PARIS, France — The Paris Olympics are well underway, but track and field events are just getting started. Dozens of athletes with ties to Oregon will try to bring home gold medals for Team USA.
The track and field competition kicked off Thursday, Aug. 1 with the men's and women's 20km race walk. The action picks up with a slew of events starting on Friday, Aug. 2. Below is a look the local athletes who are competing in track and field events in Paris.
Shot put
Ryan Crouser, who graduated from Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, will go for his third Olympic gold in men's shot put. Jaida Ross (University of Oregon) will compete in women's shot put. This is the North Medford High School alumi's first Olympics.
- Men's qualification: 11:10 a.m. on Aug. 2
- Men's final: 10:34 a.m. on Aug. 3
- Women's qualification: 1:28 a.m. on Aug. 8
- Women's final: 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 9
10,000-meter
Woody Kincaid (University of Portland alumni) and Karissa Schweizer will make their second Olympic appearance. Schweizer trains with the Bowerman Track Club in Eugene.
- Men's final: 12:10 p.m. on Aug. 2
- Women's final: 11:55 a.m. on Aug. 9
1,500-meter
Cole Hocker (University of Oregon alumni) set a meet record in the trials, clinching a spot for his second Olympics. Nikki Hiltz briefly attended the University of Oregon before transferring to Arkansas.
- Men's round 1: 2:05 a.m. on Aug. 2
- Men's semifinals: 12:10 p.m. on Aug. 4
- Men's final: 11:50 a.m. on Aug. 6
- Women's round 1: 1:05 a.m. on Aug. 6
- Women's semifinals: 10:35 a.m. on Aug. 8
- Women's final: 11:25 a.m. on Aug. 11
5,000-meter
Along with the 10,000-meter, Karissa Schweizer is also competing in the 5,000-meter event.
- Women's round 1: 9:10 a.m. on Aug. 2
- Women's final: 12:10 p.m. on Aug. 5
100-meter hurdles
Alaysha Johnson (University of Oregon alumni) finished second in the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials in Eugene.
- Women's round 1: 1:15 a.m. on Aug. 7
- Women's semifinal: 3:05 a.m. on Aug. 9
- Women's final: 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 10
Men's 4x100-meter relay pool
Kyree King (University of Oregon alumni) is one of the athletes in the men's relay pool.
- Men's round 1: 2:35 a.m. on Aug. 8
- Men's final: 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 9
Athletes with local ties representing other countries
More than a dozen other track and field athletes with connections to Oregon are also competing in Paris, but they will be representing other countries. Here's a look at those athletes below:
- Jessica Hull: Women's 1,500-meter (former Duck representing Australia)
- Susan Ejore: Women's 1,500-meter (former Duck representing Kenya)
- Shana Grebo: Women's 400-meter (former Duck representing France)
- Emmanuel Ihemeje Jr.: Men's triple jump (attends University of Oregon; representing Italy)
- Klaudia Kazimierska: Women's 1,500-meter (former Duck representing Poland)
- Aneta Konieczek: Women's steeplechase (former Duck representing Poland)
- Claire Michel: Triathlon (former Duck representing Belgium)
- Kemba Nelson: 4x100-meter relay (former Duck representing Jamaica)
- Jorinde Van Klinken: Women's shot put, discus (former Duck representing Netherlands)
- Alessia Zarbo: Women's 10,000-meter (former Duck representing France)
- Suguru Osako: Men's marathon (Trains with Union Athletics Club; representing Japan)
- Mohammed Ahmed: Men's 5,000-meter (Trains with Bowerman Track Club; representing Canada)
- Simone Plourde: Women's 1,500-meter (Trains with Union Athletics Club; representing Canada)
- Michael Somers: Men's marathon (University of Portland alumni representing Belgium)
- Cathal Doyle: Men's 1,500-meter (University of Portland alumni representing Ireland)
- Lorea Ibarzabal: Women's 800-meter (University of Portland alumni representing Spain)
- Laura Hottenrott: Women's marathon (University of Portland alumni representing Germany)
- Anne Luijten: Women's marathon (University of Portland alumni representing Netherlands)
Brandon O'Rourke contributed to this report.
