16 Olympic Athletes Playing Their Sports As Kids Vs. Now In TokyoBuzzFeedFri, August 6, 2021 at 3:16 AM UTC3 min read1.Gymnast Jordan Chiles as a child:Chiles now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Amin Mohammad Jamali / Getty ImagesShe won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event. Icon Sportswire / Getty Images2.Swimmer Caeleb Dressel swimming as a child:Dressel now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Jean Catuffe / Getty ImagesHe won five gold medals in six different swimming events. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images3.Surfer Carissa Moore as a child:Moore now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Ryan Pierse / Getty ImagesShe won the gold medal for women's shortboard surfing. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images4.Skateboarder Jagger Eaton as a child (right):Eaton now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Dan Mullan / Getty ImagesHe won the bronze medal for men's street skateboarding. Jeff Pachoud / AFP via Getty Images5.Swimmer Simone Manuel as a child:Manuel now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Maddie Meyer / Getty ImagesShe won a bronze medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay. Xavier Laine / Getty Images6.Swimmer Katie Ledecky as a child:Ledecky now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Adam Davy / PA Images via Getty ImagesShe won two gold and two silver medals in various swimming events. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images7.Diver Andrew Capobianco as a child:8.Capobianco now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Maddie Meyer / Getty ImagesHe won a silver medal for synchronized springboard diving. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images9.Boxer Troy Isley as a child:Isley now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Luis Robayo - Pool / Getty ImagesHe beat his first opponent from Belarus, but lost in his next fight to Gleb Bakshi of the Russian Olympic Committee. Icon Sportswire / Getty Images10.Wrestler Adeline Gray as a child:Gray now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Tom Pennington / Getty ImagesShe won the silver medal in women's freestyle 76kg wrestling. Jack Guez / AFP via Getty Images11.Team volleyball player Justine Wong-Orantes as a child (right):Wong-Orantes now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Yuri Cortez / AFP via Getty ImagesWong-Orantes and the rest of her team are heading to the team volleyball semifinals against Serbia. Toru Hanai / Getty Images12.Rock climber Colin Duffy as a child:Duffy now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Maja Hitij / Getty ImagesHe was a finalist in sport climbing, but ultimately did not medal for the event. Maja Hitij / Getty Images13.Skateboarder Bryce Wettstein as a child:Wettstein now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Nurphoto / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesShe qualified for and competed in the women's park finals, but did not end up medaling in that event. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images14.Basketball player Devin Booker as a child:Booker now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Bradley Kanaris / Getty ImagesThe men's USA basketball team is headed to the finals against France. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images15.Karateka Sakura Kokumai as a child (right):Kokumai now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Harry How / Getty ImagesShe competed in the women's kata, but lost against Italy's Viviana Bottaro in the second bronze medal match. Annegret Hilse / Reuters16.And lastly, tennis player Jennifer Brady as a child:Brady now, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Patrick Smith / Getty ImagesShe ultimately lost against Italy in her women's singles match. Piroschka Van De Wouw / ReutersAbout Our Ads