The state of South Carolina will be well represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

There will be prominent athletes who attended Clemson and University of South Carolina who will vie for medals. There will be Olympians who were born or live in South Carolina competing, too.

The opening ceremony is Friday. It will feature South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, who will walk with First Lady Jill Biden.

Staley is not coaching but has two former players competing. Clemson will have six athletes with five different countries represented.

Here is the complete list of athletes with South Carolina ties competing in the Summer Olympics:

Clemson athletes competing in 2024 Paris Olympics

• Veronica Fraley, United States, Women’s track (discus)

• Natoya Goule, Jamaica, Women’s track (800)

• Hal Hershfelt, United States, Women’s soccer (alternate)

• Rojé Stona, Jamaica, Men’s track (discus)

• Kailen Sheridan, Canada, Women’s soccer

• Aleksandra Stoilova, Australia, Women’s track (4x100 relay)

PARIS OLYMPICS: Dawn Staley joining First Lady Jill Biden at opening ceremony for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

University of South Carolina athletes competing in 2024 Paris Olympics

• Aliyah Abrams, Guyana, Women's track (400)

• Laeticia Amihere, Canada, Women’s basketball

• Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina, Men's tennis

• Sabrina D’Angelo, Canada, Women’s soccer

• Anass Essayi, Morocco, Men's track (1,500)

• Eric Favors, Ireland, Men's track (shot put)

• Quincy Hall, United States, Men's track (400)

• Tomas Peribonio, Ecuador, Men's swimming

• Tatiana Salcutan, Moldova, Women’s swimming

• Julia Vincent, South Africa, Women's diving

• A'ja Wilson, United States, Women’s basketball

Other athletes with South Carolina ties competing in 2024 Paris Olympics

• Emma Navarro, Charleston resident, Women's tennis (United States)

• Raven Saunders, Charleston, Women's track, shot put (United States)

• Ellen Geddes, Aiken, Women's wheelchair fencing (United States)

• Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, North Charleston, Women's track, 100 hurdles (Puerto Rico)

• Quanera Hayes, Dillon, Women's track, 4x400 relay pool (United States)

• Melissa Jefferson, Georgetown, Women's track, 100 (United States)

• Canyon Barry, College of Charleston, 3-on-3 men's basketball (United States)

• Christian Coleman, West Columbia, Men's track relay pool (United States)

• Eduardo Garcia, Greenville, Men's marathon (Virgin Islands)

Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00

Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin

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