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List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

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 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

Totals are through the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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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

Nate Cartmell

1904

Fred Englehardt, 1904

United States St. Louis

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Lee Talbott

1908

United Kingdom London

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Harold Barron
William Cox
Larry Shields

1920

Belgium Antwerp

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1924

France Paris

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1928

Netherlands Amsterdam

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1932

United States Los Angeles

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Walter Bahr, with Vice-President Joe Biden in 2010

1948

United Kingdom London

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1952

Finland Helsinki

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1952 Winter Olympic Games

Norway Oslo

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1956

Australia Melbourne

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1956 Winter Olympic Games

Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo

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1960

Italy Rome

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1964

Japan Tokyo

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1968

Mexico Mexico City

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1972

Germany Munich

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1976

Canada Montreal

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1980

Soviet Union 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

United States Los Angeles

Charlene Morett
Lou Banach
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1988

South Korea Seoul

Knut Hjeltnes
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1992

Spain Barcelona

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1996

United States Atlanta

Bronze statue of Rich Weiss by Tyler Mark Richardella
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2000

Australia Sydney

Glenn Dubis
Kolat in November 2015
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2002

United States Salt Lake City

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2004

Greece Athens[24]

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2006

Italy Torino

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Adam Wiercioch

2008

China Beijing[26]

Aleesha Barber
Mike Friedman
Jan Jagla
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Allison Baver

2010

Canada Vancouver

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Christa Harmotto

2012

United Kingdom London[27]

Daniel Gómez Tanamachi
Felix Aronovich
Carmelina Moscato
Erin Mcleod
Bridget Franek
Megan Hodge
Shana Cox (right)
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2016

Brazil 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
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2020

Micha Hancock

Japan Tokyo[37]

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2022

China Beijing

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Paralympic Games

2004

Greece Athens

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2008

China Beijing

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2016

Brazil Rio de Janeiro

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2020

Japan Tokyo

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Notes

  1. "Penn State Olympians" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. 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. Mallon, Bill (21 Sep 2017). "USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES". Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  4. Alternate on team; traveled to Olympic Games but did not compete.
  5. 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. 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. 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.
  11. "Dick Dyer". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. After her 1975 college graduation at Southern Connecticut, Sue Rojcewicz became a physical education instructor and assistant basketball coach at Penn State.
  15. "GEO-POLITICS AND AMERICAN ATHLETES DENIED OLYMPIC OPPORTUNITIES PROFILED". Sports Perspectives. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  16. 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.
  17. Motko, Carla (Oct 21, 1997). "Cycling club hoping to add to its list of accomplishments". Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  18. 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.
  19. "Nissen Emery Award". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Cael Sanderson attended and coached at Iowa State University before becoming Penn State's head wrestling coach in 2009.
  23. "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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. "Tokyo Drift". Penn Stater. Vol. 106, no. 6 (July/August 2019 ed.). University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State Alumni Association. p. 26.
  28. 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.
  29. "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
  30. Penn Staters in the Olympics (curated display). University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State All-Sports Museum. 5 April 2017.
  31. "Jeffrey Hantz". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  32. "Maggie Redden". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  33. "Team USA". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  34. "Shawn Morelli". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  35. "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.
  36. "Emily Frederick". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  37. "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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