List of University of Oregon Olympians

This article provides a list of Olympic athletes from the University of Oregon. The athletes listed have both competed in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games and have attended the University of Oregon. The vast majority of Olympic athletes from Oregon competed in the Oregon Ducks track and field team.

Summer Olympics

Name	Country	Olympiad	Gender	Sport	Event	Finish	Notes	Ref
Richard Abrahamson	United States	1972 Munich	Men's	Team Handball		14th		[1]
		1976 Montreal				10th		[1]
Kyle Alcorn	United States	2012 London	Men's	Track and field	3,000 metres steeplechase			[2]
Devon Allen	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's	Track and field	110 metres hurdles	5th		[3]
		2020 Tokyo				4th		[4]
Lee Allen	United States	1956 Melbourne	Men's	Wrestling	Freestyle			[5]
		1960 Rome			Greco-Roman	8th
Grace Bakari	Ghana	1984 Los Angeles	Women's	Track and field	4x400 relay			[6]
Keshia Baker	United States	2012 London	Women's	Track and field	4x400 relay	Gold	semis	[2]
Jim Bailey	Australia	1956 Melbourne	Men's	Track and field	800 metres			[6]
William Bartlett	United States	1920 Antwerp	Men's	Track and field	Discus	5th		[6]
Wade Bell	United States	1968 Mexico City	Men's	Track and field	800 metres			[6]
Paula Berry	United States	1992 Barcelona	Women's	Track and field	Javelin			[6]
Craig Blackman	Canada	1972 Munich	Men's	Track and field	4x400 relay			[6]
Kelly Blair	United States	1996 Atlanta	Women's	Track and field	Heptathlon	8th		[6]
Tom Blankenburg	United States	1928 Amsterdam	Men's	Swimming	200 metres breaststroke	9th		[7]
Art Boileau	Canada	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	Marathon			[6]
Dacre Bowen	Canada	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	4x100 relay	8th		[6]
Chris Braithwaite	Trinidad	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	4x100 relay			[6]
		1980 Moscow			100 metres
					200 metres
					4x100 relay
Dillon Brooks	Canada	2024 Paris	Men's	Basketball	5x5	5th		[8]
Piotr Buciarski	Denmark	2004 Athens	Men's	Track and field	Pole vault			[6]
Zoe Buckman	Australia	2012 London	Women's	Track and field	1,500 metres			[3]
		2016 Rio de Janeiro			1,500 metres			[2]
Dyrol Burleson	United States	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres	6th		[6]
		1964 Tokyo			1,500 metres	5th
Johnathan Cabral	Canada	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's	Track and field	110 metres hurdles	6th		[3]
Maite Cazorla	Spain	2020 Tokyo	Women's	Basketball	5x5	6th		[4]
		2024 Paris				5th		[8]
Matt Centrowitz	United States	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres			[6]
Matthew Centrowitz Jr.	United States	2012 London	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres	4th		[3]
		2016 Rio de Janeiro			1,500 metres	Gold
		2020 Tokyo			1,500 metres	semis		[4]
Doug Chapman	Canada	1972 Munich	Men's	Track and field	4x400 relay			[6]
Pedro Chiamulera	Brazil	1992 Barcelona	Men's	Track and field	400 metres hurdles	DNF		[6]
Ranza Clark	Canada	1984 Los Angeles	Women's	Track and field	800 metres	semis		[6]
Wyndham Clark	United States	2024 Paris	Men's	Golf	Individual Stroke	T-14		[8]
Don Clary	United States	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	5000 metres			[6]
Doug Clement	Canada	1952 Helsinki	Men's	Track and field	400 metres		semis	[6]
					4x400 relay	4th
Micaela Cocks	New Zealand	2008 Beijing	Women's	Basketball				[9]
Brian Crouser	United States	1988 Seoul	Men's	Track and field	Javelin			[6]
		1992 Barcelona			Javelin
Sam Crouser	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's	Track and field	Javelin	34th		[3]
Joaquim Cruz	Brazil	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	800 metres	Gold		[6]
		1988 Seoul			800 metres	Silver
		1996 Atlanta			1,500 metres
Pedro da Silva	Brazil	1992 Barcelona	Men's	Track and field	Decathlon	DNF		[6]
Otis Davis	United States	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	400 metres	Gold	WR	[6]
					4x400 relay	Gold	WR
Bill Dellinger	United States	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	5,000 metres			[6]
		1964 Tokyo			5,000 metres	Bronze
Al Dukowski	Canada	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	4x100 relay	8th		[6]
Ashton Eaton	United States	2012 London	Men's	Track and field	Decathlon	Gold
		2016 Rio de Janeiro			Decathlon	Gold	OR-t	[3]
Dave Edstrom	United States	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	Decathlon			[6]
Susan Ejore	Kenya	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	1500 metres	6th		[8]
Ken Flax	United States	1988 Seoul	Men's	Track and field	Hammer			[6]
		1992 Barcelona			Hammer
Peter Fonseca	Canada	1996 Atlanta	Men's	Track and field	Marathon	21st		[6]
Phyllis Francis	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Track and field	400 metres			[3]
					4x400 relay	Gold
Joanna Gail	Greece	2004 Athens	Women's	Softball		7th		[10]
English Gardner	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Track and field	100 metres			[3]
					4x100 relay	Gold
		2020 Tokyo			4x100 relay	Silver		[4]
Paul Geis	United States	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	5,000 metres	12th		[6]
Greg Gibson	United States	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Wrestling		Silver		[11]
Cravon Gillespie	United States	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	4x100 relay	semis		[4]
Shana Grebo	France	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	400 metres hurdles	semis		[8]
					4 x 400 metres relay	5th
Jim Grelle	United States	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres	9th		[6]
Martin Hawkins	United States	1912 Stockholm	Men's	Track and field	High hurdles	Bronze		[6]
Bill Heikkila	Canada	1968 Mexico City	Men's	Track and field	Javelin			[6]
Ralph Hill	United States	1932 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	5,000 metres	Silver		[6]
Tom Hintnaus	Brazil	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	Pole vault			[6]
Cole Hocker	United States	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres	6th		[4]
		2024 Paris				Gold	OR	[8]
Nikki Hiltz	United States	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and Field	1500 metres	7th		[12]
Becky Holliday	United States	2012 London	Women's	Track and field	Pole vault	9th		[2]
Cyrus Hostetler	United States	2012 London	Men's	Track and field	Javelin			[3]
		2016 Rio de Janeiro				20th
Jessica Hull	Australia	2020 Tokyo	Women's	Track and field	1,500 metres	11th		[4]
		2024 Paris				Silver		[8]
Charlie Hunter	Australia	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	800 metres	semis		[4]
Jack Hutchins	Canada	1948 London	Men's	Track and field	800 metres			[6]
					1,500 metres
		1952 Helsinki			800 metres
					4x400 relay	4th
Emanuel Ihemeje	Italy	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	Triple jump	11th		[4]
		2024 Paris				qual		[8]
Sabrina Ionescu	United States	2024 Paris	Women's	Basketball	5x5	Gold		[8]
Harry Jerome	Canada	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	100 metres			[6]
		1964 Tokyo			100 metres	Bronze
					200 metres	4th
		1968 Mexico City			100 metres	7th
Alaysha Johnson	United States	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	100 metres hurdles	7th		[8]
Lars Kaupang	Norway	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres			[6]
Arsalan Kazemi	Iran	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Basketball		12th		[4]
Klaudia Kazimierska	Poland	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	1500 metres	10th		[8]
Dan Kelly	United States	1908 London	Men's	Track and field	Broad jump	Silver		[6]
Karl Keska	Great Britain	2000 Sydney	Men's	Track and field	10,000 metres	8th		[6]
Kyree King	United States	2024 Paris	Men's	Track and Field	4x100 metres relay	DQ		[8]
Trish King	United States	1988 Seoul	Women's	Track and field	High jump			[6]
Jorinde van Klinken	Netherlands	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	Discus	7th		[8]
					Shot put	qual
Gary Knoke	Australia	1964 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	400 metres hurdles	4th		[6]
		1968 Mexico City			110 metre hurdles
					400 metre hurdles
		1972 Munich			400 metre hurdles
Aneta Konieczek	Poland	2020 Tokyo	Women's	Track and field	3,000 metres steeplechase	round 1		[4]
		2024 Paris				heats		[8]
Arne Kvalheim	Norway	1968 Mexico City	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres			[6]
Knut Kvalheim	Norway	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	5,000 metres			[6]
Danny Lopez	United States	1992 Barcelona	Men's	Track and field	3,000 metres steeplechase	semis		[6]
Reidar Lorentzen	Norway	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	Javelin			[6]
Santiago Lorenzo	Argentina	2004 Athens	Men's	Track and field	Decathlon	24th		[6]
Bob Martin	Canada	1972 Munich	Men's	Track and field	4x400 relay			[6]
		1976 Montreal			4x100 relay	8th	alt
Lisa Martin	Australia	1984 Los Angeles	Women's	Track and field	Marathon	7th		[6]
		1988 Seoul			Marathon	Silver
		1992 Barcelona			Marathon	DNF
Walter McClure	United States	1912 Stockholm	Men's	Track and field	800 metres			[6]
Scott McGough	United States	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Baseball		Silver		[4]
Elisa Mevius	Germany	2024 Paris	Women's	Basketball	3x3	Gold		[8]
Claire Michel	Belgium	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Triathlon		DNF		[3]
		2020 Tokyo				34th		[4]
				Triathlon mixed relay		5th
		2024 Paris		Triathlon		38th		[8]
Kenny Moore	United States	1968 Mexico City	Men's	Track and field	Marathon	14th		[6]
		1972 Munich			Marathon	4th
Gerry Moro	Canada	1964 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	Pole vault	10th		[6]
		1972 Munich			Decathlon
Yohanan Moyal	Israel	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Gymnastics	All around			[13] [14]
Kemba Nelson	Jamaica	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	4x100 metres relay	5th		[8]
Ani Nyhus	Canada	2004 Athens	Women's	Softball		5th		[15]
Cathy O'Brien	United States	1988 Seoul	Women's	Track and field	Marathon			[6]
		1992 Barcelona			Marathon	9th
Chamberlain Oguchi	Nigeria	2012 London	Men's	Basketball				[3]
		2016 Rio de Janeiro						[2]
Yoriko Okamoto	Japan	2000 Sydney	Women's	Taekwondo	Welterweight	Bronze		[16]
		2004 Athens			Heavyweight	7-t
		2008 Beijing			Welterweight	11-t
Sig Ohlemann	Canada	1960 Rome	Men's	Track and field	800 metres			[6]
Alexi Pappas	Greece	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Track and field	10,000 metres	17th		[3]
Annette Peters	United States	1992 Barcelona	Women's	Track and field	3,000 metres		semis	[6]
Jenna Prandini	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Track and field	200 metres			[3]
					4x100 relay	DNP
		2020 Tokyo			100 metres	semis		[4]
					200 metres	13th
					4x100 relay	Silver
Steve Prefontaine	United States	1972 Munich	Men's	Track and field	5,000 metres	4th		[6]
Mack Robinson	United States	1936 Berlin	Men's	Track and field	200 metres	Silver		[6]
Nick Rogers	United States	2000 Sydney	Men's	Track and field	5,000 metres		semis	[6]
Raevyn Rogers	United States	2020 Tokyo	Women's	Track and field	800 metres	Bronze		[4]
Jaida Ross	United States	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	Shot put	4th		[8]
Galen Rupp	United States	2008 Beijing	Men's	Track and field	10,000 metres	13th		[6]
		2012 London			5,000 metres	7th
					10,000 metres	Silver
		2016 Rio de Janeiro			10,000 metres	5th		[3]
					Marathon	Bronze
		2020 Tokyo			Marathon	8th		[4]
Shemi Sabag	Israel	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	Marathon			[6]
Nyara Sabally	Germany	2024 Paris	Women's	Basketball	5x5	7th		[8]
Satou Sabally	Germany	2024 Paris	Women's	Basketball	5x5	7th		[8]
Alberto Salazar	United States	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	Marathon			[6]
Steve Savage	United States	1972 Munich	Men's	Track and field	3,000 metres steeplechase	7th		[6]
Pete Shmock	United States	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	Shot Put	9th		[6]
Ralph Spearow	United States	1924 Paris	Men's	Track and field	Pole Vault	6th		[6]
Peter Spir	Canada	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres			[6]
Deajah Stevens	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Track and field	200 metres	7th		[3]
Paul Sunderland	United States	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Volleyball		Gold		[17]
Lynda Sutfin	United States	1984 Los Angeles	Women's	Track and field	Javelin			[6]
		1988 Seoul			Javelin
Janie Takeda	United States	2020 Tokyo	Women's	Softball		Silver		[4]
Kory Tarpenning	United States	1988 Seoul	Men's	Track and field	Pole vault			[6]
		1992 Barcelona			Pole vault	4th
Zack Test	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's	Rugby		9th		[3]
Brianne Theisen-Eaton	Canada	2012 London	Women's	Track and field	Heptathlon	11th		[2]
		2016 Rio de Janeiro			Heptathlon	Bronze		[3]
Les Tipton	United States	1964 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	Javelin			[6]
Norm Trerise	Canada	1968 Mexico City	Men's	Track and field	1,500 metres			[6]
Carlos Trujillo	Guatemala	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's	Track and field	Marathon	67th		[3]
Art Tuck	United States	1920 Antwerp	Men's	Track and field	Javelin	DNP		[6]
Ariana Washington	United States	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's	Track and field	4x100 relay	DNP		[3]
Jillian Weir	Canada	2020 Tokyo	Women's	Track and field	Hammer throw	qual		[4]
Andrew Wheating	United States	2008 Beijing	Men's	Track and field	800 metres			[2]
		2012 London			800 metres
Mac Wilkins	United States	1976 Montreal	Men's	Track and field	Discus	Gold		[6]
		1984 Los Angeles			Discus	Silver
		1988 Seoul			Discus	5th
Micah Williams	United States	2020 Tokyo	Men's	Track and field	4x100 relay	DNP		[4]
Shaun Williams	South Africa	2004 Athens	Men's	Wrestling	Freestyle			[18]
Lynne Winbigler	United States	1976 Montreal	Women's	Track and field	Discus		semis	[6]
Chris Winter	Canada	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's	Track and field	3,000 metres steeplechase			[3]
Don Wright	Australia	1984 Los Angeles	Men's	Track and field	110 metre hurdles		semis	[6]
Carolyn Wood	United States	1960 Rome	Women's	Swimming	4x100 freestyle	Gold		[19]
					4x100 medley	Gold	semis
Rachel Yurkovich	United States	2012 London	Women's	Track and field	Javelin			[2]
Alessia Zarbo	France	2024 Paris	Women's	Track and field	10,000 metres	DNF		[8]

Winter Olympics

Name	Country	Year	Gender	Sport	Event	Finish	Notes	Ref
Kiki Cutter	United States	1968 Grenoble	Women's	Alpine skiing	Downhill	17th		[20] [21]
					Giant Slalom	21st
					Slalom	DNF
Laurenne Ross	United States	2014 Sochi	Women's	Alpine skiing	Super combined	DNF		[22]
		2018 Pyeongchang			Super-G	15th

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