Ivy League Sports - Ivies in Athens 2004

The Ivy League's Complete History of the Olympic Games

Men's Athletics

Track and field has been the cornerstone of the Olympic Games since its inception in 1896. The Ivy League's presence has spanned just as long. Track and field is fittingly called 'Athletics' when the Olympics roll around. It is the essence of all other sports, with an emphasis on running, jumping and throwing.

In the first Olympiad, three Ivy Leaguers dominated the field events. Harvard's Ellery Harding Clark took home gold medals in the high jump and long jump, while fellow Crimson James Brendan Connolly took silver in the high jump and bronze in the long jump. His specialty, however, was the triple jump, where he took home the gold medal. Princeton's Robert Garrett, Jr. racked up four medals at the 1896 games, including gold medals in the discus and shot put. He also placed second to Clark in the high jump and tied Connolly in the long jump for two silver medals.

Connolly and Garrett, Jr. returned in 1900 for the most successful Olympics for Ivy Leaguers in history. Connolly won a silver medal in the triple jump, while Garrett, Jr. took bronze medals in the shot put and standing triple jump. It was three Penn athletes, though, who shined.

Alvin Kraenzlein led the way with gold medals in the long jump, 110-meter hurdles, 200-meter hurdles and the 60-meter dash. Dr. J. Walter B. Tewksbury earned five medals: gold in the 200 meters and 400-meter hurdles, silver in the 100-meter and 60-meter dashes and bronze in the 200-meter hurdles. Irving Baxter won golds in the high jump and pole vault and three silvers in the standing versions of the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Three other athletes, Penn's Josiah T. McCracken and Yalies Lewis and Richard Sheldon, won three medals at the 1900 Games.

Frederick Morgan Taylor took home medals in three straight Olympics from 1924 to 1932. He won the 400-meter hurdle gold in 1924 and followed that with two bronze medals in the same event in 1928 and 1932.

One of the most prolific runners in Ivy League history, Frank Shorter took gold in the prestigious marathon race in the 1972 Munich Games. He returned to the event in 1976, finishing with a silver medal in Montreal.

The most recent Ivy League medalist was Adam Nelson in 2000. Nelson, who has been ranked as high as No. 1 in the world, finished with a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics.

Name	School	Venue
A.C. Gilbert	Yale University	1908 London Summer Games
Adam Nelson	Dartmouth College	2000 Sydney Summer Games
Adam Nelson	Dartmouth College	2004 Athens Summer Games
Albert Hall	Cornell University	1956 Melbourne Summer Games
Albert Hall	Cornell University	1960 Rome Summer Games
Albert Hall	Cornell University	1964 Tokyo Summer Games
Albert Hall	Cornell University	1968 Mexico City Summer Games
Albert Rose	University of Pennsylvania	1924 Paris Summer Games
Albert Tyler	Princeton University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Alexander Grant	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Alma Richards	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Alvin C. Kraenzlein	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Arthur B. Shaw	Dartmouth College	1908 London Summer Games
August Wolf	Princeton University	1984 Los Angeles Summer Games
B.V.D. Hedges	Princeton University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Bayes Norton	Yale University	1924 Paris Summer Games
Benjamin M. Owens	University of Pennsylvania	1924 Paris Summer Games
Benjamin Rose	University of Pennsylvania	1924 Paris Summer Games
Bernard E. Berlinger, Sr.	University of Pennsylvania	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Bob Kempainen	Dartmouth College	1992 Barcelona Summer Games
Bob Kempainen	Dartmouth College	1996 Atlanta Summer Games
Charles Arthur Blake	Harvard University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Charles Chadwick	Yale University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Charles M. French	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
Charles Moore	Cornell University	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
Chris Lambert	Harvard University	2004 Athens Summer Games
Clarence Childs	Yale University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Curt Hampstead	Cornell University	1988 Seoul Summer Games
Daniel E. Dean	University of Pennsylvania	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
David C. Munson	Cornell University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
David Caldwell	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
David Connolly Hall	Brown University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Dixon Boardman	Yale University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Donald F. Lippincott	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Dr. E. Leroy Mercer	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Dr. George W. Orto	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Dr. J. Walter B. Tewksbury	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Dr. Jeffrey Kirk	University of Pennsylvania	1948 London Summer Games
Earl Eby	University of Pennsylvania	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Earl J. Thomson	Dartmouth College	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Edward A. Mechling	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Edward Cook	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
Edward Kirby	Cornell University	1924 Paris Summer Games
Edward L. Farrell	Harvard University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Edward O. Gourdin	Harvard University	1924 Paris Summer Games
Edward R. Bushnell	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Edwin E. Myers	Dartmouth College	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Edwin E. Myers	Dartmouth College	1924 Paris Summer Games
Ellery H. Clark	Harvard University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Ellery H. Clark	Harvard University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Fay Moulton	Yale University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Francis Hussey	Columbia University	1924 Paris Summer Games
Francis Lane	Princeton University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Frank Connor	Yale University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Frank Connor	Yale University	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
Frank Foss	Cornell University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Frank Shorter	Yale University	1972 Munich Summer Games
Frank Shorter	Yale University	1976 Montreal Summer Games
Frank W. Jarvis	Princeton University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Fred Weicher	Yale University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Frederick A. Samara	University of Pennsylvania	1976 Montreal Summer Games
Frederick Morgan Taylor	Dartmouth College	1924 Paris Summer Games
Frederick Morgan Taylor	Dartmouth College	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Frederick Morgan Taylor	Dartmouth College	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
Fritz Pollard, Jr.	Brown University	1936 Berlin Summer Games
Garrett P. Serviss, Jr.	Princeton University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Gene G. Venzke	University of Pennsylvania	1936 Berlin Summer Games
George L. Hill	University of Pennsylvania	1924 Paris Summer Games
George Shaw	Columbia University	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
George Shaw	Columbia University	1956 Melbourne Summer Games
Gerald H. Ashworth	Dartmouth College	1964 Tokyo Summer Games
Gordon Dukes	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Grant McDougal	University of Pennsylvania	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
Harold B. Enright	Dartmouth College	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Harry Babcock	Columbia University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Harry Porter	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
Harry T. Worthington	Dartmouth College	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Henry Russell	Cornell University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Herbert Jamison	Princeton University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Herbert L. Trube	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
Herbert Putnam	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Howard Fritz	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Howard G. Cann	Dartmouth College	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Irvin 'Bo' Roberson	Cornell University	1960 Rome Summer Games
Irving K. Baxter	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Ivan Dresser	Cornell University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
J. Coard Taylor	Princeton University	1924 Paris Summer Games
J. Oliver MacDonald	University of Pennsylvania	1924 Paris Summer Games
J.L. Eisele	Princeton University	1908 London Summer Games
Jack Watt	Cornell University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Jaime Annexy Fajardo	University of Pennsylvania	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
James B. Connolly	Harvard University	1896 Athens Summer Games
James B. Connolly	Harvard University	1900 Paris Summer Games
James E. 'Ted' Meredith	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
James E. 'Ted' Meredith	University of Pennsylvania	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
James Fuchs	Yale University	1948 London Summer Games
James Fuchs	Yale University	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
James Luck	Yale University	1964 Tokyo Summer Games
Jervis Burdick	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Jesse L. Montgomery	University of Pennsylvania	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
John Anderson	Cornell University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
John Anderson	Cornell University	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
John Baxter Taylor	University of Pennsylvania	1908 London Summer Games
John C. Carpenter	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
John Cregan	Princeton University	1900 Paris Summer Games
John DeWitt	Princeton University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
John N. Watters	Harvard University	1924 Paris Summer Games
John O. Johnstone	Harvard University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
John P. Halstead	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
John Paul Jones	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
John S. Collier	Brown University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Jon P. Anderson	Cornell University	1972 Munich Summer Games
Josiah C. McCracken	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Karl Warner	Yale University	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
Kenneth Caskey	Cornell University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong	Yale University	1972 Munich Summer Games
L.V. Howe	Yale University	1908 London Summer Games
Lawrance A. Brown	University of Pennsylvania	1924 Paris Summer Games
Lawrence A. Whitney	Dartmouth College	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Lee Talbot	Cornell University	1908 London Summer Games
Leroy T. Brown	Dartmouth College	1924 Paris Summer Games
Lesley Ashburner	Cornell University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Lewis Sheldon	Yale University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Lloyd Hahn	Brown University	1924 Paris Summer Games
Lloyd Hahn	Brown University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Lloyd P. Jones	University of Pennsylvania	1908 London Summer Games
Louis C. Madeira, III	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Malcolm W. Metcalf	Dartmouth College	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
Malcolm W. Metcalf	Dartmouth College	1936 Berlin Summer Games
Marc S. Wright	Dartmouth College	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Mark Thompson	Brown University	1992 Barcelona Summer Games
Maxwell Long	Columbia University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Meredith B. Colket	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Meredith Gourdine	Cornell University	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
Michael Aguilar	University of Pennsylvania	2004 Athens Summer Games
Michael Dorizas	University of Pennsylvania	1908 London Summer Games
Michael Dorizas	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
N. Penrose Hallowell, Jr.	Harvard University	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
Nathaniel A. Sherman	Dartmouth College	1908 London Summer Games
Nathaniel J. Cartmell	University of Pennsylvania	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Nathaniel J. Cartmell	University of Pennsylvania	1908 London Summer Games
Nick Sweeney	Harvard University	1992 Barcelona Summer Games
Nick Sweeney	Harvard University	1996 Atlanta Summer Games
Nick Sweeney	Harvard University	2000 Sydney Summer Games
Nick Sweeney	Harvard University	2004 Athens Summer Games
Norman Stephen Taber	Brown University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Pete Pfitzinger	Cornell University	1984 Los Angeles Summer Games
Pete Pfitzinger	Cornell University	1988 Seoul Summer Games
Peter Coghlan	Yale University	2000 Sydney Summer Games
Ralph Hills	Princeton University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Ralph Hills	Princeton University	1924 Paris Summer Games
Rich MacDonald	Yale University	1972 Munich Summer Games
Richard L. Hart	University of Pennsylvania	1956 Melbourne Summer Games
Richard Sheldon	Yale University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Richmond Landon	Yale University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Robert Bennett	Brown University	1948 London Summer Games
Robert Garrett, Jr.	Princeton University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Robert Garrett, Jr.	Princeton University	1900 Paris Summer Games
Robert W. Harwood	Harvard University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Rupert Thomas	Princeton University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Sabin Carr	Yale University	1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
Samuel B. Felton, Jr.	Harvard University	1948 London Summer Games
Samuel B. Felton, Jr.	Harvard University	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
Sherman G. Landers	University of Pennsylvania	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
T. Truxton Hare	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
T. Truxton Hare	University of Pennsylvania	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Tel Berna	Cornell University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Thaddeus B. McClain	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Thomas C. Laris	Dartmouth College	1968 Mexico City Summer Games
Thomas Campbell	Yale University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Thomas E. Burke	Harvard University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Thomas Gage	Cornell University	1972 Munich Summer Games
Thomas P. Curtis	Columbia University	1896 Athens Summer Games
Thomas R. Moffit	University of Pennsylvania	1908 London Summer Games
Thorsteinn T.D.E. Gislason	Dartmouth College	1972 Munich Summer Games
Tora Harris	Princeton University	2004 Athens Summer Games
Victor Frank, Jr.	Yale University	1948 London Summer Games
Vilhjalmur Einarsson	Dartmouth College	1956 Melbourne Summer Games
Vilhjalmur Einarsson	Dartmouth College	1960 Rome Summer Games
W.E. Drumheller	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
Walker Smith	Cornell University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Wallace M. McCurdy	University of Pennsylvania	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Walter Ashbaugh	Cornell University	1952 Helsinki Summer Games
Walter Dray	Yale University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Walter 'Duke' Wood	Cornell University	1936 Berlin Summer Games
Walter Leo Whalen	Harvard University	1920 Antwerp Summer Games
Ward McLanahan	Yale University	1904 St. Louis Summer Games
Wendell Mottley	Yale University	1964 Tokyo Summer Games
Wesley Oler, Jr.	Yale University	1912 Stockholm Summer Games
Willard L. Tibbetts, Jr.	Harvard University	1924 Paris Summer Games
William A. Carr	University of Pennsylvania	1932 Los Angeles Summer Games
William Comins	Yale University	1924 Paris Summer Games
William E. Stevenson	Princeton University	1924 Paris Summer Games
William H. Dinneen	Dartmouth College	1972 Munich Summer Games
William P. Remington	University of Pennsylvania	1900 Paris Summer Games
William Rand	Harvard University	1908 London Summer Games
William Welles Hoyt	Harvard University	1896 Athens Summer Games

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