The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will bring together the best athletes in the world, and among them will be three Boston College standouts.

A “Trio of Eagles” is set to compete and coach against the best in the world. Keep an eye out for Erika Reineke, Laura Hottenrott, and Ralf Bissdorf.

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Erika Reineke, Team USA Sailing at 2024 Olympics

Erika Reineke, a 2017 graduate of Boston College, will represent the United States as a member of the sailing team. BC shared that this is Reineke’s first time competing at the Olympic games.

“(She will be) racing against the world in the ICLA 6 boat, also known as the women’s dinghy,” said the college.

Greg Wilkinson, the current sailing coach at Boston College, traveled to Paris with the Olympian as her personal coach.

Much of the Olympic games will be centered in Paris, but the sailing venue will be 400 miles south in a Mediterranean port city called Marseille.

The opening day for competition will be Thursday, August 1st.

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Laura Hottenrott, Boston College Grad Racing for Team Germany

Laura Hottenrott graduated from Boston College in 2016 and will represent her native country of Germany in the women’s marathon.

“An All-America honoree during her time with the Eagles, Hottenrott has run a personal best 2:24:32 over the 26.2-mile distance, set this past December at the 202 Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso in Valencia, Span,” shared BC. “During her pro racing career, she has broken the 2:30 barrier on three occasions.”

The women’s marathon is scheduled to start on Sunday, August 11th.

Ralf Bissdor, Boston College Fencing Coach at the Paris Olympics

Ralf Bissdorf currently serves as the assistant coach for the Boston College fencing team, but for now, he will spend his time in Paris as the Team USA national coach in women’s foil.

Bissdorf competed in the Olympics in 2000, earning a silver medal in the foil, and he was ranked No. 1 in the world when he captured the 2000 World Cup fencing championship in Havana, Cuba.

Competition for women’s foil is set to begin on Sunday, July 28th.

Boston College Athletics has been a competitive program for years, and now the world will get to see just how impressive the school’s athletes are.

The 2024 Paris Olympics kicks off on Friday, July 26th on Peacock and NBC.

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