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List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

The list of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Penn State University students (129) and coaches and faculty members (12) who have appeared as athletes at the Olympic Games, plus one athlete for the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The university had its most representatives participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with 22 participants earning eight medals, the most ever by Penn State athletes in a single Olympic Games.[1]

Appearances and medal winners by sport

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Totals are through the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

SportAppearances† Total♦
Track and field55510520
Gymnastics240011
Fencing220134
Volleyball182‡2#59
Wrestling154116
Soccer111034
Swimming & Diving92035
Basketball71113
Cycling70000
Rifle40000
Field Hockey3003§3
Short Track Speedskating30011
Archery21012
Rowing20011
Figure skating21001
Kayaking20000
Bobsled10000
Beach Volleyball10000
Boxing10000
Ice hockey10000
Rugby10000
Tug-of-war10000
Total19217152860

† an athlete is considered to have appeared once in each sport entered each time the Games of an Olympiad or Winter Games were held, including attendance in the host city as alternates
♦ number of times that a person received an Olympic medal or honor for finishing among the top three in an event
‡ both on the 2020 gold medal-winning USA women's team
# both on the 2012 silver medal-winning USA women's team
all on the 2016 bronze medal-winning USA men's and women's teams
§ all on the 1984 bronze medal-winning USA women's team

Olympians

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Nate Cartmell

1904

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Fred Englehardt, 1904

St. Louis

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Nate Cartmell[2]Track and field (100m)
(200m)
Fred Englehardt[3]Track and field (triple jump)
Lee Talbott

1908

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London

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Nate Cartmell[2]Track and field (1600m medley relay)
(200m)
Lee TalbottTrack and field
Wrestling
Tug-of-war
Harold Barron
William Cox
Larry Shields

1920

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Antwerp

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Harold BarronTrack and field (110m hurdles)
Alan Helffrich[4][5]Track and field
Larry ShieldsTrack and field (3000m team)
(1500m)

1924

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Paris

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
William CoxTrack and field (3000m team)
Schuyler EnckTrack and field (800m)
Alan HelffrichTrack and field (4 × 400m relay)
Carl Madera[4]Boxing
Charles Moore, Sr.[4]Track and field
Katsutoshi NaitoWrestling (freestyle featherweight)
John RomigTrack and field
Arthur StudenrothTrack and field (cross country team)

1928

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Amsterdam

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Ray Conger[6]Track and field
John RomigTrack and field
Al BatesTrack and field (long jump)

1932

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Los Angeles

NameSport
Paul RekersTrack and field
Walter Bahr, with Vice-President Joe Biden in 2010

1948

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London

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Walter Bahr[7]Soccer
William BonsallGymnastics
Louis BordoGymnastics
Barney EwellTrack and field (4 × 100m relay)
(100m)
(200m)
Herman GoffbergTrack and field
Bill Koll[8]Wrestling (freestyle)
Ray SorensenGymnastics
Curt StoneTrack and field

1952

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Helsinki

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Horace AshenfelterTrack and field (3000m steeplechase)
William AshenfelterTrack and field
Curt StoneTrack and field

1952 Winter Olympic Games

Oslo

NameSport
Kurt Oppelt[9][10][11]Figure skating

1956

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Melbourne

NameSport
Horace AshenfelterTrack and field
Ronald Coder[4]Soccer
Dick Dyer[3][12][13]Fencing
Richard Packer[4]Soccer
Karl Schwenzfeier (Schier)[4]Gymnastics
Curt StoneTrack and field
Armando VegaGymnastics

1956 Winter Olympic Games

Cortina d'Ampezzo

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Kurt Oppelt[9][10][11]Figure skating (pair skating)
Edgar SeymourBobsled

1960

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Rome

NameSport
Jean CronstedtGymnastics
Dick Dyer[3][12][13]Fencing
Garland O'Quinn Jr.[14]Gymnastics
Ed Moran[4][5]Track and field

1964

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Tokyo

NameSport
Kathy CorriganGymnastics
Greg WeissGymnastics

1968

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Mexico City

NameSportMedal (if app. and event)
Jane Barkman-Brown[15]Swimming (4 × 100m freestyle relay)
(200m freestyle)
James Culhane[4]Gymnastics
Steve CohenGymnastics
Lennart HedmarkTrack and field
William ReillyTrack and field

1972

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Munich

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Marshall AvenerGymnastics
Jane Barkman-Brown[15]Swimming (4 × 100m freestyle relay)
James CulhaneGymnastics
Steven HaydenTrack and field
Lennart HedmarkTrack and field
Mike SandsTrack and field

1976

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Montreal

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Marshall AvenerGymnastics
Diane Braceland (-Vreugdenhil)Rowing
Lennart HedmarkTrack and field
Knut HjeltnesTrack and field
Al Jackson[4][5]Track and field
Steven KaplanFencing
Romel RaffinBasketball
Susan Rojcewicz[16]Basketball (team)
Mike SandsTrack and field
Michael ShineTrack and field (400m hurdles)
Gene Whelan[4]Gymnastics
Wayne YoungGymnastics

1980

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Moscow

Jana Angelakis, Greg Fredericks, Charlene Morett, Christine Larson-Mason,[17] Knut Hjeltnes (Norway) and Romel Raffin (Canada) were all named to their respective Olympic teams but did not participate due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

1984

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Los Angeles

Charlene Morett
Lou Banach
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Jana AngelakisFencing
Terry BartlettGymnastics
Lou Banach[18]Wrestling (freestyle) (light heavyweight)
Glenn DubisRifle
Knut HjeltnesTrack and field
Christine Larson-MasonField Hockey (team)
Charlene MorettField Hockey (team)
Romel RaffinBasketball
Brenda StaufferField Hockey (team)

1988

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Seoul

Knut Hjeltnes
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Terry BartlettGymnastics
Ken ChertowWrestling
Glenn DubisRifle
Knut HjeltnesTrack and field
Suzie McConnellBasketball (team)
Romel RaffinBasketball

1992

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Barcelona

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Terry BartlettGymnastics
J-Me Carney[3][19]Cycling
Mary Ellen ClarkDiving (10m platform)
Greg Elinsky[4]Wrestling
Suzie McConnellBasketball (team)
Ian ShelleyGymnastics
Barry WalshTrack and Field
Rich Weiss[20]Kayaking

1996

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Atlanta

Bronze statue of Rich Weiss by Tyler Mark Richardella
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Sanshiro AbeWrestling
Dominic Brindle[21]Gymnastics
Mary Ellen ClarkDiving (10m platform)
Peter CoxFencing
Salima Davidson[4]Volleyball
Glenn DubisRifle
C.J. HunterTrack and field
Suzanne PaxtonFencing
Tom StrzalkowskiFencing
Rich Weiss[20]Kayaking
Rod White[3]Archery (men's team)

2000

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Sydney

Glenn Dubis
Kolat in November 2015
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
J-Me Carney[3]Cycling
Glenn DubisRifle
Sammie Henson[22]Wrestling (Bantamweight, Freestyle)
Cary Kolat[23]Wrestling
Kerry McCoyWrestling
Alexander WeberFencing (team sabre)
Christie Welsh[4]Soccer
Rod White[3]Archery (men's team)

2002

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Salt Lake City

NameSport
Allison BaverShort Track Speedskating

2004

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Athens[24]

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Eugene BotesSwimming
Ramon HernandezBeach volleyball
Kerry McCoyWrestling
Connie Moore[4]Track and field
Cael Sanderson [25]Wrestling (Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle)
Luis VargasGymnastics

2006

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Torino

NameSport
Allison BaverShort Track Speedskating
Adam Wiercioch

2008

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Beijing[26]

Aleesha Barber
Mike Friedman
Jan Jagla
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Toyin AugustusTrack and field
Aleesha BarberTrack and field
Michael FriedmanCycling
Jan JaglaBasketball
Bobby LeaCycling
Erin McLeodSoccer
Kirsten NieuwendamTrack and field
Nontapat PanchanFencing
Kevin TanGymnastics (team)
Adam WierciochFencing (team épée)
Doris Willette[4]Fencing
Allison Baver

2010

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Vancouver

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Allison BaverShort Track Speedskating (3000m Relay)
Christa Harmotto

2012

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London[27]

Daniel Gómez Tanamachi
Felix Aronovich
Carmelina Moscato
Erin Mcleod
Bridget Franek
Megan Hodge
Shana Cox (right)
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Matt AndersonVolleyball
Felix AronovichGymnastics
Dominique Blake[4]Track and field(4 × 400m relay) [28][29]
Miles Chamley-WatsonFencing
Shana CoxTrack and field
Natalie DellRowing (quadruple sculls)
Nicole Fawcett[4]Volleyball
Bridget FranekTrack and field
Alisha Glass[4]Volleyball
Daniel Gómez TanamachiFencing
Christa HarmottoVolleyball (team)
Megan HodgeVolleyball (team)
Bobby LeaCycling
Erin McLeodSoccer (team)
Carmelina MoscatoSoccer (team)
Kirsten NieuwendamTrack and field
Tommy RamosGymnastics
Jake Varner[30][31]Wrestling (96 kg, Freestyle)
Ryan Whiting[32]Track and field
Doris WilletteFencing

2016

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Rio de Janeiro[33]

Nicole Fawcett
Matt Anderson
Max Holt
Alisha Glass
Joe Kovacs
Monica Aksamit
Ali Krieger
Alyssa Naeher
Aaron Russell
Miles Chamley-Watson
NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Monica AksamitFencing (team saber)
Matt AndersonVolleyball (team)
Matt BaranoskiCycling
Bia Bulcão[34]Fencing
Miles Chamley-WatsonFencing (team foil)
Nicole Fawcett[4]Volleyball
Alisha GlassVolleyball (team)
Daniel Gómez TanamachiFencing
Carlos GuerraVolleyball
Christa (Harmotto) DietzenVolleyball (team)
Darrell HillTrack and field
Megan (Hodge) Easy[4]Volleyball
Max HoltVolleyball (team)
Joe KovacsTrack and field (shot put)
Ali KriegerSoccer
Bobby LeaCycling
Eddie Lovett[35]Track and field
Frank MolinaroWrestling
Alyssa Naeher[36]Soccer
Aaron RussellVolleyball (team)
Shane RyanSwimming
Katarzyna TrzopekFencing

2020

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Micha Hancock

Tokyo[37]

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Matt AndersonVolleyball
Kayla Cannett-OcaRugby
Gabe CastañoSwimming
Micha HancockVolleyball (team)
Mohamed HassanFencing
Maxwell HoltVolleyball
Joe KovacsTrack and Field (shot put)
Eddie Lovett[35]Track and Field
Andrew MackiewiczFencing
Erin McLeodSoccer (team)
Alyssa NaeherSoccer (team)
Melissa RodríguezSwimming
Shane RyanSwimming
Michael ShueyTrack and Field
Kaito StreetsFencing
David TaylorWrestling (Men's freestyle 86 kg wrestling)
Haleigh WashingtonVolleyball (team)

2022

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Beijing

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Jessica AdolfssonIce hockey

Paralympic Games

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2004

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Athens

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Jeffrey Hantz[38]Track and fieldMen's Discus F56, Javelin F55-56[39]

2008

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Beijing

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Maggie Redden[38]Track and fieldWomen's 100m T53, 200m T53[40]

2016

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Rio de Janeiro

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Shawn Morelli[41]Track cycling
Road cycling
.		 Women's 3000m individual pursuit C4
Women's time trial C4
Road race C4-5[42]
Emily Frederick[43]Track and fieldWomen's shot put F40[44]

2020

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Tokyo

NameSportMedal (if app.) and event
Shawn Morelli[41]Track cycling
Road cycling
.		 Women's 3000m individual pursuit C4
Women's time trial C4
Road race C4-5
Jacob Schrom[45]PowerliftingMen's -107 kg


See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Penn State Olympians" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ^ a b Nate Cartmell attended the University of Pennsylvania and later served as head coach of track and field at Penn State from 1922–33. After his Olympic years, he embarked on a coaching career in 1910 that led to coaching stints at seven other institutions, both before and after Penn State.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Mallon, Bill (21 Sep 2017). "USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES". Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Alternate on team; traveled to Olympic Games but did not compete.
  5. ^ a b c Penn State Track and Field/Cross Country 2012. State College, Pennsylvania USA. 2012. p. 105. Retrieved 2016-04-19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Ray Conger ran track for Iowa State in college, later obtained a masters degree in physiology, and then did further graduate work at Columbia. From 1931–36 he taught zoology at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, where he also coached track. He then joined the faculty at Penn State and was a professor of physical education preceding his retirement in 1970.
  7. ^ Walter Bahr was the captain of the U.S. national team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup when, in what is considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history, it defeated England, 1-0, with Bahr assisting on the lone goal. Later he became the men's soccer coach at Penn State from 1974–1988.
  8. ^ Bill Koll attended Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) and later became professor of Health and Physical Education, as well as head coach of the Penn State wrestling team from 1965–1979, which included unbeaten dual meet campaigns in 1967, 1970 thru 1972, and 1974.
  9. ^ a b After 1956, Kurt Oppelt skated in ice shows with his partner, Sissy Schwarz, and was the coach of the Royal Dutch Figure Skating Team from 1957–1960. He later settled in the United States. In 1967, Oppelt became an instructor at Penn State in its College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In 1996 he received the Golden Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria.
  10. ^ a b "Winter Olympic Games: Athleticism in the Snow, 2010 Games: February 12-28, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  11. ^ a b "Olympedia, Kurt Oppelt Biographical information". Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Phinizy, Coles (December 5, 1955). "AMERICA'S DIM HOPES FOR ITS FIRST OLYMPIC FENCING TITLE ARE BRIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY BY TWO DETERMINED NEW BLADES". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 3, no. 23. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  13. ^ a b "Dick Dyer". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  14. ^ Mallon, Bill (21 Sep 2017). "USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES". Retrieved 2017-10-14. O'Quinn attended the U.S. Military Academy as an undergraduate and Penn State as a graduate student.
  15. ^ a b At the time of the 1968 Olympics, Jane Barkman was age 16; later she became Penn State assistant swim coach and went on to become head coach at Princeton.
  16. ^ After her 1975 college graduation at Southern Connecticut, Sue Rojcewicz became a physical education instructor and assistant basketball coach at Penn State.
  17. ^ "GEO-POLITICS AND AMERICAN ATHLETES DENIED OLYMPIC OPPORTUNITIES PROFILED". Sports Perspectives. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  18. ^ Mallon, Bill (21 Sep 2017). "USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES". Retrieved 2017-10-14. Banach attended the University of Iowa as an undergraduate and Penn State as a graduate student in 1988.
  19. ^ Motko, Carla (Oct 21, 1997). "Cycling club hoping to add to its list of accomplishments". Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  20. ^ a b Mallon, Bill (21 Sep 2017). "USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES". Retrieved 2017-10-14. Weiss attended Colorado School of Mines as an undergraduate and Penn State as a graduate student. He drowned in a kayaking accident on the White Salmon River in Washington state in 1997.
  21. ^ "Nissen Emery Award". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  22. ^ Sammie Henson was undefeated and two-time NCAA champion at Clemson University. From 2000–2002 he was assistant wrestling coach at Penn State. During his time there, Henson assisted head coach Troy Sunderland in taking the Nittany Lions from 35th in the country to sixth with a pair of top-five recruiting classes in just two years.
  23. ^ Mallon, Bill (21 Sep 2017). "USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES". Retrieved 2017-10-14. In 1993, Kolat began his collegiate career at Penn State. He transferred to Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania in 1995.
  24. ^ 2004 PSU Olympians
  25. ^ Cael Sanderson attended and coached at Iowa State University before becoming Penn State's head wrestling coach in 2009.
  26. ^ 2008 PSU Olympians
  27. ^ "Big Ten totals 35 medals, including 15 Gold, at Olympics". Big Ten Network. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  28. ^ "TRACK AND FIELD OLYMPIANS TO BE RECOGNIZED". University Park, Pennsylvania. Oct 4, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-14. Blake, a member of Penn State's NCAA Champion 4x400 in 2008, also had a successful London experience, earning a bronze medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay pool.
  29. ^ Walker, Howard (23 June 2017). "Dominique Blake finally returns bronze medal". Jamaican Observer. Retrieved 1 November 2017. Dominique Blake handed over the 4x400m relay medal she was erroneously presented with, having never competed in the heats or the final of the event at the 2012 Olympics.
  30. ^ Jake Varner won the gold medal in the 96 kg freestyle category at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterward he became an assistant coach at Penn State under Cael Sanderson. A student-athlete at Iowa State, he was 2009 and 2010 NCAA champion and finished second in the 2007 and 2008 NCAA championships, while being coached by Sanderson.
  31. ^ "American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012.
  32. ^ Ryan Whiting, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., and 2010 alumnus of Arizona State University, was a volunteer coach on the Penn State track and field staff. He was the defending World Indoor Champion in the shot put and represented the U.S. at the 2011 IAAF World Outdoor Championships and 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He was also a six-time NCAA Champion while competing at Arizona State.
  33. ^ "School record 20 Penn Staters participating in Rio Olympic Games". July 19, 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  34. ^ "Tokyo Drift". Penn Stater. Vol. 106, no. 6 (July/August 2019 ed.). University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State Alumni Association. p. 26.
  35. ^ a b Aydin, Tim (Aug 1, 2016). "Reppin' In Rio: Penn Staters In The 2016 Olympic Games". Black Shoe Diaries. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 2016-08-11. A former University of Florida athlete, Eddie Lovett was a Penn State volunteer assistant coach at the time of the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he represented the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 110-meter hurdles.
  36. ^ "FIFA Tournaments – Alyssa NAEHER – Playing career at FIFA Tournaments". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2017-10-27. player didn't appear in any matches
  37. ^ "Twenty-Two Penn Staters Set to Participate in Tokyo Olympics". July 20, 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  38. ^ a b Penn Staters in the Olympics (curated display). University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State All-Sports Museum. 5 April 2017.
  39. ^ "Jeffrey Hantz". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  40. ^ "Maggie Redden". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  41. ^ a b "Team USA". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  42. ^ "Shawn Morelli". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  43. ^ "Penn State contingent brings home pair of golds from Paralympics in Rio". Penn State News. The Pennsylvania State University. 20 Sep 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  44. ^ "Emily Frederick". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  45. ^ "Team USA". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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