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 sixty-two medals, including nineteen gold medals, while representing thirty-one countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decorated Olympian in terms of medals won, winning three silver and 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
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Summer Games
Athletes
Coaches
Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
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1980 (XXII) ![]() | ![]() | Francis Allen | ![]() | |
1984 (XXIII) ![]() | ![]() | Francis Allen | ![]() | ![]() |
1992 (XXV) ![]() | ![]() | John Cook (asst.) | ![]() | ![]() |
1996 (XXVI) ![]() | ![]() | Jan Bidrman | ![]() | |
2000 (XXVII) ![]() | ![]() | Peggy Liddick | ![]() | |
![]() | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | ![]() | ||
2004 (XXVIII) ![]() | ![]() | Peggy Liddick | ![]() | |
![]() | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | ![]() | ||
2008 (XXIX) ![]() | ![]() | Peggy Liddick | ![]() | |
![]() | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | ![]() | ||
![]() | Lori Sippel | |||
2012 (XXX) ![]() | ![]() | Peggy Liddick | ![]() | |
![]() | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | ![]() | ||
![]() | Mark Manning (asst.) | ![]() | ||
2016 (XXXI) ![]() | ![]() | Ashley MacAllister | ![]() | |
![]() | Mark Manning (asst.) | ![]() | ||
2020 (XXXII) ![]() | ![]() | Tyler Hildebrand | ![]() | ![]() |
2024 (XXXIII) ![]() | ![]() | Tyronn Lue (asst.) | ![]() | ![]() |
Winter Games
Athletes
Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
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2006 (XX) ![]() | ![]() | Curtis Tomasevicz | ![]() | |
2010 (XXI) ![]() | ![]() | Shelley-Ann Brown | ![]() | ![]() |
Curtis Tomasevicz | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2014 (XXII) ![]() | ![]() | Curtis Tomasevicz | ![]() | ![]() |
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Medals
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Athlete | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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Total | 19 | 16 | 27 | 62 |
By country
Medals by country | ||||
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Country | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
![]() | 15 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
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Total | 19 | 16 | 27 | 62 |
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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