and represent the school around the world.

42 current, former and future Wolverines will represent 22 different countries at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, including Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Brazil, Hong Kong and Romania.

Many former and current UM coaches and assistant coaches will also travel to Paris to help their teams.

UM staff and students will also be taking part in the Paralympics in wheelchair rugby and Paralympic athletics at the end of August.

Here are the UM athletes traveling to Paris:

basketball

• Syla Swords | Prospective UM freshman (2024) | Canada

• Franz Wagner | UM letter winner (2020-21) | Germany

• Moritz Wagner | UM Letterwinner (2016-18) | Germany

Ride a bike

• Mike Woods | UM Track and Field (2005-06)/Cross Country (2004-07) with Honors | Canada

Field hockey

• Abby Tamer | UM Letterwinner (2021-present) | USA

golf

• Ashley Lau | UM Letterwinner (2019-23) | Malaysia

gymnastics

• Paul Judah | UM Letterwinner (2020-24) | USA

• Lais Najjar | UM Letterwinner (2022-present) | Syria

• Kevin Penev | UM Letter Winner (2019) | Bulgaria

• Fred Richard | UM Letterwinner (2023-present) | USA

rowing

• Abigail Dent | UM Senior, Award Winner (2021-present) | Canada

• Paige Badenhorst | UM Letterwinner (2018-2021) | South Africa

rugby

• Alena Olsen | UM graduate (2018) | South Africa

football

• Jayde Riviere | UM Letterwinner (2019-22) | Canada

• Shelina Zadorsky | UM Letterwinner (2010-13) | Canada (Traveling Alternate)

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Bathe

• Nikola Acin | UM letter winner (2023) | Serbia

• Yousuf Al-Matrooshi | UM second-year student, letterwinner (since 2023) | United Arab Emirates

• Felix Auböck | UM letter winner (2017-20) | Austria

• Stephanie Balduccini | UM Freshman, Award Winner (2024-present) | Brazil

• Eitan Ben-Shitrit | UM junior, top performer (since 2023) | Israel

• Rebecca Diaconescu | Incoming UM freshman (2024) | Romania

• Gal Groumi | UM Junior, Award Winner (2022-present) | Israel

• Siobhan Haughey | UM Letter Winner (2016-19) | Hong Kong

• Jon Jontvedt | First-year student at UM (2024) | Norway

• Natalie Kan | UM Junior, Award Winner (2022-present) | Hong Kong

• Maggie MacNeil | UM Letterwinner (2019–22) | Canada

• Eduardo Moraes | UM Letterwinner (2023) | Brazil

• Letitia Sim | UM junior, letterwinner (2022-23; 2024 Olympic redshirt) | Singapore

• Charlie Swanson | UM Letter Winners (2017-20) | USA

• Lorne Wigginton | UM Freshman (2024) | Canada

rail

• Dubem Amene | UM Senior, Top Performer (2021-24) | Nigeria

• Ben Flanagan | UM Track and Field (2015-18)/XC (2013-15, ’17) with distinction | Canada

• Ayden Owens Delerme | UM Letterwinner (2019-21) | Puerto Rico

• Cindy (Ofili) Sember | UM Letterwinner (2013-16) | Great Britain

• Savannah Sutherland | UM Junior, Award Winner (2022-present) | Canada

Triathlon

• Sophie Linn | UM Athletics (2016–18)/Cross Country (2015) with distinction | Australia

Water Polo

• Abby Andrews | UM Letterwinner (2019) | Australia

Wrestling

• Myles Amine | UM Letterwinner (2017-19, ’21-22) | San Marino

• Adam Coon | UM Letterwinner (2014-16, ’18) | USA

• Austin Gomez | UM Letterwinner (2024) | Mexico

• Stevan Micic | UM Letterwinner (2017-19, ’22) | Serbia

• Mason Parris | UM Letterwinner (2019-23) | USA

Read: Wrestler from Livingston County represents the fifth smallest country at the Olympic Games

Trainer

• Sean Bormet – Coach | UM Head Coach (2019-present) | San Marino

• Syque Caesar – Assistant Coach | UM letterwinner (2009, ’11-14) | USA

• Josh Churella – Coach | UM Assistant Coach (2012-present) | USA

• Jordan Gaarenstroom – Assistant Coach | UM Letterwinner (2011-14), Assistant Coach (2019-present) | USA

• Kevin Jackson – Coach | UM Assistant Coach (2021-present) | Mexico

• Sam Mikulak – Assistant Coach | UM Letterwinner (2011-14) | USA

• Coley Pawlikowski – Team Manager | UM Operations Manager (2023-present) | USA

• Steven Rajewsky – Coach | UM Assistant Coach (2013-present) | Canada

• Juha Tanskanen – assistant coach | UM assistant coach (since 2022) | Syria

• Erin Virtue – Assistant Coach | UM Head Coach (2023-present), UM Assistant Coach (2011-15) | USA

• Yuan Xiao – Assistant Coach | UM Head Coach (2021-present), Assistant Coach (2006-21) | USA

Paralympic Athletics

• Sam Grewe | Third-year medical student at UM | USA

• Leo Merle | UM School of Dentistry Graduate 2024 |

Paralympic wheelchair rugby

• Chuck Aoki | UM Adaptive Sports & Fitness Community Access Navigator | USA

Accredited

Gary Zenkel, President of NBC Olympics, UM Men’s Golf Honoree (1982-1983)Li Li Leung, President of USA Gymnastics, UM Women’s Gymnastics Honoree (1992-1995)Torrance Laury, USA Gymnastics Team Medical Personnel, UM Men’s Gymnastics Honoree (2007-10)Scott Bregman, Olympic Channel, UM Men’s Gymnastics Honoree (2006-09)Kensley Behel, NBC, Men’s Gymnastics Manager (2013-15)Tyler Meisinger, FloWrestling, UM Wrestling Honoree (2017-20)