The most memorable and successful Olympic games in Notre Dame athletics history has wrapped up with the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Sunday, August 11. The University of Notre Dame saw 16 former and current student-athletes compete at the games, with the group combining for a school record 10 total medals (six gold, one silver and three bronze).
If Notre Dame student-athletes and alumni were a country, they would have tied for 14th with Hungary for the most gold medals in the ‘24 games and 21st with Poland and Belgium for the most overall medals.
Medals won by Notre Dame student-athletes and alumni in Paris –
Korbin Albert – Albert won a gold medal with the United States women’s soccer team, assisting on the game-winning goal in the final match (a 1-0 win over Brazil). Albert was a member of the Irish soccer program in 2021 and 2022 before trailblazing a new path for the Notre Dame program by signing a pro contract with Paris Saint-Germain after the ‘22 season.
Chris Guiliano (rising senior) – Guiliano won a gold medal on the 4×100-meter freestyle relay team, a silver medal with the 4×200-meter team and also competed in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle.
Nick Itkin (‘22) – A two-time fencing individual foilist national champion at Notre Dame, Itkin (‘22) is now a two-time Olympic medal winner adding a bronze medal earned in Paris to his bronze from the 2020 games in Tokyo.
Lee Kiefer (‘17) – Kiefer added a few exclamation points to her status as the most decorated women’s foil fencer in United States history at the games in Paris. She won two gold medals, one in the individual competition and another with the U.S. foil team. She joins Shannon Boxx (‘98) for the most Olympic gold medals by a Notre Dame alumnus with three (adding to her individual gold in Tokyo).
Jewell Loyd – Loyd earned her second gold medal in as many Olympic games (Paris, Tokyo) with the perennial power United States women’s basketball team in Paris. Loyd also is the first U.S. athlete to win a gold medal in FIBA’s five-one-five and three-one-three world cup tournaments. Loyd competed for Notre Dame in women’s basketball between 2012 and 2015 before declaring for the ‘15 WNBA Draft.
Eszter Muhari (rising junior) – The 2023 NCAA…