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 Olympic Games.

Jordan Burroughs won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics

A total of 111 athletes have combined to compete in 163 Olympic Games. Nebraska athletes have won 54 medals, including 16 gold medals, while representing 30 countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decorated Olympian, winning nine medals and competing in seven Olympic Games, a record for track and field competitors.[1]

Olympians
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medalist 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medalist 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medalist Boycotted

Athletes
OlympiadLocationAthleteSportCountry
1912 StockholmLewis AndersonSprintingUnited States United States
1936 BerlinSam FrancisShot putUnited States United States
1956 MelbourneKeith GardnerSprintingJamaica Jamaica
1960 RomeKeith Gardner 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)SprintingBritish West Indies British West Indies
Joe MullinsCanada Canada
Dan BrandWrestlingUnited States United States
1964 TokyoLynn HeadleySprintingJamaica Jamaica
Dan Brand 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)WrestlingUnited States United States
1968 Mexico CityClifton ForbesSprintingJamaica Jamaica
Lynn Headley
Charlie Greene 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United States United States
Carol MosekeDiscus
1972 MunichGarth CaseSprintingJamaica Jamaica
Horace Levy
Leighton Priestley
Don Quarrie
1976 MontrealLeighton PriestleySprintingJamaica Jamaica
Don Quarrie 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
John EbitoSwimmingNigeria Nigeria
Bengt JönssonSweden Sweden
1980 MoscowReynaldo CastroDivingDominican Republic Dominican Republic
Merlene Ottey 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)SprintingJamaica Jamaica
Don Quarrie 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
John EbitoSwimmingNigeria Nigeria
Phil CahoyGymnasticsUnited States United States
Larry Gerard
Jim Hartung
1984 Los AngelesBill TrottSprintingBermuda Bermuda
Janet BurkeJamaica Jamaica
Merlene Ottey 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Don Quarrie 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marcia Tate
Dennis Wallace
Reynaldo CastroDivingDominican Republic Dominican Republic
Jim Hartung 1st place, gold medalist(s)GymnasticsUnited States United States
Scott Johnson 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jim Mikus 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Angela ThackerLong jump
Lisa Rohde Rowing
1988 SeoulBill TrottSprintingBermuda Bermuda
Merlene OtteyJamaica Jamaica
Sharon Powell
Marcia Tate
Denise ThiémardJavelinSwitzerland Switzerland
Kevin DavisGymnasticsUnited States United States
Scott Johnson
Tom Schlesinger
Wes Suter
Wendy LuceroDiving
Cathy NothVolleyball
Bill Scherr 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Wrestling
Jim Scherr
1992 BarcelonaMark JacksonSprintingCanada Canada
Ximena Restrepo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Colombia Colombia
Tamás MolnárHungary Hungary
Merlene Ottey 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jamaica Jamaica
Karen KrugerSouth Africa South Africa
Penelope HeynsSwimming
Peter Williams
Roberto BonillaGuatemala Guatemala
Anja MargetićIndependent
Jan BidrmanSweden Sweden
Trent Dimas 1st place, gold medalist(s)GymnasticsUnited States United States
Lori Endicott 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Volleyball
1996 AtlantaEmma Johnson 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)SwimmingAustralia Australia
Anna Windsor
Lenka MaňhalováCzech Republic Czech Republic
Roberto BonillaGuatemala Guatemala
Valērijs KalmikovsLatvia Latvia
Terrie MillerNorway Norway
José IsazaPanama Panama
Juan BenavidesSpain Spain
Therese AlshammarSweden Sweden
Penny Heyns 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)South Africa South Africa
Helene Muller
Julia Russell
Dieudonné KwizeraDistance runningBurundi Burundi
Balázs TölgyesiHungary Hungary
Nicola MartialTriple jumpGuyana Guyana
Patricia NadlerHeptathlonSwitzerland Switzerland
Frank MensahSprintingGhana Ghana
Merlene Ottey 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jamaica Jamaica
Linetta Wilson 1st place, gold medalist(s)United States United States
Lori EndicottVolleyball
Lori SippelSoftballCanada Canada
2000 SydneyAdam Pine 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)SwimmingAustralia Australia
Elvira FischerAustria Austria
Michael Windisch
Valērijs KalmikovsLatvia Latvia
Penny Heyns 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)South Africa South Africa
Helene Muller
Juan BenavidesSpain Spain
Javier Botello
Therese Alshammar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sweden Sweden
Jimmy PinoSprintingColombia Colombia
Ximena Ristrepo
Merlene Ottey 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jamaica Jamaica
Jelena StanisavljevićSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Allison WestonVolleyballUnited States United States
Rulon Gardner 1st place, gold medalist(s)Wrestling
Matt Lindland 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004 AthensAdam PineSwimmingAustralia Australia
Therese AlshammarSweden Sweden
Dace RuskuleDiscusLatvia Latvia
Ineta RadēvičaLong jump
Dmitrijs MiļkevičsSprinting
Merlene OtteySlovenia Slovenia
Nenad LončarHurdlesSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
Priscilla LopesCanada Canada
Adam SternBaseball
Sheena LawrickSoftball
Stephanie Skegas-MaxwellGreece Greece
Nancy MetcalfVolleyballUnited States United States
Rulon Gardner 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Wrestling
Brad Vering
2008 BeijingAdam Pine 2nd place, silver medalist(s)SwimmingAustralia Australia
Therese AlshammarSweden Sweden
Györgyi Zsivoczky-FarkasHeptathlonHungary Hungary
Ineta RadēvičaLong jumpLatvia Latvia
Dmitrijs MiļkevičsSprinting
Priscilla Lopes 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)HurdlesCanada Canada
Karina LeBlancSoccer
Brittany Timko
Amy Walsh
Sheena LawrickSoftball
Robin Mackin
Adam SternBaseball
Brian Duensing 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United States United States
Amber NebenCycling
Dusty JonasHigh jump
Brad VeringWrestling
2012 LondonAleks MarićBasketballAustralia Australia
Ade DagunduroNigeria Nigeria
Chelsea AubryCanada Canada
Karina LeBlanc 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Soccer
Brittany Timko 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Therese AlshammarSwimmingSweden Sweden
Carl MyerscoughShot putUnited Kingdom Great Britain
Ineta RadēvičaLong jumpLatvia Latvia
Lehann FourieHurdlesSouth Africa South Africa
Györgyi Zsivoczky-FarkasHeptathlonHungary Hungary
Chantae McMillanUnited States United States
Amber NebenCycling
Jordan Larson 2nd place, silver medalist(s)Volleyball
Jordan Burroughs 1st place, gold medalist(s)Wrestling
2016 Rio de JaneiroGyörgyi Zsivoczky-FarkasHeptathlonHungary Hungary
Miles UkaomaHurdlesNigeria Nigeria
Danielle Page 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BasketballSerbia Serbia
Maruša ČernjulHigh jumpSlovenia Slovenia
Therese AlshammarSwimmingSweden Sweden
Sarah PavanVolleyballCanada Canada
Kayla Banwarth 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)United States United States
Jordan Larson 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kelsey Robinson 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jordan BurroughsWrestling
2020 TokyoBeatriz PadronSwimmingCosta Rica Costa Rica
Máté KoroknaiHurdlesHungary Hungary
Keisei TominagaBasketballJapan Japan
Amber NebenCyclingUnited States United States
Jordan Larson 1st place, gold medalist(s)Volleyball
Kelsey Robinson 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Justine Wong-Orantes 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sarah PavanCanada Canada

Coaches
OlympiadLocationCoachSportCountry
1980 MoscowFrancis AllenGymnasticsUnited States United States
1984 Los AngelesFrancis Allen 1st place, gold medalist(s)GymnasticsUnited States United States
1992 BarcelonaJohn Cook (asst.) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)VolleyballUnited States United States
1996 AtlantaJan BidrmanSwimmingSouth Africa South Africa
2000 SydneyPeggy LiddickGymnasticsAustralia Australia
Jan Bidrman (asst.)SwimmingCanada Canada
2004 AthensPeggy LiddickGymnasticsAustralia Australia
Jan Bidrman (asst.)SwimmingCanada Canada
2008 BeijingPeggy LiddickGymnasticsAustralia Australia
Jan Bidrman (asst.)SwimmingCanada Canada
Lori SippelSoftball
2012 LondonPeggy LiddickGymnasticsAustralia Australia
Jan Bidrman (asst.)SwimmingCanada Canada
Mark Manning (asst.)WrestlingUnited States United States
2016 Rio de JaneiroAshley MacAllisterRiflePuerto Rico Puerto Rico
Mark Manning (asst.)WrestlingUnited States United States
2020 TokyoTyler Hildebrand 1st place, gold medalist(s)VolleyballUnited States United States

Athletes
OlympiadLocationAthleteSportCountry
2006 TurinCurtis TomaseviczBobsleighUnited States United States
2010 VancouverShelley-Ann Brown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)BobsleighCanada Canada
Curtis Tomasevicz 1st place, gold medalist(s)United States United States
2014 SochiCurtis Tomasevicz 2nd place, silver medalist(s)BobsleighUnited States United States

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Medalists
AthleteSportMedals
Penny Heyns South AfricaSwimming1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Don Quarrie JamaicaSprinting1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Adam Pine AustraliaSwimming1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jordan Larson United StatesVolleyball1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Curtis Tomasevicz United StatesBobsleigh1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Charlie Greene United StatesSprinting1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kelsey Robinson United StatesVolleyball
Rulon Gardner United StatesWrestling
Jordan Burroughs United States1st place, gold medalist(s)
Justine Wong-Orantes United StatesVolleyball
Trent Dimas United StatesGymnastics
Jim Hartung United States
Scott Johnson United States
Jim Mikus United States
Linetta Wilson United StatesSprinting
Merlene Ottey Jamaica Slovenia2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Therese Alshammar SwedenSwimming2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shelley-Ann Brown CanadaBobsleigh2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Matt Lindland United StatesWrestling
Kayla Banwarth United StatesVolleyball3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lori Endicott United States
Dan Brand United StatesWrestling
Bill Scherr United States
Brian Duensing United StatesBaseball
Keith Gardner Jamaica British West IndiesSprinting
Ximena Restrepo Colombia
Emma Johnson AustraliaSwimming
Karina LeBlanc CanadaSoccer
Brittany Timko Canada
Priscilla Lopes CanadaHurdles
Danielle Page SerbiaBasketball

References
  1. "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". news.unl.edu. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. "2018-19 Nebraska All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Nebraska Communications Office. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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