Since the
1924 Olympics, 68
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
Olympians have won a total of 30 medals, 21 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze. Oklahoma State University has been represented in every Olympics that the United States has competed in since 1924.
1924 - Paris
* Guy Lookabaugh - wrestled at 158.5 and received 4th place
* Orion Stuteville - wrestling participant
1928 - Amsterdam
* Clarence Berryman - wrestled at 145 and received 6th place
* George Rule - wrestling participant
* Charles Strack - wrestling participant
* Earl McCready - wrestling participant for Team Canada at Heavyweight
1932 - Los Angeles
* Bobby Pearce - won gold medal at 123 in wrestling
* Jack VanBebber - won gold medal at 158.5 in wrestling
* Melvin Clodfelter - wrestling participant at 145
* Conrald Caldwell - wrestling participant
1936 - Berlin
* Frank Lewis - won gold medal at 158.5 in wrestling
* Ross Flood - won silver medal at 123 in wrestling
* Roy Dunn - wrestling participant at Heavyweight
* Fred Parkey - wrestling participant
* Harley Strong - wrestling participant at 145
* George Chiga - wrestling participant for Team Canada at Heavyweight
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Edward Clark Gallagher
Edward Clark Gallagher (September 5, 1887 – August 28, 1940) was the head wrestling coach at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater—from 1916 to 1940. With his knowledge of physical ...
- honorary coach
* Clarence Gallagher - trainer
1948 - London
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Bob Kurland
Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was a American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys) basketball team. He led the U.S. basketball team to go ...
- won gold medal as member of USA Basketball Team
* Jesse Renick - won gold medal as member of USA Basketball Team
* Hal Moore - wrestled at 136.5 and received 6th place
* William Jernigan - wrestling participant at 114.5
* Richard Hutton - wrestling participant at Heavyweight
* Art Griffith - coached the USA Wrestling Team
* Cliff Keen - manager for USA Wrestling Team
1952 - Helsinki
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Bob Kurland
Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was a American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys) basketball team. He led the U.S. basketball team to go ...
- won gold medal as a member of USA Basketball Team
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J.W. Mashburn - participated in track and field
* Raymond Swartz - coached the USA Wrestling Team
* Buel Patterson - manager for USA Wrestling Team
1956 - Melbourne
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J.W. Mashburn - won gold medal in the 1600 meter relay
* Myron Roderick - wrestled at 136.5 and received 4th place
* Dick Beattie - wrestling participant at 160.5
* Dr. James Graham - track and field team (pole vault)
1960 - Rome
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Doug Blubaugh
Douglas Morlan Blubaugh (December 31, 1934 – May 16, 2011) was an American wrestler and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he became the freestyle Olympic Gold Medalist at welterweight, defeating the legenda ...
- won gold medal in wrestling at 160.5
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Shelby Wilson
Shelby Autrie Wilson (born July 14, 1937) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion. A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma, he was a two-time Oklahoma state tournament runner-up while in high school, and was a two-time NCAA runner-up in college at ...
- won gold medal in wrestling at 147.5
1964 - Tokyo
* Yojiro Uetake - won gold medal in wrestling at 125.5
* Bobby Douglas - wrestled at 138.5 and received 4th place
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Henry Iba
Henry Payne Iba (; August 6, 1904 – January 15, 1993) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, now known as Northwest Missouri S ...
- coached the USA Basketball Team
* Rex Perry - coached the USA Wrestling Team
* Myron Roderick - assistant coach for the USA Wrestling Team
* Fendley Collins - manager for the USA Wrestling Team
1968 - Mexico City
* Yojiro Uetake - won gold medal in wrestling at 125.5
* James King - won gold medal as member of USA Basketball Team
* Bobby Douglas - wrestling participant at 138.5
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Henry Iba
Henry Payne Iba (; August 6, 1904 – January 15, 1993) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, now known as Northwest Missouri S ...
- coached the USA Basketball Team
* Dr. Donald Cooper - physician for the USA Basketball Team
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Tom Von Ruden - 1,500m, finished ninth
1972 - Munich
* Gene Davis - wrestling participant at 136.5
* J. Robinson - Greco-Roman wrestling participant at 180.5
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Harry Geris
Harry Geris (November 22, 1947 – April 24, 2008) was a Canadian Olympic wrestler who represented Canada in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1975 Pan American Games.
Early life
Geris was bo ...
- wrestled for Team Canada at Heavyweight
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Henry Iba
Henry Payne Iba (; August 6, 1904 – January 15, 1993) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, now known as Northwest Missouri S ...
- coached the USA Basketball Team
1976 - Montreal
* Gene Davis - won bronze medal in wrestling at 136.5
* Jimmy Jackson - wrestling participant at Heavyweight
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Harry Geris
Harry Geris (November 22, 1947 – April 24, 2008) was a Canadian Olympic wrestler who represented Canada in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1975 Pan American Games.
Early life
Geris was bo ...
- wrestled for Team Canada at Heavyweight
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Chris McCubbins - participated for Team Canada in track and field
1984 - Los Angeles
* Gary Green - won gold medal as member of USA Baseball Team
* Bruce Baumgartner, grad student and assistant coach - won gold medal in wrestling
* Lee Roy Smith - wrestling participant at 136.5
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Henry Iba
Henry Payne Iba (; August 6, 1904 – January 15, 1993) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, now known as Northwest Missouri S ...
- coach of USA Basketball Team
* Bill McDaniel - doctor for USA Basketball Team
1988 - Seoul
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John Smith - won gold medal in wrestling at 136.5
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Kenny Monday
Kenny Dale Monday (born November 25, 1961) is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He began wrestling at age six at a YMCA after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne ...
- won gold medal in wrestling at 163
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Robin Ventura
Robin Mark Ventura (born July 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager. Ventura played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Do ...
- won gold medal as member of USA Baseball Team
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Christine McMiken - participated in track and field for New Zealand
* Joe Seay - assistant coach for USA Wrestling Team
1992 - Barcelona
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John Smith - won gold medal in wrestling at 136.5
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Kenny Monday
Kenny Dale Monday (born November 25, 1961) is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He began wrestling at age six at a YMCA after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne ...
- won silver medal in wrestling at 163
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Kendall Cross
Kendall Duane Cross (born February 24, 1968) is an American freestyle wrestler, wrestling coach and Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal at the Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgi ...
- wrestling participant at 125.5
* Lee Roy Smith - coach of the USA Wrestling Team
* Bobby Douglas - coach of the USA Wrestling Team
1996 - Atlanta
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Michele Mary Smith
Michele Mary Smith (born June 21, 1967) is an American, former collegiate All-American, two-time medal-winning Olympian, international professional left-handed hitting fastpitch softball pitcher and current sports commentator, originally from ...
- won gold medal as member of USA Softball Team
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Kendall Cross
Kendall Duane Cross (born February 24, 1968) is an American freestyle wrestler, wrestling coach and Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal at the Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgi ...
- won gold medal in wrestling at 125.5
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Kenny Monday
Kenny Dale Monday (born November 25, 1961) is an Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State University. He began wrestling at age six at a YMCA after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne ...
- wrestled at 163 and received 6th place
2000 - Sydney
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Michele Mary Smith
Michele Mary Smith (born June 21, 1967) is an American, former collegiate All-American, two-time medal-winning Olympian, international professional left-handed hitting fastpitch softball pitcher and current sports commentator, originally from ...
- won gold medal as member of USA Softball Team
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John Smith - coach of the USA Wrestling Team
2004 - Athens
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Daniel Cormier
Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...
- wrestled
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Eric Guerrero - wrestled
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Jamill Kelly
Larry Jamill Kelly (born October 25, 1977) is an American freestyle wrestler. He represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games where he earned a silver medal. He is currently a part of the University of North Carolina At Chape ...
- won silver medal in wrestling
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Mindaugas Pukstas - participated for Lithuania in the marathon
2008 - Beijing
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Melanie Roche
Melanie Jane Roche (born 9 November 1970 in Bankstown, New South Wales) is a softball player from Australia. She has won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics along ...
- Won Bronze Medal in Softball competing for Australia
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Lauren Bay
Lauren Bay-Regula (born August 9, 1981) is a Canadian softball pitcher. She played college softball at Oklahoma State from 2000–03 where she holds several all-time school records. She was a part of the Canadian softball team who finished nint ...
- Competed for Canada in Softball
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Daniel Cormier
Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...
- Wrestling
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Steve Mocco
Iowa Hawkeyes
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Steve Mocco (born December 28, 1981) is an American former amateur wrestler, judoka and mixed martial artist. As a collegiate wrestler, he was a two-time NCAA national ...
- Advanced to the Quarterfinals in Wrestling
2012 - London
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Coleman Scott - Won Bronze Medal in Wrestling at 60 kg
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John Smith - Coached Team USA Wrestling
2016 - Rio de Janeiro
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Rickie Fowler
Rick Yutaka Fowler (born December 13, 1988) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008. On January 24, 2016 he reached a career high fourth ...
- Golf
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Caroline Masson
Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Amateur and college career
Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf car ...
- Competed for Germany in Golf
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Pernilla Lindberg - Competed for Sweden in Golf
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Shadrack Kipchirchir - Men's 10,000m
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Ingeborg Loevnes - Competed for Norway in Women's 3000m Steeplechase
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Nick Miller - Competed for Great Britain in Men's Hammer Throw
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Tom Farrell - Competed for Great Britain in Men's 5000m
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John Smith was a Wrestling TV analyst during the Games
2016 - Rio de Janeiro Paralympics
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Cassie Mitchell
Cassie Mitchell (born June 8, 1981) is an American engineer and Paralympic cyclist and track and field athlete.
Early life
Mitchell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and graduated from high school in Warner in 1999 as valedictorian of her class ...
- Won Silver Medal in discus throw and Bronze Medal in club throw
2020 - Tokyo
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Adrianna Franch - Won Bronze Medal with USA Women's Soccer Team
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Caroline Masson
Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Amateur and college career
Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf car ...
- Competed for Germany in Golf
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Alex Norén
Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the European Tour, including the BMW PGA Championship, the Aberdeen Asset Management S ...
- Competed for Sweden in Golf
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Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland (born 18 September 1997) is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2018 U.S. Amateur and then became the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour (at the 2020 Puerto Rico Open) and on the European Tou ...
- Competed for Norway in Golf
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Nick Miller - Competed for Great Britain in Men's Hammer Throw and finished sixth
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Lauren Bay-Regula - Won Bronze Medal with Canadian Softball Team
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John Smith and
Michele Smith (Softball) were TV analysts during the Games
References
# http://okstate.com/sports/2015/3/17/GEN_2014010165.aspx
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Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
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Oklahoma State
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...