What Are the Chances Someone From ID Wins a Medal at the Olympics

You aren't alone if you didn’t know the summer Olympics are already going on. I had to look it up to find the start date and where they were happening.

The 2024 Summer Olympics are taking place in Paris, and they started last week on July 26th with the opening ceremony that evening. Of all the athletes competing in events this year, how many will be from Idaho, and what are the chances they will win?

What Are the Chances Someone From ID Wins a Medal at the Olympics?

There will be a lot of winners at the Paris Summer Olympics, but there will be even more who lose. With 329 events happening across 39 different sports, and medals for gold, silver, and bronze - there will only be around 1,000 winners heading home with medals. That’s the way competition goes and the competition is strong in the Olympics.

There will be around 10,500 athletes this year competing in Paris. According to the Team USA roster, Idaho is only being represented by 2 of the world’s best athletes. Historically, Idaho hasn’t performed very well at the Olympics, with only 1 gold medal at the previous Summer Olympics.

Idahoans will play in the following sports:

Boxing - Alyssa Mendoza from Caldwell
Track and Field - Chari Hawkins from Rexburg

Idaho almost had a 3rd representative this year, but Peyton Bair failed to qualify at the USA Olympic Trials in June. Matteo Jorgenson will be competing in Cycling and has ties to Idaho, but the Team USA roster lists his hometown in California.

The schedule for the Olympics can be found on the NBC Olympics website. Games run from July 26th through August 11th.