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Penn in the Olympics:
Penn Athletes Competing in the Olympic Games

 

Penn affiliations have been verified for these athletes:

YearAthletePenn affiliationSportMedals
1900Irving Knott BaxterLL.B. 1901Track and Field2 Gold
3 Silver
 Edward Rogers BushnellB.S. in Econ. 1901Track and Field  
 Meredith Bright ColketB.S. 1901, LL.B. 1904Track and Field1 Silver
 Walter Edwin DrumhellerD.D.S. 1902Track and Field 
 Alexander GrantA.B. 1900, M.A. 1902Track and Field 
  Thomas Truxtun HareB.S. 1901, Law Class of 1903Track and Field 1 Silver
 Alvin Christian KraenzleinD.D.S. 1900Track and Field4 Gold
 Thaddeus Brew McClainB.S. in Econ. 1901Track and Field 
 Josiah Calvin McCrackenCollege Class of 1899, M.D. 1901, Sc.D. (hon.) 1927Track and Field1 Gold
1 Silver
1 Bronze
 Edward Anthony MechlingB.S. in Econ. 1899Track and Field 
 George W. OrtonM.A. 1894, Ph.D. 1896
Track and field, coach
Penn Relays, director 		Track and Field1 Gold
1 Bronze
 William Procter RemingtonB.S. 1900, S.T.D. (hon.) 1940Track and Field 
 John W.B. TewksburyD.D.S. 1899Track and Field2 Gold
2 Silver
1 Bronze
1904Nathaniel John CartmellWharton Class of 1908Track and Field2 Silver
  Thomas Truxtun HareB.S. 1901, Law Class of 1903Track and Field1 Bronze
 Lawson Joseph RobertsonTrack coachTrack and Field1 Bronze
1908Nathaniel John CartmellWharton Class of 1908Track and Field1 Gold
1 Bronze
 Michail M. DorizasPh.D. 1924Track and Field (for Greece)1 Silver 1 Bronze
 Lloyd Peniston JonesEngineering Class of 1907Track and Field 
 Thomas Robinson MoffittB.S. 1907Track and Field 
 Lawson Joseph RobertsonTrack coach  
 John Baxter TaylorWharton Class of 1907, V.M.D. 1908Track and Field1 Gold
1912Jervis Watson BurdickA.B. 1912Track and Field 
 Michail M. DorizasPh.D. 1924Track and Field (for Greece) 
 Donald Fithian LippincottB.S. in Econ. 1915Track and Field1 Silver
1 Bronze
 Louis Cephas Madeira IIIB.S. 1914Track and Field 
 Wallace Macafee McCurdyB.S. in Econ. 1914Track and Field 
 Eugene Leroy MercerM.D. 1913
Dean of Department of Physical Education		Track and Field 
 James Edwin (Ted) MeredithB.S. in Econ. 1916Track and Field2 Gold
1920Earle William EbyWharton Class of 1921Track and Field1 Silver
 Samuel Norton GersonB.S. in C.E. 1920Wrestling1 Silver
 Sherman George LandersB.S. in Econ. 1920Track and Field 
 James Edwin (Ted) MeredithB.S. in Econ. 1916Track and Field 
 Joseph Brooks B. ParkerB.S. 1911Fencing 
1924Lawrance Abercromby BrownCollege Class of 1922
Penn Relays official		Track and Field 
 George Leroy HillB.S. in Econ. 1925Track and Field 
 Sidney Carter JellinekB. of Arch. 1923Rowing1 Bronze
 Joseph Oliver MacDonaldD.D.S. 1927Track and Field1 Gold
 Chauncey Ryer McPhersonA.B. 1914Fencing 
 Benjamin M. OwensWharton Class of 1925Track and Field 
 Joseph Brooks B. ParkerB.S. 1911Fencing 
 Benjamin RoseClass of 1921Track and Field 
 Albert Edward RoseWharton Class of 1924Track and Field 
 Alan Chester ValentineM.A. 1922Rugby 
 Harold Van BuskirkB.S. 1915Fencing 
1928Bernard (Barney) E. BerlingerB.S. in Econ. 1931Track and Field 
 John Kenneth DohertyCoach and Director of Penn Relays, 1948-1961Track and Field1 Bronze
 Augustus Shaw GoetzB.S. 1925
LL.B. 1929		Rowing 
 Jesse Langford MontgomeryB.S. in Educ. 1930Track and Field 
 Harold Van BuskirkB.S. 1915Fencing 
1932William Arthur CarrB.S. in Econ. 1933Track and Field2 Gold
 Daniel Ely DeanB.S. in Econ. 1933Track and Field 
 James Cuthbert GentleB.S. in Econ. 1926Field Hockey1 Bronze
 Wilson Thomas Hobson, Jr.B.S. in Econ. 1924Field Hockey1 Bronze
 Grant MacDougalB.S. in Econ. 1934Track and Field 
 Jack C. MedicaSwimming coach, 1944-1958
Department of Education faculty, 1944-1976
Graduate student, 1952		Swimming 
 Charles Miller Sheaffer, Jr.Class of 1929Field Hockey1 Bronze
 Harold Van BuskirkB.S. 1915Fencing 
1936George Lewis Dahm, Jr.B.S. in Econ. 1940Rowing 
 James Cuthbert GentleB.S. in Econ. 1926Field Hockey 
 Ellwood Watson GodfreyM.D. 1937, M.Sc.D 1944Field Hockey 
 Wilson Thomas Hobson, Jr.B.S. in Econ. 1924Field Hockey 
 George Gilbert LovelessB.S. in Econ. 1932Rowing 
 Jack C. MedicaSwimming coach, 1944-1958
Department of Education faculty, 1944-1976
Graduate student, 1952		Swimming1 Gold
2 Silver
 Charles Miller Sheaffer, Jr.College Class of 1929Field Hockey 
 Gene George VenzkeB.S. 1936Track and Field 
 Joseph Stanley WudykaGraduate School of Education, student, 1936Track and Field 
1940
cancelled		 James Reber Burk B.S. in Econ. 1940Rowing 
  Joseph William Burk B.S. in Econ. 1934, LL.D. (hon.) Rowing  
  Arthur Anthony Gallagher College Class of 1938 Rowing  
1948David Hughes CauffmanB. of Arch. 1940Field Hockey 
 Arthur Anthony GallagherCollege Class of 1938Rowing 
 Francis Jones GoslingWharton Class of 1940Swimming (for Bermuda) 
 John Brendan Kelly Jr.B.A. 1950Rowing 
 Jeffery KirkA.B. 1949Track and Field 
 Irving MondescheinTrack and Cross Country, assistant coachTrack and Field 
 A. Richmond MorcomTrack coach, 1949-1974Track and Field 
 Sanders Scott SimsClass of 1943Field Hockey 
1952James Judson BeggsCoach of freshman crew
Graduate student, 1953-55, 1963		Rowing 
 Britton ChanceB.S. 1935, M.S. 1936, Ph.D. 1940
Profesor of Biophysics, Physical Chemistry and Radiology		Yachting1 Gold
 Jaime Ramirez [Annexy] FajardoB.S. in Econ. 1949Track and Field (for Puerto Rico) 
 John Brendan Kelly Jr.B.A. 1950Rowing 
 Mary G. Freeman KellyA.B. 1952Swimming (women's) 
 Paul Todd Makler, Sr.M.D. 1943Fencing 
 Charles Joseph McIlvaine Jr.B.S. in C.E. 1957Rowing 
 Walter Goodwin Staley, Jr.Ph.D. 1968 Equestrian1 Bronze
 Dewey Lee YoderM.S. 1963Track and Field 
1956Edgar Newbold Black IVB.S. in Ch.E. 1951Field Hockey 
 George T. BreenCoach, swimmingSwimming1 Silver
2 Bronze
 John Kent BryantB.S. in Econ. 1960Yachting 
 Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ. 1955Equestrian 
 Henry Charles CliffordB.S. in Econ. 1952Field Hockey 
 Rex Richard DyerEvening Class of 1950Fencing 
 Carlos Porfirio EchevarriaM.B.A. 1958Yachting 
 Richard Lewis HartB.S. in M.E. 1950Track and Field 
 John Brendan Kelly Jr.B.A. 1950Rowing1 Bronze
 James Arthur McMullenCollege Class of 1959, D.D.S. 1963Rowing 
 Karen Linnea Anderson OldhamCollege for Women, Class of 1961Track and Field (women's) 
 Victor Frank SheronasB.S. in Econ. 1931Yachting 
 William G.M. SlaterB.S. in Econ. 1962Swimming (for Canada) 
 James Michael WynneA.B. 1960Rowing 
1960George T. BreenCoach, swimmingSwimming1 Bronze
 Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ. 1955Equestrian1 Silver
 Rex Richard DyerClass of 1950Fencing 
 John Brendan Kelly Jr.B.A. 1950Rowing 
 Larry LauchleWrestling coach
Athletic Dept., Associate Director for Facilities		Wrestling 
 David Morris MicahnikA.B. 1960, Law Class of 1964Fencing 
 Ted Allison NashCrew coach
Graduate student, 1955		Rowing1 Gold
 Karen Linnea Anderson OldhamClass of 1961Track and Field (women's) 
 Harry Lambert ParkerA.B. 1957Rowing 
 Lyman Spencer Abson PerryA.B. 1968Rowing 
 Walter Goodwin Staley, Jr.Ph.D. 1968 Equestrian 
1964Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ. 1955Equestrian 
 Eugene Arhand HamoriPh.D. 1964Fencing 
 Paul Todd Makler, Sr.M.D. 1943Fencing 
 David Morris MicahnikA.B. 1960, Law Class of 1964Fencing 
 Ted Allison NashCrew coach
Graduate student, 1955		Rowing1 Bronze
 Harry Lambert ParkerA.B. 1957Rowing 
1968John Thomas BallaEngineering Class of 1961Fencing 
 Robert Clayton BraytonM.B.A. 1971Rowing 
 Aspinwall Gardner CadwaladerB.Arch. 1971, M.Arch. 1975Rowing 
 Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ. 1955Equestrian 
 Steven R. CohenM.D. 1971Gymnastics 
 Walter Richard CrookerWharton Class of 1971Rowing (for Canada) 
 Eleanor Suzanne Daniel DryeB.S. in Educ. and A.B. 1974Swimming (women's)

1 Gold
1 Silver
1 Bronze

 L. Ernesto Fernandez-MorenoB.S. in Econ. 1973Fencing (for Mexico) 
 John DeStefani HartiganA.B. 1963, M.B.A. 1965Rowing 
 Luther Hio Jones III

B.S. in Econ. 1971

Rowing 
 Anthony Edward Martin IIIB.S. in E.E. 1970, M.B.A. 1976Rowing 
 David Morris MicahnikA.B. 1960, Law Class of 1964Fencing 
 Steven Jeffrey NetburnB.S. in Econ. 1965Fencing 
 William Kimball PurdyA.B. 1968Rowing 
 Herman Albert SchaeferB.S. in Econ. 1943, LL. B. 1948Jai alai (demo sport) 
1972Larry Dean BaderB.S. in M.E. 1971Ice Hockey1 Silver
 Thomas William ButterfossB.S. in E.E. 1972, D.M.D. 1973Rowing 
 Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ. 1955Equestrian1 Silver
 Eugene Howard Clapp IIIA.B. 1972Rowing1 Silver
 Walter Richard CrookerWharton Class of 1971Rowing (for Canada) 
 Eleanor Suzanne Daniel DryeB.S. in Educ. and A.B. 1974Swimming (women's)1 Bronze
 L. Ernesto Fernandez-MorenoB.S. in Econ. 1973Fencing (for Mexico) 
 Aaron Benjamin HermanA.B. 1974Rowing 
 Charles Colby Hewitt IIIM.B.A. 1973Rowing 
 Luther Hio Jones IIIB.S. in Econ. 1971Rowing 
 Hugh Patrick MathesonCollege Class of 1971Rowing (for Great Britain) 
 James Edmond Moroney IIIB.S. in Econ. 1975Rowing 
 Steven Jeffrey NetburnB.S. in Econ. 1965Fencing 
 Alan Miles RubenA.B. 1953, M.A. and LL.B., 1956Fencing 
 Michael L. StainesAssistant Manager of Grant and Contract Accounting Rowing 
 Chris Hugh StevensonClass of 1972Rowing 
1976James William CastellanM.S. 1974
Admissions staff		Rowing 
 Francis David ChapotB.S. in Econ. 1955Equestrian 
 Steven Erik ChristensenCollege Class of 1979Rowing 
 Robert Lewis Cragg, Jr.A.B. 1975Swimming and Diving 
 Anita Luceete DeFrantzJ.D. 1977Rowing (women's)1 Bronze
 Kenneth Benoit DreyfusB.S. in Econ. 1969, M.S. in Educ. 1977Rowing 
 John DeStefani HartiganA.B. 1963, M.B.A. 1965Rowing 
 Aaron Benjamin HermanA.B. 1974Rowing 
 Adrian Brooke MaklerA.B. 1973Fencing 
 Paul Todd Makler, Jr.A.B. 1968, M.D. 1972Fencing 
 Hugh Patrick MathesonCollege Class of 1971Rowing (for Great Britain)1 Silver
 Sue D. MorganH.U.P. employeeRowing (women's) 
 James Edmond Moroney IIIB.S. in Econ. 1975Rowing 
 Gail RicketsonHUP employeeRowing (women's) 
 Frederick Ameen SamaraB.S. in Econ. 1973Track and Field 
 Laura Catherine Terdoslavich StainesA.B. 1975Rowing (women's) 
 Michael L. StainesAssistant Manager of Grant and Contract Accounting, 1976Rowing1 Silver
 Chris Hugh StevensonCollege Class of 1972Rowing 
 George H. TintorWharton Class of 1979Rowing (for Canada) 
 Catherine Ann Menges ZagunisB.S.N. 1977Rowing 
1980Note that for political reasons, the United States team boycotted this Olympics, held in Moscow.
  Hope BarnesA.B. 1981Rowing (women's) 
 John Andrew ChatzkyA.B. 1978Rowing 
 Steven Erik ChristensenClass of 1979Rowing 
  Carol Whipple ColganWharton Class of 1982 Rowing (women's, for Canada) 
 Sean Padraic ColganA.B. 1977Rowing 
 Anita Luceete DeFrantzJ.D. 1977Rowing (women's) 
 Karla Hull DrewsenA.B. 1980Rowing (women's) 
 Bruce Edward EpkeB.S. in Econ. 1978Rowing 
 Elizabeth Cryer KentM.B.A. 1982Rowing (women's) 
 Hugh Patrick MathesonCollege Class of 1971Rowing (for Great Britain) 
 Leslie J. MilneWharton Class of 1977 Field Hockey  
 Julie Ann StaverA.B. 1974
V.M.D. 1982		Field Hockey (women's) 
 Phillip William SteklA.B. 1978Rowing 
 George H. TintorWharton Class of 1979Rowing (for Canada) 
1984 Carol Whipple ColganWharton Class of 1982 Rowing (women's, for Canada) 
 Bruce Edward EpkeB.S. in Econ. 1978Rowing 
 Barbara Ann Kirch GrudtA.B. 1984, Graduate studentRowing (women's) 
 Leslie J. MilneWharton Class of 1977 Field Hockey1 Bronze
 Joan (Saline) PhengLaOr MurphyA.B. 1984 Track and Field (women's) 
 Lisa Diane RohdeB.S. 1979Rowing (women's)1 Silver
 Julie Ann StaverA.B. 1974, V.M.D. 1982 Field Hockey (women's)1 Bronze
 Phillip William SteklA.B. 1978Rowing1 Silver
 Michael Earle StormA.B. 1986Modern Pentathalon1 Silver
 John David TichacekB.S. in E.E. 1978Fencing 
 Kay WorthingtonCoachRowing (women's, for Canada) 
1988Gregory Alan BestB.S. in Econ. 1986Equestrian2 Silver
 Cornelia Beekman FischerA.B. 1980Yachting (women's) 
 Jonathan Scott FishB.S. in Econ. 1984Rowing 
 John Eric FlobeckA.B. 1987Rowing 
 Paul Ronald FriedbergB.S. in Ch.E. 1981Fencing 
 Barbara Ann Kirch GrudtA.B. 1984, Graduate studentRowing (women's) 
 Jennie Anne Marshall LoucksA.B. 1982Rowing (women's) 
 Mary Jane O'NeillA.B. 1986Fencing (women's) 
 John Anthony PescatoreB.S. in Econ. 1986Rowing1 Bronze
 Kay WorthingtonCoachRowing (women's, for Canada) 
1992Chris Stuart O'LaughlinA.B. 1989Fencing 
 John Anthony PescatoreB.S. in Econ. 1986Rowing 
 Kay WorthingtonCoachRowing (women's, for Canada)2 Gold
1996Cliff BayerB.S. in Econ. and M.B.A. 2003Fencing 
 Tamir BloomClass of 1994Fencing 
 L. Janusz HookerWharton Class of 1993Rowing1 Bronze
 Michael Neil PetersonB.A. 1989Rowing 
 Jeff PfaendtnerB.S.E. 1990Rowing 
2000Cliff BayerB.S. in Econ. and M.B.A. 2003Fencing 
 Tamir BloomClass of 1994Fencing 
 Sarah E. GarnerA.B. 1994Rowing (women's)1 Bronze
 Garrett A. MillerB.S. in Econ. 1999Rowing 
 Brandon D. SlayB.S. in Econ. 1998Wrestling1 Gold
2002Lincoln Clark DeWittA.B. 1990Skeleton (winter games) 
2004 Nathanael Ackerman Department of Mathematics faculty Wrestling (for Great Britain) 
  Michael AguilarB.A.S. 2001Track and Field 
2008 Susan Francia A.B. 2004 Rowing (women's) 1 Gold

 

Penn affiliations have been claimed, but not verified for these Olympic athletes:

YearAthleteSportMedals
1900James B. JuvenalRowing1 Gold
 William Fraser LewisTrack and Field 
1904Henry Jamison HandySwimming1 Bronze
 James B. JuvenalRowing1 Silver
1924Henry Jamison HandyWater Polo1 Bronze
1952Steve OrovaRowing (for Hungary) 
1960Nina Adams HarmerSwimming (women's) 
1964Nina Adams HarmerSwimming (women's) 
1980Peter CaruthersFigure Skating 
 Bruce IbbetsonRowing 
 Thomas WoodmanRowing 
1984Peter CaruthersFigure Skating1 Silver
 Michael HughesRowing (for Canada)1 Bronze
 Bruce IbbetsonRowing1 Silver
1988Angie HerronRowing (women's) 

 

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This exhibit was created in June 2006 by Clifton R. Hood

 

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