Gold Medalists

In the 116 years since the first modern Games in 1896, Ivy Leaguers have combined to win 486 Winter and Summer Olympic medals. The breakdown is top-heavy: 194 gold medals, 163 silver medals, and 129 bronze medals.

Yale leads the gold medal count, with 52. The Crimson come in second with 47, but boasts the most Olympians of any Ivy League school. After Harvard comes Penn with 21 while the remaining five schools each claim at least 10 gold medals.

Swimmer Don Schollander (Yale ’68) won five gold medals, over two Games — 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City. After the Tokyo Games, he was named U.S. and World Athlete of the Year. Al Kraenzlein (Penn ’00) won four gold medals at the 1900 Paris Games, where he dominated the track and field competition with 12 of his Red and Blue teammates. Basketball Hall of Famer Marcus Hurley (Columbia) took four gold medals in cycling in 1904.

IVY LEAGUE GOLD MEDALISTS

FIVE
Don Schollander (Yale, 1968) — Swimming: 1964 (4), 1968

FOUR
Marcus Hurley (Columbia) — Cycling: 1904 (4)
Al Kraenzlein (Penn, 1900) — Athletics: 1900 (4)

THREE
Jennifer Botterill (Harvard, 2002) — Ice Hockey: 2002; 2006; 2010 — Canada
Steve Clark (Yale, 1965) — Swimming: 1964 (3)
Karl Frederick (Princeton, 1903) — Shooting: 1920 (3)
Becky Kellar (Brown, 1997) — Ice Hockey: 2002; 2006; 2010 — Canada
Jimmy McLane (Yale, 1953) — Swimming: 1948 (2); 1952
Cherie Piper (Dartmouth, 2005) — Ice Hockey: 2002; 2006; 2010 — Canada

TWO
Gillian Apps (Dartmouth, 2006) — Ice Hockey: 2006; 2010 — Canada
Irv Baxter (Penn, 1901) — Athletics: 1900 (2)
David Berkoff (Harvard, 1989) — Swimming: 1988; 1992
Tom Burke (Harvard, 1901) — Athletics: 1896 (2)
Dick Button (Harvard, 1952) — Figure Skating: 1948; 1952
Bill Carr (Penn, 1933) — Athletics: 1932 (2)
Ellery Clark (Harvard, 1896) — Athletics: 1896 (2)
Manuel Diaz (Harvard) — Fencing: 1904 (2)
Nelson Diebel (Princeton, 1994) — Swimming: 1992 (2)
Eddie Eagan (Yale, 1921) — Boxing: 1920; Bobsled: 1932
Jeff Farrell (Yale, 1963) — Swimming: 1960 (2)
Bob Garrett, Jr. (Princeton, 1897) — Athletics: 1896 (2)
Ted Meredith (Penn) — Athletics: 1912 (2)
Albina Osipowich (Brown, 1933) — Swimming: 1928 (2)
Jack Shea (Dartmouth, 1934) — Speed Skating: 1932 (2)
J. Walter Tewksbury (Penn, 1900) — Athletics: 1900 (2)
Sarah Vaillancourt (Harvard, 2008) — Ice Hockey: 2006; 2010 — Canada
Rusty Wailes (Yale, 1958) — Rowing: 1956; 1960
Herman Whiton (Princeton, 1926) — Sailing: 1948; 1952
Beals Wright (Harvard, 1903) — Tennis: 1904 (2)

ONE
Charley Ackerly (Cornell, 1920) — Wrestling: 1920
Chris Ahrens (Princeton, 1998) — Rowing: 2004
Tenley Albright (Harvard, 1953) — Figure Skating: 1956
John Anderson (Cornell, 1929) — Athletics: 1932
Dana Antal (Cornell) — Ice Hockey: 2002 — Canada
Gerry Ashworth (Dartmouth, 1963) — Athletics: 1964
Mike Austin (Yale) — Swimming: 1964
Harry Babcock (Columbia, 1912) — Athletics: 1912
Peter Barrett (Cornell, 1957) — Sailing: 1968
William Becklean (Yale, 1958) — Rowing: 1956
Don Beer (Yale, 1957) — Rowing: 1956
Norman Bellingham (Harvard, 1994) — Kayaking: 1988
Tell Berna (Cornell, 1912) — Athletics: 1912
Bill Bradley (Princeton, 1965) — Basketball: 1964
Correne Bredin (Dartmouth, 2002) — Ice Hockey: 2002 — Canada
Boyce Budd (Yale, 1961) — Rowing: 1964
Leonard Carpenter (Yale, 1924) — Rowing: 1924
Sabin Carr (Yale, 1928) — Athletics: 1928
Nate Cartmell (Penn, 1908) — Athletics: 1908
Britton Chance (Penn, 1935) — Sailing: 1952
Tom Charlton (Yale, 1956) — Rowing: 1956
Joey Cheek (Princeton, 2011) — Speed Skating: 2006
Emory Clark (Yale, 1960) — Rowing: 1964
Bobby Cleary (Harvard, 1958) — Ice Hockey: 1960
Billy Cleary, Jr. (Harvard, 1956) — Ice Hockey: 1960
James B. Connolly (Harvard, 1896) — Athletics: 1896
Ed Cook (Cornell, 1910) — Athletics: 1908
John Cooke (Yale, 1958) — Rowing: 1956
Tom Curtis (Columbia) — Athletics: 1896
Ellie Daniel (Penn, 1974) — Swimming: 1968
Caryn Davies (Harvard, 2004) — Rowing: 2008
Trent Dimas (Columbia) — Gymnastics: 1992
George Dole (Yale, 1906) — Wrestling: 1908
Ivan Dresser (Cornell, 1919) — Athletics: 1920
Chandler Egan (Harvard) — Golf: 1904
Walter Egan (Harvard) — Golf: 1904
Caldwell Esselstyn (Yale, 1956) — Rowing: 1956
Mike Evans (Princeton, 1981) — Rowing: 1984 — Canada
Frank Foss (Cornell, 1917) — Athletics: 1920
Susan Francia (Penn, 2004) — Rowing: 2008
A.C. Gilbert (Yale, 1909) — Athletics: 1908
Jed Graef (Princeton, 1964) — Swimming: 1964
John Grieb (Yale, 1907) — Gymnastics: 1904
Charles Grimes (Yale, 1957) — Rowing: 1956
Malcolm Howard (Harvard, 2005) — Rowing: 2008 — Canada
Bill Hoyt (Harvard, 1898) — Athletics: 1896
Sarah Hughes (Yale) — Figure Skating: 2002
Frank Hunter (Cornell, 1916) — Tennis: 1924
Frank Hussey (Columbia, 1931) — Athletics: 1924
Frank Jarvis (Princeton, 1900) — Athletics: 1900
Hayes Jenkins (Harvard, 1959) — Figure Skating: 1956
Helen Johns (Brown, 1936) — Swimming: 1932
Rebecca Johnston (Cornell, 2012) — Ice Hockey: 2010 — Canada
Katie King (Brown, 1997) — Ice Hockey: 1998
Howard Kingsbury (Yale, 1926) — Rowing: 1924
Peter Kirby (Dartmouth, 1954) — Bobsled: 1964 — Canada
Dick Landon (Yale, 1921) — Athletics: 1920
Edgar Leonard (Harvard, 1903) — Tennis: 1904
Caroline Lind (Princeton, 2006) — Rowing: 2008
Al Lindley (Yale, 1925) — Rowing: 1924
Maxie Long (Columbia) — Athletics: 1900
Lee Loomis (Harvard, 1950) — Sailing: 1948
Kristin Luckenbill (Dartmouth, 2001) — Soccer: 2004
Oliver MacDonald (Penn, 1927) — Athletics: 1924
Shelley Mann (Cornell, 1961) — Swimming: 1956
Charley McIlvaine (Penn, 1927) — Rowing: 1928
Jonathan McKee (Yale, 1983) — Sailing: 1984
Bob McVey (Harvard, 1958) — Ice Hockey: 1960
J. Lester Miller (Yale, 1925) — Rowing: 1924
A.J. Mleczko (Harvard, 1999) — Ice Hockey: 1998
Charles Moore, Jr. (Cornell, 1951) — Athletics: 1952
Wayne Moore (Yale, 1953) — Swimming: 1952
Jack Morey, Jr. (Yale, 1958) — Rowing: 1956
Tara Mounsey (Brown, 2001) — Ice Hockey: 1998
Xeno Muller (Brown, 1994) — Rowing: 1996 — Switzerland
David Munson (Cornell, 1906) — Athletics: 1904
John Nelson (Yale, 1970) — Swimming: 1968
Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell, 1988) — Ice Hockey: 2002 — Canada
George O’Day (Harvard, 1945) — Sailing: 1960
George Orton (Penn, 1894) — Athletics: 1900 — Canada
Bob Owen (Harvard, 1958) — Ice Hockey: 1960
John Paine (Harvard, 1892) — Shooting: 1896
Sumner Paine (Harvard, 1890) — Shooting: 1896
Harry Porter (Cornell, 1905) — Athletics: 1908
Alma Richards (Cornell, 1917) — Athletics: 1912
Eric Ridder (Harvard, 1940) — Sailing: 1952
James Rockefeller (Yale, 1924) — Rowing: 1924
Julie Roosevelt (Harvard, 1950) — Sailing: 1952
Angela Ruggerio (Harvard, 2002) — Ice Hockey: 1998
Hank Russell (Cornell, 1926) — Athletics: 1928
Michael Schoettle (Yale, 1958) — Sailing: 1952
Dominic Seiterle (Dartmouth, 1998) — Rowing: 2008 — Canada
Fred Sheffield (Yale, 1924) — Rowing: 1924
Dick Sheldon (Yale, 1898) — Athletics: 1900
Tammy Shewchuk (Harvard, 2001) — Ice Hockey: 2002 — Canada
Frank Shorter (Yale, 1969) — Athletics: 1972
Brandon Slay (Penn, 1998) — Wrestling: 2000
Hilary Smart (Harvard, 1947) — Sailing: 1948
Paul Smart (Harvard, 1914) — Sailing: 1948
James Smith, Jr. (Harvard, 1948) — Sailing: 1948
John Spellman (Brown, 1924) — Wrestling: 1924
Benjamin Spock (Yale, 1925) — Rowing: 1924
Allen Stack (Yale, 1949) — Swimming: 1948
Bill Steinkraus (Yale, 1948) — Equestrian: 1968
Bill Stevenson (Princeton, 1922) — Athletics: 1924
Chick Stoddard (Yale, 1925) — Rowing: 1924
Bill Stowe (Cornell, 1962) — Rowing: 1964
Norm Tabor (Brown, 1913) — Athletics: 1912
John Baxter Taylor (Penn, 1907) — Athletics: 1908
Morgan Taylor (Dartmouth, 1925) — Athletics: 1924
Cristina Teuscher (Columbia, 2000) — Swimming: 1996
Earl Thomson (Dartmouth, 1920) — Athletics: 1920 — Canada
Sarah Tueting (Dartmouth, 1998) — Ice Hockey: 1998
Gretchen Ulion (Dartmouth, 1994) — Ice Hockey: 1998
Karl Warner (Yale, 1934) — Athletics: 1932
Katie Weatherston (Dartmouth, 2006) — Ice Hockey: 2006 — Canada
Jim Weekes (Harvard) — Sailing: 1948
Ed White (Harvard, 1952) — Sailing: 1952
Sumner White, III (Harvard, 1952) — Sailing: 1952
Sandra Whyte (Harvard, 1992) — Ice Hockey: 1998
David Wight (Yale, 1956) — Rowing: 1956
Alan Williams (Cornell, 1915) — Rugby: 1924
Al Wilson (Yale) — Rowing: 1924

Competed for the United States, unless noted