# List of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians

This list of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians shows the athletes and coaches associated with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln who have competed in the modern Olympic Games, plus five who participated in either the 1976 or 1980 Summer Olympics boycotts.
A total of 123 Nebraska athletes have combined to make in 180 appearances in the Olympic Games. Nebraska athletes and coaches have won sixty-three medals, including nineteen gold medals, while representing thirty-one countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decorated Olympian in terms of medals won, winning three silver and six bronze across seven Olympic Games, a record for track and field competitors. South African swimmer Penelope Heyns – the only Cornhusker with multiple gold medals – is the only woman to ever win the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events at the same Olympic Games.

## Olympians

| Gold medalist | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Boycotted |

### Summer Games
#### Athletes

| Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
| 1912 (V) Stockholm | Sprinting | Lewis Anderson | United States | |
| 1920 (VII) Antwerp | Wrestling | Adrian Brian | United States | |
| 1936 (XI) Berlin | Shot put | Sam Francis | United States | |
| 1956 (XVI) Melbourne | Sprinting | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | |
| 1960 (XVII) Rome | Sprinting | Keith Gardner | British West Indies | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 1960 (XVII) Rome | Sprinting | Joe Mullins | Canada | |
| 1960 (XVII) Rome | Wrestling | Daniel Brand | United States | |
| 1964 (XVIII) Tokyo | Sprinting | Lynn Headley | Jamaica | |
| 1964 (XVIII) Tokyo | Wrestling | Daniel Brand | United States | Freestyle middleweight |
| 1968 (XIX) Mexico City | Discus | Carol Moseke | United States | |
| 1968 (XIX) Mexico City | Sprinting | Clifton Forbes | Jamaica | |
| 1968 (XIX) Mexico City | Sprinting | Lynn Headley | Jamaica | |
| 1968 (XIX) Mexico City | Sprinting | Charlie Greene | United States | 4 x 100 m relay 100 m |
| 1972 (XX) Munich | Sprinting | Garth Case | Jamaica | |
| 1972 (XX) Munich | Sprinting | Horace Levy | Jamaica | |
| 1972 (XX) Munich | Sprinting | Leighton Priestley | Jamaica | |
| 1972 (XX) Munich | Sprinting | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | |
| 1976 (XXI) Montreal | Sprinting | Leighton Priestley | Jamaica | |
| 1976 (XXI) Montreal | Sprinting | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 200 m 100 m |
| 1976 (XXI) Montreal | Swimming | John Ebito | Nigeria | |
| 1976 (XXI) Montreal | Swimming | Bengt Jönsson | Sweden | |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Diving | Reynaldo Castro | Dominican Republic | |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Gymnastics | Phil Cahoy | United States | |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Gymnastics | Larry Gerard | United States | |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Gymnastics | Jim Hartung | United States | |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 200 m |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Sprinting | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 200 m |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Swimming | John Ebito | Nigeria | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Diving | Reynaldo Castro | Dominican Republic | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Gymnastics | Jim Hartung | United States | All-around (team) |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Gymnastics | Scott Johnson | United States | All-around (team) |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Gymnastics | Jim Mikus | United States | All-around (team) |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Long jump | Angela Thacker | United States | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Rowing | Lisa Rohde | United States | Quadruple sculls (team) |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Sprinting | Janet Burke | Jamaica | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 100 m 200 m |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Sprinting | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 4 x 100 relay |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Sprinting | Marcia Tate | Jamaica | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Sprinting | Dennis Wallace | Jamaica | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Sprinting | Bill Trott | Bermuda | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Diving | Wendy Lucero | United States | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Gymnastics | Kevin Davis | United States | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Gymnastics | Scott Johnson | United States | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Gymnastics | Tom Schlesinger | United States | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Gymnastics | Wes Suter | United States | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Javelin | Denise Thiémard | Switzerland | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Sprinting | Sharon Powell | Jamaica | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Sprinting | Marcia Tate | Jamaica | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Sprinting | Bill Trott | Bermuda | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Volleyball | Cathy Noth | United States | |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Wrestling | Bill Scherr | United States | Freestyle 100 kg |
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Wrestling | Jim Scherr | United States | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Gymnastics | Trent Dimas | United States | Horizontal bar |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Sprinting | Mark Jackson | Canada | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Sprinting | Karen Kruger | South Africa | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Sprinting | Tamás Molnár | Hungary | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 200 m |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Sprinting | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | 400 m |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Swimming | Jan Bidrman | Sweden | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Swimming | Roberto Bonilla | Guatemala | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Swimming | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Swimming | Peter Williams | South Africa | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Swimming | Anja Margetić | Independent | |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Volleyball | Lori Endicott | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Distance running | Dieudonné Kwizera | Burundi | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Distance running | Balázs Tölgyesi | Hungary | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Heptathlon | Patricia Nadler | Switzerland | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Softball | Lori Sippel | Canada | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Sprinting | Frank Mensah | Ghana | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 100 m 200 m 4 x 100 m relay |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Sprinting | Linetta Wilson | United States | 4 x 400 m relay |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Juan Benavides | Spain | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Roberto Bonilla | Guatemala | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | 100 m breaststroke 200 m breaststroke |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Helene Muller | South Africa | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Julia Russell | South Africa | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | José Isaza | Panama | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Emma Johnson | Australia | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Anna Windsor | Australia | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Valērijs Kalmikovs | Latvia | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Lenka Maňhalová | Czech Republic | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Terrie Miller | Norway | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Triple jump | Nicola Martial | Guyana | |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Volleyball | Lori Endicott | United States | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 4 x 100 m relay 100 m |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Sprinting | Jimmy Pino | Colombia | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Sprinting | Ximena Ristrepo | Colombia | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Sprinting | Jelena Stanisavljević | Yugoslavia | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 50 m freestyle 100 m freestyle 4 x 100 m freestyle relay |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Juan Benavides | Spain | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Javier Botello | Spain | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Elvira Fischer | Austria | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Michael Windisch | Austria | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | 100 m breaststroke |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Helene Muller | South Africa | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Valērijs Kalmikovs | Latvia | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Adam Pine | Australia | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 4 x 100 m medley relay |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Volleyball | Allison Weston | United States | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Wrestling | Rulon Gardner | United States | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Wrestling | Matt Lindland | United States | Greco-Roman 76 kg |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Baseball | Adam Stern | Canada | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Discus | Dace Ruskule | Latvia | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Gymnastics | Kylie Stone | Canada | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Hurdles | Nenad Lončar | Serbia and Montenegro | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Hurdles | Priscilla Lopes | Canada | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | Latvia | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Softball | Sheena Lawrick | Canada | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Softball | Stephanie Skegas-Maxwell | Greece | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Sprinting | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Latvia | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Slovenia | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Swimming | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Swimming | Adam Pine | Australia | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Volleyball | Nancy Metcalf | United States | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Wrestling | Rulon Gardner | United States | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Wrestling | Brad Vering | United States | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Baseball | Brian Duensing | United States | Baseball (team) |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Baseball | Adam Stern | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Cycling | Amber Neben | United States | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Heptathlon | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Hungary | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | High jump | Dusty Jonas | United States | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Hurdles | Priscilla Lopes | Canada | 100 m hurdles |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | Latvia | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Soccer | Karina LeBlanc | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Soccer | Brittany Timko | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Soccer | Amy Walsh | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Softball | Sheena Lawrick | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Softball | Robin Mackin | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Sprinting | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Latvia | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Swimming | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Swimming | Adam Pine | Australia | 4 x 100 m medley relay |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Wrestling | Brad Vering | United States | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Basketball | Chelsea Aubry | Canada | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Basketball | Ade Dagunduro | Nigeria | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Basketball | Aleks Marić | Australia | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Cycling | Amber Neben | United States | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Heptathlon | Chantae McMillan | United States | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Heptathlon | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Hungary | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Hurdles | Lehann Fourie | South Africa | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | Latvia | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Shot put | Carl Myerscough | Great Britain | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Soccer | Karina LeBlanc | Canada | Soccer (team) |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Soccer | Brittany Timko | Canada | Soccer (team) |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Swimming | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Volleyball | Jordan Larson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Wrestling | Jordan Burroughs | United States | Freestyle 74 kg |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Basketball | Danielle Page | Serbia | Basketball (team) |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Heptathlon | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Hungary | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | High jump | Maruša Černjul | Slovenia | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Hurdles | Miles Ukaoma | Nigeria | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Swimming | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Volleyball | Kayla Banwarth | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Volleyball | Jordan Larson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Volleyball | Kelsey Robinson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Volleyball | Sarah Pavan | Canada | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Jordan Burroughs | United States | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Basketball | Keisei Tominaga | Japan | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Cycling | Amber Neben | United States | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Gymnastics | Emma Spence | Canada | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Hurdles | Máté Koroknai | Hungary | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Swimming | Beatriz Padron | Costa Rica | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Volleyball | Jordan Larson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Volleyball | Kelsey Robinson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Volleyball | Justine Wong-Orantes | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Volleyball | Sarah Pavan | Canada | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Basketball | Jack McVeigh | Australia | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Basketball | Keisei Tominaga | Japan | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Decathlon | Till Steinforth | Germany | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Discus | Nicholas Percy | Great Britain | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Gymnastics | Yanni Chronopoulos | Canada | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Gymnastics | Emma Spence | Canada | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Gymnastics | Csenge Bácskay | Hungary | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Javelin | Maggie Malone-Hardin | United States | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Javelin | Rhema Otabor | Bahamas | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Shot put | Miné de Klerk | South Africa | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Shot put | Axelina Johansson | Sweden | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Volleyball | Jordan Larson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Volleyball | Kelsey Robinson | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Volleyball | Justine Wong-Orantes | United States | Indoor volleyball (team) |

#### Coaches

| Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Gymnastics | Francis Allen | United States | |
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Gymnastics | Francis Allen | United States | All-around |
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Volleyball | John Cook (asst.) | United States | Indoor volleyball |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Gymnastics | Mark Williams (asst.) | United States |
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Swimming | Jan Bidrman | South Africa | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Gymnastics | Peggy Liddick | Australia | |
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Swimming | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Canada | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Gymnastics | Peggy Liddick | Australia | |
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Swimming | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Gymnastics | Peggy Liddick | Australia | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Swimming | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Canada | |
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Softball | Lori Sippel | Canada | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Gymnastics | Peggy Liddick | Australia | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Swimming | Jan Bidrman (asst.) | Canada | |
| 2012 (XXX) London | Wrestling | Mark Manning (asst.) | United States | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Gymnastics | Mark Williams | United States | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Rifle | Ashley MacAllister | Puerto Rico | |
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Mark Manning (asst.) | United States | |
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Volleyball | Tyler Hildebrand | United States | Beach volleyball |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Basketball | Tyronn Lue (asst.) | United States | Basketball |

### Winter Games
#### Athletes

| Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
| 2006 (XX) Turin | Bobsleigh | Curtis Tomasevicz | United States | |
| 2010 (XXI) Vancouver | Bobsleigh | Shelley-Ann Brown | Canada | Two-woman |
| 2010 (XXI) Vancouver | Bobsleigh | Curtis Tomasevicz | United States | Four-man |
| 2014 (XXII) Sochi | Bobsleigh | Curtis Tomasevicz | United States | Four-man |

## Medals
### By athlete or coach

Medals by athlete or coach :
| Athlete | | | | Total |
| Penelope Heyns | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Quarrie | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordan Larson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Adam Pine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Kelsey Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Curtis Tomasevicz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Justine Wong-Orantes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rulon Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Greene | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Francis Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Burroughs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Dimas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyronn Lue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Hartung | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Hildebrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mikus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linetta Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlene Ottey | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Therese Alshammar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shelley-Ann Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lindland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lisa Rohde | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kayla Banwarth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Brand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Cook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Duensing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lori Endicott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Gardner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Emma Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karina LeBlanc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Priscilla Lopes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danielle Page | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ximena Restrepo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Scherr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brittany Timko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 17 | 27 | 63 |

### By country

Medals by country :
| Country | | | | Total |
| United States | 15 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| British West Indies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 17 | 27 | 63 |