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List of Texas Tech University Olympians

This list of Texas Tech University Olympians includes athletes and coaches associated with Texas Tech University who have competed in the Olympic Games. Athletes from the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are included in the list.

Olympic Appearances and Medals by Sport
Sport Appearances 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 43 2 6 1 9
Basketball 4 4 0 0 4
Figure Skating 2 0 1 0 1
Football 2 1 0 1 2
Golf 2 0 0 0 0
Short Track Speed Skating 5 0 1 1 2
Total 58 7 8 3 18

Olympians edit

Athletes edit

Games Athlete Country Sport Event Medal Ref.
1996 Atlanta Sheryl Swoopes   United States Basketball Women's tournament   [1][2]
2000 Sydney Julieon Raeburn   Trinidad and Tobago Athletics Men's 200 m [3][4]
Men's 4 x 100 m relay
Sheryl Swoopes   United States Basketball Women's tournament   [1][2]
2004 Athens Andrae Williams   Bahamas Athletics Men's 4 x 400 m relay [5][6]
Jonathan Johnson   United States Men's 800 m [7][8]
Sheryl Swoopes Basketball Women's tournament   [1][2]
2008 Beijing Michael Mathieu   Bahamas Athletics Men's 400 m [9][10]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay  
Andrae Williams Men's 4 x 400 m relay   [5][6]
Shereefa Lloyd   Jamaica Women's 4 x 400 m relay   [11][12]
Blessing Okagbare   Nigeria Women's long jump   [13][14]
2010 Vancouver Jordan Malone   United States Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1,500 m [15][16]
Men's 5,000 m relay  
Men's 500 m
2012 London Julian Wruck   Australia Athletics Men's discus throw [17][18]
Trevorvano Mackey   Bahamas Men's 200 m [19][20]
Michael Mathieu Men's 200 m [9][10]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay  
Shane Brathwaite   Barbados Men's 110 m hurdles [21][22]
Shereefa Lloyd   Jamaica Women's 4 x 400 m relay   [11][12]
Sally Kipyego   Kenya Women's 10,000 m   [23] [24]
Women's 5,000 m
Blessing Okagbare   Nigeria Women's 100 m [13][14]
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Women's long jump
Jamele Mason   Puerto Rico Men's 400 m hurdles [25][26]
Jason Young   United States Men's discus throw [27][28]
2014 Sochi Jordan Malone   United States Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000 m relay   [15][16]
Men's 500 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro Michael Mathieu   Bahamas Athletics Men's 4 x 400 m relay   [9][10]
Blessing Okagbare   Nigeria Women's 100 m [13][14]
Women's 200 m
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Bradley Adkins   United States Men's high jump [29][30]
Gil Roberts Men's 4 x 400 m relay   [31][32]
Men's 400 m
Janine Beckie   Canada Football Women's tournament   [33][34]
2020 Tokyo Shane Brathwaite   Barbados Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles [21][22]
Karayme Bartley   Jamaica Mixed 4 x 400 m relay [35][36]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay
Rosemary Chukwuma   Nigeria Women's 100 m [37][38]
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Divine Oduduru Men's 100 m [39][40]
Men's 200 m
Blessing Okagbare Women's 100 m [13][14]
Women's 200 m
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Ruth Usoro Women's long jump [41][42]
Women's triple jump
Benard Keter   United States Men's 3000 m steeplechase [43][44]
Sally Kipyego Women's marathon [23][24]
Janine Beckie   Canada Football Women's tournament   [33][34]
Mito Pereira   Chile Golf Men's individual [45][46]
Hurly Long   Germany Men's individual [47][48]
2022 Beijing Ashley Cain   United States Figure Skating Pair skating [49][50]
Team event  

Coaches edit

Games Athlete Country Sport Event Medal Ref.
1968 Mexico City Jarvis Scott   United States Athletics Women's 400 m [51][52]
1984 Los Angeles Bob Knight   United States Basketball Men's tournament (Coach)   [53][54]

Paralympians edit

Games Athlete Country Sport Event Medal Ref.
1992 Barcelona Ross Davis   United States Athletics Men's 100 m C3–4   [55][56][57]
Men's 200 m C3–4  
Men's 400 m C3–4  
Men's 800 m C3–4  
David Newkirk Volleyball Men's standing [58][59][60]
1996 Atlanta Ross Davis   United States Athletics Men's 100 m T34   [55][56][57]
Men's 400 m T32–33  
David Newkirk Volleyball Men's standing [58][59][60]
2000 Sydney Ross Davis   United States Athletics Men's 100 m T34   [55][56][57]
Men's 200 m T34  
Men's 400 m T34  
David Newkirk Volleyball Men's standing [58][59][60]

References edit

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  3. ^ "Julian Raeburn". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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  19. ^ "Trevorvano Mackey". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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  45. ^ "Mito Pereira". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  46. ^ "Mito Pereira - Men's Golf". TexasTech.com. Texas Tech University. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  47. ^ "Hurly Long". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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