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The List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Penn State students (110) and coaches/faculty members (11) that have made an appearance as athletes or medaled at the Olympic Games, plus one athlete for the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The University had its most representatives participating in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games with 21 participants earning eight medals, also the most ever.[1]
Appearances and medal winners by sport
Totals are through the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Sport
Appearances†
Total♦
Track and field
51
5
8
6
19
Gymnastics
24
0
0
1
1
Fencing
16
0
1
3
4
Volleyball
14
0
2#
5¶
7
Wrestling
11
1
1
1
3
Soccer
9
0
0
2‡
2
Basketball
7
1
1
1
3
Swimming & Diving
6
2
0
3
5
Cycling
5
0
0
0
0
Rifle
4
0
0
0
0
Field Hockey
3
0
0
3§
3
Short Track Speedskating
3
0
0
1
1
Rowing
2
0
0
1
1
Figure skating
2
1
0
0
1
Bobsled
1
0
0
0
0
Beach Volleyball
1
0
0
0
0
Boxing
1
0
0
0
0
Tug-of-war
1
0
0
0
0
Total
161
10
13
27
50
† 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 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 2012 bronze medal-winning Canada 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
^ abNate 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.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstAlternate on team; traveled to Olympic Games but did not compete.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^ abAfter 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.
^ abAt 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.
^After her 1975 college graduation at Southern Connecticut, Sue Rojcewicz became a physical education instructor and assistant basketball coach at Penn State.
^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.
^"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.
^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.
^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.
Nate Cartmell [2]
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Katsutoshi Naito
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Kurt Oppelt [8][9][10]
Jean Cronstedt
Mike Sands
Knut Hjeltnes
Romel Raffin
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Terry Bartlett
Barry Walsh
Alexander Weber
Eugene Botes
Ramon Hernandez
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Toyin Augustus
Aleesha Barber
Kirsten Nieuwendam
Nontapat Panchan
Adam Wiercioch
Felix Aronovich
Dominique Blake [3]
Daniel Gómez Tanamachi
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Eddie Lovett [23]