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

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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 | 3000 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 | 4 × 400 relay |  |  | [6]
Keshia Baker |  United States | 2012 London | Women's | Track and field | 4 × 400 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 | 4 × 400 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 | 4 × 100 relay | 8th |  | [6]
Chris Braithwaite |  Trinidad | 1976 Montreal | Men's | Track and field | 4 × 100 relay |  |  | [6]
1980 Moscow | 100 metres |  |
200 metres |  |
4 × 100 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 | 1500 metres |  |  | [3]
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1500 metres |  |  | [2]
Dyrol Burleson |  United States | 1960 Rome | Men's | Track and field | 1500 metres | 6th |  | [6]
1964 Tokyo | 1500 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 | 1500 metres |  |  | [6]
Matthew Centrowitz Jr. |  United States | 2012 London | Men's | Track and field | 1500 metres | 4th |  | [3]
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1500 metres | Gold |
2020 Tokyo | 1500 metres | semis |  | [4]
Doug Chapman |  Canada | 1972 Munich | Men's | Track and field | 4 × 400 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]
4 × 400 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 | 1500 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]
4 × 400 relay | Gold | WR
Bill Dellinger |  United States | 1960 Rome | Men's | Track and field | 5000 metres |  |  | [6]
1964 Tokyo | 5000 metres | Bronze |
Al Dukowski |  Canada | 1976 Montreal | Men's | Track and field | 4 × 100 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]
4 × 400 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]
4 × 100 relay | Gold |
2020 Tokyo | 4 × 100 relay | Silver |  | [4]
Paul Geis |  United States | 1976 Montreal | Men's | Track and field | 5000 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 | 4 × 100 relay | semis |  | [4]
Shana Grebo |  France | 2024 Paris | Women's | Track and field | 400 metres hurdles | semis |  | [8]
4 × 400 metres relay | 5th |
Jim Grelle |  United States | 1960 Rome | Men's | Track and field | 1500 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 | 5000 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 | 1500 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 | 1500 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]
1500 metres |  |
1952 Helsinki | 800 metres |  |
4 × 400 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 | 1500 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 | 4 × 100 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 | 3000 metres steeplechase | round 1 |  | [4]
2024 Paris | heats |  | [8]
Arne Kvalheim |  Norway | 1968 Mexico City | Men's | Track and field | 1500 metres |  |  | [6]
Knut Kvalheim |  Norway | 1976 Montreal | Men's | Track and field | 5000 metres |  |  | [6]
Danny Lopez |  United States | 1992 Barcelona | Men's | Track and field | 3000 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 | 4 × 400 relay |  |  | [6]
1976 Montreal | 4 × 100 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 | 4 × 100 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 | 3000 metres |  | semis | [6]
Jenna Prandini |  United States | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Women's | Track and field | 200 metres |  |  | [3]
4 × 100 relay | DNP |
2020 Tokyo | 100 metres | semis |  | [4]
200 metres | 13th |
4 × 100 relay | Silver |
Steve Prefontaine |  United States | 1972 Munich | Men's | Track and field | 5000 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 | 5000 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 | 5000 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 | 3000 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 | 1500 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 | 1500 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 | 4 × 100 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 | 4 × 100 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 | 3000 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 | 4 × 100 freestyle | Gold |  | [19]
4 × 100 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

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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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