Notre Dame shines at 2024 Olympics with record-breaking medal count

Author: Michelle McDaniel

The 2024 Olympics in Paris concluded with an unforgettable closing ceremony on August 11, marking the most remarkable and successful games in Notre Dame Athletics history.

The University of Notre Dame was represented by 16 former and current student-athletes, who together achieved a school record by earning 10 medals—six gold, one silver, and three bronze.

Korbin Albert Gold Soccer
Chris Guiliano ’25 Gold Swimming (4×100-meter)
Chris Guiliano ’25 Silver Swimming (4×200-meter)
Nick Itkin ’22 Bronze Fencing
Lee Kiefer ’17 Gold Fencing (individual)
Lee Kiefer ’17 Gold Fencing (team)
Jewell Loyd Gold Basketball
Eszter Muhari ’26 Bronze Fencing
Yared Nuguse ’21 Bronze Running (1,500 meters)
Jackie Young Gold Basketball

If Notre Dame's student-athletes and alumni were considered a country, they would have tied for 14th place with Hungary for the most gold medals and shared 21st place with Poland and Belgium for the total number of medals.

Including the Paris games, Notre Dame has seen 118 student-athletes compete at the Olympic games since 1912. Those 118 athletes have won 48 medals.

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