Olympians — Princeton
The Tigers’ Olympic history started with the first modern Games, 1896 in Athens. Bob Garrett, Jr., Herbert Jamison, Frank Lane, and Albert Tyler, all Class of 1897, were part of the U.S. Track & Field team at Athens. Garrett, coming from a rather wealthy family, funded the trip for his three classmates.
A history professor at Princeton sparked Garrett’s interest in the discus competition (a mainstay in the ancient Olympics), in addition to his customary events. But when they tried to produce a model of the object that was to be thrown, it weighed about thirty pounds, which discouraged Garrett from participating. Once in Athens, he would find that the actual discus weighed only five pounds, at which point Garrett entered the competition for fun. His ‘fun’ turned out to be a gold medal, beating two Greeks. Garrett would also win the shot put competition, again beating two Greeks. He was second in the long jump and high jump, the other medal-winners in both competitions were part of Harvard’s large Olympic contingent.
Perhaps less prominent, but unique, is the Tigers’ dominance of the American men’s field hockey scene in the 1930′s. The team sent to the 1932 Los Angeles Games featured four tigers: Horace Disston ’28, Sam Ewing ’27, Warren Ingersoll ’31, and Dave McMullin III ’30. The team finished third in a field of three. All returned for the 1936 Berlin Games except Ingersoll, and they added Paul Fentress ’36 and Ellwood W. Godfrey ’33.
Many summer competitors in the 108 years since Garrett’s Olympic experience have had similar success. Rhodes scholar, NBA star, and politician Bill Bradley ’65, then just a junior at Princeton, helped the U.S. men’s basketball team to a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo games. Rower Anne Marden ’81 won silver medals for the United States at both the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games.
Lynn Jennings ’83, a distance runner, competed in the 10,000-meter race at the 1988, 1992 (Barcelona), and 1996 (Atlanta) Games. Princeton is also represented in the Winter Games, with many men’s ice hockey players on the U.S. national team in the 30′s and 40′s, and Andrea Kilbourne ’03 being the current link with a silver medal from the 2002 U.S. women’s ice hockey team.
| Name, Grad Year | Sport | Country | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ahrens ’98 • | Rowing | United States | s: 2000-04 |
| John Allis ’65 | Cycling | United States | s: 1964-68-72 |
| Frank Anger ’61 | Fencing | United States | s: 1964 |
| John Atlee ’07 | Athletics | United States | s: 1908 |
| Harold Backer ’85 | Rowing | Canada | s: 1980-84-88-92 |
| Lianne Bennion Nelson ’95 • | Rowing | United States | s: 1996-00-04 |
| Derek Bouchard-Hall ’92 | Cycling | United States | s: 2000 |
| Bill Bradley ’65 • | Basketball | United States | s: 1964 |
| Henry Breckinridge ’07 • | Fencing | United States | s: 1920-24-28 |
| Carol Brown ’75 • | Rowing | United States | s: 1976-80-84 |
| Doug Burden ’88 • • | Rowing | United States | s: 1988-92-96 |
| Donn Cabral ’12 | Athletics | United States | s: 2012 |
| Michelle Cesan ’14 | Field Hockey | United States | s: 2012 |
| Joey Cheek ’11 • • • | Speed Skating | United States | w: 2002-06 |
| Tina Clarke ’83 | Rowing | Canada | s: 1984 |
| Steve Coppola ’06 • | Rowing | United States | s: 2008 |
| Cathy Corcione Farley ’74 | Swimming | United States | s: 1968 |
| Gardner Cox ’41 | Sailing | United States | s: 1968 |
| John Cregan ’99 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1900 |
| Cy Cromwell ’56 • | Rowing | United States | s: 1964 |
| Morgan Crooks ’98 | Rowing | Canada | s: 2000 |
| John DeWitt ’04 • | Athletics | United States | s:1904 |
| Nelson Diebel ’94 • • | Swimming | United States | s: 1992 |
| Horace Disston ’28 • | Field Hockey | United States | s: 1932-36 |
| John Eisele ’06 • • | Athletics | United States | s: 1908 |
| Mike Evans ’81 • | Rowing | Canada | s: 1984 |
| Sam Ewing, Jr. ’27 • | Field Hockey | United States | s: 1932-36 |
| Paul Fentress ’36 | Field Hockey | United States | s: 1936 |
| Sandra Fong ’12 | Shooting | United States | s: 2008 |
| Doug Foy ’69 | Rowing | United States | s: 1968 |
| Karl Frederick ’03 • • • | Shooting | United States | s: 1920 |
| Bob Garrett, Jr. ’97 • • • • • • | Athletics | United States | s: 1896-00 |
| Ellwood Godfrey ’33 | Field Hockey | United States | s: 1936 |
| Jed Graef ’64 • | Swimming | United States | s: 1964 |
| Gerald Hallock, III ’26 • | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 1932 |
| Tora Harris ’02 | Athletics | United States | s: 2004 |
| Ben Hedges ’30 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1928 |
| Sara Hendershot ’10 | Rowing | United States | s: 2012 |
| Daphne Hernandez ’98 | Diving | Costa Rica | s: 1996 |
| Tom Herschmiller ’01 • | Rowing | Canada | s: 2000-04 |
| Ralph Hills ’25 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1924 |
| Kinmott Hoitsma ’56 | Fencing | United States | s: 1956 |
| Danika Holbrook-Harris ’95 | Rowing | United States | s: 2004 |
| Nikola Holmes ’03 | Ice Hockey | Germany | w: 2006 |
| Daniel Horton ’03 | Athletics | United States | s: 1900 |
| Warren Ingersoll ’31 • | Field Hockey | United States | s: 1932 |
| Tracy Jaeckel ’28 • | Fencing | United States | s: 1932-36 |
| Kamara James ’06 | Fencing | United States | s: 2004 |
| Herbert Jamison ’97 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1896 |
| Frank Jarvis ’00 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1900 |
| Lynn Jennings ’83 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1988-92-96 |
| Ridgely Johnson ’80 | Rowing | United States | s: 1984 |
| Tania Kalyvas ’01 | Soccer | Greece | s: 2004 |
| Fred Kammer ’34 • | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 1936 |
| Mimi Kellogg ’76 | Rowing | United States | s: 1976 |
| Andrea Kilbourne ’03 • | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 2002 |
| Henry Kolowrat ’54 | Fencing | United States | s: 1960 |
| Frank Lane ’97 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1896 |
| Maya Lawrence ’02 | Fencing | United States | s: 2012 |
| Doug Lennox ’09 | Swimming | Puerto Rico | s: 2008 |
| Caroline Lind ’06 • | Rowing | United States | s: 2008-12 |
| Bob Livingston ’31 • | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 1932 |
| Sam Loch ’06 | Rowing | Australia | s: 2008-12 |
| Anne Marden ’81 • • | Rowing | United States | s: 1980-84-88-92 |
| Diana Matheson ’08 | Soccer | Canada | s: 2008-12 |
| Malcolm McAlpin ’32 • | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 1936 |
| Katy McCandless ’93 | Athletics | Ireland | s: 1996 |
| Dave McMullin, III ’30 • | Field Hockey | United States | s: 1932-36 |
| Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | Equestrian | Germany | s: 2008 |
| E.J. Moles, Jr. ’31 | Swimming | United States | s: 1932 |
| Andreanna Morin ’05 | Rowing | Canada | s: 2004-08-12 |
| Dan Nowosielski ’90 | Fencing | Canada | s: 1992-96 |
| Glenn Ochal ’08 | Rowing | United States | s: 2012 |
| John Parker ’89 | Rowing | United States | s: 1992 |
| Chris Penny ’85 • | Rowing | United States | s: 1984 |
| Lia Pernell ’03 | Rowing | United States | s: 2008 |
| Robin Prendes ’11 | Rowing | United States | s: 2012 |
| Pete Raymond ’68 • | Rowing | United States | s: 1968-72 |
| Julie Reinprecht ’14 | Field Hockey | United States | s: 2012 |
| Katie Reinprecht ’13 | Field Hockey | United States | s: 2012 |
| Christopher Rodgers ’42 | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 1948 |
| Boris Said, Jr. ’55 | Bobsled | United States | w: 1968-72 |
| Deborah Saint Phard ’87 | Athletics | Haiti | s: 1988 |
| Susannah Scanlon ’14 | Fencing | United States | s: 2012 |
| Leon Schoonmaker ’04 | Fencing | United States | s: 1920 |
| Lee Shelley ’78 | Fencing | United States | s: 1984-88 |
| James Sloane ’43 | Ice Hockey | United States | w: 1948 |
| Bill Stevenson ’22 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1924 |
| Robert Stinson, Jr. ’55 | Sailing | United States | s: 1956 |
| Gevvie Stone ’07 | Rowing | United States | s: 2012 |
| Bryan Tay ’12 | Swimming | Singapore | s: 2008 |
| J. Coard Taylor ’23 | Athletics | United States | s: 1924 |
| Paul Teti ’01 | Rowing | United States | s: 2000-04-08 |
| Rupert Thomas, Jr. ’13 | Athletics | United States | s: 1912 |
| Soren Thompson ’04 | Fencing | United States | s: 2004-12 |
| Albert Tyler ’97 • | Athletics | United States | s: 1896 |
| Juan Pablo Valdivieso ’04 | Swimming | Peru | s: 2000-04 |
| Al Van de Weghe ’40 • | Swimming | United States | s: 1936 |
| Carl Van Duyne ’68 | Sailing | United States | s: 1968 |
| Dan Veatch ’87 | Swimming | United States | s: 1988 |
| Ross Wales ’69 • | Swimming | United States | s: 1968 |
| Tom Welsh ’99 | Rowing | United States | s: 2000 |
| Herman Whiton ’26 • • | Sailing | United States | s: 1928-48-52 |
| Lauren Wilkinson ’11 | Rowing | Canada | s: 2012 |
| Augie Wolf ’83 | Athletics | United States | s: 1984 |
| Gary Wright ’69 | Rowing | United States | s: 1968 |
| Nathalie Wunderlich ’93 | Swimming | Switzerland | s: 1992 |
| Konrad Wysocki ’04 | Basketball | Germany | s: 2008 |
• Gold Medal (also indicated by bold name)
• Silver Medal
• Bronze Medal
