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
NameCountryOlympiadGenderSportEventFinishNotesRef
Kyle Alcorn United States2012 LondonMen'sTrack and field3,000 metres steeplechase[1]
Devon Allen United States2016 Rio de JaneiroMen'sTrack and field110 metres hurdles5th[2]
Lee Allen United States1956 MelbourneMen'sWrestlingFreestyle[3]
1960 RomeGreco-Roman8th
Grace Bakari Ghana1984 Los AngelesWomen'sTrack and field4x400 relay[4]
Keshia Baker United States2012 LondonWomen'sTrack and field4x400 relayGoldsemis[1]
Jim Bailey Australia1956 MelbourneMen'sTrack and field800 metres[4]
William Bartlett United States1920 AntwerpMen'sTrack and fieldDiscus5th[4]
Wade Bell United States1968 Mexico CityMen'sTrack and field800 metres[4]
Paula Berry United States1992 BarcelonaWomen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[4]
Craig Blackman Canada1972 MunichMen'sTrack and field4x400 relay[4]
Kelly Blair United States1996 AtlantaWomen'sTrack and fieldHeptathlon8th[4]
Tom Blankenburg United States1928 AmsterdamMen'sSwimming200 metres breaststroke9th[5]
Art Boileau Canada1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and fieldMarathon[4]
Dacre Bowen Canada1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field4x100 relay8th[4]
Chris Braithwaite Trinidad1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field4x100 relay[4]
1980 Moscow100 metres
200 metres
4x100 relay
Piotr Buciarski Denmark2004 AthensMen'sTrack and fieldPole vault[4]
Zoe Buckman Australia2012 LondonWomen'sTrack and field1,500 metres[2]
2016 Rio de Janeiro1,500 metres[1]
Dyrol Burleson United States1960 RomeMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres6th[4]
1964 Tokyo1,500 metres5th
Johnathan Cabral Canada2016 Rio de JaneiroMen'sTrack and field110 metres hurdles6th[2]
Matt Centrowitz United States1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres[4]
Matthew Centrowitz Jr. United States2012 LondonMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres4th[2]
2016 Rio de Janeiro1,500 metresGold
Doug Chapman Canada1972 MunichMen'sTrack and field4x400 relay[4]
Pedr Chiamulera Brazil1992 BarcelonaMen'sTrack and field400 metres hurdlesDNF[4]
Ranza Clark Canada1984 Los AngelesWomen'sTrack and field800 metressemis[4]
Don Clary United States1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and field5000 metres[4]
Doug Clement Canada1952 HelsinkiMen'sTrack and field400 metressemis[4]
4x400 relay4th
Micaela Cocks New Zealand2008 BeijingWomen'sBasketball[6]
Brian Crouser United States1988 SeoulMen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[4]
1992 BarcelonaJavelin
Sam Crouser United States2016 Rio de JaneiroMen'sTrack and fieldJavelin34th[2]
Joaquim Cruz Brazil1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and field800 metresGold[4]
1988 Seoul800 metresSilver
1996 Atlanta1,500 metres
Pedro daSilva Brazil1992 BarcelonaMen'sTrack and fieldDecathlonDNF[4]
Otis Davis United States1960 RomeMen'sTrack and field400 metresGoldWR[4]
4x400 relayGoldWR
Bill Dellinger United States1960 RomeMen'sTrack and field5,000 metres[4]
1964 Tokyo5,000 metresBronze
Al Dukowski Canada1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field4x100 relay8th[4]
Ashton Eaton United States2012 LondonMen'sTrack and fieldDecathlonGold
2016 Rio de JaneiroDecathlonGoldOR-t[2]
Dave Edstrom United States1960 RomeMen'sTrack and fieldDecathlon[4]
Ken Flax United States1988 SeoulMen'sTrack and fieldHammer[4]
1992 BarcelonaHammer
Peter Fonseca Canada1996 AtlantaMen'sTrack and fieldMarathon21st[4]
Phyllis Francis United States2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTrack and field400 metres[2]
4x400 relayGold
Joanna Gail Greece2004 AthensWomen'sSoftball7th[7]
English Gardner United States2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTrack and field100 metres[2]
4x100 relayGold
Paul Geis United States1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field5,000 metres12th[4]
Greg Gibson United States1984 Los AngelesMen'sWrestlingSilver[8]
Jim Grelle United States1960 RomeMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres9th[4]
Martin Hawkins United States1912 StockholmMen'sTrack and fieldHigh hurdlesBronze[4]
Bill Heikkila Canada1968 Mexico CityMen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[4]
Ralph Hill United States1932 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and field5,000 metresSilver[4]
Tom Hintnaus Brazil1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and fieldPole vault[4]
Becky Holliday United States2012 LondonWomen'sTrack and fieldPole vault9th[1]
Cyrus Hostetler United States2012 LondonMen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[2]
2016 Rio de Janeiro20th
Jack Hutchins Canada1948 LondonMen'sTrack and field800 metres[4]
1,500 metres
1952 Helsinki800 metres
4x400 relay4th
Harry Jerome Canada1960 RomeMen'sTrack and field100 metres[4]
1964 Tokyo100 metresBronze
200 metres4th
1968 Mexico City100 metres7th
Lars Kaupang Norway1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres[4]
Dan Kelly United States1908 LondonMen'sTrack and fieldBroad jumpSilver[4]
Karl Keska Great Britain2000 SydneyMen'sTrack and field10,000 metres8th[4]
Trish King United States1988 SeoulWomen'sTrack and fieldHigh jump[4]
Gary Knoke Australia1964 TokyoMen'sTrack and field400 metres hurdles4th[4]
1968 Mexico City110 metre hurdles
400 metre hurdles
1972 Munich400 metre hurdles
Arne Kvalheim Norway1968 Mexico CityMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres[4]
Knut Kvalheim Norway1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field5,000 metres[4]
Danny Lopez United States1992 BarcelonaMen'sTrack and field3,000 metres steeplechasesemis[4]
Reidar Lorentzen Norway1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[4]
Santiago Lorenzo Argentina2004 AthensMen'sTrack and fieldDecathlon24th[4]
Bob Martin Canada1972 MunichMen'sTrack and field4x400 relay[4]
1976 Montreal4x100 relay8thalt
Lisa Martin Australia1984 Los AngelesWomen'sTrack and fieldMarathon7th[4]
1988 SeoulMarathonSilver
1992 BarcelonaMarathonDNF
Walter McClure United States1912 StockholmMen'sTrack and field800 metres[4]
Claire Michel Belgium2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTriathlon[2]
Ken Moore United States1968 Mexico CityMen'sTrack and fieldMarathon14th[4]
1972 MunichMarathon4th
Gerry Moro Canada1964 TokyoMen'sTrack and fieldPole vault10th[4]
1972 MunichDecathlon
Yohanan Moyal Israel1984 Los AngelesMen'sGymnasticsAll around[9][10]
Ani Nyhus Canada2004 AthensWomen'sSoftball5th[11]
Cathy O'Brien United States1988 SeoulWomen'sTrack and fieldMarathon[4]
1992 BarcelonaMarathon9th
Chamberlain Oguchi Nigeria2012 LondonMen'sBasketball[2]
2016 Rio de Janeiro[1]
Yoriko Okamoto Japan2000 SydneyWomen'sTaekwondoWelterweightBronze[12]
2004 AthensHeavyweight7-t
2008 BeijingWelterweight11-t
Sig Ohlemann Canada1960 RomeMen'sTrack and field800 metres[4]
Alexi Pappas Greece2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTrack and field10,000 metres17th[2]
Annette Peters United States1992 BarcelonaWomen'sTrack and field3,000 metressemis[4]
Jenna Prandini United States2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTrack and field200 metres[2]
4x100 relayDNP
Steve Prefontaine United States1972 MunichMen'sTrack and field5,000 metres4th[4]
Mack Robinson United States1936 BerlinMen'sTrack and field200 metresSilver[4]
Nick Rogers United States2000 SydneyMen'sTrack and field5,000 metressemis[4]
Galen Rupp United States2008 BeijingMen'sTrack and field10,000 metres13th
2012 London5,000 metres7th
10,000 metresSilver
2016 Rio de Janeiro10,000 metres5th[2]
MarathonBronze
Shemi Sabag Israel1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and fieldMarathon[4]
Alberto Salazar United States1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and fieldMarathon[4]
Steve Savage United States1972 MunichMen'sTrack and field3,000 metres steeplechase7th[4]
Pete Shmock United States1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and fieldShot Put9th[4]
Ralph Spearow United States1924 ParisMen'sTrack and fieldPole Vault6th[4]
Peter Spir Canada1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres[4]
Deajah Stevens United States2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTrack and field200 metres7th[2]
Paul Sunderland United States1984 Los AngelesMen'sVolleyballGold[13]
Lynda Sutfin United States1984 Los AngelesWomen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[4]
1988 SeoulJavelin
Kory Tarpenning United States1988 SeoulMen'sTrack and fieldPole vault[4]
1992 BarcelonaPole vault4th
Zack Test United States2016 Rio de JaneiroMen'sRugby9th[2]
Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada2012 LondonWomen'sTrack and fieldHeptathlon11th[1]
2016 Rio de JaneiroHeptathlonBronze[2]
Les Tipton United States1964 TokyoMen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[4]
Norm Trerise Canada1968 Mexico CityMen'sTrack and field1,500 metres[4]
Carlos Trujillo Guatemala2016 Rio de JaneiroMen'sTrack and fieldMarathon67th[2]
Art Tuck United States1920 AntwerpMen'sTrack and fieldJavelinDNP[4]
Ariana Washington United States2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen'sTrack and field4x100 relayDNP[2]
Andrew Wheating United States2008 BeijingMen'sTrack and field800 metres[1]
2012 London800 metres
Mac Wilkins United States1976 MontrealMen'sTrack and fieldDiscusGold[4]
1984 Los AngelesDiscusSilver
1988 SeoulDiscus5th
Shaun Williams South Africa2004 AthensMen'sWrestlingFreestyle[14]
Lynne Winbigler United States1976 MontrealWomen'sTrack and fieldDiscussemis[4]
Chris Winter Canada2016 Rio de JaneiroMen'sTrack and field3,000 metres steeplechase[2]
Don Wright Australia1984 Los AngelesMen'sTrack and field110 metre hurdlessemis[4]
Carolyn Wood United States1960 RomeWomen'sSwimming4x100 freestyleGold[15]
4x100 medleyGoldsemis
Rachel Yurkovich United States2012 LondonWomen'sTrack and fieldJavelin[1]

Winter Olympics
NameCountryYearGenderSportEventFinishNotesRef
Kiki Cutter United States1968 GrenobleWomen'sAlpine skiingDownhill17th[16][17]
Giant Slalom21st
SlalomDNF
Laurenne Ross United States2014 SochiWomen'sAlpine skiingSuper combinedDNF[18]
2018 PyeongchangSuper-G15th

References
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  11. "2004 Softball Roster Bio - Ani Nyhus". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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