These Athletes With Kentucky Ties Are Headed To The Olympics

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics less then a month away, we now know who will be representing Team USA on the world stage. A number of athletes with Kentucky ties will also be competing starting on July 23.

Here's a list of athletes who have called Kentucky home at one time and what sport they'll be competing in.

Team USA

Men's Basketball

• Bam Adebayo (former University of Kentucky player)
• Devin Booker (former UK player)

Fencing:

• Women's Foil: Lee Kiefer (Lexington native; current UK College of Medicine student)

Men's Golf:

• Justin Thomas (Louisville native; Saint Xavier High School graduate)

Track & Field

• Women's 100m Hurdles: Kendra "Keni" Harrison (UK alum)
• Women's 400m Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin (UK alum)
• Women's 100m: Javianne Oliver (UK alum)
• Women's Shot Put: Jessica Ramsey (Western Kentucky University alum)
• Men's 110m Hurdles: Daniel Roberts (UK alum)
• Men's 100m: Ronnie Baker (Louisville native; Ballard High School graduate)
• Men's 1500m: Yared Nuguse (Louisville native; duPont Manual High School graduate)

Shooting

• Women's Rifle: Mary Tucker (current UK student)
• Men's Rifle: William Shaner (current UK student)

Swimming

• Women's 4x200m Relay: Brooke Forde (Louisville native; Sacred Heart Academy graduate)
• Men's 200m Fly: Zach Harting (University of Louisville alum)

Team Denmark

• Track & Field: Men's Marathon: Thijs Nijhuis (Eastern Kentucky University alum)

Team Great Britain

• Track & Field: Men's Decathlon: Tim Duckworth (UK alum)

Team Ireland

• Women's Field Hockey: Ayeisha McFerran (UofL alum)

Team Jamaica

• Track & Field: Women's 400m Hurdles: Leah Nugent (UK alum)

Team Puerto Rico

• Track & Field: Women's 100m: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (UK alum)

Team Serbia

• Swimming: Men's 100m Freestyle: Andrej Barnav (UofL alum)