LeBron James’s U.S. co-flag bearer at the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony was Coco Gauff.
Paris 2024 used one male and one female flag bearer for each delegation. James and Gauff carried the American flag during the parade of athletes on the Seine on July 26, 2024.
The choice was historic for both athletes. James became the first U.S. male basketball player selected as an Olympic opening-ceremony flag bearer, while Gauff became the first tennis player and, at age 20, the youngest American ever chosen for the role.
A common mix-up is with Katie Ledecky, who was also a U.S. flag bearer in Paris—but at the closing ceremony, alongside rower Nick Mead. Simone Biles was a prominent U.S. gymnast at the Games but was not an opening-ceremony flag bearer.