As we approach the Tokyo Olympics and get ready to cheer on our Columbia athletes competing this year, we're gearing ourselves up to go for the gold. We've looked back into the Columbia Athletics archives to learn more about the legacy of our Olympic champions.
Below, find the eleven Columbia student-athletes who have medaled at the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2016, garnering a total of 14 medals (five gold, five silver, four bronze) and how they looked at the games when they competed. Hopefully, this year, we'll add even more athletes to our list. Let's go, #LionOlympians!
1896: Thomas Curtis, Track & Field
Gold Medal, Hurdles
1900: Maxwell Long, Track & Field
Gold Medal, 400M
1904: Charles Fitzhugh Townsend, Fencing
Silver Medal, Team Foil
1904: Robert Leroy, Tennis
Silver Medal, Singles Tennis
Silver Medal, Doubles Tennis
1912: Harry Babcock, Track & Field
Gold Medal, Pole Vault
1920: Nat Pendleton, Wrestling
Silver Medal, Heavyweight Wrestling
1924: Francis Hussey, Track & Field
Gold Medal, 4x100 Relay
1932: Hugh Alessandroni, Fencing
Bronze Medal, Team Foil
1948: Norman Armitage, Fencing
Bronze Medal, Team Sabre
1992, 1996, 2000, 2004: Jenny Thompson, Swimming & Diving
8 Gold Medals, 4x100M Freestyle Relay (5), 3x100M Medley Relay (3)
3 Silver Medals, 100M Freestyle, 4x100M Freestyle Relay, 3x100 Medley Relay
1 Bronze Medal, 100M Freestyle
1992: Trent Dimas, Gymnastics
Gold Medal, Horizontal Bar
1996 & 2000: Cristina Teuscher, Swimming & Diving
Gold Medal, 4x200 Freestyle Relay (1996)
Bronze Medal, 200 Individual Medley (2000)
2002: Timothy Goebel, Figure Skating
Bronze Medal
2004, 2008, 2012: Caryn Davies, Rowing
Silver Medal, Women's Eight (2004)
Gold Medal, Women's Eight (2008)
Gold Medal, Women's Eight (2012)
2004: Lauren McFall Gardner, Synchronized Swimming
Bronze Medal
2004: Kendra Zanotto, Synchronized Swimming
Bronze Medal
2006: Sasha Cohen, Figure Skating
Silver Medal
2008: Erinn Smart, Fencing
Silver Medal, Team Foil
2008: Keeth Smart, Fencing
Silver Medal, Team Sabre
2008: James Williams, Fencing
Silver Medal, Team Sabre
2012: Maya Lawrence, Fencing
Bronze Medal, Team Épée
2016: Katie Meili, Swimming & Diving
Gold Medal, 4x100 Medley Relay
Bronze Medal, 100-Meter Breaststroke
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