List of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians

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 modern Olympic Games, plus five who participated in either the 1976 or 1980 Summer Olympics boycotts.

A total of 120 Nebraska athletes have combined to make in 176 appearances in the Olympic Games. Nebraska athletes and coaches have won sixty-two medals, including nineteen gold medals, while representing thirty-one countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decorated Olympian in terms of medals won, winning three silver and six bronze across seven Olympic Games, a record for track and field competitors. South African swimmer Penelope Heyns – the only Cornhusker with multiple gold medals – is the only woman to ever win the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events at the same Olympic Games.

Olympians

Gold medalist Silver medalist Bronze medalist Boycotted

Summer Games

Athletes

Olympiad Sport Athlete Country Medal(s)
1912 (V)
Stockholm
Sprinting Lewis Anderson United States
1936 (XI)
Berlin
Shot put Sam Francis United States
1956 (XVI)
Melbourne
Sprinting Keith Gardner Jamaica
1960 (XVII)
Rome
Sprinting Keith Gardner British West Indies 4 × 400 m relay
Joe Mullins Canada
Wrestling Dan Brand United States Freestyle middleweight
1964 (XVIII)
Tokyo
Sprinting Lynn Headley Jamaica
Wrestling Dan Brand United States
1968 (XIX)
Mexico City
Discus Carol Moseke United States
Sprinting Clifton Forbes Jamaica
Lynn Headley
Charlie Greene United States 4 x 100 m relay 100 m
1972 (XX)
Munich
Sprinting Garth Case Jamaica
Horace Levy
Leighton Priestley
Don Quarrie
1976 (XXI)
Montreal
Sprinting Leighton Priestley Jamaica
Don Quarrie 200 m 100 m
Swimming John Ebito Nigeria
Bengt Jönsson Sweden
1980 (XXII)
Moscow
Diving Reynaldo Castro Dominican Republic
Gymnastics Phil Cahoy United States
Larry Gerard
Jim Hartung
Sprinting Merlene Ottey Jamaica 200 m
Don Quarrie 200 m
Swimming John Ebito Nigeria
1984 (XXIII)
Los Angeles
Diving Reynaldo Castro Dominican Republic
Gymnastics Jim Hartung United States All-around (team)
Scott Johnson
Jim Mikus
Long jump Angela Thacker
Rowing Lisa Rohde
Sprinting Janet Burke Jamaica
Merlene Ottey 100 m 200 m
Don Quarrie 4 x 100 relay
Marcia Tate
Dennis Wallace
Bill Trott Bermuda
1988 (XXIV)
Seoul
Diving Wendy Lucero United States
Gymnastics Kevin Davis
Scott Johnson
Tom Schlesinger
Wes Suter
Javelin Denise Thiémard Switzerland
Sprinting Merlene Ottey Jamaica
Sharon Powell
Marcia Tate
Bill Trott Bermuda
Volleyball Cathy Noth United States
Wrestling Bill Scherr Freestyle 100 kg
Jim Scherr
1992 (XXV)
Barcelona
Gymnastics Trent Dimas United States Horizontal bar
Sprinting Mark Jackson Canada
Karen Kruger South Africa
Tamás Molnár Hungary
Merlene Ottey Jamaica 200 m
Ximena Restrepo Colombia 400 m
Swimming Jan Bidrman Sweden
Roberto Bonilla Guatemala
Penelope Heyns South Africa
Peter Williams
Anja Margetić Independent
Volleyball Lori Endicott United States Indoor volleyball (team)
1996 (XXVI)
Atlanta
Distance running Dieudonné Kwizera Burundi
Balázs Tölgyesi Hungary
Heptathlon Patricia Nadler Switzerland
Softball Lori Sippel Canada
Sprinting Frank Mensah Ghana
Merlene Ottey Jamaica 100 m 200 m 4 x 100 m relay
Linetta Wilson United States 4 x 400 m relay
Swimming Therese Alshammar Sweden
Juan Benavides Spain
Roberto Bonilla Guatemala
Penelope Heyns South Africa 100 m breaststroke 200 m breaststroke
Helene Muller
Julia Russell
José Isaza Panama
Emma Johnson Australia 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
Anna Windsor
Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia
Lenka Maňhalová Czech Republic
Terrie Miller Norway
Triple jump Nicola Martial Guyana
Volleyball Lori Endicott United States
2000 (XXVII)
Sydney
Sprinting Merlene Ottey Jamaica 4 x 100 m relay 100 m
Jimmy Pino Colombia
Ximena Ristrepo
Jelena Stanisavljević Yugoslavia
Swimming Therese Alshammar Sweden 50 m freestyle 100 m freestyle
4 x 100 m freestyle relay
Juan Benavides Spain
Javier Botello
Elvira Fischer Austria
Michael Windisch
Penelope Heyns South Africa 100 m breaststroke
Helene Muller
Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia
Adam Pine Australia 4 x 100 m freestyle relay
4 x 100 m medley relay
Volleyball Allison Weston United States
Wrestling Rulon Gardner Greco-Roman 130 kg
Matt Lindland Greco-Roman 76 kg
2004 (XXVIII)
Athens
Baseball Adam Stern Canada
Discus Dace Ruskule Latvia
Hurdles Nenad Lončar Serbia and Montenegro
Priscilla Lopes Canada
Long jump Ineta Radēviča Latvia
Softball Sheena Lawrick Canada
Stephanie Skegas-Maxwell Greece
Sprinting Dmitrijs Miļkevičs Latvia
Merlene Ottey Slovenia
Swimming Therese Alshammar Sweden
Adam Pine Australia
Volleyball Nancy Metcalf United States
Wrestling Rulon Gardner Greco-Roman 120 kg
Brad Vering
2008 (XXIX)
Beijing
Baseball Brian Duensing United States Baseball (team)
Adam Stern Canada
Cycling Amber Neben United States
Heptathlon Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas Hungary
High jump Dusty Jonas United States
Hurdles Priscilla Lopes Canada 100 m hurdles
Long jump Ineta Radēviča Latvia
Soccer Karina LeBlanc Canada
Brittany Timko
Amy Walsh
Softball Sheena Lawrick
Robin Mackin
Sprinting Dmitrijs Miļkevičs Latvia
Swimming Therese Alshammar Sweden
Adam Pine Australia 4 x 100 m medley relay
Wrestling Brad Vering United States
2012 (XXX)
London
Basketball Chelsea Aubry Canada
Ade Dagunduro Nigeria
Aleks Marić Australia
Cycling Amber Neben United States
Heptathlon Chantae McMillan
Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas Hungary
Hurdles Lehann Fourie South Africa
Long jump Ineta Radēviča Latvia
Shot put Carl Myerscough Great Britain
Soccer Karina LeBlanc Canada Soccer (team)
Brittany Timko
Swimming Therese Alshammar Sweden
Volleyball Jordan Larson United States Indoor volleyball (team)
Wrestling Jordan Burroughs Freestyle 74 kg
2016 (XXXI)
Rio de Janeiro
Basketball Danielle Page Serbia Basketball (team)
Heptathlon Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas Hungary
High jump Maruša Černjul Slovenia
Hurdles Miles Ukaoma Nigeria
Swimming Therese Alshammar Sweden
Volleyball Kayla Banwarth United States Indoor volleyball (team)
Jordan Larson
Kelsey Robinson
Sarah Pavan Canada
Wrestling Jordan Burroughs United States
2020 (XXXII)
Tokyo
Basketball Keisei Tominaga Japan
Cycling Amber Neben United States
Hurdles Máté Koroknai Hungary
Swimming Beatriz Padron Costa Rica
Volleyball Jordan Larson United States Indoor volleyball (team)
Kelsey Robinson
Justine Wong-Orantes
Sarah Pavan Canada
2024 (XXXIII)
Paris
Basketball Jack McVeigh Australia
Keisei Tominaga Japan
Decathlon Till Steinforth Germany
Discus Nicholas Percy Great Britain
Gymnastics Yanni Chronopoulos Canada
Emma Spence
Javelin Maggie Malone-Hardin United States
Rhema Otabor Bahamas
Shot put Miné de Klerk South Africa
Axelina Johansson Sweden
Volleyball Jordan Larson United States Indoor volleyball (team)
Kelsey Robinson
Justine Wong-Orantes

Coaches

Olympiad Sport Athlete Country Medal(s)
1980 (XXII)
Moscow
Gymnastics Francis Allen United States
1984 (XXIII)
Los Angeles
Gymnastics Francis Allen United States All-around
1992 (XXV)
Barcelona
Volleyball John Cook (asst.) United States Indoor volleyball
1996 (XXVI)
Atlanta
Swimming Jan Bidrman South Africa
2000 (XXVII)
Sydney
Gymnastics Peggy Liddick Australia
Swimming Jan Bidrman (asst.) Canada
2004 (XXVIII)
Athens
Gymnastics Peggy Liddick Australia
Swimming Jan Bidrman (asst.) Canada
2008 (XXIX)
Beijing
Gymnastics Peggy Liddick Australia
Swimming Jan Bidrman (asst.) Canada
Softball Lori Sippel
2012 (XXX)
London
Gymnastics Peggy Liddick Australia
Swimming Jan Bidrman (asst.) Canada
Wrestling Mark Manning (asst.) United States
2016 (XXXI)
Rio de Janeiro
Rifle Ashley MacAllister Puerto Rico
Wrestling Mark Manning (asst.) United States
2020 (XXXII)
Tokyo
Volleyball Tyler Hildebrand United States Beach volleyball
2024 (XXXIII)
Paris
Basketball Tyronn Lue (asst.) United States Basketball

Winter Games

Athletes

Olympiad Sport Athlete Country Medal(s)
2006 (XX)
Turin
Bobsleigh Curtis Tomasevicz United States
2010 (XXI)
Vancouver
Bobsleigh Shelley-Ann Brown Canada Two-woman
Curtis Tomasevicz United States Four-man
2014 (XXII)
Sochi
Bobsleigh Curtis Tomasevicz United States Four-man

Medals

By athlete or coach

Medals by athlete or coach
Athlete Total
Penelope Heyns 2 0 1 3
Don Quarrie 1 2 1 4
Jordan Larson 1 2 1 4
Adam Pine
Kelsey Robinson 1 1 1 3
Curtis Tomasevicz 1 1 0 2
Justine Wong-Orantes
Rulon Gardner 1 0 1 2
Charlie Greene
Francis Allen 1 0 0 1
Jordan Burroughs
Trent Dimas
Tyronn Lue
Jim Hartung
Tyler Hildebrand
Scott Johnson
Jim Mikus
Linetta Wilson
Merlene Ottey 0 3 6 9
Therese Alshammar 0 2 1 3
Shelley-Ann Brown 0 1 0 1
Matt Lindland
Kayla Banwarth 0 0 1 1
Dan Brand
John Cook
Brian Duensing
Lori Endicott
Keith Gardner
Emma Johnson
Karina LeBlanc
Priscilla Lopes
Danielle Page
Ximena Restrepo
Bill Scherr
Brittany Timko
Total 19 16 27 62

By country

Medals by country
Country Total
United States 15 6 10 31
South Africa 2 0 1 3
Jamaica 1 5 7 13
Australia 1 2 2 5
Sweden 0 2 1 3
Canada 0 1 3 4
British West Indies 0 0 1 1
Colombia
Serbia
Total 19 16 27 62

References

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  2. ^ "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". Brittanica. Britannica Kids. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Nebraska All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Nebraska Communications Office. Retrieved 2021-03-12.