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 fifty-eight medals, including eighteen gold medals, while representing thirty-one countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decorated Olympian in terms of medals won, winning three silver and seven six bronze across seven Olympic Games, a record for track and field competitors.[1] 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.[2]
Olympians
Gold medalist | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Boycotted |
Summer Games
Athletes
Coaches
Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
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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 |
Winter Games
Athletes
Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
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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 | ||||
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Athlete | Total | |||
Penelope Heyns | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Don Quarrie | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Adam Pine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jordan Larson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Curtis Tomasevicz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Rulon Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Charlie Greene | ||||
Kelsey Robinson | ||||
Francis Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jordan Burroughs | ||||
Trent Dimas | ||||
Jim Hartung | ||||
Tyler Hildebrand | ||||
Scott Johnson | ||||
Jim Mikus | ||||
Linetta Wilson | ||||
Justine Wong-Orantes | ||||
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 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
By country
Medals by country | ||||
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Country | Total | |||
United States | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
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 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
References
- ^ "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". news.unl.edu. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". Brittanica. Britannica Kids. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "2018-19 Nebraska All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Nebraska Communications Office. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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