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Cheer For These 23 New Jersey Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics

We're days away from the Paris Olympics, and several of Garden State's fittest and most athletic residents will be there.

Keturah Orji, John Tolkin, Amanda Golini, Jack Yonezuka, and Hezly Rivera are just some of the New Jersey athletes representing Team USA at the Paris Olympics.

Keturah Orji, John Tolkin, Amanda Golini, Jack Yonezuka, and Hezly Rivera are just some of the New Jersey athletes representing Team USA at the Paris Olympics.

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A total of 23 athletes from New Jersey have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26.

  • Paxten Aaronson, of Medford: Soccer
  • Bam Adebayo, of Newark, and 2020 Olympian: Basketball
  • Jack Alexy, of Morristown: Swimming
  • Jackie Dubrovich, of Riverdale, a 2020 Olympian: Fencing
  • Nic Fink, of Morristown, a 2020 Olympian: Swimming
  • Amanda Golini, of Randolph: Field Hockey
  • Jesse Grupper, of Upper Montclair: Sport Climbing
  • Catarina Guimaraes, of Cranford: Para Track and Field
  • Sam Mattis, of East Brunswick, a 2020 Olympian: Track and Field
  • Sydney McLaughlin Levrone, of Dunnellen, a 2016 and 2020 Olympian: Track and Field
  • Keturah Orji, of Mount Olive, a 2016 and 2020 Olympian: Track and Field
  • Morgan Pearson, of New Vernon, a 2020 Olympian: Triathlon
  • Christie Raleigh Crossley, of Toms River: Para Swimming
  • Molly Reckford, of Short Hills, a 2020 Olympian: Rowing
  • Hezly Rivera, of Oradell: Gymnastics
  • Mitchell Saron, of Ridgewood: Fencing
  • Scottie Scheffler, of Ridgewood: Golf
  • Elizabeth Tartakovsky, of Livingston: Fencing
  • Curtis Thompson, of Florence, a 2020 Olympian: Track and Field
  • John Tolkin, of Chatham: Soccer
  • Amy Wang, of Sewell: Table Tennis
  • Jack Yonezuka, West Long Branch: Judo

California is the state with the most Olympic qualifiers (138), followed by Florida (46), then Texas (42).

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