Huskers in the Olympics Event Gold Silver Bronze 1912 (Stockholm) 100-Meter Dash 0 1 1 Lewis Anderson (USA), 1,500-Meter Run, DNQ
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2017 NEBRASKA TRACK & FIELD 79 NCAA CHAMPIONS | 632 ALL-AMERICANS | 29 NCAA TOP-FIVE TEAM FINISHES | 66 OLYMPIANS Medals by Event Huskers in the Olympics Event Gold Silver Bronze 1912 (Stockholm) 100-Meter Dash 0 1 1 Lewis Anderson (USA), 1,500-meter run, DNQ. 200-Meter Dash 1 0 1 4x100-Meter Relay 1 1 0 1936 (Berlin) 4x400-Meter Relay 0 0 1 Sam Francis (USA), shot put, fourth. 1956 (Melbourne) Keith Gardner (Jamaica), 110-meter hurdles, DNQ. 1960 (Rome) Joe Mullins (Canada), 800-meter run, DNQ; Keith Gardner (Jamaica), 4x400-meter relay, third. 1964 (Tokyo) Lynn Headley (Jamaica), 100-meter dash, DNQ. 1968 (Mexico City) Charlie Greene (USA), 100-meter dash, third; 4x100-meter relay, first; Clifton Forbes (Jamaica), 400-meter dash, DNQ; 4x100-meter relay, fourth; Lennox Burgher (Jamaica), triple jump, DNQ. 1972 (Munich) Leighton Priestley (Jamaica), 400-meter dash, DNQ; Garth Case (Jamaica), 400-meter dash, DNQ; Horace Levy (Jamaica), 100-meter dash, DNQ; Donald Quarrie (Jamaica), made 200-meter dash semifinals, injured during semifinal race. 1976 (Montreal) Donald Quarrie (Jamaica), 100-meter dash, second; 200-meter dash, first; Leighton Priestley (Jamaica), 4x400-meter relay, fifth. 1980 (Moscow) Donald Quarrie (Jamaica), made semifinals in 100-meter dash; 200-meter dash, third, 4x100-meter relay, DNQ. 1984 (Los Angeles) Donald Quarrie (Jamaica), made semifinals in 200-meter dash; 4x100-meter relay, second; Dennis Wallace (Jamaica), 4x400-meter relay, DNQ. 1988 (Seoul) Bill Trott (Bermuda), 100-meter dash, DNQ. 1992 (Barcelona) Tamas Molnar (Hungary), 400-meter dash, DNQ; Mark Jackson (Canada), 400-meter hurdles, DNQ. 1996 (Atlanta) Balazs Tolgyesi (Hungary), advanced to semifinals in 1,500-meter run, DNQ; Frank Mensah (Ghana), 110-meter hurdles, DNQ; Dieudonne Kwizera (Burundi), 1,500-meter run, DNQ. 2000 (Sydney) Jimmy Pino (Colombia), 200-meter dash, DNQ. 2004 (Athens) Nenad Loncar (Serbia and Montenegro), 110-meter hurdles, DNQ; Dmitrijs Milkevics (Latvia), 800-meter run, made semifinals. 2008 (Beijing) Dmitrijs Milkevics (Latvia), 800-meter run, DNQ; Dusty Jonas (USA), High Jump, t26th 2012 (London) Carl Myerscough (Great Britain), shot put, finished in qualification round; Janis Leitis Dmitrijs Milkevics competed in two Olympic Games in the 800-meter run. Milkevics was a three-time All-American at Nebraska, winning the 2005 NCAA outdoor championship and the 2006 Big 12 indoor (Latvia), 400-meter dash, made quarterfinals; Lehann Fourie (South Africa), 110-meter championship in the 800 meters. hurdles, made semifinals Olympic Representation by Event 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) Event Times Competed Most Recent Miles Ukaoma (Nigeria), 400-meter hurdles, finished in qualification round 100-Meter Dash 6 1988, Bill Trott (Bermuda) 200-Meter Dash 5 2000, Jimmy Pino (Colombia) 400-Meter Dash 5 2012, Janis Leitis (Latvia) 800-Meter Run 3 2008, Dmitrijs Milkevics (Latvia) 1,500-Meter Run 3 1996, Balazs Tolgyesi (Hungary) 1996, Dieudonne Kwizera (Burundi) 110-Meter Hurdles 4 2012, Lehann Fourie (South Africa) 400-Meter Hurdles 2 2016, Miles Ukaoma (Nigeria) 4x100-Meter Relay 4 1984, Donald Quarrie (Jamaica) 4x400-Meter Relay 3 1984, Dennis Wallace (Jamaica) High Jump 1 2008, Dusty Jonas (USA) Triple Jump 1 1968, Lennox Burgher (Jamaica) Shot Put 2 2012, Carl Myerscough (Great Britain) 142 @NUTRACKANDFIELD #HUSKERS.