List of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians
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This list of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians is a list of the athletes and coaches associated with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln who have competed in the Olympic Games.
A total of 111 athletes have combined to compete in 163 Olympic Games. Nebraska athletes have won 54 medals, including 16 gold medals, while representing 30 countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decoarated Olympian, winning nine medals and competing in seven Olympic Games, a record for track and field competitors.[1]
Olympians[]
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Summer Games[]
Athletes[]
Olympiad | Location | Athlete | Sport | Country |
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1912 | Stockholm | Lewis Anderson | Sprinting | ![]() |
1936 | Berlin | Sam Francis | Shot put | ![]() |
1956 | Melbourne | Keith Gardner | Sprinting | ![]() |
1960 | Rome | Keith Gardner ![]() |
Sprinting | ![]() |
Joe Mullins | ![]() | |||
Dan Brand | Wrestling | ![]() | ||
1964 | Tokyo | Lynn Headley | Sprinting | ![]() |
Dan Brand ![]() |
Wrestling | ![]() | ||
1968 | Mexico City | Clifton Forbes | Sprinting | ![]() |
Lynn Headley | ||||
Charlie Greene ![]() ![]() |
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Carol Moseke | Discus | |||
1972 | Munich | Garth Case | Sprinting | ![]() |
Horace Levy | ||||
Leighton Priestley | ||||
Don Quarrie | ||||
1976 | Montreal | Leighton Priestley | Sprinting | ![]() |
Don Quarrie ![]() ![]() | ||||
John Ebito | Swimming | ![]() | ||
Bengt Jönsson | ![]() | |||
1980 | Moscow | Reynaldo Castro | Diving | ![]() |
Merlene Ottey ![]() |
Sprinting | ![]() | ||
Don Quarrie ![]() | ||||
John Ebito | Swimming | ![]() | ||
Phil Cahoy | Gymnastics | ![]() | ||
Larry Gerard | ||||
Jim Hartung | ||||
1984 | Los Angeles | Bill Trott | Sprinting | ![]() |
Janet Burke | ![]() | |||
Merlene Ottey ![]() ![]() | ||||
Don Quarrie ![]() | ||||
Marcia Tate | ||||
Dennis Wallace | ||||
Reynaldo Castro | Diving | ![]() | ||
Jim Hartung ![]() |
Gymnastics | ![]() | ||
Scott Johnson ![]() | ||||
Jim Mikus ![]() | ||||
Angela Thacker | Long jump | |||
Lisa Rohde | Rowing | |||
1988 | Seoul | Bill Trott | Sprinting | ![]() |
Merlene Ottey | ![]() | |||
Sharon Powell | ||||
Marcia Tate | ||||
Denise Thiémard | Javelin | ![]() | ||
Kevin Davis | Gymnastics | ![]() | ||
Scott Johnson | ||||
Tom Schlesinger | ||||
Wes Suter | ||||
Wendy Lucero | Diving | |||
Cathy Noth | Volleyball | |||
Bill Scherr ![]() |
Wrestling | |||
Jim Scherr | ||||
1992 | Barcelona | Mark Jackson | Sprinting | ![]() |
Ximena Restrepo ![]() |
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Tamás Molnár | ![]() | |||
Merlene Ottey ![]() |
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Karen Kruger | ![]() | |||
Penelope Heyns | Swimming | |||
Peter Williams | ||||
Roberto Bonilla | ![]() | |||
Anja Margetić | Independent | |||
Jan Bidrman | ![]() | |||
Trent Dimas ![]() |
Gymnastics | ![]() | ||
Lori Endicott ![]() |
Volleyball | |||
1996 | Atlanta | Emma Johnson ![]() |
Swimming | ![]() |
Anna Windsor | ||||
Lenka Maňhalová | ![]() | |||
Roberto Bonilla | ![]() | |||
Valērijs Kalmikovs | ![]() | |||
Terrie Miller | ![]() | |||
José Isaza | ![]() | |||
Juan Benavides | ![]() | |||
Therese Alshammar | ![]() | |||
Penny Heyns ![]() ![]() |
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Helene Muller | ||||
Julia Russell | ||||
Dieudonné Kwizera | Distance running | ![]() | ||
Balázs Tölgyesi | ![]() | |||
Nicola Martial | Triple jump | ![]() | ||
Patricia Nadler | Heptathlon | ![]() | ||
Frank Mensah | Sprinting | ![]() | ||
Merlene Ottey ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Linetta Wilson ![]() |
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Lori Endicott | Volleyball | |||
Lori Sippel | Softball | ![]() | ||
2000 | Sydney | Adam Pine ![]() ![]() |
Swimming | ![]() |
Elvira Fischer | ![]() | |||
Michael Windisch | ||||
Valērijs Kalmikovs | ![]() | |||
Penny Heyns ![]() |
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Helene Muller | ||||
Juan Benavides | ![]() | |||
Javier Botello | ||||
Therese Alshammar ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Jimmy Pino | Sprinting | ![]() | ||
Ximena Ristrepo | ||||
Merlene Ottey ![]() ![]() |
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Jelena Stanisavljević | ![]() | |||
Allison Weston | Volleyball | ![]() | ||
Rulon Gardner ![]() |
Wrestling | |||
Matt Lindland ![]() | ||||
2004 | Athens | Adam Pine | Swimming | ![]() |
Therese Alshammar | ![]() | |||
Dace Ruskule | Discus | ![]() | ||
Ineta Radēviča | Long jump | |||
Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Sprinting | |||
Merlene Ottey | ![]() | |||
Nenad Lončar | Hurdles | ![]() | ||
Priscilla Lopes | ![]() | |||
Adam Stern | Baseball | |||
Sheena Lawrick | Softball | |||
Stephanie Skegas-Maxwell | ![]() | |||
Nancy Metcalf | Volleyball | ![]() | ||
Rulon Gardner ![]() |
Wrestling | |||
Brad Vering | ||||
2008 | Beijing | Adam Pine ![]() |
Swimming | ![]() |
Therese Alshammar | ![]() | |||
Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Heptathlon | ![]() | ||
Ineta Radēviča | Long jump | ![]() | ||
Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Sprinting | |||
Priscilla Lopes ![]() |
Hurdles | ![]() | ||
Karina LeBlanc | Soccer | |||
Brittany Timko | ||||
Amy Walsh | ||||
Sheena Lawrick | Softball | |||
Robin Mackin | ||||
Adam Stern | Baseball | |||
Brian Duensing ![]() |
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Amber Neben | Cycling | |||
Dusty Jonas | High jump | |||
Brad Vering | Wrestling | |||
2012 | London | Aleks Marić | Basketball | ![]() |
Ade Dagunduro | ![]() | |||
Chelsea Aubry | ![]() | |||
Karina LeBlanc ![]() |
Soccer | |||
Brittany Timko ![]() | ||||
Therese Alshammar | Swimming | ![]() | ||
Carl Myerscough | Shot put | ![]() | ||
Ineta Radēviča | Long jump | ![]() | ||
Lehann Fourie | Hurdles | ![]() | ||
Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Heptathlon | ![]() | ||
Chantae McMillan | ![]() | |||
Amber Neben | Cycling | |||
Jordan Larson ![]() |
Volleyball | |||
Jordan Burroughs ![]() |
Wrestling | |||
2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Heptathlon | ![]() |
Miles Ukaoma | Hurdles | ![]() | ||
Danielle Page ![]() |
Basketball | ![]() | ||
Maruša Černjul | High jump | ![]() | ||
Therese Alshammar | Swimming | ![]() | ||
Sarah Pavan | Volleyball | ![]() | ||
Kayla Banwarth ![]() |
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Jordan Larson ![]() | ||||
Kelsey Robinson ![]() | ||||
Jordan Burroughs | Wrestling | |||
2020 | Tokyo | Beatriz Padron | Swimming | ![]() |
Máté Koroknai | Hurdles | ![]() | ||
Keisei Tominaga | Basketball | ![]() | ||
Amber Neben | Cycling | ![]() | ||
Jordan Larson ![]() |
Volleyball | |||
Kelsey Robinson ![]() | ||||
Justine Wong-Orantes ![]() | ||||
Sarah Pavan | ![]() |
Coaches[]
Olympiad | Location | Coach | Sport | Country |
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1980 | Moscow | Francis Allen | Gymnastics | ![]() |
1984 | Los Angeles | Francis Allen ![]() |
Gymnastics | ![]() |
1992 | Barcelona | John Cook (asst.) ![]() |
Volleyball | ![]() |
1996 | Atlanta | Jan Bidrman | Swimming | ![]() |
2000 | Sydney | Peggy Liddick | Gymnastics | ![]() |
Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Swimming | ![]() | ||
2004 | Athens | Peggy Liddick | Gymnastics | ![]() |
Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Swimming | ![]() | ||
2008 | Beijing | Peggy Liddick | Gymnastics | ![]() |
Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Swimming | ![]() | ||
Lori Sippel | Softball | |||
2012 | London | Peggy Liddick | Gymnastics | ![]() |
Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Swimming | ![]() | ||
Mark Manning (asst.) | Wrestling | ![]() | ||
2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Ashley MacAllister | Rifle | ![]() |
Mark Manning (asst.) | Wrestling | ![]() | ||
2020 | Tokyo | Tyler Hildebrand ![]() |
Volleyball | ![]() |
Winter Games[]
Athletes[]
Olympiad | Location | Athlete | Sport | Country |
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2006 | Turin | Curtis Tomasevicz | Bobsleigh | ![]() |
2010 | Vancouver | Shelley-Ann Brown ![]() |
Bobsleigh | ![]() |
Curtis Tomasevicz ![]() |
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2014 | Sochi | Curtis Tomasevicz ![]() |
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Medalists[]
Athlete | Sport | Medals |
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Penny Heyns ![]() |
Swimming | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Don Quarrie ![]() |
Sprinting | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Adam Pine ![]() |
Swimming | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jordan Larson ![]() |
Volleyball | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Curtis Tomasevicz ![]() |
Bobsleigh | ![]() ![]() |
Charlie Greene ![]() |
Sprinting | ![]() ![]() |
Kelsey Robinson ![]() |
Volleyball | |
Rulon Gardner ![]() |
Wrestling | |
Jordan Burroughs ![]() |
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Justine Wong-Orantes ![]() |
Volleyball | |
Trent Dimas ![]() |
Gymnastics | |
Jim Hartung ![]() | ||
Scott Johnson ![]() | ||
Jim Mikus ![]() | ||
Linetta Wilson ![]() |
Sprinting | |
Merlene Ottey ![]() ![]() |
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Therese Alshammar ![]() |
Swimming | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shelley-Ann Brown ![]() |
Bobsleigh | ![]() |
Matt Lindland ![]() |
Wrestling | |
Kayla Banwarth ![]() |
Volleyball | ![]() |
Lori Endicott ![]() | ||
Dan Brand ![]() |
Wrestling | |
Bill Scherr ![]() | ||
Brian Duensing ![]() |
Baseball | |
Keith Gardner ![]() ![]() |
Sprinting | |
Ximena Restrepo ![]() | ||
Emma Johnson ![]() |
Swimming | |
Karina LeBlanc ![]() |
Soccer | |
Brittany Timko ![]() | ||
Priscilla Lopes ![]() |
Hurdles | |
Danielle Page ![]() |
Basketball |
References[]
- ^ "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". news.unl.edu. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "2018-19 Nebraska All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Nebraska Communications Office. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
External links[]
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