Hopkins HS Graduate advances in Olympics, Other Olympic Notes
(Paris) — St. Paul’s Suni Lee fell on the balance beam and finished sixth in that individual event at the Paris Olympics yesterday. Former Gopher and Carleton track athlete Matt Wilkinson of Minnetonka yesterday finished sixth in his 3000-meter steeplechase prelim, one spot off qualifying for the finals. Hopkins high school product Joseph Fahnbulleh won a heat race in the 200-meter dash yesterday, qualifying for tomorrow’s semifinals. He is representing Liberia at the Paris Games.
(Paris) — Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards and the United States men’s basketball team are looking to lock up a spot in the Olympic semifinals when it faces Brazil in a quarterfinals matchup today in Paris. The U-S is 9-0 against Brazil all-time at the Olympics, with its last win in the series coming back in Atlanta in 1996. The Americans finished group play in Paris at 3-0 following wins over Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico. The U-S is searching for its fifth straight gold medal. The game will tip-off at 2:30 P-M.
(Paris) — The United States women’s national soccer team will attempt to advance to the gold medal match on Tuesday. The U.S. plays Germany in a semifinal match. Team U-S-A advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 win over Japan last Saturday. Trinity Rodman scored the game-winning goal in extra time. The winner of the U-S versus Germany match will play in the gold medal match on Saturday. The loser of each match will play for the bronze medal on Friday.
(Paris) — Simone Biles is adding a silver medal to her collection as she wraps up her time at the Paris Olympics. She finished behind Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the women’s floor exercise final Monday. The silver gives Biles eleven overall medals in her Olympic career. Biles has left the door open to trying to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Fellow American Jordan Chiles earned the bronze medal.
(Paris) — American Valleri Allman is celebrating her second straight Olympic gold medal in the women’s discus throw. Elsewhere, Sam Kendricks won the silver medal in the men’s pole vault. Meanwhile, the fastest man alive Noah Lyles is headed to the semifinals of the men’s 200-meters. Lyles and fellow Americans Kenneth Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton all qualified for the semis tomorrow. In the women’s 200 meter semifinal, Gabrielle Thomas, McKenzie Long and Brittany Brown qualified for the final, which is slated for today. Other medal events in athletics today include the men’s long jump, men’s 1500-meters, and the women’s hammer throw.
(Paris) — Caroline Marks is celebrating a gold medal finish at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old stood atop the podium in the women’s surfing final. She scored a 10-and-a-half with her five-wave run, while Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb finished with a 10-point-33 score. It was her first-career Olympic gold medal.
(Paris) — The United States added eight more medals at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Team U-S-A is now up to 79 total medals including 21 gold. That ties China for the most gold so far. The Chinese sit second in the overall standings with 53 total medals. France is third with 48 medals.
