Here are Alaskans who have won medals in the Olympics

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner made history on Wednesday, becoming the first Alaskan to win multiple Olympic gold medals when she captured gold with Team USA in the women’s team pursuit cycling event. Faulkner is one of nearly 20 Alaskan athletes to earn medals at the Olympic Games. Here’s a look at who else is on that list:

1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles — Kris Thorsness, gold medal, rowing (Anchorage)

1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea — Andrea Lloyd Curry, gold medal, basketball (Juneau, Sitka)

1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France — Hilary Lindh, silver medal, downhill (Juneau)

1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway — Tommy Moe, gold medal in downhill, silver medal in super-G (Palmer, Girdwood)

1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta — Michele Granger, gold medal, softball (Anchorage)

2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney — Passion Richardson, bronze medal, track (Fairbanks)

2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece — Matt Emmons, gold medal, riflery (Fairbanks/UAF)

2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece — Carlos Boozer, bronze medal, basketball (Juneau)

2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy — Rosey Fletcher, bronze medal, snowboarding (Girdwood)

2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy — Pam Dreyer, bronze medal, hockey (Eagle River)

2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing — Carlos Boozer, gold medal, basketball (Juneau)

2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing — Matt Emmons, silver medal, riflery (Fairbanks/UAF)

2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing — Corey Cogdell, bronze medal, trapshooting (Eagle River)

2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada — Kerry Weiland, silver medal, hockey (Palmer)

2012 Summer Olympics in London — Janay DeLoach, bronze medal, long jump (Fairbanks)

2012 Summer Olympics in London — Jamie Beyerle, gold medal, riflery (Fairbanks/UAF)

2012 Summer Olympics in London — Matt Emmons, bronze medal, riflery (Fairbanks/UAF)

2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro— Corey Cogdell, bronze medal, trapshooting (Eagle River)

2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea — Kikkan Randall, gold medal, cross-country skiing (Anchorage)

2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo — Lydia Jacoby, gold medal swimming 100-meter breaststroke, silver medal swimming 4x100-meter relay medley (Seward)

2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — Alev Kelter, bronze medal, rugby sevens, (Eagle River/Chugiak)

2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — Sagen Maddalena, silver medal, riflery (Fairbanks/UAF)

2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — Kristen Faulkner, gold medal, road cycling, gold medal, team pursuit cycling (Homer)

This list includes athletes who grew up or competed here and athletes who lived here while pursuing their sport. It does not include those who moved to Alaska after their careers had ended.