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2020 Summer Olympics: Team USA Names to Know for the Tokyo Games

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The ink isn't even dry on the 2016 Olympic record books, but we're already looking forward four years to Tokyo to preview some of the Team USA names and faces that should rise to fame in 2020.

You already know about teenage phenoms and Olympic medalists such as Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez and Shakur Stevenson, and sure, they'll each be key contributors in Tokyo. But our goal is to clue you in on some names that you likely don't yet know.

As much as we've all enjoyed the Olympics, let's face facts: Most Americans won't think about sports like swimming, gymnastics or track and field again in the next 47 months—let alone diving, weightlifting or any of the various shooting events.