Team USA, featuring UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles, left, celebrates winning gold in the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. (Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports)

If your endorphins have ticked up in the past three weeks, you were probably watching the 2024 Paris Olympics along with record-shattering audiences around the globe. In showcasing the athletic excellence of more than 10,000 athletes from 206 nations, the Games birthed legends, conjured shocking upsets and provided countless examples of overjoyed team spirit on one of the world’s biggest stages.

UC athletes were right in the thick of it all — from triumph to heartbreak, exemplifying resilience and setting the tone for a memorable Games. And they brought home the hardware to prove it: Across 12 sports, 32 UC athletes won 11 gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze medals. Put another way, if UC were a nation, it would have racked up the 11th-most medals in the world — wow!

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