2024 Paris Olympics - Lao athletes and their results

The recent Olympic Games in Paris saw 3 athletes representing Lao PDR and 1 representing USA.  Here's a closer look at them and how they did...

Steven Insixiengmay

Represented:  Lao PDR

Competed on:  July 27, 2024

Competed in:  Swimming - Men's 100m Breastroke

Results:  In Heat 1, he finished 1st in his heat with 1:04.64.

Background:  20 years old from North Carolina, USA, overall Olympic rank 31

Ariana Southa Dirkzwager

Represented:  Lao PDR

Competed on:  July 28, 2024

Competed in:  Swimming - Women's 200m Freestyle - Heats

Results:  In Heat 1, she finished 2nd in her heat with 2:07.22.

Background:  20 years old from Kansas, USA, overall Olympic rank 25

Silina Pha Aphay

Represented:  Lao PDR

Competed on:  August 2, 2024

Competed in:  Athletics - Women's 100m 

Results:  She finished 6th in the preliminary round heat 1 with a result of 12.450.

Background:  28 years old from Champasak, Lao PDR, flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony

Special mention

Suni Lee

Represented:  USA

Competed on:  Multiple days

Competed in:  Women's artistic gymnastics

Results:  

• Won gold with Team USA in the team finals
• Bronze in the individual all-around final
• Bronze in the uneven bars final

Background:  21 years old from St. Paul Minnesota, USA.  Born as Sunisa Phapsoumpou, she is of Hmong ethnic decent from parents who were originally from Laos.  Her mother is Yeev Thoj.  She uses the last name of the man who helped raise her, John Lee.