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Oregon State University Olympians
The following Oregon State Athletes have competed in the Olympic Games:
(Updated 7/16/08)
| Year | Name | Country | Sport | Medal |
| 1908 | Forrest Smithson | USA | Track 110 M HH (15.0) | Gold |
| 1920 | Ray Dodge | USA | Track 800 M | 6th |
| Hap Kuehn | USA | Diving – Springboard | Gold | |
| Clearance Pinkston | USA | Diving – Platform | Gold | |
| Diving – Springboard | Silver | |||
| 1924 Robin Reed | USA | Wrestling – 134.5 Free | Gold | |
| Chet Newton | USA | Wrestling | Silver | |
| David Fall | USA | Diving | Silver | |
| 1948 Robert Borg | USA | Rowing | Silver | |
| Lew Beck | USA | Basketball | Gold | |
| 1952 Robert Borg | USA | Rowing | ||
| 1956 Robert Borg | USA | Rowing | ||
| 1964 Mel Counts | USA | Basketball | Gold | |
| Lynn Eves | Canada | Track 400- M | ||
| Ron Finley | USA | Wrestling | ||
| Morgan Groth | USA | Track 1,500 M (injured) | ||
| Jean Saubert | USA | Skiing | Silver/Bronze | |
| 1968 Dick Fosbury | USA | High Jump | Gold (7-4 ˝) | |
| Jess Lewis | USA | Wrestling – 213.5-Free | 6th | |
| Bob McLaren | Canada | Track 400 M | ||
| Hank Schenk | USA | Wrestling – 213.5 Greco | ||
| Tracy Smith | USA | Track 10,000 M (30:14,.6) 11th | ||
| Gary Stenlund | USA | Javelin (241-2) | ||
| 1972 Hailu Ebba | Ethiopia | Track 1,500 M (3:43.7) | ||
| Lahcen Samsam | Morocco | Shot Put (63-6 Ľ) | 15th | |
| Hank Schenk | USA | Wrestling | ||
| Tim Vollmer | USA | Discus (197-8) | 8th | |
| 1976 Hailu Ebba | Ethiopia | Track 1,500 M | Boycotted | |
| Kasheef Hassan | Sudan | Track 400 M | Boycotted | |
| Joni Huntley | USA | High Jump (6-2 1/2) | 5th | |
| Kathy Weston | USA | Track 800 M | ||
| Robert Zagunis | USA | Rowing | ||
| 1980 Kasheef Hassan | Sudan | Track 800 M | Boycotted | |
| Thomas Woodman USA | Rowing | |||
| 1984 Cynthia Greiner | USA | Heptathlon | ||
| Carol Menken-Schaudt USA | Basketball | Gold | ||
| 1988 Cynthia Greiner | USA | Heptathlon | ||
| 1992 Cynthia Greiner | USA | Heptathlon | ||
| Jose Ortiz | Puerto Rico | Basketball | ||
| 1996 Les Gutches | USA | Wrestling – 180.5 Free 7th | ||
| Gary Payton | USA | Basketball | Gold | |
| Jose Ortiz | Puerto Rico | Basketball | ||
| Greg Strobel | USA | Wrestling – Asst. Coach | ||
| Mike R. Jones | USA | Wrestling – Asst. Coach | ||
| 2000 Amy Martin | USA | Rowing | 6th | |
| Gary Payton | USA | Basketball | Gold | |
| Selina Scoble | Australia | Volleyball | ||
| 2002 Jill Bakken | USA | Bobsled | Gold | |
| 2004 Oscar Wood | USA | Wrestling – 145.5 Greco | ||
| Birte Steven | Germany | Swimming – 200 M Breast | ||
| Joey Hansen | USA | Rowing+8 | Gold | |
| 2008 Saori Haruguchi | Japan | Swimming – 200 IM | TBA | |
| Heinrich Barnes | South Africa | Wresting -- 66 Kilos | TBA | |
| Robbie Findley | USA | Soccer | TBA | |
| Olivia Vivian | Australia | Gymnastics | TBA | |
| Josh Inman | USA | Rowing+8 | TBA | |
| Brian Barden | USA | Baseball | TBA |
