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By Lawton Paddock: Current and former Longhorns won 16 medals during the 2024 Olympics, with six gold, seven silver, and three bronze. If competing as its own country, Texas would have been 16th among all nations in medals won. Their six gold medals would have netted the Longhorns a 14th place spot. [Sign up for Inside Texas and get the BEST Longhorns scoop!] 214 current and former UT athletes representing 38 countries have won 178 total medals, including 98 gold. GoldJulien Alfred (St. Lucia) Alfred attended UT from 2018-2023, becoming a national champion seven times across different events. …