Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that there are so many D.C.-area athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics right now, given the abundance of great high school and college teams in the District and its surrounding suburbs. (Washingtonian estimates that there are at least two dozen athletes with ties to the region competing.)

A scan of the results so far shows that Washington-based athletes are racking up medals (or, at least, making a valiant shot at the podium) in multiple competitions, giving local sports fans something to be proud of. The summer games continue through Sunday, Aug. 8. Here’s how the region is showing up and showing out so far.

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Gold Medalists

Andrew Wilson: A Bethesda swimmer, Wilson contributed to the team’s 4×100 medley relay gold medal. He made history as the first-ever Division III collegiate swimmer to qualify for Team USA at the Olympics.

Ariel Atkins and Tina Charles: The two Washington Mystics basketball players helped the Team USA women’s basketball team earn its 55th consecutive win and seventh straight gold medal.

Chase Kalisz: The Maryland swimmer won gold during the men’s 400-meter individual medley on July 24.

Katie Ledecky: An undeniable champion, the swimming star from Bethesda came into this year’s games with a handful of (literally, five) Olympic gold medals to her name. So far, she’s won two gold medals (1500m and 800m) and two silver medals (400m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay) this Olympics, bringing her to 10 total medals across three Olympics Games. She’s become one of the faces of USA swimming, breaking records along the way: she became the first swimmer to win the 800 freestyle in three consecutive Olympics.

Kevin Durant and Jerami Grant: Durant, a proud Prince George’s County native, and Grant, who hails from Hyattsville, helped the U.S. squeeze in an 87-82 win over France on Aug. 6, marking the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team’s fourth straight Olympic gold medal.

United States’ Ariel Atkins (7), center, celebrates with teammates after their win in the women’s basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Charlie Neibergall / AP Photo

Silver Medalists

Grant Holloway: After having come within one one-hundredth of a second of breaking the world record at the Olympic trials in June, the Chesapeake, Va., track star came in second behind Jamaican Hansle Parchment  in the men’s 110-meter hurdles in the finals.

Katie Zaferes: The Maryland triathlete earned silver in the mixed relay and bronze in the women’s triathlon event.

Kyle Snyder: The Woodbine, Maryland native silver-medaled in the final of the freestyle wrestling’s 215-pound category on Saturday. Also known as “Captain America,” Snyder lost to long-time rival Adbulrashid Sadulaev, from Russia.

Lucas Kozeniesky: The Robinson Secondary School (in Fairfax) alum silver medaled in the mixed 10m air rifle event, narrowly missing gold.

Torri Huske: A graduate of Yorktown High School and an Arlington native, Huske earned silver in the 4×100 medley relay for swimming. She also narrowly missed bronze in the individual 100-meter butterfly. The 18-year-old athlete received a warm welcome from friends, family, and the Arlington County Fire Department when she returned home.

Taylor Knibb: The Sidwell Friends graduate won more than a silver medal for her role in the triathlon mixed relay; she also earned the praise of D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who congratulated the young star on Twitter. Knibb is also the youngest woman ever to qualify for the U.S. Olympic triathlon team.

The United States team celebrates after winning the silver medal in the mixed relay triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Francisco Seco / AP Photo

Bronze Medalists

Emily Sonnett and Kelly O’Hara: The Washington Spirit soccer players beat Australia in a hard-fought bronze medal match.

Helen Maroulis: The Rockville wrestler dominated in the bronze-medal match for the women’s 53 kilogram weight class, winning 11-0 and becoming the first woman in U.S. wrestling history to own two medals. And that’s after having dealt with multiple concussions and PTSD from wrestling.

Noah LylesThe Alexandria track star — and subject of a Washington Post interactive comic book — medaled in the men’s 200-meter race.

Trevor Stewart: From Lorton, Va., Stewart became the first graduate of a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to medal in the Tokyo Olympics. The track and field athlete earned bronze in the men’s 4×100 relay and competes again Aug. 6 in the 4×4 100m relay.