Team USA is fielding a full women’s team roster and qualified one man for Paris 2024, so we’ll compete in the individual men’s and women’s events, women’s team and mixed team. Headlined by Casey Kaufhold, the USA’s first World #1 recurve woman in history, and winner of the Olympic test event and Brady Ellison, World #2, 3x Olympic medalist and World Champion, who will tie the U.S. record for Games appearances with his fifth in Paris, USA is looking strong for Paris.
Our women’s team enters the Games ranked #5 in the world, with recent solid performances that pose USA with its best shot at being a medal contender in over a decade. Our mixed team is currently world #2. The mixed team made its debut on the Olympic program in Tokyo, and since then USA has podiumed at 6 out of 10 Archery World Cup events.
Following strong performances at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, USA’s archers are eager to take their game to the world’s biggest stage.
Athletes to Watch:
- Brady Ellison 5x Olympian, 3x Olympic medalist, currently sits 2nd in the world and recently qualified for his 13th Archery World Cup Final as the winningest recurve man in the circuit’s history. Ellison will tie the U.S. record for Games appearances in Paris and is still in the hunt for his first Olympic Champion title, having two silver and one bronze medal under his belt already.
- Casey Kaufhold is the first U.S. recurve woman to ever hold the World #1 spot since the inception of world rankings, where she currently sits headed into her second Olympic Games. Having won silver at the 2021 World Archery Championships, a 4th place finish at the 2023 edition and numerous Archery World Cup medals since Tokyo, Kaufhold is a solid anchor for the team and has a history of winning in Paris.
- Catalina GNoriega, the alternate for the U.S. team for Tokyo 2020, will make her Olympic debut in Paris. She’s been a staple on the U.S. international teams for years, including an appearance at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, and is having a breakout year with several major podium finishes on the domestic circuit and improved performances on the world stage.
- Jennifer Mucino Fernandez has made a name for herself with a mixed team gold and individual bronze finish at a recent Archery World Cup. After competing for Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games and 2023 World Archery Championships, she’ll bring valuable experience to her second Games.