Jul 03, 2024
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — As the Summer Olympic Games in Paris approach, 10 On Your Side is covering all of the local athletes who have qualified for the games, including some who are returning for their second Olympics. EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 28: Grant Holloway poses with the gold medal in front of a miniature Eiffel Tower after winning the men's 110 meter hurdles final on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 28, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Grant Holloway is a native of Chesapeake and will compete in the 110-meter hurdles. He graduated from Grassfield High School before attending the University of Florida, where he won eight NCAA titles and helped the Gators win three team NCAA titles. He won the silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. In 2023, Holloway won his third consecutive world championship in the event. In the final of the 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, he ran his second-fastest time ever and the fourth-fastest time in history as he topped a tight field. Grant Holloway tops field in 110-meter hurdles in Olympic Trials final Holloway recently said he has redemption on his mind after what happened to him at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where he was upset by Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment and had to settle for a silver medal, finishing there in 13.09 seconds. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JUNE 22: Justin Dowell of USA competes in the Cycling BMX Freestyle Men's Park Final during the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest on June 22, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by David Balogh/Getty Images) Justin Dowell is from Virginia Beach and will be competing in BMX Freestyle. Dowell attended Princess Anne High School and currently lives in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. Dowell represented Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and finished eighth in the Men's Park category. He won his first World Championships in 2018 and scored a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in 2019. He is known for his signature trick, the "twix," and is the only rider who does this trick in competition. VB native advances to Olympics BMX freestyle for the second time “Thank you everyone who has supported me over this long qualifying span, dating back almost 2 years,” Dowell said in an Instagram caption. “It’s been tough! On to Paris!” United States' Leah Crouse passes the ball during the Women's FIH Hockey Pro League match at Lee Valley, London. Picture date: Saturday June 1, 2024. (Photo by Rhianna Chadwick/PA Images via Getty Images) Leah Crouse is from Virginia Beach and will be playing on the U.S. Field Hockey Team. Crouse started playing lacrosse when she was 10 years old and was immediately hooked. She graduated from Cox High School, where she helped the school win its 18th and 19th state titles. Crouse then went on to attend Duke University and the University of Maryland. She also helped the U.S. win silver at the 2023 Pan American Games. EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 24: Quincy Wilson competes in the men's 400 meter final on Day Four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Quincy Wilson attended Great Bridge Middle School in Chesapeake before moving to Baltimore, Maryland. The 16-year-old ran in the 400 meter finals of the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon and finished with a final time of 44.94 seconds. Wilson set the under-18 world record in the 400 meters and is the youngest American track and field male in Olympic history. He will be part of the men's 4x400-relay pool. 16-year-old track phenom Wilson waits for Olympic destiny after trials SANTIAGO, CHILE - OCTOBER 28: Stephanie Roble and Margaret "Maggie" Shea of Team United States compete in the Women's Skiff (49er FX) Sailing Race at Confradia Nautica del Pacifco on Day 8 of the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games on October 28, 2023 in Algarrobo, Chile. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Stephanie Roble will be heading to her second Olympics alongside partner Maggie Shea. The pair will be competing in sailing (49erFX). Roble attended Old Dominion University. Shea and Roble have been sailing together since 2016, but they’ve known each other for a while. They finished 11th at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Previously: US Olympic Sailing duo featuring ODU alum out of Tokyo Olympics due to technical disqualification
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