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.
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.
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.
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.
“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!”
Leah Crouse is from Virginia Beach and will be playing on the U.S. Field Hockey Team. Crouse started playing field hockey 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.
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 4×400-relay pool.
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.