Famous Olympic Siblings from the 21st Century

Robert Gifford; JOUR 414 Capstone

1. Venus and Serena Williams are from Lynwood, California.The two became professionals at the age of 14 and
have combined to win 30 Grand Slams in women’s singles.When playing against one another, Serena leads
the head-to-head 19-12, and as doubles partners, they have won three Olympic gold medals.
(Emmett Anderson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

2. Pau and Marc Gasol are from Barcelona, Spain. Pau was named an NBA All-Star six times, and Marc was
named an NBA All-Star three times. Marc also won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2013. In
international basketball, they won Olympic silver medals for Spain in 2008 and 2012.
(Cristopher Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

3. Bob and Mike Bryan are identical twins from Camarillo, California. The two have won more tournaments,
matches, games, and Grand Slams than any other men’s duo. Over their career, they held the world No.1
doubles rank for a total of 438 weeks. Together they have won 16 Grand Slams and one Olympic gold medal.
(Michael Frey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

4. Andy and Jamie Murray are from Glasgow, United Kingdom. Andy is the former world No. 1 and a three-
time Grand Slam champion. Jamie, who primarily plays doubles, is a seven-time Grand Slam
champion. Despite the two playing Olympic doubles together, they have yet to win a medal.
(Cristopher Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

5. Paul and Gary O’Donovan are from Cork, Ireland. Together, they won a gold medal at the 2016 European
Rowing Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.
(Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)