A slew of Garden Staters are showing their Jersey grit—and athletic prowess—at the Paris Olympics, and several have snagged gold and silver medals.
On Saturday, August 10, New Jersey’s own Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, of Dunellen, nabbed her second gold medal of the week, in the U.S. women’s 4×400 relay. The win came just two days after the 25-year-old track and field star won gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, breaking her own world record with a time of 50.37 seconds. McLaughlin-Levrone, who attended Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, had previously broken the world record at the end of June at the Olympic trials.
In swimming, two Morris County natives—Jack Alexy, 21, and Nic Fink, 31—won big. Alexy, who grew up in Mendham and went to the Delbarton School in Morristown, won one gold and one silver medal. Morristown’s Fink, who went to the Pingry School in Basking Ridge, won one gold and two silvers. On a personal note, Fink’s wife, Melanie Margalis Fink (a former Olympian herself) is pregnant with the couple’s first child.
A full list of the winners with Jersey ties is below. Note: This list will be updated throughout the summer Olympics until it ends on August 11.
- Basketball player Bam Adebayo, 27, of Newark: Gold medal in the men’s basketball tournament
- Swimmer Jack Alexy, 21, of Mendham: Gold medal in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay; silver medal in the men’s 4×100-meter medley
- Former Rutgers basketball star Kahleah Copper, 29: Gold medal in the women’s basketball tournament
- Fencer Jackie Dubrovich, 29, who was raised in Riverdale and now lives in Maplewood: Gold medal in women’s foil fencing
- Swimmer Nic Fink, 31, of Morristown: Gold medal in the mixed 4×100-meter medley relay; silver medal in the men’s 100m breaststroke; silver medal in the men’s 4×100-meter medley relay
- Hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 25, of Dunellen: Gold medal in the women’s 4x400m relay; gold medal in the women’s 400-meter hurdles
- Triathlete Morgan Pearson, 30, of New Vernon and Spring Lake: Silver medal in the mixed triathlon relay
- Goalkeeper Casey Murphy, 28, of Bridgewater: Gold medal in the women’s soccer tournament
- Gymnast Hezly Rivera, 16, of Oradell: Gold medal for the women’s artistic team all-around
- Wrestler Sebastian Rivera, 25, of Toms River: Bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65kg
- Golfer Scottie Scheffler, 28, of Ridgewood: Gold medal in men’s individual golf
The closing ceremony takes place Sunday, August 11, at 3 pm.
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