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UCLA's Olympic Tradition and Medal Winners

UCLA owns one of the richest Olympic traditions of any University. Some of the all-time Olympic greats, such as - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Karch Kiraly, Lisa Fernandez and Florenth Griffith Joyner - to name a few, competed as undergraduates at UCLA.

Overall, UCLA has won 230 medals - 110 gold, 64 silver and 56 bronze. The Bruins have had at least one competitor in every Olympics since 1920 with one exception (1924), and UCLA has won a gold medal in every Olympics since 1932 with the exception of 1980 (boycott).

Over the past nine decades, 443 men and women athletes, coaches and trainers have represented UCLA in the Summer Olympic Games. The first two Bruin Olympians participated in 1920, just one year after the founding of the university. Edward S. Butler competed in the long jump and Clyde A. Swendsen was a member of the water polo team.

In the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, 41 Bruins participated as athletes or coaches and won 19 medals - 6 gold, 11 silver and 2 bronze (includes two gols and one silver for coaches)..

In the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, UCLA ranked No. 1 among all universities in number of different medalists (19) and number of Olympians (57 representing the United States and 13 foreign countries). Current and former Bruins earned a total of 19 medals, including eight gold, to rank second in both categories. UCLA also claimed three silver medals and eight bronze medals.

If UCLA were a country, it would have placed 14th overall in the medal count.

UCLA's total of 19 medals was surpassed only by the University of Texas (21). UCLA tied with USC for the second-highest gold medal total, three behind Texas.

Former Bruins Lisa Fernandez, Tairia Flowers, Amanda Freed, Stacey Nuveman and Natasha Watley earned goal medals as members of the USA softball team. Former UCLA women's soccer head coach Joy Fawcett won her second gold medal with the USA Soccer team. On the track, former Bruin Joanna Hayes captured gold in the 100m hurdles, and current Bruin Monique Henderson earned gold as part of the USA's winning 1,600m relay squad. Gymnast Mohini Bhardwaj won UCLA's first medal of the Games, a silver medal with the USA women in the gymnastics team competition. Australia's Tanya Harding also earned a team silver in softball. Mebrahtom Keflezighi capped the Olympic Games by winning the silver medal in the marathon. Eight Bruins won bronze medals - Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs in beach volleyball and USA water polo players Robin Beauregard, Natalie Golda, Thalia Munro, Nicolle Payne, Kelly Rulon and Amber Stachowski.

Thirteen current and future UCLA student-athletes made Olympic teams - Kate Richardson (women's gymnastics), Tasha Schwikert (women's gymnastics alternate), Iris Mora (women's soccer), Malin Svahnstrom (women's swimming), Nicolette Teo (women's swimming), Monique Henderson (women's track & field), Yoo Kim (men's track & field), Brett Ormsby (men's water polo) and water polo players Natalie Golda, Thalia Munro, Kelly Rulon, Amber Stachowski and Gabrielle Domanic (alternate). Bruins comprised a large portion of the U.S. Olympic teams in softball (five), track and field (10), women's water polo (six plus the head coach and one alternate).

In 2000, UCLA ranked first amongst all universities with 17 different medalists and 58 Olympians. Current and former Bruins earned 18 medals, including eight gold, to rank second in both categories. UCLA also claimed five silver medals and five bronze medals.

UCLA athletes earned 22 medals in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The 61 competitors and coaches earned 12 gold medals, two silver and eight bronze. Gail Devers and Ato Boldon were double winners, as Devers won gold medals in the 100 meters and the 4x100 meter relay, while Boldon captured bronze medals in the 100 and 200 meters.

In 1992, UCLA's 47 athletes and three coaches won a total of 16 medals - eight gold, two silver and six bronze - and participated in all three track and field world records.

In 1988, 31 current and former Bruins representing the United States and six other nations earned a total of 22 medals -- 17 gold, four silver and one bronze. If UCLA were a country, it would have placed fourth in the world with its 17 gold medals. Florence Griffith-Joyner (track) led the group with three gold medals.

2000 Olympians
2004 Olympians

Men's Track & Field - 44 (13 Gold, 16 Silver, 15 Bronze)
Ato Boldon (Trinidad)
100 meters
1996
Bronze
200 meters
1996
Bronze
100 meters
2000
Silver
200 meters
2000
Bronze
Benny Brown
4x400 meter relay
1976
Gold
James Butts
Triple Jump
1976
Silver
Wayne Collett
400 meter dash
1972
Silver
Craig Dixon
110 meter high hurdles
1948
Bronze
Danny Everett
4x400 meter relay
1988
Gold
400 meters
1988
Bronze
Greg Foster
110 meter high hurdles
1984
Silver
John Godina
Shot put
1996
Silver
Shot put
2000
Bronze
Millard Hampton
4x100 meter relay
1976
Gold
200 meter dash
1976
Silver
George Jefferson
Pole Vault
1932
Bronze
Mebrahtom Keflezighi
Marathon
2004
Silver
Rafer Johnson
Decathlon
1960
Gold
Decathlon
1956
Silver
Lloyd La Beach (Panama)
100 meter dash
1948
Bronze
200 meter dash
1948
Bronze
Dave Laut
Shot Put
1984
Bronze
Steve Lewis
400 meters
1988
Gold
4x400 meter relay
1988
Gold
400 meters
1992
Silver
4x400 meter relay
1992
Gold
Jimmy LuValle
400 meter dash
1936
Bronze
Mike Marsh
200 meter
1992
Gold
4x100 meter relay
1992
Gold
4x100 meter relay
1996
Silver
Robert McMillen
1500 meter run
1952
Silver
Maxie Parks
4x400 meter relay
1976
Gold
Andre Phillips
400 meter intermediate hurdles
1988
Gold
Mike Powell
Long Jump
1988
Silver
Long Jump
1992
Silver
George Roubanis (Greece)
Pole Vault
1956
Bronze
George Stanich
High Jump
1948
Bronze
Dwight Stones
High Jump
1972
Bronze
High Jump
1976
Bronze
Mike Tully
Pole Vault
1984
Silver
C. K. Yang (Republic of China)
Decathlon
1960
Silver
Cy Young
Javelin
1952
Gold
Bob Young
4x400 meter relay
1936
Silver
Kevin Young
400 meter intermediate hurdles
1992
Gold

Women's Track & Field - 28 (18, 5, 5)
Andrea Anderson
4x400 meter relay
2000
Gold
Evelyn Ashford
100 meters
1984
Gold
4x100 meter relay
1984
Gold
4x100 meter relay
1988
Gold
100 meters
1988
Silver
4x100 meter relay
1992
Gold
Jeanette Bolden
4x100 meter relay
1984
Gold
Gail Devers
100 meters
1992
Gold
100 meters
1996
Gold
4x100 meter relay
1996
Gold
Joanna Hayes
100 meter hurdles
2004
Gold
Monique Henderson
4x400 meter relay
2004
Gold
Sherri Howard
4x400 meter relay
1984
Gold
Florence Griffith Joyner
100 meters
1988
Gold
200 meters
1988
Gold
4x100 meter relay
1988
Gold
4x400 meter relay
1988
Silver
200 meters
1984
Silver
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Heptathalon
1988
Gold
Long Jump
1988
Gold
Heptathalon
1984
Silver
Heptathalon
1992
Gold
Long Jump
1992
Bronze
Long Jump
1996
Bronze
Kate Schmidt
Javelin
1972
Bronze
Javelin
1976
Bronze
Janeene Vickers
400 meter intermediate hurdles
1992
Bronze
Marilyn White
4x100 meter relay
1964
Silver

Baseball - 2 (0, 0, 2)
Troy Glaus
1996
Bronze
Jim Parque
1996
Bronze
Gary Sanserino
1968
Gold*

* Denotes Exhibition Medal

Men's Basketball - 9 (9, 0, 0)
Sam Balter
1936
Gold
Don Barksdale
1948
Gold
Larry Brown
1964
Gold
Walt Hazzard
1964
Gold
Carl Knowles
1936
Gold
Frank Lubin
1936
Gold
Reggie Miller
1996
Gold
Don Piper
1936
Gold
Carl Shy
1936
Gold

Women's Basketball - 5 (2, 3, 0)
Ann Meyers
1976
Silver
Denise Curry
1984
Gold
Billie Moore (Head Coach)
1976
Silver
Gail Weldon (Trainer)
1976
Silver
Natalie Williams
2000
Gold

Women's Diving - 1 (1, 0, 0)
Jenny Chandler
3 meter springboard
1976
Gold

Men's Gymnastics - 12 (4, 3, 5)
Edward Carmichael
Vaulting Horse
1932
Bronze
Thomas Connolly
Rope Climb
1932
Bronze
Tim Daggett
Team
1984
Gold
Pommel Horse
1984
Bronze
Phillip Erenberg
Club Swinging
1932
Silver
Mitch Gaylord
Team
1984
Gold
Vault
1984
Silver
Rings
1984
Bronze
Parallel Bars
1984
Bronze
Peter Vidmar
Team
1984
Gold
Pommel Horse
1984
Gold
All-Around
1984
Silver

Women's Gymnastics - 7 (2, 5, 0)
Mohini Bhardwaj
Team
2004
Silver
Pam Bileck
Team
1984
Silver
Julianne McNamara
Uneven Bars
1984
Gold
Team
1984
Silver
Floor Exercise
1984
Silver
Kerri Strug
Team
1996
Gold
Tracee Talavera
Team
1984
Silver

Men's Rowing - 1 (0, 0, 1)
Kevin Still
Pairs with cox
1984
Bronze

Women's Rowing - 1 (1, 0, 0)
Carol Bower
Eights with cox
1984
Gold

Shooting - 1 (0, 1, 0)
Vic Auer
Small bore rifle, prone position (English match)
1972
Silver

Women's Soccer - 3 (2, 1, 0)
Joy Fawcett
1996
Gold
2000
Silver
2004
Gold

Softball - 22 (15, 1, 6)
Christie Ambrosi
2000
Gold
Joanne (Alchin) Brown (Australia)
1996
Bronze
2000
Bronze
Jennifer Brundage
2000
Gold
Kerry Dienelt (Australia)
1996
Bronze
2000
Bronze
Sheila (Cornell) Douty
1996
Gold
2000
Gold
Lisa Fernandez
1996
Gold
2000
Gold
2004
Gold
Tairia Flowers
2004
Gold
Amanda Freed
2004
Gold
Tanya Harding (Australia)
1996
Bronze
2000
Bronze
2004
Silver
Stacey Nuveman
2000
Gold
2004
Gold
Dot Richardson
1996
Gold
2000
Gold
Natasha Watley
2004
Gold
Christa Williams
1996
Gold

Men's Swimming - 22 (13, 7, 2)
Tom Bruce
4x100 meter medley relay
1972
Gold
100 meter breaststroke
1972
Silver
Mike Burton
400 meter freestyle
1968
Gold
1500 meter freestyle
1968
Gold
1500 meter freestyle
1972
Gold
Clay Evans
4x100 meter medley relay
1976
Silver
Steve Genter
4x200 meter freestyle relay
1972
Gold
200 meter freestyle
1972
Silver
400 meter freestyle
1972
Silver
Brian Goodell
400 meter freestyle
1976
Gold
1500 meter freestyle
1972
Gold
Bruce Hayes
4x200 meter freestyle relay
1984
Gold
Tom Jager
4x100 meter freestyle relay
1988
Gold
4x100 meter medley relay
1988
Gold
50 meter freestyle
1988
Silver
50 meter freestyle
1992
Bronze
4x100 meter freestyle relay
1992
Gold
Craig Oppel
4x200 meter freestyle relay
1988
Gold
Mark Stockwell
100 meter freestyle
1984
Silver
4x100 meter freestyle relay
1984
Silver
4x100 meter medley relay
1984
Bronze
Zac Zorn
4x100 meter freestyle relay
1968
Gold

Women's Swimming - 18 (11, 7, 0)
Shirley Babashoff
4x100 meter freestyle
1972
Gold
4x100 meter freestyle
1976
Gold
100 meter freestyle
1972
Silver
200 meter freestyle
1972
Silver
200 meter freestyle
1976
Silver
400 meter freestyle
1976
Silver
800 meter freestyle
1976
Silver
4x100 medley relay
1976
Silver
Donna deVarona
400 meter individual medley
1964
Gold
4x100 meter freestyle relay
1964
Gold
Debbie Meyer
200 meter freestyle
1968
Gold
400 meter freestyle
1968
Gold
800 meter freestyle
1968
Gold
Annette Salmeen
800 meter freestyle relay
1996
Gold
Dana Schoenfield Reyes
200 meter breaststroke
1972
Silver
Lillian "Pokey" Watson Richardson
4x100 meter freestyle relay
1968
Gold
200 meter backstroke
1972
Gold
Karen Moe Thornton
200 meter butterfly
1972
Gold

Men's Volleyball - 8 (7, 0, 1)
Karch Kiraly
1984
Gold
1988
Gold
Ricci Luyties
1988
Gold
Doug Partie
1988
Gold
1992
Bronze
Steve Salmons
1984
Gold
Dave Saunders
1984
Gold
1988
Gold

Men's Beach Volleyball - 2 (2, 0, 0)
Karch Kiraly
1996
Gold
Kent Steffes
1996
Gold

Women's Volleyball - 3 (0, 1, 2)
Jeanne Beauprey Reeves
1984
Silver
(Head Coach) Fred Sturm
1992
Bronze
(Asst. Coach) Greg Giovanazzi
1992
Bronze

Women's Beach Volleyball - 2 (0, 0, 2)
Holly McPeak
2004
Bronze
Elaine Youngs
2004
Bronze

Men's Water Polo - 8 (0, 1, 7)
Bruce Bradley
1972
Bronze
Stan Cole
1972
Bronze
Jamie Ferguson
1972
Bronze
Eric Lindroth
1972
Bronze
Monte Nitzkowski (Head Coach)
1972
Bronze
James Slatton
1972
Bronze
Joe Vargas
1984
Silver
Russ Webb
1972
Bronze

Women's Water Polo - 9 (0, 3, 6)
Robin Beauregard
2000
Silver
2004
Bronze
Natalie Golda
2004
Bronze
Thalia Munro
2004
Bronze
Nicolle Payne
2000
Silver
2004
Bronze
Kelly Rulon
2004
Bronze
Coralie Simmons
2000
Silver
Amber Stachowski
2004
Bronze

Wrestling - 2 (2, 0, 0)
Dave Schultz
1984
Gold
Mark Schultz
1984
Gold

Yachting - 3 (3, 0, 0)
John Biby Jr.
8 meter class
1932
Gold
William Cooper
8 meter class
1932
Gold
Richard Moore
8 meter class
1932
Gold

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