Auburn at the 2020 Olympics - XXXII Olympiad July 23 - August 8, 2021 Tokyo, Japan
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Rachel Dincoff
Auburn at the 2020 Olympics
XXXII Olympiad
July 23 - August 8, 2021
Tokyo, Japan
Annie Lazor
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GENERAL INFORMATION
2020 Olympics Quick Facts
Table of Contents
Official Name: XXXII Olympiad Quick Facts / Facilities ............................ 1
Opening Ceremony: July 23 2020 Roster ............................................ 2
Closing Ceremony: August 8
Daily Schedule ..................................... 2-3
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Profiles ................................................ 4-9
Host Facility: Olympic Stadium
Slogan: United by Emotion All-Time Olympic Performers ............. 10-17
Official Web Site: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/ Auburn Olympic Medalists ................ 18-20
Auburn Olympian Breakdown ................ 21
Broadcast Information:
NBCUniversal announced plans to present 7,000 hours of programming surrounding the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Five cable networks —
USA Network, CNBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and GOLF Channel will present more than 1,300 hours between July
20 and the Closing Ceremony on Aug. 8. NBC Sports Digital will stream all 41 sports and 339 medal events on the Olympic program — plus
all ceremonies — on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app for 5,500 hours of streaming.
Media Information:
For more informaiton about Auburn athletes competing at the 2020 Olympic Games, contact Greg Ostendorf (Swimming) in the Auburn
Media Relations Office. Another option is to contact the United States governing bodies: USA Swimming (719.866.4578), USA Track & Field
(317.261.0500) or USA Gymnastics (317.237.5050).
Greg Ostendorf (Swimming)
gso0003@auburn.edu
Office: 334.844.9800
Cell: 317.695.0865
Olympic Facilities
Olympic Stadium Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Sports: Track & Field, Soccer Sports: Swimming, Diving, Artistic Swimming
Capacity: 68,000 Capacity: 15,000
Cost: $1.4 Billion Opened: October 24, 2020
Surface: Grass
Opened: December 21, 2019
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2020 ROSTER
Name Country Sport Years at AU Event(s)
Nathon Allen Jamaica Track & Field 2016-18 400m (R), 4x400m
Zach Apple USA Swimming 2015-18 100m Free
Emily Carosone Italy Softball 2013-16
Marcelo Chierighini Brazil Swimming 2010-14 4x100m Free Relay
Rachel Dincoff USA Track & Field 2014-16 Discus Throw
Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming 2016-20 50m Free, 100m Fly
Peter Holoda Hungary Swimming 2014-18 4x100m Medley Relay
Annie Lazor USA Swimming 2013-16 200m Breast
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics 2021-Current
Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming 2014-18 100m Fly
Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming 2016-20 50m Free, 100m Free
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis 2008-11 Men’s Doubles
Adriel Sanes USVI Swimming 2021-Current 100m Breast, 200m Breast
Kai Selvon Trinidad & Tobago Track & Field 2009-13 4x100m
Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field 2006-07 High Jump
Ruthie Bolton Nigeria W Basketball 1985-89 Assistant Coach
Gideon Louw Guatemala Swimming 2008-10, 2018-Current Assistant Coach
David Marsh Israel Swimming 1978-81, 1990-2007 Technical Advisor
DAILY SCHEDULE
Tuesday, July 20
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. USA
Wednesday, July 21
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Australia
Friday, July 23
Opening Ceremony
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis First Round Doubles
Saturday, July 24
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Japan
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis First Round (cont.) Doubles
Sunday, July 25
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Qualifier Subdivsion Three
Marcelo Chierighini Brazil Swimming Heats/Final 4x100m Relay
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Mexico
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Second Round Doubles
Monday, July 26
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Pool Play vs. Canada
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Bronze Medal Game
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Quarterfinals
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DAILY SCHEDULE
Tuesday, July 27
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Team
Zach Apple USA Swimming Heats/Semifinals 100m Free
Adriel Sanes US Virgin Islands Swimming Heats/Semifinals 200m Breast
Emily Carosone Italy Softball Gold Medal Game
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Semifinals Doubles
Wednesday, July 28
Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Heats/Semifinals 100m Free
Annie Lazor USA Swimming Heats/Semifinals 200m Breast
Zach Apple USA Swimming Final 100m Free
Adriel Sanes US Virgin Islands Swimming Final 200m Breast
Thursday, July 29
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Individual All-Around
Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Heats/Semifinals 100m Fly
Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming Heats/Semifinals 100m Fly
Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Final 100m Free
Annie Lazor USA Swimming Final 200m Breast
Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field Qualifiers High Jump
Tim Puetz Germany Tennis Final Doubles
Friday, July 30
Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Heats/Semifinals 50m Free
Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Heats/Semifinals 50m Free
Peter Holoda Hungary Swimming Heats/Final 4x100m Medley Relay
Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Final 100m Fly
Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming Final 100m Fly
Rachel Dincoff USA Track & Field Qualifiers Discus Throw
Saturday, July 31
Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming Final 50m Free
Santiago Grassi Argentina Swimming Final 50m Free
Sunday, August 1
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Vault/Bars
Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field Final High Jump
Monday, August 2
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Floor
Rachel Dincoff USA Track & Field Final Discus Throw
Tuesday, August 3
Sunisa Lee USA Gymnastics Final Beam
Wednesday, August 4
Kai Selvon Trinidad & Tobago Track & Field Qualifiers 4x100m Relay
Friday, August 6
Nathon Allen Jamaica Track & Field Qualifiers 4x400m Relay
Kai Selvon Trinidad & Tobago Track & Field Final 4x100m Relay
Saturday, August 7
Nathon Allen Jamaica Track & Field Final 4x400m Relay
Sunday, August 8
Closing Ceremony
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PROFILES
Nathon Allen • Jamaica Emily Carosone • Italy
Track & Field Softball
400m, 4x400m Relay
Quick Facts:
Quick Facts: Emily Carosone will compete in softball in her first Olympic appearance
Nathon Allen is making his second Olympic appearance after winning for Italy … first Olympian in Auburn softball program history … helped
silver at the 2016 Olympics as part of Jamaica’s 4x400m relay team … Italy to the gold medal at 2021 European Championships … a three-time
He will be a member of the 4x400m relay in Tokyo … Allen won silver at All-American during her Auburn career … captured the 2015 and 2016
the 2019 World Championships in the 4x400m relay and mixed relay … Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament and was named the tourna-
Fifth in the 400m (44.88) at the 2017 World Championships … 2017 ment’s most valuable player twice … led Auburn to back-to-back Women’s
Jamaican National Champion at 400m (44.58) … His personal best time College World Series appearances (2015, 2016) … Auburn’s all-time
of 44.13 came at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, leader in career batting average, hits, runs, on-base percentage and hit by
Ore. … Four-time NCAA All-American … NCAA Outdoor runner up in pitches … ranks in the top three in program history in career RBI, doubles,
2017 and bronze medalist in 2018. home runs, slugging percentage and games started … holds Auburn’s
single-season records for runs, slugging percentage and hit by pitches …
a four-year veteran in the professional softball ranks … entering her second
Allen’s All-Time Olympic Results
season as Auburn softball’s assistant coach.
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event Round Place Time
4x400m Relay Preliminary 1st 2:58.29
4x400m Relay Final 2nd (Silver) 2:58.16
Zach Apple • USA
Swimming
100m Freestyle
Quick Facts:
Zach Apple will swim the 100 freestyle for the United States … Finished
second in the 100 free final at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials to earn his
spot on the Olympic team … Won two gold medals as part of the 4x100
freestyle relay team and 4x100 mixed freestyle relay team at the 2019
World Championships … Earned 13 All-America honors in three seasons
at Auburn and was SEC champion in 2018 after winning the 50 freestyle
… Set the Auburn all-time record in the 200 freestyle in 2018 ... Second-
fastest in program history in the 100 free and fifth-fastest in the 50 free …
Transferred to Indiana University for senior year.
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PROFILES
Marcelo Chierighini • Brazil Rachel Dincoff • USA
Swimming Track & Field
4x100m Freestyle Relay Discus Throw
Quick Facts: Quick Facts:
Marcelo Chierighini will compete in the 4x100 free relay for Brazil ... Rachel Dincoff is making her first Olympics appearance and is Auburn’s first
Marks third straight Olympics competing on Brazil’s 4x100 free relay team United States track and field Olympian since Coby Miller (2000, ’04) …
… Of Auburn’s eight swimmers in Tokyo, he is only three-time Olympian … Auburn’s first female ever to represent the United States at the Olympics in
One of six men in Auburn history to swim at three Olympic Games … Best track and field … A four-time outdoor All-American at Auburn from 2014-
finish in the 4x100 free relay came in Rio 2016 when Brazil placed fifth in 16, Dincoff finished third at the Olympic Trials with a toss of 60.21/197-6
the final … Also made the 100 free final in Rio where he took eighth place to earn one of three spots in the discipline for the United States … In May,
… Earned 22 All-America honors at Auburn ... Won a pair of NCAA relay Dincoff posted a lifetime best mark of 64.41m … The most decorated
titles at Auburn (400 FR - 2014, 200 FR - 2013). women’s discus thrower in Auburn history, she holds the Auburn record in
the discus throw and owns six of the top 10 marks in Auburn history …
Chierighini’s All-Time Olympic Results Dincoff was a three-time NCAA Outdoors performer, qualifying twice in the
2012 Olympics in London, England shot put and two times in the discus throw.
Event Round Place Time
4x100m Free Preliminary 9th 3:16.14
Santiago Grassi • Argentina
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event Round Place Time
100m Freestyle Preliminary 13th 48.53
100m Freestyle Semifinals 8th 48.23
100m Freestyle Final 8th 48.41
4x100m FR Preliminary 5th 3:14.06
4x100m FR Final 5th 3:13.21
4x100m MR Preliminary 7th 3:32.96
4x100m MR Final 6th 3:32.84
Swimming
50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly
Quick Facts:
Santiago Grassi will swim the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly for Argentina
in what will be his second Olympics … Placed 24th in the 100 butterfly at
the 2016 Olympics in Rio … Earned his Olympic Qualifying Time in August
2019 at the Pan-American Games in Peru where his 100 fly time in prelims
(51.90) put him under the Olympic A Cut … Seven-time All-American at
Auburn … In Auburn history, he is fifth-fastest in the 100 fly (45.32) and
eighth-fastest in the 200 fly (1:42.85) … Set both marks at the 2020 SEC
Championships where he earned a silver medal in the 100 fly.
Grassi’s All-Time Olympic Results
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event Round Place Time
100m Butterfly Preliminary 24th 52.56
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PROFILES
Peter Holoda • Hungary Sunisa Lee • USA
Swimming Gymnastics
4x100m Medley Relay
Quick Facts:
Sunisa Lee will compete as part of Team USA in artistic gymnastics … She’ll
Quick Facts:
compete for a team medal as well as spots in the all-around individual final,
Peter Holoda will swim on Hungary’s 4x100 medley relay team in what will
individual uneven bars final and individual beam final … This is her first
be his second Olympics … Part of Hungary’s 4x100 freestyle relay team
Olympics … 2021 U.S. uneven bars champion and balance beam silver
at the 2016 Olympics in Rio … Won bronze medal at the 2017 World
medalist … 2021 U.S. all-around silver medalist … 2019 World team
Championships swimming on the 4x100 free relay team … Earned 15 All-
champion, floor exercise silver medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist
America honors at Auburn and anchored the SEC champion 400 free relay
… 2019 U.S. uneven bars champion, all-around silver medalist and floor
as a sophomore in 2014 … Sixth-fastest all-time at Auburn in the 100 free
exercise bronze medalist.
... Nominated for SEC’s 2019 McWhorter Award.
Holoda’s All-Time Olympic Results
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event Round Place Time Luis Martinez • Guatemala
4x100m FR Preliminary N/A DSQ
Annie Lazor • USA
Swimming
100m Butterfly
Quick Facts:
Luis Martinez will swim the 100 butterfly for Guatemala … Making his
Swimming second Olympic appearance after finishing 19th in the 100 butterfly at
the 2016 Rio Games … Earned his Olympic Qualifying Time at the 2019
200m Breaststroke Pan-American Games where he set the Pan-Am Games record in the 100
fly with a time of 51.44 … In November 2020, he broke the U.S. Open
Quick Facts: 100 butterfly record finishing in 51.50 … Three-time NCAA All-American
Annie Lazor will compete in the 200 breaststroke for the United States … at Auburn … Tied for eighth fastest in Auburn history in the 100 fly.
Made the team by winning the 200 breast final at the 2021 U.S. Olympic
Trials … Her time of 2:21.07 is third fastest in the world so far this year Martinez’s All-Time Olympic Results
… Earned three gold medals at the 2019 Pan-American Games, finishing 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
first in the 100 and 200 breast and winning the 4x100 medley relay … Event Round Place Time
Four-time All-American at Auburn … Third-fastest performer in Auburn history 100m Butterfly Preliminary 19th 52.22
in the 200 breast and fourth-fastest all-time in the 100 breast ... Gave up
swimming following the 2016 U.S. Trials ... She will be making her first
appearance at the Olympic Games.
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PROFILES
Julie Meynen • Luxembourg Tim Puetz • Germany
Swimming Tennis
50m, 100m Freestyle Men’s Doubles
Quick Facts: Quick Facts:
Julie Meynen is making her second Olympic appearance and will swim the Tim Puetz is Auburn’s first Olympian in men’s tennis … four-year letterman
50 and 100 freestyle for Luxembourg … Placed 26th in the 50 free and at Auburn (2008-11) from Unsingen, Germany … advanced to the NCAA
25th in the 100 free at the 2016 Olympics in Rio … Became Auburn’s first doubles semifinals in 2009 paired with Alexey Tsyrenov and then was an
and only Olympian from Luxembourg in 2016 … Holds the Luxembourgish NCAA singles semifinalist in 2010 … All-American in 2009 and 2010
records in the 50 free (24.78), 100 free (54.44) and 50 fly (27.66) … … first-team all-SEC … ITA Southern Region champion in both singles and
Earned 14 All-American honors during her Auburn career and was part of doubles … along with Tsyrenov won the consolation doubles title at the ITA
four SEC champion relay teams … Second-fastest performer in Auburn his- All-American Championships … posted 93 career wins in singles and 89
tory in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events. in doubles at Auburn … currently ranked No. 39 worldwide in doubles and
has won four career ATP event titles, including victories this season at Lyon
Meynen’s All-Time Olympic Results and Estoril paired with Hugo Nys ... in Tokyo, will pair with Kevin Krawietz,
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a Munich resident who was the partner of Auburn alum Andreas Mies in
Event Round Place Time winning the 2019 and 2020 French Open doubles championships.
50m Freestyle Preliminary 26th 25.12
100m Freestyle Preliminary 25th 55.09
Adriel Sanes • US Virgin Islands
Swimming
100m, 200m Breaststroke
Quick Facts:
Adriel Sanes will swim the 100 and 200 breaststroke for the U.S. Virgin
Islands … Earned his Olympic berth in the 200 breaststroke where he
notched an Olympic B Cut time (2:12.59) at the UANA Olympics Qualifier
meet in Clermont, Fla., on May 1 … Received exemption to compete in
the 100 breaststroke … First U.S. Virgin Islands swimmer to compete in two
events at the Olympics since George Gleason did it at the 2004 Games
… Graduate transfer from the University of Denver who will join Auburn’s
roster for the 2021-22 season … At Denver, was named the Summit League
Men’s Swimmer of the Championship in 2020.
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PROFILES
Kai Selvon • Trinidad & Tobago Donald Thomas • Bahamas
Track & Field Track & Field
4x100m Relay High Jump
Quick Facts: Quick Facts:
Kai Selvon is making her third appearance at the Olympics for Trinidad and Donald Thomas will represent the Bahamas in his fourth Olympics in the
Tobago … Competing in the women’s 4x100m Relay … Just the third Au- high jump after competing in the 2008 (Beijing), 2012 (London) and
burn woman to compete in three Olympics, joining Lacena-Golding Clarke 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) Olympics … Just the second Auburn track and field
(1996, ’00, ’04) and Juliet Campbell (1992, ’96, ’00) … She previously athlete ever to compete in four Olympic Games (Leevan Sands) … Won the
competed in 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) … Finished 19th in World Championship in the high jump in 2007 with a height of 2.35m …
the 200m with a time of 23.04 at the 2012 (London) Olympics … Selvon Finished first in the Commonwealth Games in 2010 with a jump of 2.32m
competed in the 4X100m relay in the 2012 Olympics and helped lead Trini- … Also won the Pan American Games with a height of 2.32m in 2011 …
dad and Tobago to a second place finish in qualifying with a time of 42.31 Posted a personal best 2.37m on July 18, 2016 … Two-time All-American
… She is tied for the all-time lead in Auburn women’s track history with nine at Auburn in the high jump … 2007 Indoor National Champion in the
All-American honors … Was the 2012 SEC Indoor Champion in the 60m .. high jump with a height of 2.33m … Holds the school record in the indoor
Graduated from Auburn in 2014 with a degree in industrial design. (2.33m) and outdoor (2.36m) high jump.
Selvon’s All-Time Olympic Results Thomas’ All-Time Olympic Results
2012 Olympics in London, England 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China
Event Round Heat Place Best Time Event Round Heat Place Height
200m Preliminary 15th 22.85 High Jump Qualification 21st 2.20
200m Semifinal 19th 23.04
2012 Olympics in London, England
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Event Round Heat Place Height
Event Round Place Time High Jump Qualification 30th 2.16
4x100m Relay (Alternate)
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event Round Place Time
High Jump Qualification 6th 2.29
High Jump Final T-7th 2.29
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PROFILES
Ruthie Bolton • Nigeria David Marsh • Israel
Women’s Basketball Swimming
Assistant Coach Technical Advisor
Quick Facts: Quick Facts:
Ruthie Bolton is serving as assistant coach for the Nigerian Women’s Bas- David Marsh will serve as the Technical Advisor for the Israeli swim-
ketball National Team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics … Bolton is a two-time ming team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics … Marsh has previous Olympic
Olympian, helping lead Team USA to the gold medal in 1996 and 2000 experience, serving as the men’s assistant coach for the 1996, 2000 and
… She is also a two-time World Champion, helping lead Team USA to 2012 U.S. Olympic teams and then as the women’s head coach for the
gold in 1994 and 1998 … Bolton had an eight-year WNBA career with 2016 U.S. Olympic Team … Becomes fifth Auburn alum to appear in five
the Sacramento Monarchs and was a two-time All-Star in 1999 and 2001 Olympic Games … A 1981 graduate of Auburn with a degree in business
… At Auburn, she helped lead the Tigers to three straight Women’s Final administration, Marsh was a five-time All-American backstroker for the Tigers
Four appearances in 1988, 1989 and 1990 … She is Auburn’s all-time ... He would return in 1990 as the head coach of his alma mater and
leader in games played with 132 and is in the program’s top five in career guide the program to 12 NCAA titles and 17 SEC titles.
assists and steals.
Rowdy Gaines • United States
Gideon Louw • Guatemala
NBC Sports Commentary
Swimming
Quick Facts:
Assistant Coach For the eighth Olympics in a row, former Auburn swimmer Rowdy Gaines
will set up behind the microphone to call the action for NBC Sports ...
Quick Facts: Swimming’s top commentator, Gaines regularly calls the Olympics, U.S.
Gideon Louw will serve as an assistant coach for the Guatemalan Swim- Olympic Trials, NCAA Championships and SEC Championships ... A mem-
ming Team, working primarily with Auburn alum Luis Martinez … Louw ber of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, he is also a member of the
helped trained Martinez, Santiago Grassi and Julie Meynen for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Florida Sports Hall of Fame and the Alabama
Tokyo Olympics … An Olympian himself, Louw competed for South Africa Sports Hall of Fame ... The 1981 Auburn graduate is also recognized on
in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Games, finishing fifth in the 400 freestyle the Auburn Tiger Trail in downtown Auburn ... Selected as a member of
relay in 2012 … As a swimmer at Auburn, he was a six-time All-American the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, but did not compete due to the American
and played a major role in helping the men win the NCAA championship boycott of the Games ... Came back to win three gold medals (100m free,
in 2008 and 2009 ... Swam on three NCAA champion relay teams ... 400m free relay, 400m medley relay) at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
Returned to the Plains in 2018 as an assistant coach. ... Named the 1980 World Swimmer of the Year ... Finished his Auburn
career a 22-time All-American, five-time NCAA champion and six-time SEC
champion ... In 1991, Rowdy contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an in-
flammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves ... Partially paralyzed for more
than a month, Rowdy fought back and overcame the disorder ... He eventu-
ally regained world-class times and, at the age of 35, became the oldest
swimmer to qualify for the trials for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
#Tokyo2020 | 9ALL-TIME OLYMPIC PERFORMERS
BY OLYMPIAD
Name Sport Country Position/Event(s) Nick Shackell Swimming Great Britain 100m Free, 400m FR,
400m MR
1928 Olympics • Amsterdam, Netherlands (1) Scott Tucker Swimming United States 400m FR
Snitz Snider Track & Field United States 400m Eithan Urback Swimming Israel 100m Back, 400m MR
Wilbur Hutsell* Track & Field United States Coach David Marsh* Swimming United States Assistant Coach
1932 Olympics • Los Angeles, United States (1) 2000 Olympics • Sydney, Australia (28)
Percy Beard Track & Field United States 110m hurdles Sanjay Ayre Track & Field Jamaica 1600m Relay
Romain Barnier Swimming France 100m Free, 400m FR
1948 Olympics • London, England (1) R. Bolton-Holifield Basketball United States Basketball
Whitney Overton Track & Field United States Steeplechase Yoav Bruck Swimming Israel 50m Free, 100m Free, 400m FR,
400m MR
1952 Olympics • Helsinki, Finland (1) Fred Bousquet Swimming France 400m FR, 400m MR
Jim Dillion Track & Field United States Discus George Bovell Swimming Trinidad & Tobago 100m Free, 200m IM
400m IM
1976 Olympics • Montreal, Canada (3) Pat Calhoun Swimming United States 100m Breast
Bill Forrester Swimming United States 200m Fly Juliet Campbell Track & Field Jamaica 200m
Harvey Glance Track & Field United States 100m, 400m Relay Eileen Coparropa Swimming Panama 50m Free, 100m Free
Willie Smith Track & Field United States 400m Relay (alt) Kirsty Coventry Swimming Zimbabwe 50m Free, 100m Free
100m Back, 200m IM
1980 Olympics • Moscow, Soviet Union (7) Glen Eller Shooting United States Double Trap
Stanley Floyd Track & Field United States 100m, 400m Relay Elva Goulbourne Track & Field Jamaica Long Jump
Bill Forrester Swimming United States 200m Fly L. Golding-Clarke Track & Field Jamaica Long Jump
Rowdy Gaines Swimming United States 100m Free, 200m Free Brett Hawke Swimming Australia 50m Free
Harvey Glance Track & Field United States 100m, 400m Relay Victor Houston Track & Field Barbados 400m Hurdles
Per Johansson Swimming Sweden 100m Free Matt Kidd Swimming Great Britain 400m FR
Willie Smith Track & Field United States 400m Jeremy Knowles Swimming Bahamas 200m Breast, 200m IM,
James Walker Track & Field Untied States 400m hurdles 400m IM
Jana Kolukanova Swimming Estonia 50m Free
1984 Olympics • Los Angeles, United States (7) Gabor Mate Track & Field Hungary Discus
Rowdy Gaines Swimming United States 100m Free, 400m FR, Samuel Matete Track & Field Zambia 400m Hurdles
400m MR Coby Miller Track & Field United States 200m
Harvey Glance Track & Field United States 400m Relay (alt) Avard Moncur Track & Field Bahamas 400m, 1600m Relay
Steve Griffiths Track & Field Jamaica 1600m Relay Rada Owen Swimming United States 200m Free, 800m FR
Per Johansson Swimming Sweden 100m Free, 400m FR, 400m MR Oswaldo Quevedo Swimming Venezuela 100m Fly, 400m FR
Jose Rocha Diving Mexico Platform Diving Nick Shackell Swimming Great Britain 100m Free, 400m FR, 400m
Willie Smith Track & Field United States 1600m Relay (alt) Scott Talbot Swimming New Zealand 100m Back, 200m Back
John Tuttle Track & Field United States Marathon Scott Tucker Swimming United States 400 FR
Mel Rosen* Track & Field United States Coach Eithan Urback Swimming Israel 100m Back, 400m FR, 400m MR
David Marsh* Swimming United States Assistant Coach
1988 Olympics • Seoul, South Korea (2)
Brian Abshire Track & Field United States Steeplechase 2004 Olympics • Athens, Greece (26)
Per Johansson Swimming Sweden 50m Free, 100m Free, Fana Ashby Track & Field Trinidad & Tobago 100m, 400m Relay
400m Free Romain Barnier Swimming France 100m Free, 400m FR
Fred Bousquet Swimming France 50m Free, 100m Free, 100m Fly
1992 Olympics • Barcelona, Spain (7) 400m FR, 400m MR
Charles Barkley Basketball United States Basketball George Bovell Swimming Trinidad & Tobago 100m Free, 200m Free
Yoav Bruck Swimming Israel 50m Free, 100m Free 200m IM
Juliet Campbell Track & Field Jamaica 400m, 1600m Relay Marc Burns Track & Field Trinidad & Tobago 100m, 400m Relay
Craig Hepburn Track & Field Bahamas Long Jump Timicka Clarke Track & Field Bahamas 400m Relay
Carolyn Jones Basketball United States Basketball Eileen Coparropa Swimming Panama 50m Free, 100m Free
Samuel Matete Track & Field Zambia 400m Hurdles Kirsty Coventry Swimming Zimbabwe 100m Back, 200m Back,
Vickie Orr Basketball United States Basketball 200m IM
Mel Rosen* Track & Field United States Coach Edis Elkasevic Track & Field Croatia Shot Put
Glenn Eller Shooting United States Double Trap
1996 Olympics • Atlanta, United States (11) Mark Gangloff Swimming United States 100m Breast, 400m MR
Charles Barkley Basketball United States Basketball Cesar Garcia Diving United States Platform Diving
R. Bolton-Holifield Basketball United States Basketball L. Golding-Clarke Track & Field Jamaica 100m Hurdles
Yoav Bruck Swimming Israel 50m Free, 100m Free, 400m MR Dean Griffiths Track & Field Jamaica 400m Hurdles
Juliet Campbell Track & Field Jamaica 400m, 1600m Relay Brett Hawke Swimming Australia 50m Free
L. Golding-Clarke Track & Field Jamaica Long Jump Margaret Hoelzer Swimming United States 200m Back
John Hargis Swimming United States 100m Fly, 400m MR Bryce Hunt Swimming United States 200m Back
Victor Houston Track & Field Barbados Decathlon Matt Kidd Swimming Great Britain 100m Free, 400m MR
Samuel Matete Track & Field Zambia 400m Hurdles Sherridan Kirk Track & Field Trinidad & Tobago 800m
10 | AuburnTigers.com/OlympicsALL-TIME OLYMPIC PERFORMERS
BY OLYMPIAD
Jeremy Knowles Swimming Bahamas 200m Fly, 200m IM, 400m IM Glenn Eller United States Shooting Double Trap
Jana Kolukanova Swimming Estonia 50m Free, 100m Free Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas Track & Field 100m, 200m, 400m Relay
Gabor Mate Track & Field Hungary Discus Megan Fonteno American SamoaSwimming 100m Free
Coby Miller Track & Field United States 400m Relay Stephanie Horner Canada Swimming 400m IM
Osbourne Moxey Track & Field Bahamas Long Jump Micah Lawrence United States Swimming 200m Breast
Leevan Sands Track & Field Bahamas Triple Jump Gideon Louw South Africa Swimming 50m Free, 100 Free, 400m FR
Maurice Smith Track & Field Jamaica Decathlon Josanne Lucas Trinidad Track & Field 100m Hurdles
Kim Brackin* Swimming Zimbabwe Head Coach Tyler McGill United States Swimming 100m Fly, 400m MR
Dave Durden* Swimming Panama Head Coach Avard Moncur Bahamas Track & Field 1600m Relay
Henry Rolle* Track & Field Bahamas Coach V’alonee Robinson Bahamas Track & Field 400m Relay
Jeff Shaffer* Diving United States Assistant Coach Stephen Saenz Mexico Track & Field Shot Put
Leevan Sands Bahamas Track & Field Triple Jump
2008 Olympics • Beijing, China (32) Shamar Sands Bahamas Track & Field 110m Hurdles
Jakob Andkjaer Swimming Denmark 50m Free, 100m Free, Kai Selvon Trinidad Track & Field 200m, 400m Relay
100m Fly Eric Shanteau United States Swimming 100m Breast, 400m MR
Sanjay Ayre Track & Field Jamaica 400m, 1600m Relay Maurice Smith Jamaica Track & Field Decathlon
Fred Bousquet Swimming France 100m Fly, 400m FR Kerron Stewart Jamaica Track & Field 100m, 400m Relay
George Bovell Swimming Trinidad & Tobago 50m Free, 100m Free Matt Targett Australia Swimming 400m FR
Nick Bovell Swimming Trinidad & Tobago 200m IM Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field High Jump
Adam Brown Swimming Great Britain 400m FR Vanderpool-Wall. Bahamas Swimming 50m Free, 100m Free
Marc Burns Track & Field Trinidad & Tobago 100m, 400m Relay Mark Carroll* Ireland Track & Field Assistant Coach
Cesar Cielo Swimming Brazil 50m Free, 100m Free, 400m FR Brett Hawke* Bahamas Swimming Head Coach
Timicka Clarke Track & Field Bahamas 100m David Marsh* United States Swimming Assistant Coach
Kirsty Coventry Swimming Zimbabwe 100m Back, 200m Back, Henry Rolle* Bahamas Track & Field Assistant Coach
200m IM, 400m IM
Alana Dillette Swimming Bahamas 100m Back 2016 Olympics • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (17)
Vonette Dixon Track & Field Jamaica 100m Hurdles Fred Bousquet France Swimming 50m Free
Glenn Eller Shooting United States Double Trap George Bovell Trinidad Swimming 50m Free
Mark Gangloff Swimming United States 100m Breast, 400m MR M. Chierighini Brazil Swimming 100m Free, 400m FR,
Margaret Hoelzer Swimming United States 100m Back, 200m Back, 400m MR
400m MR Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe Swimming 100m Back, 200m Back
Stephanie Horner Swimming Canada 200m Fly, 400m Free, 800m FR Glenn Eller United States Shooting Double Trap
Jeremy Knowles Swimming Bahamas 100m Fly, 200m IM Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas Track & Field 200m
Gideon Louw Swimming South Africa 50m Free, 400m FR Peter Holoda Hungary Swimming 400m Free Relay
Josanne Lucas Track & Field Trinidad & Tobago 400m Hurdles Stephanie Horner Canada Swimming 10k Open Water
Gabor Mate Track & Field Hungary Discus Ziv Kalontarov Israel Swimming 50m Free, 100m Free
Avard Moncur Track & Field Bahamas 1600m Relay Luis Martinez Guatemala Swimming 100m Fly
Gisela Morales Swimming Guatemala 100m Back, 200m Back Julie Meynen Luxembourg Swimming 50m Free, 100m Free
Alexei Puninski Swimming Croatia 100m Fly, 400m MR DJ Smith Puerto Rico Track & Field High Jump
Leevan Sands Track & Field Bahamas Triple Jump Leevan Sands Bahamas Track & Field Triple Jump
Shamar Sands Track & Field Bahamas 110m Hurdles Kai Selvon Trinidad Track & Field 400m Relay
Eric Shanteau Swimming United States 200m Breast Teray Smith Bahamas Track & Field 200m
Maurice Smith Track & Field Jamaica Decathlon Donald Thomas Bahamas Track & Field High Jump
Kerron Stewart Track & Field Jamaica 100m, 200m, 400m Relay Vanderpool-Wall. Bahamas Swimming 50m Free, 100m Free
Matt Targett Swimming Australia 100m Free, 400m FR, 400m MR Roman Barnier* France Swimming Head Coach
Donald Thomas Track & Field Bahamas High Jump Lauren Hancock* Guatemala Swimming Assistant Coach
Vanderpool-Wall. Swimming Bahamas 50m Free, 100m Free Brett Hawke* Brazil Swimming Assistant Coach
Erin Volcan Swimming Venezuela 100m Back, 200m Back Lionel Moreau* Bahamas Swimming Assistant Coach
Harvey Glance* Track & Field United States Assistant Coach Sergio Miro Lopez* Singapore Swimming Head Coach
Brett Hawke* Swimming Brazil Assistant Coach David Marsh* United States Swimming Women’s Head Coach
Ozzie Quevedo* Suriname Swimming Assistant Coach
2008 Paralympic Games (1) Henry Rolle* Bahamas Track & Field Assistant Coach
Dave Denniston Swimming United States 50m Fly, 100m Breast
2012 Olympics • London, England (27)
George Bovell Trinidad Swimming 50m Free, 100m Free
Adam Brown Great Britain Swimming 50m Free, 400m FR
Marc Burns Trinidad Track & Field 400m Relay
M. Chierighini Brazil Swimming 400m Free Relay
Cesar Cielo Brazil Swimming 50m Free,100m Free,
400m FR
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe Swimming 100m Back, 200m Back,
200m IM
James Disney-May Great Britain Swimming 400m Free Relay
#Tokyo2020 | 11ALL-TIME OLYMPIC PERFORMERS
BY COUNTRY
Name Sport Year(s) Event(s) Name Sport Year(s) Event(s)
American Samoa (1) Denmark (1)
Megan Fonteno Swimming 2012 100m Free Jakob Andkjaer Swimming 2008 50m Free, 100m Free,
100m Fly
Australia (2)
Brett Hawke Swimming 2000, 04 50m Free Estonia (1)
Matt Targett Swimming 2008, 12 100m Free, 400m FR, Jana Kolukanova Swimming 2000, 04 50m Free, 100m Free
400m MR
France (2)
Bahamas (13) Romain Barnier Swimming 2000, 04, 16 100m Free, 400m FR,
Timicka Clarke Track & Field 2004, 08 400m Relay Assistant Coach
Alana Dillette Swimming 2008 100m Back Fred Bousquet Swimming 2000, 04, 08, 16 50m Free,
Sheniqua Ferguson Track & Field 2012, 16 100m, 200m, 100m Free, 100m Fly, 400m FR, 400m MR
Craig Hepburn Track & Field 1992 400m Relay, Long Jump
Jeremy Knowles Swimming 2000, 04, 08 200m Breast, Great Britain (4)
100m Fly, 200m Fly, 200m IM, 400m IM Adam Brown Swimming 2008, 12 50m FR, 100m FR,
Avard Moncur Track & Field 2000, 08 400m, 1600m Relay 400m FR, 400MR
Osbourne Moxey Track & Field 2004 Long Jump James Disney-May Swimming 2012 400m FR
V’alonee Robinson Track & Field 2012 400m Relay Matt Kidd Swimming 2000, 04 100m Free, 400m FR,
Leevan Sands Track & Field 2004, 08, 12, 16 Triple Jump 400m MR
Shamar Sands Track & Field 2008, 12 110m Hurdles Nick Shackell Swimming 1996, 00 100m Free, 400m FR,
Teray Smith Track & Field 2016 200m 400m MR
Donald Thomas Track & Field 2008, 12, 16 High Jump
Vanderpool-Wallace Swimming 2008, 16 50m Free, 100m Free Guatemala (2)
Brett Hawke* Swimming 2012 Head Coach Luis Martinez Swimming 2016 100m Fly
Lionel Moreau* Swimming 2016 Assistant Coach Gisela Morales Swimming 2008 100m Back, 200m Back
Henry Rolle* Track & Field 2004, 12, 16 Assistant Coach Lauren Hancock* Swimming 2016 Assistant Coach
Barbados (1) Hungary (2)
Victor Houston Track & Field 1996, 00 400m Hurdles, Decathlon Peter Holoda Swimming 2016 400m FR
Gabor Mate Track & Field 2000, 04, 08 Discus
Brazil (2)
Marcelo Chierighini Swimming 2012, 16 100m Free, 400m FR, Ireland
400m MR Mark Carroll* Track & Field 2012 Assistant Coach
Cesar Cielo Swimming 2008, 12 50m Free, 100m Free,
400m FR Israel (3)
Yoav Bruck Swimming 1992, 96, 00 50m Free, 100m
Free,400m FR, 400m MR
Ziv Kalontarov Swimming 2016 50m Free, 100m Free
Eithan Urback Swimming 1996, 00 100m Back, 400m FR,
400m MR
Jamaica (9)
Sanjay Ayre Track & Field 2000, 08 400m, 1600m Relay
Juliet Campbell Track & Field 1992, 96, 00 200m, 400m,
1600m Relay
Vonette Dixon Track & Field 2008 100m Hurdles
Elva Goulbourne Track & Field 2000 Long Jump
Lacena Golding-Clarke Track & Field 1996, 00, 04 100m Hurdles,
Long Jump
Dean Griffiths Track & Field 2004 400m Hurdles
Steve Griffiths Track & Field 1984 1600m Relay
Maurice Smith Track & Field 2004, 08, 12 Decathlon
Kerron Stewart Track & Field 2008, 12 100m, 200m,
Brett Hawke* Swimming 2008, 16 Assistant Coach 400m Relay
Canada (1) Luxembourg (1)
Stephanie Horner Swimming 2008, 12, 16 400m Free, Julie Meynen Swimming 2016 50m Free, 100m Free
200m Fly, 400m IM, 800m FR, 10k Open Water
Mexico (1)
Croatia (2) Jose Rocha Diving 1984 Platform Diving
Edis Elkasevic Track & Field 2004 Shot Put
Alexei Puninski Swimming 2008 100m Fly, 400m MR New Zealand (1)
Scott Talbot Swimming 2000 100m Back, 200m Back
12 | AuburnTigers.com/OlympicsALL-TIME OLYMPIC PERFORMERS
BY COUNTRY
Name Sport Year(s) Event(s) Name Sport Year(s) Event(s)
Panama (1) Jim Dillion Track & Field 1952 Discus
Eileen Coparropa Swimming 2000, 2004 50m Free, 100m Free Stanley Floyd Track & Field 1980 100m, 400m Relay
Dave Durden* Swimming 2004 Head Coach Bill Forrester Swimming 1976, 1980 200m Fly
Glenn Eller Shooting 2000, 04, 08, 12, 16 Double Trap
Puerto Rico (1) Rowdy Gaines Swimming 1980, 1984 100m Free, 200m Free
DJ Smith Track & Field 2016 High Jump Mark Gangloff Swimming 2004, 2008 100m Breast,
400m MR
Singapore Cesar Garcia Diving 2004 Platform Diving
Sergio Miro Lopez* Swimming 2016 Head Coach Harvey Glance Track & Field 1976, 1980, 1984, 2008 100m,
400m Relay, Assistant Coach
South Africa (1) John Hargis Swimming 1996 100m Fly, 400m MR
Gideon Louw Swimming 2008, 12 50m Free, 100m FR, Margaret Hoelzer Swimming 2004, 2008 100m Back,
400m FR 200m Back, 400m MR
Bryce Hunt Swimming 2004 200m Back
Suriname Carolyn Jones Basketball 1992 Basketball
Ozzie Quevedo* Swimming 2016 Assistant Coach Micah Lawrence Swimming 2012 200m Breast
Tyler McGill Swimming 2012 100m Fly, 400m MR
Sweden (1) Coby Miller Track & Field 2000, 04 200m, 400m Relay
Per Johansson Swimming 1980, 1984, 1988 50m Free, Vickie Orr Basketball 1992 Basketball
100m Free,400m Free, 400m FR, 400m MR Whitney Overton Track & Field 1948 Steeplechase
Rada Owen Swimming 2000 200m Free, 800m FR
Trinidad & Tobago (7) Eric Shanteau Swimming 2008, 12 100m Breast,
Fana Ashby Track & Field 2004 100m, 400m Relay 200m Breast, 400 MR
George Bovell Swimming 2000, 04, 08, 12, 16 50m Free, Willie Smith Track & Field 1976, 1980, 1984 400m,
100m Free, 200m Free, 200m IM, 400m IM 400m Relay,1600m Relay
Nick Bovell Swimming 2008 200m IM Snitz Snider Track & Field 1928 400m
Marc Burns Track & Field 2004, 2008, 12 100m, Scott Tucker Swimming 1996, 2000 400m FR
400m Relay John Tuttle Track & Field 1984 Marathon
Sherridan Kirk Track & Field 2004 800m James Walker Track & Field 1980 400m hurdles
Josanne Lucas Track & Field 2008, 12 100mH, 400m Hurdles Wilbur Hutsell* Track & Field 1928 Coach
Kai Selvon Track & Field 2012, 16 200m, 400m Relay David Marsh* Swimming 1996, 00, 12, 16 Assistant Coach
Women’s Head Coach
United States (31) Mel Rosen* Track & Field 1984, 1992 Coach
Brian Abshire Track & Field 1988 Steeplechase Jeff Shaffer* Diving 2004 Assistant Coach
Charles Barkley Basketball 1992, 1996 Basketball
Venezuela (2)
Oswaldo Quevedo Swimming 2000 100m Fly, 400m FR
Erin Volcan Swimming 2008 100m Back, 200m Back
Zambia (1)
Samuel Matete Track & Field 1992, 1996, 2000 400m Hurdles
Zimbabwe (1)
Kirsty Coventry Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 12, 16
50m Free, 100m Free,100m Back, 200m Back, 200m IM, 400m IM
Kim Brackin* Swimming 2004 Head Coach
Percy Beard Track & Field 1932 110m hurdles
Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Basketball 1996, 2000 Basketball
Pat Calhoun Swimming 2000 100m Breast
Reita Clanton Handball 1984, 1996 Handball,
Assistant Coach
Dave Denniston Paralympic Swim2008, 12 50m Fly, 100m Breast,
Assistant Coach
#Tokyo2020 | 13ALL-TIME OLYMPIC PERFORMERS
BY SPORT
Name Country Year(s) Event(s) Gisela Morales Guatemala 2008 100m Back, 200m Back
Basketball (4) Rada Owen United States 2000 200m Free, 800m FR
Charles Barkley United States 1992, 1996 Men’s Basketball Alexei Puninski Croatia 2008 100m Fly, 400m MR
Ruthie Bolton-Holifield United States 1996, 2000 Women’s Basketball Oswaldo Quevedo Venezuela 2000 100m Fly, 400m FR
Carolyn Jones United States 1992 Women’s Basketball Nick Shackell Great Britain 1996, 00 100m Free, 400m FR,
Vickie Orr United States 1992 Women’s Basketball 400m MR
Eric Shanteau United States 2008, 12 100m Breast,
Diving (2) 200m Breast, 400MR
Cesar Garcia United States 2004 Platform Diving Scott Talbot New Zealand 2000 100m Back, 200m Back
Jose Rocha Mexico 1984 Platform Diving Matt Targett Australia 2008, 12 100m Free, 400m FR,
400m MR
Handball (1) Scott Tucker United States 1996, 00 400m FR
Reita Clanton United States 1984 Handball Eithan Urback Israel 1996, 00 100m Back, 400m FR,
400m MR
Shooting (1) Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas 2008, 12, 16 50m Free, 100m Free
Glenn Eller United States 2000, 04, 08, 12, 16 Double Trap Erin Volcan Venezuela 2008 100m Back, 200m Back
Swimming (46) Paralympic Swimming (1)
Jakob Andkjaer Denmark 2008 50m Free, 100m Free, Dave Denniston United States 2008 50m Fly, 100m Breast
100m Fly
Romain Barnier France 2000, 04 100m Free, 400m FR Track & Field (41)
Fred Bousquet France 2000, 04, 08, 16 50m Free, Brian Abshire United States 1988 Steeplechase
100m Free, 100m Fly, 400m FR, 400m MR Fana Ashby Trinidad 2004 100m, 400m Relay
George Bovell Trinidad 2000, 04, 08, 12, 16 50m Free, Sanjay Ayre Jamaica 2000, 08 400m, 1600m Relay
100m Free, 200m Free, 100m Back , 200m IM, 400m IM Percy Beard United States 1932 110m hurdles
Nick Bovell Trinidad 2008 200m IM Marc Burns Trinidad 2004, 08, 12 100m, 400m Relay
Adam Brown Great Britain 2008 50 Free, 100m Free, 400m FR Juliet Campbell Jamaica 1992, 96, 00 200m, 400m,
Yoav Bruck Israel 1992, 96, 00 50m Free, 100m Free, 1600m Relay
400m FR, 400m MR Timicka Clarke Bahamas 2004, 08 100m, 400m Relay
Pat Calhoun United States 2000 100m Breast Jim Dillion United States 1952 Discus
Marcelo Chierighini Brazil 2012, 16 100m Free, 400m FR, Vonette Dixon Jamaica 2008 100m Hurdles
400m MR Edis Elkasevic Croatia 2004 Shot Put
Cesar Cielo Brazil 2008, 12 50m Free, 100m Free, Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas 2012, 16 100m, 200m,
400m FR 400m Relay
Eileen Coparropa Panama 2000, 04 50m Free, 100m Free Stanley Floyd United States 1980 100m, 400m Relay
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2000, 04, 08, 12, 16 50m Free, Harvey Glance United States 1976, 80, 84 100m, 400m Relay
100m Free 100m Back, 200m Back, 200m IM, 400m IM Elva Goulbourne Jamaica 2000 Long Jump
Alana Dillette Bahamas 2008 100m Back Lacena Golding-Clarke Jamaica 1996, 00, 04 100m Hurdles,
James Disney-May Great Britain 2012 400m FR Long Jump
Megan Fonteno American Sam. 2012 100m Free Dean Griffiths Jamaica 2004 400m Hurdles
Bill Forrester United States 1976, 80 200m Fly Steve Griffiths Jamaica 1984 1600m Relay
Rowdy Gaines United States 1980, 84 100m Free, 200m Free Craig Hepburn Bahamas 1992 Long Jump
Mark Gangloff United States 2004, 08 100m Breast, 400m MR Victor Houston Barbados 1996, 00 400m Hurdles, Decathlon
John Hargis United States 1996 100m Fly, 400m MR Sherridan Kirk Trinidad 2004 800m
Brett Hawke Australia 2000, 04 50m Free Josanne Lucas Trinidad 2008, 12 400m Hurdles
Margaret Hoelzer United States 2004, 08 100m Back, 200m Back, Gabor Mate Hungary 2000, 04, 08 Discus
400m MR Samuel Matete Zambia 1992, 96, 00 400m Hurdles
Peter Holoda Hungary 2016 400m FR Coby Miller United States 2000, 04 200m, 400m Relay
Stephanie Horner Canada 2008, 12, 16 400m Free, Avard Moncur Bahamas 2000, 08 400m, 1600m Relay
200m Fly, 400 IM, 800m FR, 10k Open Water Osbourne Moxey Bahamas 2004 Long Jump
Bryce Hunt United States 2004 200m Back Whitney Overton United States 1948 Steeplechase
Per Johansson Sweden 1980, 84, 88 50m Free, V’alonee Robinson Bahamas 2012 400m Relay
100m Free, 400m Free, 400m FR, 400m MR Steven Saenz Mexico 2012 Shot Put
Ziv Kalontarov Israel 2016 50m Free, 100m Free Leevan Sands Bahamas 2004, 08, 12, 16 Triple Jump
Matt Kidd Great Britain 2000, 04 100m Free, 400m FR, Shamar Sands Bahamas 2008, 12 100m Hurdles
400m MR Kai Selvon Trinidad 2012, 16 200m, 400m Relay
Jeremy Knowles Bahamas 2000, 04, 08 200m Breast, 100m DJ Smith Puerto Rico 2016 High Jump
Fly, 200m Fly, 200m IM, 400m IM Maurice Smith Jamaica 2004, 08, 12 Decathlon
Jana Kolukanova Estonia 2000, 04 50m Free, 100m Free Willie Smith United States 1976, 80, 84 400m, 400m Relay,
Micah Lawrence United States 2012 200m Breast 1600m Relay
Teray Smith Bahamas 2016 200m
Gideon Louw South Africa 2008, 12 50m Free, 100m Free, Snitz Snider United States 1928 400m
400m FR Kerron Stewart Jamaica 2008, 12100m, 200m, 400m Relay
Luis Martinez Guatemala 2016 100m Fly Donald Thomas Bahamas 2008, 12, 16 High Jump
Tyler McGill United States 2012 100m Fly, 400m MR John Tuttle United States 1984 Marathon
Julie Meynen Luxembourg 2016 50m Free, 100m Free James Walker United States 1980 400m hurdles
14 | AuburnTigers.com/OlympicsAll-Time Olympic Performers - Medalist Details
Name Country Year Medal Sport / Event Marc Burns Trinidad 2008 Silver 400m Relay
Sanjay Ayre Jamaica 2000 Bronze 1600m Relay - Marc Burns ran the second leg in the 400m relay for Trinidad and Tobago,
- Sanjay Ayre ran in both the preliminary and semifinal of the 1600m relay who captured the silver medal with a time of 38.06. After setting the fastest
for Jamaica at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Jamaica posted a time in preliminaries with 38.26, Burns and the team finished in second behind
3:03.85 in the preliminary with Ayre as the third leg (finishing sixth overall) and Jamaica in the finals by .96 of a second.
a time of 2:58.84 in the semifinal with Ayre as the lead leg (finishing second
overall). Ayre did not compete in the final as Jamaica finished third for the Marc Burns Trinidad 2012 Bronze 400m Relay
bronze medal. - Burns medaled in the 400m Relay for the second time in his career with a
Bronze medal finish at the London Olympics. Trinidad and Tobago finished
Charles Barkley United States 1992 Gold Men’s Basketball with a time of 3:00.38 in the qualifiers and a 2:59.40 in the finals to take the
- The “Dream Team” finished with a perfect 8-0 record in the Olympics as Bronze medal.
Barkley led Team USA with 18.0 points per game at the 1992 Olympics in
Barcelona, Spain. He also set a then-Olympic record with 30 points in a single Cesar Cielo Brazil 2008 Gold 50m Freestyle
game (against Brazil). - After setting an Olympic Record in the semifinals with a time of 21.34, Cesar
Cielo won his first Olympic gold medal in the 50m freestyle, setting a new
Charles Barkley United States 1996 Gold Men’s Basketball Olympic Record with a time of 21.30 to edge out France’s Amaury Leveaux
- Returned for his second Olympics, leading Team USA to a gold medal at the by fifteen hundredths of a second at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The medal
1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. The United States posted an 8-0 record as was the first-ever Olympic gold for Brazil. Cielo was second after his prelimi-
Barkley led the team with 12.4 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game. nary time of 21.47, but won the semifinal to take the top seed into finals.
Percy Beard United States 1932 Silver 100m Hurdles Cesar Cielo Brazil 2008 Bronze 100m Freestyle
- Percy Beard led through the sixth hurdle of the 110m hurdles at the 1932 - Competing in his first individual Olympic event, Cesar Cielo captured the
Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., but was overtaken by fellow American George bronze medal out of lane eight in the 100m freestyle after setting a South
Sailing. Beard finished in 14.7 seconds to take the silver medal in the race and American record of 47.67 in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Cielo was
become Auburn’s first Olympic medalist. seventh after a 48.16 in prelims and was able to snag the last spot in finals
with a 48.07 in the semifinal. He tied with American Jason Lezak in finals,
finishing behind France’s Alain Bernard (47.21) and Australia’s Eamon Sullivan
(47.32).
Cesar Cielo Brazil 2012 Bronze 50m Freestyle
- Cesar Cielo earned his third career medal – and his second in the 50m
free – in 2012. After winning gold in 2008 in the same event, the then world
record-holder clocked a time of 21.59 to finish third behind surprise gold
medalist Florent Manaudou (FRA) with a 21.34 and Cullen Jones (USA), who
swam a 21.54.
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2004 Gold 200m Backstroke
- Kirsty Coventry twice broke the African record, improving in each round,
as she won the gold medal in the 200m backstroke at the 2004 Olympics
in Athens, Greece. Coventry clocked a 2:12.49 in the preliminary, ranking
third overall, and earned the second seed in the final after touching in with a
2:10.04 in the semifinal. She then posted a time of 2:09.19 in the final to
earn the gold medal.
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2004 Silver 100m Backstroke
Ruthie Bolton United States 1996 Gold Women’s Basketball - Kirsty Coventry twice broke the African record, improving in each round, as
- Ruthie Bolton averaged 12.8 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, 2.0 she finished second in the 100m backstroke at the 2004 Olympics in Athens,
assists per game and 2.87 steals per game as a starter in eight games for the Greece. Coventry finished fourth overall in the preliminary with a time of
gold-medal winning U.S. Women’s Olympic Team during the 1996 Olympics 1:01.60, improving to a 1:01.21 in the semifinal to sneak into the final as the
in Atlanta, Ga. seventh seed. She dropped her time to 1:00.50 in the final to beat out France’s
Laure Manaudou (1:00.88) for the silver medal - finishing behind USA’s Natalie
Ruthie Bolton U.S. 2000 Gold Women’s Basketball Coughlin (1:00.37).
- Ruthie Bolton played in all eight games as a reserve, helping the U.S. to a
second consecutive gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2004 Bronze 200m IM
Averaged 5.0 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game. - Kirsty Coventry twice broke the African record en route to a bronze-medal
showing in the 200m IM at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Coventry
Fred Bousquet France 2008 Silver 400m Freestyle Relay broke the African record in the preliminary as she posted the top overall time
- Fred Bousquet, swimming the third leg on the relay, swam a 46.63 split, the of 2:13.33. She dropped to a time of 2:13.68 in the semifinal as she earned
fastest on the team, to give France the lead with one leg to go. The United the fourth seed for the final. Coventry then cut her time to 2:12.72 in the final,
States would pull ahead in the final leg of the race to edge out France by setting a new African record, and finishing behind USA’s Amanda Beard
.08. The United States took gold in 3:08.24 while France took silver with a (2:11.70) and the Ukraine’s Yana Klochkova (2:11.14).
3:08.32, setting a new European record along the way.
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2008 Gold 200m Backstroke
George Bovell Trinidad 2004 Bronze 200m IM - Kirsty Coventry defended her title in the 200m backstroke at the 2008
- George Bovell dropped more than a second and a half off his semifinal time Olympics in Beijing, China, after setting a world record in the final with a time
to move into the top three and earn a bronze medal in the 200m IM at the of 2:05.24. She finished nearly a second ahead of former Auburn teammate
2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Bovell swam a 2:00.65 in the preliminary, Margaret Hoelzer, who took silver. Coventry led the event in all stages, setting
ranking third overall, and improved to a 2:00.31 in the semifinal to earn the an Olympic Record with a 2:06.76 in the preliminary. She earned the top
fifth seed heading into the final. He then swam a time of 1:58.80 to finish finals seed after posting a 2:07.76 in semifinals.
behind USA’s Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to take the bronze.
#Tokyo2020 | 15All-Time Olympic Performers - Medalist Details
Name Country Year Medal Sport / Event Rowdy Gaines United States 1984 Gold 400m Freestyle Relay
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2008 Silver 100m Backstroke - Rowdy Gaines swam the anchor leg of the 400m freestyle relay at the 1984
- Kirsty Coventry earned her second career silver medal in the 100m back- Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., helping the United States to a World Record
stroke at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, clocking a 59.19 in the finals. and a gold medal in the event. Gaines swam behind the team of Chris Cavana-
Coventry set an Olympic record with a 59.00 in the preliminary and touched ugh, Michael Heath and Matt Biondi - posting a time of 3:19.03 in the event.
in with a World Record in the semifinals with a time of 58.77. She fell short in
finals, however, placing behind the United States’ Natalie Coughlin who timed Rowdy Gaines United States 1984 Gold 400m Medley Relay
in a 58.96 to take silver. Former Auburn teammate Margaret Hoelzer took - Rowdy Gaines swam the anchor leg of the 400m medley relay at the 1984
bronze behind her with a 59.34. Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., helping the United States to a World Record
and a gold medal in the event. Gaines swam behind the team of Rick Carey
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2008 Silver 200m IM (backstroke), Steve Lundquist (breaststroke) and Pablo Morales (butterfly) - post-
- Kirsty Coventry clocked a 2:08.59 in the 200m IM at the 2008 Beijing ing a time of 3:39.30 in the event.
Olympics, finishing .15 behind Australia’s Stephanie Rice (2:08.45) and just
ahead of the United States’ Natalie Coughlin (2:10.34). Coventry was eighth Mark Gangloff United States 2004 Gold 400m Medley Relay
overall after prelims, clocking a 2:12.18. She cut more than two seconds - Mark Gangloff swam the breaststroke leg during the preliminary of the 400m
off her time in the semifinals, earning the top seed for finals with an Olympic medley relay at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, helping the U.S. qualify
Record time of 2:09.53. for the final and an eventual gold medal. Gangloff swam with Lenny Krayzel-
burg (backstroke), Michael Phelps (butterfly) and Neil Walker (freestyle) in the
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 2008 Silver 400m IM race. The team posted a time of 3:35.10 - the fastest time in the preliminary.
- Kirsty Coventry set an African Record in the 400m Individual Medley en
route to her first silver medal of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China. Coventry Mark Gangloff United States 2008 Gold 400m Medley Relay
touched in with a time of 4:29.89, just behind Australia’s Stephanie Rice and - Mark Gangloff captured his second career gold medal in the 400m medley
her time of 4:29.45. Katie Hoff (United States) took bronze with a 4:31.71. relay at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He swam the breaststroke leg during
Coventry was seventh after prelims and her time of 4:36.43. preliminaries, helping the United States qualify for the final and eventually win
the gold medal. Gangloff swam with Matt Grevers (backstroke), Ian Crocker
Jim Dillion United States 1952 Bronze Discus (butterfly), and Garrett Weber-Gale (freestyle). The relay team posted a time of
- Jim Dillion threw 53.28 meters in the discus final at the 1952 Olympics in 3:32.75, the fastest time in the preliminaries by one hundredth of a second.
Helsinki, Finland, earning a bronze medal in the event. He finished a half meter
out of the silver as Italy’s Adolfo Consolini threw 53.78m. Sim Iness of the Harvey Glance United States 1976 Gold 400m Relay
United States took the gold with a 55.03-meter throw. - Harvey Glance ran the lead leg of the 400m relay team at the 1976
Olympics in Montreal, Canada, helping the United States to a gold medal in
Bill Forrester United States 1976 Bronze 200m Butterfly the event. Glance led the team that consisted of John Wesley Jones, Millard
- Bill Forrester completed a United States sweep in the 200m butterfly as he Hampton and Steven Riddick that posted a time of 38.33 to take the win.
finished third in the event at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Forrester
clocked a 1:59.96 in the final, finishing behind fellow Americans Steven John Hargis United States 1996 Gold 400m Medley Relay
Gregg (1:59.54) and Mike Bruner (1:59.23). - John Hargis swam the butterfly leg during the preliminary of the 400m medley
relay at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga., helping the United States qualify
Glenn Eller United States 2008 Gold Double Trap for the final and an eventual gold medal. Hargis swam with Josh Davis (Back-
-In his third trip to the Olympics, Glen Eller set an Olympic Record and Finals stroke), Kurt Grote (breaststroke) and Tripp Schwenk (freestyle). The team posted
Record in the Double Trap, to win gold with a 145+45. The Texas native is a 3:39.93 - the fastest time in the preliminary.
part of the Army Marksmanship United in the United States Army.
Margaret Hoelzer United States 2008 Silver 200m Backstroke
- Margaret Hoelzer won her first career silver medal in the 2008 Olympics
in the 200m backstroke in Beijing, China. Hoelzer touched in with a time of
2:06.23, right behind former teammate Kirsty Coventry and her World Record
time of 2:05.24. Japan’s Reiko Nakamura took bronze with a 2:07.13. Hoel-
zer took seventh in the preliminary with a time of 2:09.12 and was the fifth
seed heading into the final after a semifinal time of 2:08.25.
Margaret Hoelzer United States 2008 Silver 400m Medley Relay
- Margaret Hoelzer claimed her second silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in
Beijing, China, in the 400m Medley Relay. While competing in the preliminar-
ies, the team posted the third fastest time of 3:59.15 with Hoelzer swimming
the backstroke leg, splitting 59.29. Also on the team was Megan Jendrick
(breaststroke), Elaine Breeden (butterfly), and Kara Lynn Joyce (freestyle).
Margaret Hoelzer United States 2008 Bronze 100m Backstroke
- Margaret Hoelzer captured the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke at
the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China with a time of 59.34. She finished 15
hundredths behind former teammate and silver medalist Kirsty Coventry. Fellow
American Natalie Coughlin took gold with a time of 58.96. Hoelzer was
seventh in the preliminary with a 1:00.13 and was the sixth seed for the finals
after swimming a semifinal time of 59.84.
Rowdy Gaines United States 1984 Gold 100m Freestyle Per Johansson Sweden 1980 Bronze 100m Freestyle
- Rowdy Gaines got off to a quick start that helped him to a win of nearly a - Per Johansson edged out the Soviet Union’s Sergey Koplyakov by five hun-
half second in the 100m freestyle at the 1984 Olympics inLos Angeles, Calif. dredths of a second to finish third in the 100m free at the 1980 Olympics in
Gaines posted a time of 49.80, beating out Australia’s Mark Stockwell (50.24) Moscow, Russia, earning his first of three career Olympic bronze medals. Johans-
and former Auburn teammate Per Johansson of Sweden (50.31). Gaines was son clocked a 51.29 in the final to earn the bronze, finishing behind Swedish
the third seed heading into the final after clocking a 50.41 in the preliminary. teammate Per Holmertz (50.91) and East Germany’s Jörg Woithe (50.40).
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