List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

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The List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Penn State student-athletes or coaches that have made an appearance or medaled at the Olympic Games. The University had its most representatives participating in the 2012 London Olympic Games with 19 participants and the most medals since the 1924 Olympic Games with 5 medals.


Contents

Appearances and Medals By Sport [edit]

Sport Appearances† 1 2 3 Total
Track & Field 42 4 5 4 13
Gymnastics 20 0 0 1 1
Fencing 10 0 1 0 1
Soccer 8 0 0 2 2
Volleyball 6 0 2 0 2
Basketball 6 1 0 1 2
Wrestling 6 0 0 1 1
Rifle 3 0 0 0 0
Field Hockey 3 0 0 2 2
Rowing 2 0 0 1 1
Cycling 1 0 0 0 0
Swimming 1 0 0 0 0
Beach Volleyball 1 0 0 0 0
Boxing 1 0 0 0 0
Total 110 5 8 16 29

† including appearances as alternates

Olympians [edit]

1920 [edit]

Belgium Antwerp

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States Harold Barron Track & Field Med 2.png (110 m hurdles)
United States Marion Shields Track & Field Med 1.png (3000 m team)
Med 3.png (1500 hurdles)

1924 [edit]

France Paris

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States William Cox Track & Field Med 3.png (3000 m team)
United States Schuyler Enck Track & Field Med 3.png (800 m)
United StatesAlan Helffrich Track & Field Med 1.png (4x400 m relay)
United StatesRaymound Medera Boxing
United StatesCharles Moore Track & Field
Japan Katsutoshi Naito Wrestling Med 3.png (freestyle featherweight)
United StatesJohn Romig Track & Field
United States Arthur Studenroth Track & Field Med 2.png (cross country team)

1928 [edit]

Netherlands Amsterdam

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States John Romig Track & Field
United States Al Bates Track & Field Med 3.png (long jump)

1932 [edit]

United States Los Angeles

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States Paul Rekers Track & Field

1948 [edit]

United Kingdom London

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States William Bonsall Gymnastics
United States Louis Bordo Gymnastics
United States Barney Ewell Track & Field Med 1.png (4x100 m relay)
Med 2.png (100m)
Med 2.png (200m)
United States Herman Goffberg Track & Field
United States Raymound Soresen Gymnastics
United States Curt Stone Track & Field

1952 [edit]

Finland Helsinki

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States Horace Ashenfelter Track & Field Med 1.png (3000 m steeplechase)
United States William Ashenfelter Track & Field
United States Curt Stone Track & Field

1956 [edit]

Australia Melbourne

Name Sport
United States Horace Ashenfelter Track & Field
United States Ronald Coder Soccer
United States Richard Packer Soccer
United States Karl Schier Gymnastics
United States Curt Stone Track & Field
United States Armando Vega Gymnastics

Kurt Oppelt, long-time instructor in the Penn State College of HPER, won a gold medal in pairs figure skating for Austria in the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

1960 [edit]

Italy Rome

Name Sport
United States Ronald Coder Soccer
Sweden Jean Cronstedt Gymnastics

1964 [edit]

Japan Tokyo

Name Sport
United States Greg Weiss Gymnastics

1968 [edit]

Mexico Mexico City

Name Sport
United States Steve Cohen Gymnastics
Sweden Lennart Hedmark Track & Field
United States William Reilly Track & Field

1972 [edit]

Germany Munich

Name Sport
United States Marshall Avener Gymnastics
United States James Culhane Gymnastics
United States Steven Hayden Track & Field
Sweden Lennart Hedmark Track & Field
United States Michael Sands Track & Field

1976 [edit]

Canada Montreal

Name Sport Medal (if nec) and event
United States Marshall Avener Gymnastics
United States Chris Bahr Soccer
United States Diane Braceland Rowing
Sweden Lennart Hedmark Track & Field
Norway Knut Hjeltnes Track & Field
Canada Romel Raffin Basketball
The Bahamas Michael Sands Track & Field
United States Michael Shine Track & Field Med 2.png (400m hurdles)
United States Gene Whelan Gymnastics

1980 [edit]

Russia Moscow

Jana Angelakis, Gregory Fredericks, Charlene Morett, and Romel Raffin were all named to their respective Olympic teams but did not participate due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

1984 [edit]

United States Los Angeles

Name Sport Medal (if nec) and event
United States Jana Angelakis Fencing
United Kingdom Terry Bartlett Gymnastics
United States Daniel Canter Field Hockey
United States Glenn Dubis Rifle
Norway Knut Hjeltnes Track & Field
United States Charlene Morett Field Hockey Med 3.png (team)
Canada Romel Raffin Basketball
United States Brenda Stauffer Field Hockey Med 3.png (team)

1988 [edit]

South Korea Seoul

Name Sport Medal (if nec) and event
United Kingdom Terry Bartlett Gymnastics
United States Ken Chertow Wrestling
United States Glenn Dubis Rifle
Norway Knut Hjeltnes Track & Field
United States Suzie McConnell Basketball Med 1.png (team)
Canada Romel Raffin Basketball

1992 [edit]

Spain Barcelona

Name Sport Medal (if nec) and event
United Kingdom Terry Bartlett Gymnastics
United States Mary Ellen Clark Diving Med 3.png (10 m platform)
United States Suzie McConnell Basketball Med 3.png (team)
Norway Knut Hjeltnes Track & Field
United Kingdom Ian Shelley Gymnastics
United States Barry Walsh Track & Field

1996 [edit]

United States Atlanta

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
Japan Sanshiro Abe Wrestling
United States Mary Ellen Clark Diving Med 3.png (10 m platform)
United States Peter Cox Fencing
United States Salima Davidson[1] Volleyball
United States Glenn Dubis Rifle
United States C.J. Hunter Track & Field
United States Kerry McCoy Wrestling
United States Suzanne Paxton Fencing
United States Tom Strzalkowski Fencing

2000 [edit]

Australia Sydney

Name Sport
United States Glenn Dubis Rifle
United States C.J. Hunter Track & Field
United States Kerry McCoy Wrestling

2004 [edit]

Greece Athens[2]

Name Sport
South Africa Eugene Botes Swimming
Puerto Rico Ramon Hernandez Beach volleyball
United States Kerry McCoy Wrestling
United States Connie Moore Track & Field
Puerto Rico Luis Vargas Gymnastics

2008 [edit]

China Beijing[3]

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
Nigeria Toyin Augustus Track & Field
Trinidad and Tobago Aleesha Barber Track & Field
Germany Jan Jagla Basketball
Canada Erin McLeod Soccer
Thailand Nonpatat Panchan Fencing
United States Kevin Tan Gymnastics Med 3.png (team)
Poland Adam Wiercioch Fencing Med 2.png (team épée)
United States Doris Willette Fencing

2012 [edit]

United Kingdom London [4]

Name Sport Medal (if nec.) and event
United States Matt Anderson Volleyball
Israel Felix Aronovich Gymnastics
Jamaica Dominique Blake Track & Field
United States Miles Chamley-Watson Fencing
United Kingdom Shana Cox Track & Field
United States Natalie Dell Rowing Med 3.png (quadruple sculls)
United States Nicole Fawcett [1] Volleyball
United States Bridget Franek Track & Field
United States Alisha Glass [1] Volleyball
Mexico Daniel Gomez-Tanamachi Fencing
United States Christa Harmotto Volleyball Med 2.png (team)
United States Megan Hodge Volleyball Med 2.png (team)
United States Bobby Lea Cycling
Canada Erin McLeod Soccer Med 3.png (team)
Canada Carmelina Moscato Soccer Med 3.png (team)
Suriname Kirsten Nieuwendam Track & Field
Puerto Rico Tommy Ramos Gymnastics
United States Ryan Whitling Track & Field
United States Doris Willette Fencing

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ a b c Alternate on team; traveled to Olympic games but did not compete.
  2. ^ 2004 PSU Olympians
  3. ^ 2008 PSU Olympians
  4. ^ http://btn.com/2012/08/13/big-ten-totals-35-medals-including-15-gold-at-olympics/
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