Columbia University Athletics

 OLYMPIC MEDALS WON BY COLUMBIA ATHLETES 

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12 former Columbia student-athletes have won 15 Olympic medals (5 Gold, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze)

Thomas P. Curtis, 1896 Track & Field (Gold Medal, hurdles)
Robert Leroy, 1904 Tennis (Silver Medal, singles tennis)
Robert Leroy, 1904 Tennis (Silver Medal, doubles tennis)
Charles Fitzhugh Townsend, 1904 Fencing (Silver Medal, team foil)
Harry Babcock, 1912 Track & Field (Gold Medal, pole vault)
Nat Pendleton, 1920 Wrestling (Silver Medal, heavyweight wrestling)
Francis Hussey, 1924 Track & Field (Gold Medal, 4x100 relay)
Hugh Alessandroni, 1932 Fencing (Bronze Medal, team foil)
Norman Armitage, 1948 Fencing (Bronze Medal, team sabre)
Cristina Teuscher, 1996 Swimming & Diving (Gold Medal, 4x200 freestyle relay)
Cristina Teuscher, 2000 Swimming & Diving (Bronze Medal, 200 individual medley)
Erinn Smart, 2008 Fencing (Silver Medal, team foil)
James Williams, 2008 Fencing (Silver Medal, team sabre)
Katie Meilli, 2016 Swimming & Diving (Gold Medal, 4x100 medley relay)
Katie Meilli, 2016 Swimming & Diving (Bronze Medal, 100-meter breaststroke)
 
 COLUMBIA OLYMPIANS BY YEAR 

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59 total Columbia athletes have competed in the Olympic Games
Note: This list includes ONLY athletes who have competed in a Columbia varsity sport.

Here is a year-by-year list of Columbia's Olympians:

1896: Athens
Thomas P. Curtis (Men's Athletics), Gold Medal in hurdles

1900: Paris
Maxwell Long (Men's Athletics), Gold medal, 400-meter run

1904: St. Louis
Charles Fitzhugh Townsend '04CC (Men's Fencing), Team Silver in Foil, Ivy League's first Olympic fencer and fencing medalist
Robert LeRoy (Men's Tennis), won two silver medals in both singles and doubles tennis

1908: London
Frank Narganes (Freestyle Wrestling)

1912: Stockholm
Harry Babcock '12CC (Men's Athletics), Gold Medal in Pole Vault
Graeme Hammond '79CC (Men's Fencing) Foil

1920: Antwerp
Millard J. Bloomer '20CC (Men's Fencing)
Nat Pendleton (Heavyweight/Greco Roman Wrestling), Silver Medal in Heavyweight Wrestling
Joseph Shimmon (Freestyle Wrestling)
Steddiford Pitt '11CC (Men's Fencing)

1924: Paris
Harold F. Bloomer '24CC (Men's Fencing)
Francis Hussey '31CC (Men's Athletics) Gold Medal 4x100-meter relay team, competed as a student at Stuyvesant H.S. in New York City before graduating from Columbia
William Johnson (Freestyle Wrestling)

1928: Amsterdam
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), sabre, First of six Olympic appearances in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1956

1932: Los Angeles
Hugh Alessandroni '29CC, '31ENG (Men's Fencing), Bronze Medal, U.S. Foil Team
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), sabre

1936: Berlin
Hugh Alessandroni '29CC, '31ENG (Men's Fencing)
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), sabre

1940: Toyko
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), sabre
Alfred Skrobish '33CC (Men's Fencing)

1948: London
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), Bronze Medal, U.S. Sabre Team, also won Friendship Trophy as the U.S.'s most outstanding fencer, Flag bearer

1952: Helsinki
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), sabre Flag bearer
Robert Driscoll '33CC (Men's Fencing) epee
George Shaw '53CC (Men's Athletics)
Alfred Skrobish '30CC (Men's Fencing) epee

1956: Melbourne
Norman Armitage '29CC (Men's Fencing), sabre, Flag bearer
George Shaw '53CC (Men's Athletics)
Alfred Skrobish '33CC (Men's Fencing)

1960: Rome
James Margolis '58CC (Men's Fencing) epee

1972: Munich
Jamie Melcher '62CC (Men's Fencing)

1976: Montreal
Tom Losonczy '75CC (Men's Fencing) sabre

1980: Moscow
Tom Losonczy '75CC (Men's Fencing) sabre

1984: Los Angeles
Amr Aly '85SEAS (Men's Soccer)
Joel Glucksman '70CC (Men's Fencing) sabre
Steve Trevor '86CC (Men's Fencing) epee

1988: Seoul
Katy Bilodeaux '87CC (Women's Fencing) foil
Bob Cottingham '88CC (Men's Fencing) sabre
Steve Trevor '86CC (Men's Fencing) epee

1992: Barcelona
Katy Bilodeaux '87CC (Women's Fencing) foil
Bob Cottingham '88CC (Men's Fencing) sabre
Ann Marsh '94CC (Women's Fencing) foil
Jon Normile '88ENG (Men's Fencing) epee

1996: Atlanta
Tom Auth '90CC (Men's Rowing)
Ann Marsh '94CC (Women's Fencing) foil
Cristina Teuscher '00CC (Women's Swimming) Gold Medal: 4x200 meter freestyle relay (U.S.)

2000: Sydney
Tom Auth '90CC (Men's Rowing)
Ann Marsh '94CC (Women's Fencing) foil
Matt Napoleon '99CC (Men's Soccer)
Erinn Smart '01BC (Women's Fencing) foil
Cristina Teuscher '00CC (Women's Swimming) Bronze Medal, 200 meter IM, U.S. Swimming Team Captain

2004: Athens
Stacey Borgman '98BC (Women's Rowing), lightweight
Jed Dupree '01CC (Men's Fencing) foil
Emily Jacobson '08CC (Fencing) sabre
Dan Kellner '98CC (Fencing) foil
Erinn Smart '02BC (Women's Fencing) foil
Veljko Urosevic '03CC (Men's Rowing) Serbia-Montenegro Rowing
Milos Tomic '05ENG (Men's Rowing) Serbia-Montenegro Rowing

2008: Beijing
Erison Hurtault '07CC (Men's Athletics), Dominca, 400-meter dash
Courtney King-Dye (Women's Equestrian)
Erinn Smart '01BC (Women's Fencing) Silver Medal in foil
James Williams '07CC, '09GSAS, '17BUS (Men's Fencing), Silver Medal in Team Sabre, First Ivy League fencer to win a medal in 60 years and first to finish as high as second since 1904

2012: London
Sherif Farrag '09CC (Men's Fencing), Egypt
Erison Hurtault '07CC (Men's Athletics), Dominica 400-meter dash
Nick LaCava '09CC (Men's Rowing) lightweight men's fours
Nzingha Presod '15CC (Women's Fencing), Foil
Nicole Ross '11CC (Women's Fencing)
Jeff Spear '10CC (Men's Fencing)
Lisa Stublic '06CC (Women's Athletics) Croatia, marathon
James Williams '07CC, '09GSAS (Men's Fencing), Sabre

2016: Rio de Janeiro
Katie Meili '13CC (Women's Swimming), Gold Medal, Bronze Medal 100-breaststroke
Akua Obeng-Akrofi (Women's Athletics), Ghana 4x100 meter relay team
Nzingha Prescod '15CC (Women's Fencing), Foil

2020: Tokyo (Olympics moved to 2021 due to COVID pandemic)
Yasmeen Al Dabbagh '19CC (Women's Athletics), Saudi Arabia 100-meter dash
Charlotte Buck '18CC (Women's Rowing), Women's Eight
Jakub Buczek '16CC (Men's Lightweight Rowing), Canada Men's Four
Jackie Dubrovich '16CC (Women's Fencing), Foil
Nadia Eke '15CC (Women's Athletics), Ghana Triple Jump
Jake Hoyle '16CC (Men's Fencing), Epee
Maodo Lo '16CC (Men's Basketball), Germany
Robb Paller '16CC (Baseball), Israel
Nicole Ross '13CC (Women's Fencing), Foil
John Tanguay '20CC (Paralympic Rowing), PR3 Mixed 4 With Coxswain

2024: Paris
Charlotte Buck '18CC (Women's Rowing), Women's Eight
Anne Cebula '20BC (Women's Fencing), Epee
Jackie Dubrovich '16CC (Women's Fencing), Foil
Skyler Espinoza (Samuelson) '17BC (Paralympic Tandem Duo Cycling)
Bogdan Hamilton '26CC (Men's Fencing), Canada Foil
Maodo Lo '16CC (Men's Basketball), Germany


 COLUMBIA OLYMPIANS BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER 

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59 total Columbia student-athletes have competed in the Olympic Games. Fourteen of those athletes have made multiple Olympic appearances including Norman Armitage (six-time Olympian in Men's Fencing), Anne Marsh (three-time Olympian in Women's Fencing), Alfred Skrobish (three-time Olympian in Men's Fencing), and Erinn Smart (three-time Olympian in Women's Fencing). Columbia's two-time Olympians include: Hugh Alessandroni (Men's Fencing), Tom Auth (Rowing), Katy Bilodeaux (Women's Fencing), Bob Cottingham (Men's Fencing), Erison Hurtault (Men's Athletics), Tom Losonczy (Men's Fencing), Nzingha Prescod (Women's Fencing), Nicole Ross (Women's Fencing), George Shaw (Men's Athletics), Cristina Teuscher (Women's Swimming), and James Williams (Men's Fencing).

Here is an all-time alphabetical list of Columbia's 59 Olympians:

Yasmeen Al Dabbagh '19CC; Women's Athletics; 2020 Tokyo, competed for Saudi Arabia
Hugh Alessandroni '29CC, '31ENG; Men's Fencing; 1932 Los Angeles; Bronze Medal, U.S. Foil Team; 1936 Berlin, U.S. Foil Team
Amr Aly '85SEAS; Men's Soccer; 1984 Los Angeles
Norman Armitage '29CC; Men's Fencing, sabre; Six Olympic appearances (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1956); 1928 Amsterdam, 1932 Los Angeles; 1936 Berlin, 1940 Tokyo; 1948 London, Bronze Medal, U.S. Sabre Team, also won the Friendship Trophy as the United States' most outstanding fencer; 1952 Helsinki, U.S. flag bearer; 1956 Melbourne, U.S. flag bearer
Tom Auth '90CC; Men's Rowing; 1996 Atlanta; 2000 Sydney
Harry Babcock '12CC; Men's Athletics; 1912 Stockholm; Gold Medal in Pole Vault
Katy Bilodeaux '87CC; Women's Fencing, foil; 1988 Seoul; 1992 Barcelona
Harold F. Bloomer '24CC; Men's Fencing; 1924 Paris
Millard J. Bloomer '20CC; Men's Fencing; 1920 Antwerp
Stacey Borgman '98BC; Women's Rowing; 2004 Athens, lightweight rowing
Charlotte Buck '18CC; Women's Rowing; 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris, women's eight
Jakub Buczek '16CC; Men's Lightweight Rowing; 2020 Tokyo, men's fours, competed for Canada
Anne Cebula '20BC (Women's Fencing), Epee; 2024 Paris
Bob Cottingham '88CC; Men's Fencing, sabre; 1988 Seoul; 1992 Barcelona
Thomas P. Curtis; Men's Athletics; 1896 Athens; Gold Medal in hurdles
Robert Driscoll '33CC; Men's Fencing, epee; 1952 Helsinki
Jackie Dubrovich '16CC; Women's Fencing, foil; 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris
Jed Dupree '01CC; Men's Fencing, foil; 2004 Athens
Nadia Eke '15CC; Women's Athletics; triple jump, competed for Ghana
Skyler Espinoza (Samuelson) '17BC; Paralympic Tandem Duo Cycling; 2024 Paris
Sherif Farrag '09CC; Men's Fencing; 2012 London, competed for Egypt
Joel Glucksman '70CC; Men's Fencing, sabre; 1984 Los Angeles
Bogdan Hamilton '26CC; Men's Fencing, Canada Foil; 2024 Paris
Graeme Hammond '79CC; Men's Fencing, foil; 1912 Stockholm
Jake Hoyle '16CC; Men's Fencing, epee; 2020 Toyko
Erison Hurtault '07CC; Men's Athletics; 2008 Beijing, competed for Dominica in 400-meter dash; 2012 London, competed for Dominica in 400-meter dash
Francis Hussey '31CC; Men's Athletics; 1924 Paris; Gold Medal 4x100 meter relay team
Emily Jacobson '08CC; Women's Fencing, sabre; 2004 Athens
William Johnson; Wrestling, freestyle; 1924 Paris
Dan Kellner '98CC; Men's Fencing, foil; 2004 Athens
Courtney King-Dye; Equestrian; 2008 Beijing
Nick LaCava '09CC; Men's Rowing; 2012 London, lightweight men's fours
Robert LeRoy; Men's Tennis; 1904 St. Louis; won two silver medals in both singles and doubles tennis
Maodo Lo '16CC; Men's Basketball; 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris competed for Germany
Maxwell Long; Men's Athletics; 1900 Paris; Gold medal; 400-meter run
Tom Losonczy '75CC; Men's Fencing, sabre; 1976 Montreal; 1980 Moscow
James Margolis '58CC; Men's Fencing, epee; 1960 Rome
Ann Marsh '94CC; Women's Fencing, foil; 1992 Barcelona; 1996 Atlanta; 2000 Sydney
Katie Meili '13CC; Women's Swimming; 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Gold Medal, Bronze Medal 100-breaststroke
Jamie Melcher '62CC; Men's Fencing, 1972 Munich
Matt Napoleon '99CC; Men's Soccer; 2000 Sydney
Frank Narganes; Wrestling, freestyle; 1908 London
Jon Normile '88ENG; Men's Fencing; epee; 1992 Barcelona
Akua Obeng-Akrofi '18CC; Women's Athletics; 2016 Rio de Janeiro; competed for Ghana in its 4x100-meter relay team
Robb Paller '16CC; Baseball; 2020 Tokyo, competed for Israel
Nat Pendleton, Wrestling, Freestyle/Greco Roman; 1920 Antwerp, Silver Medal, Heavyweight Wrestling
Steddiford Pitt '11CC; Men's Fencing; 1920 Antwerp
Nzingha Prescod '15CC; Women's Fencing, foil; 2012 London; 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Nicole Ross '13CC; Women's Fencing, foil; 2012 London, 2020 Tokyo
George Shaw '53CC; Men's Athletics; 1952 Helsinki; 1956 Melbourne
Joseph Shimmon; Wrestling, freestyle; 1920 Antwerp
Alfred Skrobish '33CC; Men's Fencing, epee; 1940 Tokyo; 1952 Helsinki; 1956 Melbourne
Erinn Smart '02BC; Women's Fencing, foil; 2000 Sydney; 2004 Athens; 2008 Beijing, Silver Medal in foil
Jeff Spear '10CC; Men's Fencing, sabre; 2012 London
Lisa Stublic '06CC; Women's Athletics; 2012 London, competed for Croatia in the marathon
John Tanguay '20CC; Paralympic Rowing; PR3 mixed 4 with coxswain; 2020 Tokyo
Cristina Teuscher '00CC; Women's Swimming; 1996 Atlanta, Gold Medal, 4x200-meter freestyle relay (U.S.); 2000 Sydney, Bronze Medal, 200-meter IM, United States Swimming Team Captain
Milos Tomic '05ENG; Men's Rowing; 2004 Athens, competed for Serbia-Montenegro
Charles Fitzhugh Townsend '04CC; Men's Fencing, foil; 1904 St. Louis; Team Silver in Foil, Ivy League's first Olympic fencer and fencing medalist
Steve Trevor '86CC; Men's Fencing, epee; 1984 Los Angeles; 1988 Seoul
Veljko Urosevic '03CC; Men's Rowing; 2004 Athens, competed for Serbia-Montenegro
James Williams '07CC, '09GSAS, '17BUS Men's Fencing, sabre; 2008 Beijing, Silver Medal in Team Sabre, First Ivy League fencer to win a medal in 60 years and first to finish as high as second since 1904; 2012 London

 OTHER OLYMPIANS WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TIES 

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Aladar Kogler (Czech Fencing) coach 1963-81
Aladar Kogler (USA Fencing) coach 1983-2001
 
1992 Barcelona
Trent Dimas '92GS (USA Gymnastics) Gold Medal, Horizontal Bars, The only Hispanic American to win gold on the horizontal bars
Scott Donie (USA Diving) Silver Medal, 10m platform diving
Jenny Thompson '06 PS (USA Women's Swimming), Two Gold Medals and a Silver Medal, 4x100 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter medley, 100 meter freestyle (Silver)
 
1996 Atlanta
Nick Bravin '98LAW (USA Fencing)
Scott Donie (USA Diving), head diving coach at Columbia
Aladar Kogler (USA Fencing Coach)
Ula Lysniak '87BC (Assistant Basketball Coach, Ukraine)
Jenny Thompson '06PS (USA Women's Swimming), Three Gold Medals, 4x100 meter medley relay, 4x200 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle
 
2000 Sydney
Akhnaten Spencer-El (Fencing), assistant fencing coach at Columbia
Jenny Thompson '06PS (USA Women's Swimming), Three Gold Medals and a Bronze, 4x100 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter medley relay, 4x200 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle (Bronze)
 
2002 Salt Lake City (Winter)
Timothy Goebel '10GS (USA Figure Skating) Bronze Medal, first figure skater to land the quadruple salchow in competition, first to land three jumps in one program
 
2004 Athens
Caryn Davis '13LAW (Rowing) Silver Medal, Women's 8
Dominik Koll '15GS (Austria Swimming & Diving) 200m freestyle
Lauren McFall '08GS (Synchronized Swimming) Bronze Medal
Keeth Smart '10BUS (USA Fencing) sabre
Jenny Thompson '06PS (USA Women's Swimming), Two Silver Medals, 4x100 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter medley relay
Soren Thompson '16BUS (Fencing)
Kendra Zanotto '08GS (Synchronized Swimming) Bronze Medal
Maria Yatrakis (Greece Women's Soccer), volunteer assistant women's soccer coach at Columbia

2006 Torino (Winter)
Sasha Cohen '16GS (USA Figure Skating) Olympic Silver Medalist
 
2008 Beijing
Caryn Davis '13LAW (Rowing), Gold Medal, Women's 8
Caroline Nichols (USA Field Hockey), former head and assistant field hockey coach at Columbia
Keeth Smart '10BUS (Fencing) Silver Medal, sabre

2012 London
Michael Aufrichtig (Coach, USA Fencing), head fencing coach at Columbia
David Barry '87CC (USA Greco-Roman Team Leader for USA Wrestling)
Caryn Davis '13LAW (Rowing) Gold Medal, Women's 8
Caroline Nichols (USA Field Hockey), former head and assistant field hockey coach at Columbia
Soren Thompson '16BUS (Fencing)

2016 Rio de Janeiro
Ann Marsh '94CC (Team captain of USA women's fencing team)
Isadora Cerullo '13CC (Brazil Rugby)
Akhnaten Spencer-El (USA Fencing Coaching Staff), assistant fencing coach at Columbia

2020 (21) Tokyo
Isadora Cerullo '13CC (Brazil Rugby)
Akhnaten Spencer-El (USA Fencing Coaching Staff), assistant fencing coach at Columbia
Aladar Kogler (USA Fencing Coach)
Dan Kellner '98CC (Great Britain Fencing Coaching Staff)
Evita Grisenkas '24CC (USA Rhythmic Gymnastics)

2024 Paris
Akhnaten Spencer-El (USA Fencing Coaching Staff), assistant fencing coach at Columbia
Evita Grisenkas '24CC (USA Rhythmic Gymnastics)