List of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians
This list of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Olympians is a list of 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 111 athletes have combined to compete in 163 Olympic Games. Nebraska athletes and coaches have won fifty-eight medals, including eighteen gold medals, while representing thirty countries. Merlene Ottey is Nebraska's most decorated Olympian in terms of medals won, winning three silver and seven six bronze across seven Olympic Games, a record for track and field competitors.[1] 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.[2]
Olympians
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Summer Games
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1980 (XXII) ![]() |
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Francis Allen | ![]() |
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Francis Allen | ![]() |
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1992 (XXV) ![]() |
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John Cook (asst.) | ![]() |
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1996 (XXVI) ![]() |
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Jan Bidrman | ![]() |
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2000 (XXVII) ![]() |
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Peggy Liddick | ![]() |
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2004 (XXVIII) ![]() |
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Peggy Liddick | ![]() |
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2008 (XXIX) ![]() |
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Peggy Liddick | ![]() |
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Lori Sippel | |||
2012 (XXX) ![]() |
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Peggy Liddick | ![]() |
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Mark Manning (asst.) | ![]() |
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2016 (XXXI) ![]() |
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Ashley MacAllister | ![]() |
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Mark Manning (asst.) | ![]() |
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Tyler Hildebrand | ![]() |
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Winter Games
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Curtis Tomasevicz | ![]() |
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Medals
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
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Total | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
By country
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14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Total | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". news.unl.edu. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Husker Olympians: By the Numbers". Brittanica. Britannica Kids. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "2018-19 Nebraska All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Nebraska Communications Office. Retrieved 2021-03-12.