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Oregon State University Olympians

The following Oregon State Athletes have competed in the Olympic Games:

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 ½)

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) 11^th

Gary Stenlund USA Javelin (241-2)

1972 Hailu Ebba Ethiopia Track 1,500 M (3:43.7)

Lahcen Samsam Morocco Shot Put (63-6 ¼) 15^th

Hank Schenk USA Wrestling

Tim Vollmer USA Discus (197-8) 8^th

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) 5^th

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 7^th

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 6^th

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 Wrestling -- 66 Kilo TBA