Gator History at the Olympic Games (through 2016 Summer Games) UPDATED Aug. 22, 2016

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1 Gator History at the Olympic Games (through 2016 Summer Games) UPDATED Aug. 22, 2016 Gator Student-Athletes Year-by-Year at the Olympic Games Year Site UF Athletes Countries Represented Sports Medals Won Gold Silver Bronze 1972 Munich Montreal Moscow 12* Los Angeles Seoul Barcelona Albertville (W) Lillehammer (W) Atlanta Nagano (W) Sydney Salt Lake City (W) Athens Torino (W) Beijing Vancouver (W) London Rio appearances Total 40 (180 Gators) Summer Games only 177 Gators Winter Games only 3 Gators *includes four USA athletes and one Canadian athlete who did not compete due to the boycott Notes of Interest Since the 1972 Olympiad held in Munich, 180 different Gators have participated in the Olympic Games, combining for 292 Olympic appearances Gators have won 126 Olympic medals, with 60 gold medals, 33 silver and 33 bronze 59 different Gators have won an Olympic medal Gators have won Olympic medals in 9 different sports (Baseball, Basketball, Bobsleigh, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field and Indoor Volleyball) Gators have competed in 14 different sports at the Olympic Games (Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Bobsleigh, Diving, Golf, Gymnastics, Judo, Soccer, Swimming, Team Handball, Tennis, Track & Field and Indoor Volleyball) Gators have represented 41 different countries during the Olympic Games: Australia (5), Bahamas (2), Barbados (2), Belgium (1), Bermuda (1), Bosnia (1), Brazil (2), Canada (21), Cayman Islands (1), Colombia (2), Croatia (1), Curacao (1), Estonia (1), France (1), Georgia (1), Germany (3), Great Britain (11), Guam (1), Haiti (2), Hungary (3), Iceland (2), Italy (1), Jamaica (7), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), Peru (1), Philippines (1), Poland (4), Portugal (1), Puerto Rico (6), Saint Kitts/Nevis (1), South Africa (2), South Korea (1), Spain (8), Suriname (3), Trinidad (2), Trinidad & Tobago (1), Tunisia (1), United States (66), Venezuela (4), Virgin Islands (2)

2 Gator Career Olympic Medal Winners, All-Time Top-10 Gator Country Sport Total Total Olympics Medals Gold Silver Bronze Ryan Lochte USA Swimming Dara Torres USA Swimming Mike Heath USA Swimming Mary Wayte USA Swimming Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica Track & Field Tracy Caulkins USA Swimming Will Claye USA Track & Field Kerron Clement USA Track & Field Conor Dwyer USA Swimming Nicole Haislett USA Swimming Whitney Hedgepeth USA Swimming Tim McKee USA Swimming Dennis Mitchell USA Track & Field Heather Mitts USA Soccer Mark Stockwell Australia Swimming Ashley Tappin USA Swimming Most Olympic Medals Won by a Gator in one Olympiad Gator Country Sport Games Dara Torres USA Swimming Ryan Lochte USA Swimming Mike Heath USA Swimming Ryan Lochte USA Swimming Tracy Caulkins USA Swimming Nicole Haislett USA Swimming Whitney Hedgepeth USA Swimming Dara Torres USA Swimming Mark Stockwell Australia Swimming 2000 Sydney 2012 London 1984 Los Angeles 2008 Beijing 1984 Los Angeles 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2008 Beijing 1984 Los Angeles Total Medals Gold Silver Bronze

3 All-Time Gator Olympians, Ranked by Numbers of Olympic Games Participated (top-10) Rank First Last Country Sport Numbers of Olympic Games T-1 Liston Bochette Puerto Rico Bobsled, Track 5 T-1 Dara Torres USA Swimming 5 T-3 Ryan Lochte USA Swimming 4 T-3 Ricardo Monasterio Venezuela Swimming 4 T-3 Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica Track & Field 4 T-6 Bradley Ally Barbados Swimming 3 T-6 John Amabile Puerto Rico Bobsled 3 T-6 Jose Ballester Spain Swimming 3 T-6 Elizabeth Beisel USA Swimming 3 T-6 Hazel Clark USA Track & Field 3 T-6 Kerron Clement USA Track & Field 3 T-6 Melani Costa-Schmid Spain Swimming 3 T-6 Mark Everett USA Track & Field 3 T-6 Michelle Freeman Jamaica Track & Field 3 T-6 Jill Hetherington Canada Tennis 3 T-6 Bryan Kim South Korea Swimming 3 T-6 Alex Lopez Puerto Rico Swimming 3 T-6 Steve Mesler USA Bobsled 3 T-6 Dennis Mitchell USA Track & Field 3 T-6 Heather Mitts USA Soccer 3 T-6 Anthony Nesty Suriname Swimming 3 T-6 Omar Pinzon Colombia Swimming 3 T-6 Colleen Rosensteel USA Judo 3 T-6 Sebastien Rousseau South Africa Swimming 3 T-6 Chris Snode Great Britain Swimming 3 T-6 David Zubero Spain Swimming 3 T-6 Martin Zubero Spain Swimming 3 Total Medals Won by Gator Letterwinners, by Olympiad Year Site UF Athletes Countries Represented Sports Medals Won Gold Silver Bronze 1984 Los Angeles London Beijing Barcelona Seoul Rio Sydney Athens Atlanta Munich Vancouver (W) Moscow 12* Montreal Torino (W) Salt Lake City (W) Nagano (W) Lillehammer (W) Albertville (W) Total 292 appearances (180 Gators) Summer Games only 177 Gators Winter Games only 3 Gators

4 Total Gator Letterwinners at the Olympics, by Games Year Site UF Athletes Countries Represented Sports Medals Won Gold Silver Bronze 2008 Beijing London Rio Atlanta Los Angeles Barcelona Athens Seoul Sydney Moscow Montreal Munich Salt Lake City (W) Nagano (W) Lillehammer (W) Albertville (W) Vancouver (W) Torino (W) Total 292 appearances (180 Gators) Summer Games only 177 Gators Winter Games only 3 Gators *includes four USA athletes and one Canadian athlete who did not compete due to the boycott Special Notes about Gators in Different Olympiads 1 Gator has competed in BOTH the Summer and Winter Games (Liston Bochette: 1984 Summer Games - Track & Field; 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 Winter Games - Bobsled) 6 Gator Flag Bearers: Bradley Alley (UF: ): 2008 Barbados (Opening Ceremonies) Liston Bochette (UF: ): 1992 Albertville Shaune Fraser (UF: ): 2008 Cayman Island (Closing Ceremonies) Hilda Luthersdottir (UF: ): 2016 Iceland (Closing Ceremonies) Enrico Linscheer (UF: ): 1996 Suriname (Opening Ceremonies) Anthony Nesty (UF: ): 1988 Suriname (Opening Ceremonies) and 2008 Suriname (Opening Ceremonies) <<<<<<>>>>>>

5 Olympiad-by-Olympiad Summary 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro the 30 Gators competing were tied for the third-most in a single Olympic Games 11 Gators combined to win 13 medals, the sixth-most by a Gator contingency, while the seven gold medals ranked as the fourth-most Gators won medals in the sports of swimming, track & field and for the first time indoor volleyball Among all U.S. colleges, Florida ranked tied-for-fourth for total medals won (Texas also won 13; Stanford 27, California & Southern California 21) The 13 medals won by Gator letterwinners were the most by an SEC school (No. 6 Georgia 10, No. 13 Tennessee 5) If the Gator Nation was a country, it would have ranked No. 13 (based on Google) Gators competed in the sports of Golf and Indoor Volleyball for the first time, increasing the total number of sports competing in to 14 The most successful medal day for Gator letterswinners was August 20, when Arman "Gino" Hall and Tony McQuay ran the first two legs for Team USA's gold-medal-winning 4x400 relay, Novlene Williams-Mills anchored Jamaica's 4x400 relay team to a silver medal and Kelly Murphy (USA) collected an indoor volleyball bronze medal. Rising junior Caeleb Dressel and Conor Dwyer both won two swimming medals during the games, with Dressel taking two golds 4x100m free relay, 4x100 medley relay) and Dwyer a gold (4x200m free relay) and a bronze (200m free). Christian Taylor and Will Claye became the first men in history to finish 1-2 in the triple jump at consecutive Olympiads. Christian Taylor (USA) became the fifth man in history to defend his Olympic triple jump gold medal. Will Claye (USA) became the fifth American in Olympic history to win multiple medals in the triple jump. Claye also took silver at the 2012 Olympics. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) finished 12th in the women's 5,000 meters final, as she clocked a 10-second personal record. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) setting a personal record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final. Kerron Clement (USA) became the seventh man in American history to win multiple medals in the 400 hurdles. Clement won an Olympic gold medal with USA's 4x400 relay and a silver medal in the 400 hurdles at the 2008 Olympics. Stipe Zunic (Croatia), making his Olympic debut, finished eighth overall in the shot put qualifying round and went on to take 11th place in the final. Zunic is the first Croatian in Olympic history to throw in the shot put final. Sandra Gal (Germany) made history as the first Gator golfer to ever compete in the Olympics. Aury Cruz helped Puerto Rico make its first-ever appearance in the Olympic Games, as she and Kelly Murphy (USA) became the first two Gators to compete in the sport of indoor volleyball. Hilda Luthersdottir placed sixth in the 100 breast final at 1:07.18, and became the first Icelandic woman ever to compete in an Olympic swimming final. Elizabeth Beisel was voted by her peers as one of Team USA Swimming captains Summer Olympic Games in London the 35 Gators competing were the second-most in a single Olympic Games (36 competed in Beijing in 2008) Gators combine to win 17 total Olympic medals, the second-highest total (21 in 1984 Los Angeles) Gators won the 17 medals in four different sports: soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field (20 of the 21 medals won in 1984 were in the sport of swimming the other in track & field) If the Gator Nation was a recognized country at the 2012 Olympic Games, it would have tied for 13th place in the total medal count, winning 17 medals (6 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze). Gators won their first-ever Olympic medal in the sport of tennis (Lisa Raymond, Mixed Doubles, Bronze, Aug. 5) Gators won their first-ever Olympic medal in a field event in Track & Field (Will Claye, Long Jump, Bronze on Aug. 4) Ryan Lochte s five Olympic medals tied for the most by a Gator letterwinner in a single Olympiad with Dara Torres, who won five medals at the 2000 Games in Sydney August 9, 2012, tied for the most successful day ever by Gator letterwinners at the Olympic Games. At the 2012 Olympic Games, Christian Taylor (USA Triple Jump Gold), Abby Wambach (USA Women s Soccer Gold), Heather Mitts (USA Women s Soccer Gold), Will Claye (USA Triple Jump Silver) and Mel Booth (Canada Women s Soccer Bronze) each won medals on August 9. On July 31, 1984, and on August 3, 1984, Gators also combined to win five Olympic medals, all coming in the sport of swimming: o On July 31, 1984, Mark Stockwell, Theresa Andrews, Mary Wayte, Frederic Delcourt and Dara Torres each won Olympic medals. o On Aug. 3, 1984, Tracy Caulkins won two gold medals, while Mark Stockwell, Theresa Andrews and Rafael Vidal each won medals in the pool. Christian Taylor s gold medal in the triple jump on Aug. 9, 2012, is the first individual gold medal in the history of Florida track & field on the men s or women s side, with Will Claye taking the silver medal. Taylor s gold medal is the first for the U.S. since Kenny Harrison in This is the first time since 1992 (gold: Mike Conley, silver: Charles Simpkins) that Team USA has finished 1-2 in the men s triple jump. Claye, who earned a bronze medal in the men s

6 long jump earlier in the London Games, is the first American man since 1904 to medal in both jumps at the same Olympics, and Thursday marks the first time since 1936 that any man has medaled in both. On August 4, 2012, Will Claye (U.S.A.) turned in a clutch performance in the men s long jump, winning a bronze medal with his leap of 8.12m/ Claye won the first field event medal for the Gators in University of Florida history on the men s or women s side. Claye is the first American to turn in a podium finish since 2004 (Dwight Phillips-gold, John Moffitt-silver). UPDATE in May 2014: one member of the U.S.A. 4x100 meter silver-medal-winning relay team had his results disqualified and all members of the relay team including Gator Jeff Demps were forced to return their medal Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver Three-time Olympian and former UF track and field athlete Steve Mesler competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games as a member of the United States four-man bobsled team. Mesler led the United States to its first gold medal in the four-man bobsled event since 1948, while presenting the Gator Nation with its first Winter Olympic Games medal Summer Olympic Games in Beijing Dara Torres made her fifth Olympic appearance at age 41 in the 2008 Beijing Olympics making her the oldest athlete to ever compete in the Summer Olympic games. Since her first appearance in the 1984 Olympic Games, Torres has won four gold, four silver and four bronze medals in various swimming events. Ryan Lochte also made a impression during the 2008 games as he broke the record for the 200meter men s back and men s 4x200 Free Final. A record 36 UF athletes and five Gator coaches, 3 assistant and 2 head coaches, in 7 different sports represented 19 different countries at the 2008 Beijing Games. If the Gator Nation was a nation recognized by the International Olympic Committee, it would have tied for 18th for total medals earned in the 2008 Games. Gator Olympians competing in the Beijing games represented 6 new countries represented, Curacao, Estonia, Georgia, Hungry, Iceland and The Cayman Islands Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece 2004 was another banner outing for athletes and coaches with University of Florida ties, as 25 athletes and two coaches combined for seven medals - four gold, two silver and a bronze. Abby Wambach scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the gold medal match to lead the United States to victory, while Ryan Lochte led the United States to a victory in the 4x200-meter freestyle. Darian Townsend helped the South African squad set a world record in the 4x100-meter freestyle, while Lochte added a silver in the 200-meter individual medley, while on the track Bernard Williams took home silver in the 200-meter dash Summer Olympic Games in Sydney Twenty-one Florida athletes and coaches represented 12 different countries in the 2000 Games in Sydney. Six former UF athletes accounted for 11 medals including seven Golds. Brad Wilkerson helped the United States win its first ever baseball Gold Medal, while DeLisha Milton won gold with the USA women's basketball team. Carlos Jayme registered a bronze medal for his native Brazil. Bernard Williams and Ashley Tappin both struck gold in different 4x100-meter relays. Williams won his in track, Tappin hers in swimming, where she also struck gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay. If the University of Florida were a country, the Gators would have tied for 24th, ahead of 56 other countries. Their seven Gold Medals tied them for 14th place Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta Coming back to the United States in 1996, the Centennial Olympiad in Atlanta again provided an opportunity for current and former Gators to represent their countries in the Olympics. UF swimmer and Gainesville resident Allison Wagner finished second in the 400-meter individual medley to join Dennis Mitchell (4x100m relay) as UF's top medal winners. Former women's track and field standout Michelle Freeman took home a bronze in the 4x100m relay for Jamaica. In all, the contingent of 30 Gators won six medals in Atlanta, including one gold, four silvers and a bronze.

7 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona The 1992 Barcelona Summer Games became the second most successful Olympics (at that time) in Florida history. Twenty-seven athletes competed for seven countries in four sports. The 26 Gators won 15 medals, including nine golds. Florida swimmer Nicole Haislett took home three medals, all gold. She won the 200-meter freestyle and participated in the 400-meter freestyle relay and the 400-meter medley relay. Haislett finished the 1992 Games with the most gold medals of any U.S. competitor and tied for the most gold medals of any female Olympic competitor with Krizstina Egerszegi, a swimmer from Hungary. Former Gator Martin Zubero was the hero of the Games as he became the first Spanish swimming gold medalist, when he won the 200-meter backstroke. The Olympic record time was performed in front of the home crowd, which included the king and queen of Spain. If Florida would have been a country, the Gators would have finished tied for 19th in the medal standings. Three Gators finished the 1992 Games with a piece of a world record. Track star Dennis Mitchell ran the third leg of the 4x100 relay that set a world record. Haislett and Dara Torres both swam on the 400-meter freestyle relay that also set a world record Summer Olympic Games in Seoul Golden Gator success continued in Twenty-three Gators represented six countries and brought home 15 medals, including five golds. Anthony Nesty swam for his native Suriname and became the country s first-ever Olympic medalist when he out-touched favorite Matt Biondi in the 100-meter butterfly. Nesty also became just the second black athlete to win an Olympic swimming medal. Suriname honored Nesty s accomplishment by placing his likeness on a stamp and on gold and silver coins, as well as on a 25-Giulders bank note. Troy Dalbey (2 gold), Dara Torres (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Mary Wayte (1 silver, 1 bronze) each represented the USA swim team and each collected a pair of Olympic medals in Seoul Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles In terms of medals, no Olympiad can compare to the success enjoyed by Florida swimmers at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Florida swimmers appeared on the award stand 21 times, picking up the gold on 14 occasions. Twenty-eight Gators represented 10 different nations, compiling such an impressive total that if the University of Florida were a nation it would have finished second as a country to the USA in the swimming competition and 14th overall among the 140 competing countries. One gymnast, one tennis player and three track stars also competed in Los Angeles. The 1984 Olympics was indeed the year of the Gator gold Summer Olympic Games in Moscow Despite the Olympic boycott by several countries, a number of Gators still found their way to Moscow for the 1980 Olympics. David Zubero captured the lone Gator medal in the '80 Olympics as he swam his way to a bronze for Spain in the 100-meter butterfly Summer Olympic Games in Montreal In 1976, Tim McKee and 11 other UF athletes traveled to Montreal and again McKee came away with another swimming silver medal Summer Olympic Games in Munich The Olympic tradition for Gator letterwinners began in 1972 when track and field standout Ron Jourdan, swimmer Tim McKee and Harry Winkler (Track at UF, Team Handball at Olympics) exchanged the Orange and Blue of UF for the red, white and blue of the United States. Jourdan competed in the high jump, while McKee collected two silvers in Munich.

8 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City 1968 was the first year an athlete with UF ties won an Olympic medal only her medal came before those UF ties began. Catie Ball was 16 years old and about to start her junior year at Jacksonville Robert E. Lee High when she anchored the women s 4x100 relay in Mexico City. schools/ /story/where are they now olympic swimmer catieball condon (from Wikipedia) After the Olympics, Ball received a special scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida but effectively dropped out of competition swimming because there were no women's college swim teams at the time and because of her desire to lead a more "normal" life. As an undergraduate senior at the University of Florida, she was hired by athletic director Ray Graves to be the first head coach of the newly organized women's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) competition during the school year. In their first year of intercollegiate competition, Ball's Lady Gators swimmers were undefeated in dual meets and placed second at the AIAW national championship during her single-season tenure. Ball graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in education in 1973.