List of Princeton University Olympians explained

This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field.

Summer Olympians

1. Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris Olympics
2. Herbert Jamison, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics
3. Francis Lane, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics
4. Albert Tyler, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics
5. John Cregan, class of 1900, men's athletics, 1900 Paris Olympics
6. Frank Jarvis, class of 1900, men's athletics, 1900 Paris Olympics
7. Daniel Horton, class of 1904, men's athletics, 1900 Paris Olympics^[1]
8. , class of 1895, men's tennis, 1904 St. Louis Olympics
9. John DeWitt, class of 1904, men's athletics, 1904 St. Louis Olympics
10. John Eisele, class of 1906, men's athletics, 1908 London Olympics
11. William (Bill) Libbey, class of 1877, men's shooting, 1912 Stockholm Olympics
12. Rupert Thomas, class of 1913, men's athletics, 1912 Stockholm Olympics
13. Henry Breckenridge, class of 1907, men's fencing, 1920 Antwerp Olympics, 1928 Amsterdam Olympics^[2]
14. Karl Frederick, class of 1903, men's shooting, 1920 Antwerp Olympics
15. Leon Schoonmaker, class of 1904, men's fencing, 1920 Antwerp Olympics
16. Augus Frantz, class of 1916, men's wrestling, 1920 Antwerp Olympics^[3]
17. Ralph Hills, class of 1925, men's athletics, 1924 Paris Olympics
18. William Stevenson, class of 1922, men's athletics, 1924 Paris Olympics
    1. 1. John Coard Taylor, class of 1923, men's athletics, 1924 Paris Olympics Jim Thompson, class of 1928, men's sailing, 1928 Amsterdam Olympics Benjamin Hedges, class of 1930, men's athletics, 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
19. Horace Disston, class of 1928, men's field hockey, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1936 Berlin Olympics
20. Samuel Ewing, class of 1927, men's field hockey, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1936 Berlin Olympics
21. Warren Ingersoll, class of 1931, men's field hockey, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
22. Tracy Jaeckel, class of 1928, men's fencing, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1936 Berlin Olympics
23. David McMullin, class of 1930, men's field hockey, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1936 Berlin Olympics
24. Edwin Moles, class of 1931, men's swimming, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
25. Paul Fentress, class of 1936, men's field hockey, 1936 Berlin Olympics
26. Ellwood Godfrey, class of 1933, men's field hockey, 1936 Berlin Olympics
27. Al Vande Weghe, class of 1940, men's swimming, 1936 Berlin Olympics
28. Herman Whiton, class of 1926, men's sailing, 1948 London Olympics, 1952 Helsinki Olympics
29. Kinmont Hoitsma, class of 1956, men's fencing, 1956 Melbourne Olympics
30. Robert Stinson, class of 1955, men's sailing, 1956 Melbourne Olympics
31. Ferdinand (Andy) Schottle, class of 1955, men's sailing, 1956 Melbourne Olympics^[4]
32. Henry Kolowrat Jr., class of 1954, men's fencing, 1960 Rome Olympics
33. John Allis, class of 1965, men's cycling, 1964 Tokyo Olympics, 1968 Mexico City Olympics, 1972 Munich Olympics
34. Frank Anger, class of 1961, men's fencing, 1964 Tokyo Olympics
35. Bill Bradley, class of 1965, men's basketball, 1964 Tokyo Olympics
36. Seymour Cromwell, class 1956, men's rowing, 1964 Tokyo Olympics
37. Jed Graef, class of 1964, men's swimming, 1964 Tokyo Olympics
38. F. Gardner Cox, class of 1941, men's sailing, 1968 Mexico City Olympics
39. Doug Foy, class of 1969, men's rowing, 1968 Mexico City Olympics
40. Pete Raymond, class of 1968, men's rowing, 1968 Mexico City Olympics, 1972 Munich Olympics
41. Carl Van Duyne, class of 1968, men's sailing, 1968 Mexico City Olympics
42. Ross Wales, class of 1969, men's swimming, 1968 Mexico City Olympics
43. Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson Gislason, class of 1969, men's track and field, 1972 Munich Olympics
44. Raymond (Gary) Wright, class of 1970, men's rowing, 1968 Mexico City Olympics
    1. Carol Brown, class of 1975, women's rowing, 1976 Montreal Olympics, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Mimi Kellogg, class of 1976, women's rowing, 1976 Montreal Olympics
       1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Harold Backer, class of 1985, men's rowing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics Christine Clark, class of 1976, women's rowing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics J. Michael Evans, class of 1980, men's rowing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Ridgely Johnson, class of 1980, men's rowing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Anne Marden, class of 1981, women's rowing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics Chris Penny, class of 1985, men's rowing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Lee Shelley, class of 1978, men's fencing, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1988 Seoul Olympics August Wolf, class of 1983, men's athletics, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Doug Burden, class of 1988, men's rowing, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics Lynn Jennings, class of 1983, women's athletics, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics Katy McCandless, class of 1992, women's athletics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics
                2. Deborah St. Phard, class of 1987, women's athletics, 1988 Seoul Olympics Dan Veatch, class of 1987, men's swimming, 1988 Seoul Olympics Nelson Diebel, class of 1996, men's swimming, 1992 Barcelona Olympics Dan Nowosielski, class of 1991, men's fencing, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics John Parker, class of 1989, men's rowing, 1992 Barcelona Olympics Nathalie Wunderlich, class of 1993, women's swimming, 1992 Barcelona Olympics
45. Lianne Bennion Nelson, class of 1995, women's rowing, 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics
    1. Kevin Cotter, class of 1996, men's rowing, 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics Chris Ahrens, class of 1998, men's rowing, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics
46. Derek Bouchard-Hall, class of 1992, men's cycling, 2000 Sydney Olympics
47. Morgan Crooks, class of 1998, men's rowing, 2000 Sydney Olympics
48. Thomas Herschmiller, class of 2001, men's rowing, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics
    1. 1. Sean Kammann, class of 1998, men's rowing, 2000 Sydney Olympics Paul Teti, class of 2001, men's rowing, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics Juan Pablo Valdivieso, class of 2004, men's swimming, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics
49. Tom Welsh, class of 1999, men's rowing, 2000 Sydney Olympics
    1. Soren Thompson, class of 2005, men's fencing, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2012 London Olympics Kamara James, class of 2008, women's fencing, 2004 Athens Olympics
       1. Danika Holbrook, class of 1995, women's rowing, 2004 Athens Olympics Andréanne Morin, class of 2006, women's rowing, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics Tanya Kalyvas, class of 2001, women's soccer, 2004 Athens Olympics
50. Tora Harris, class of 2002, men's athletics, 2004 Athens Olympics
51. Steven Coppola, class of 2006, men's rowing, 2008 Beijing Olympics
52. Jesse Karmazin, class of 2007, para rowing, 2008 Beijing Olympics
53. Sandra Fong, class of 2013, women's shooting, 2008 Beijing Olympics
54. Doug Lennox, class of 2009, men's swimming, 2008 Beijing Olympics
55. Caroline Lind, class of 2006, women's rowing, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics
56. Sam Loch, class of 2006, men's rowing, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics
57. Diana Matheson, class of 2008, women's soccer, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
    1. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, class of 1992, women's equestrian, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics Lia Pernell, class of 2003, women's rowing, 2008 Beijing Olympics
58. Bryan Tay, class of 2012, men's swimming, 2008 Beijing Olympics
59. Konrad Wysocki, class of 2004, men's basketball, 2008 Beijing Olympics
60. Donn Cabral, class of 2012, men's athletics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
61. Sara Hendershot, class of 2010, women's rowing, 2012 London Olympics
62. Ariel Hsing, class of 2017, women's table tennis, 2012 London Olympics
63. Maya Lawrence, class of 2002, women's fencing, 2012 London Olympics
64. Glenn Ochal, class of 2008, men's rowing, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
65. Robin Prendes, class of 2011, men's rowing, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
66. Julia Reinprecht, class of 2014, women's field hockey, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
67. Katie Reinprecht, class of 2013, women's field hockey, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
68. Kathleen Sharkey, class of 2013, women's field hockey, 2016 Rio Olympics
69. Susie Scanlan, class of 2014, women's fencing, 2012 London Olympics
70. Genevra Stone, class of 2007, women's rowing, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
71. Lauren Wilkinson, class of 2011, women's rowing, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
72. Erica Wu, class of 2018, women's table tennis, 2012 London Olympics
73. Ashleigh Johnson, class of 2017, women's water polo, 2016 Rio Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics
74. Kate Bertko, class of 2006, women’s rowing, 2016 Rio Olympics
75. Kathleen Sharkey, class of 2013, women's field hockey, 2016 Rio Olympics
76. Tyler Nase, class of 2013, men's rowing, 2016 Rio Olympics
77. Katharine Holmes, class of 2017, women's fencing, 2016 Rio Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics
78. Mohamed Hamza, class of 2023, men's fencing, 2016 Rio Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Winter Olympians

1. Robert Livingston, class of 1931, men's ice hockey, 1932 Lake Placid Olympics
2. Fred Kammer, class of 1934, men's ice hockey, 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics
3. Malcolm McAlpin, class of 1932, men's ice hockey, 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics
4. Christopher R.P. Rodgers, class of 1942, men's ice hockey 1948 St. Moritz Olympics
   1. James Sloane, class of 1943, men's ice hockey 1948 St. Moritz Olympics Boris (Bob) Said, class of 1955, men's bobsled 1968 Grenoble Olympics, 1972 Sapporo Olympics^[5]
5. Mark Huck, class of 1979, men's speed skating 1984 Sarajevo Olympics ^[6]
6. Andrea Kilbourne, class of 2002, women's ice hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
7. Nikola Holmes, class of 2003, women's ice hockey, 2006 Turin Olympics
8. Joey Cheek, class of 2011, men's speed skating, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, 2006 Turin Olympics
9. Declan Farmer, class of 2020, para ice hockey, 2014 Sochi Paralympics, 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics
10. Caroline Park, class of 2011, women's ice hockey, 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
11. Claire Thompson, class of 2020, women's ice hockey, 2022 Beijing Olympics
12. Sarah Fillier, class of 2024, women's ice hockey, 2022 Beijing Olympics

External links

• Book: Bavishi, Jay V.. Ivies in Athens: the deep bond between two great sporting traditions : the Olympic Games and the Ivy League. 2006. Markus Wiener Publishers. 9781558763944. 242. 2012-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120629094816/http://www.iviesinathens.com/olympic/index.aspx. 2012-06-29. dead.
• Web site: Princeton University Undergraduate Alumni Index, 1748-1920. 19 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022180202/http://www.princeton.edu/~mudd/databases/alumni.html. 22 October 2012.
• Web site: Princeton University Undergraduate Alumni Index, 1921-2005. 19 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121202215204/http://www.princeton.edu/~mudd/databases/alumni2.html. 2 December 2012.
• Web site: Ivies in Beijing recap. The Ivy League. 20 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611172106/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/history/olympics/Ivies_in_Beijing_Recap_%282008%29. 11 June 2015. dead.
• Web site: Forty-Eight Ivy Leaguers Headed to the London 2012 Olympics. The Ivy League. 20 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904112454/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/information/gen-releases/2011-12/releases/Ivies_In_The_London_Olympics. 4 September 2012. dead.
• Web site: More Green Heading To Torino . The Ivy League . 20 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912030849/http://archives.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=4791 . 12 September 2015 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Olympic Committee . Daniel HORTON . Olympics.
2. Web site: Fencing results for the 1924 Summer Olympics . 2008-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070827125428/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=8&sp=FEN . 2007-08-27 .
3. News: 1973-07-18 . Dr. Angus M. Frantz, 78, Neurologist at Columbia . 2024-07-29 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: International Olympic Committee . Ferdinand Paul Jr. SCHOETTLE . live . Olympics.
5. Web site: 2016-01-21 . Boris Said Jr. '55 . 2024-06-24 . Princeton Alumni Weekly . en.
6. Web site: International Olympic Committee . Mark HUCK . Olympics.