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U.S. Collegiate Breakdown By The Numbers - 2020 Tokyo OlympicsPublished by
Information Compiled by Tom Lewis of USTFCCCA
- 1808 total athletes competed in Athletics in Tokyo (including relays, walks, and road racing events)
- 342 (18.9%) of the athletes competed at an U.S.-affiliated collegiate institution at some point in their careers and represented 75 countries in the Olympics -- athlete count by country (with 5 or more): USA 116, CAN 32, JAM 20, GBR 15, AUS 13, TTO 11, BAH 11, BAR 5, NGR 5 - 58 of the athletes competed at an U.S.-affiliated collegiate institution in 2021 and represented 27 countries in the Olympics -- athlete count by country: USA 17, TTO 5, JAM 4, BAH 4, CAN 3, ITA 2, GHA 2, BAR 2, one each: ANT, AUS, BIZ, BLR, EST, GBR, GRN, GUA, IRL, ISR, LBR, MDA, NZL, POL, RSA, SEY, SKN, VIN - Of the 123 athletes that competed for Team USA, 117 competed for a U.S.-affiliated collegiate institution at some point in their careers. 17 of the 116 competed for a collegiate institution in 2021. References to collegiate programs below are the last college that athlete attended.
Medalists (individual events)
* a collegian in 2021
GOLD (10)
Valarie ALLMAN (USA), Stanford -- Women's Discus Throw
Jasmine CAMACHO-QUINN (PUR), Kentucky -- Women's 100 Metres Hurdles Ryan CROUSER (USA), Texas -- Men's Shot Put André DE GRASSE (CAN), Southern California -- Men's 200 Metres Armand DUPLANTIS (SWE), LSU -- Men's Pole Vault Emmanuel Kipkurui KORIR (KEN), UTEP -- Men's 800 Metres Sydney MCLAUGHLIN (USA), Kentucky -- Women's 400 Metres Hurdles Shaunae MILLER-UIBO (BAH), Georgia -- Women's 400 Metres Athing MU (USA), Texas A&M* -- Women's 800 Metres Katie NAGEOTTE (USA), Ashland -- Women's Pole Vault SILVER (13)
Mohammed AHMED (CAN), Wisconsin -- Men's 5000 Metres
Kenneth BEDNAREK (USA), Indian Hills (Iowa) CC -- Men's 200 Metres Rai BENJAMIN (USA), Southern California -- Men's 400 Metres Hurdles Courtney FRERICHS (USA), New Mexico -- Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase Kendra HARRISON (USA), Kentucky -- Women's 100 Metres Hurdles Grant HOLLOWAY (USA), Florida -- Men's 110 Metres Hurdles Fred KERLEY (USA), Texas A&M -- Men's 100 Metres Joe KOVACS (USA), Penn State -- Men's Shot Put Patrícia MAMONA (POR), Clemson -- Women's Triple Jump Dalilah MUHAMMAD (USA), Southern California -- Women's 400 Metres Hurdles Christopher NILSEN (USA), South Dakota -- Men's Pole Vault Brittney REESE (USA), Ole Miss -- Women's Long Jump Raven SAUNDERS (USA), Ole Miss -- Women's Shot Put BRONZE (7)
Paul CHELIMO (USA), UNCG -- Men's 5000 Metres
André DE GRASSE (CAN), Southern California -- Men's 100 Metres Kirani JAMES (GRN), Alabama -- Men's 400 Metres Josh KERR (GBR), New Mexico -- Men's 1500 Metres Raevyn ROGERS (USA), Oregon -- Women's 800 Metres Molly SEIDEL (USA), Notre Dame -- Women's Marathon Gabrielle THOMAS (USA), Harvard -- Women's 200 Metres Medalists (relay events)
# competed in the heats
GOLD
Women's 4x400 Relay
Sydney MCLAUGHLIN (USA), Kentucky
Athing MU (USA), Texas A&M* Dalilah MUHAMMAD (USA), Southern California #Kendall ELLIS (USA), Southern California #Lynna IRBY (USA), Georgia #Wadeline JONATHAS (USA), South Carolina Men's 4x400 Relay
Rai BENJAMIN (USA), Southern California
Michael CHERRY (USA), LSU Bryce DEADMON (USA), Texas A&M* Michael NORMAN (USA), Southern California #Vernon NORWOOD (USA), LSU #Randolph ROSS (USA), North Carolina A&T* #Trevor STEWART (USA), North Carolina A&T* SILVER
Women's 4x100 Relay
Teahna DANIELS (USA), Texas
Javianne OLIVER (USA), Kentucky Jenna PRANDINI (USA), Oregon Gabrielle THOMAS (USA), Harvard #English GARDNER (USA), Oregon #Aleia HOBBS (USA), LSU Men's 4x100 Relay
Nethaneel MITCHELL-BLAKE (GBR), LSU
BRONZE
Men's 4x100 Relay
Aaron BROWN (CAN), Southern California
André DE GRASSE (CAN), Southern California Brendon RODNEY (CAN), LIU Mixed 4x400 Relay
Kendall ELLIS (USA), Southern California
Vernon NORWOOD (USA), LSU Trevor STEWART (USA), North Carolina A&T* #Bryce DEADMON (USA), Texas A&M* #Elija GODWIN (USA), Georgia* #Lynna IRBY (USA), Georgia #Taylor MANSON (USA), Florida* Most current/former collegians participants by program
(combined genders -- 5 or more)
Georgia: 14 Florida: 14 Southern California: 13 Florida State: 13 Oregon: 12 LSU: 10 Texas A&M: 9 Texas: 9 Kentucky: 8 Wisconsin: 7 UTEP: 7 Alabama: 7 Stanford: 6 Mississippi State: 6 Texas Tech: 5 Purdue: 5 Ohio State: 5 Michigan: 5 Houston: 5 British Columbia: 5 Arkansas: 5 More news |
