Gator History at the Olympic Games (through 2016 Summer Games) UPDATED Aug. 22, 2016 Gator Student-Athletes Year-by-Year at the Olympic Games Countries Year Site UF Athletes Sports Medals Won Gold Silver Bronze Represented 1972 Munich 3 1 3 2 0 2 0 1976 Montreal 12 7 3 1 0 1 0 1980 Moscow 12* 6 2 1 0 0 1 1984 Los Angeles 28 10 5 21 14 5 2 1988 Seoul 23 7 5 15 5 4 6 1992 Barcelona 27 7 4 15 9 1 5 1992 Albertville (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1994 Lillehammer (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 30 11 5 6 1 4 1 1998 Nagano (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2000 Sydney 21 12 7 11 7 0 4 2002 Salt Lake City (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2004 Athens 25 12 5 7 4 2 1 2006 Torino (W) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2008 Beijing 36 19 7 16 5 6 5 2010 Vancouver (W) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2012 London 35 17 5 17 6 5 6 2016 Rio 30 16 4 13 8 3 2 292 appearances 40 Total (180 Gators) 14 126 60 33 33 177 Gators 38 Summer Games only 11 125 59 33 33 Winter Games only 3 Gators 2 1 1 1 0 0 *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) <<<<>>>> Gator Career Olympic Medal Winners, All-Time Top-10 Total Total Gator Country Sport Gold Silver Bronze Olympics Medals Ryan Lochte USA Swimming 4 12 6 3 3 Dara Torres USA Swimming 5 12 4 4 4 Mike Heath USA Swimming 1 4 3 1 0 Mary Wayte USA Swimming 2 4 2 1 1 Novlene Jamaica Track & Field 4 4 0 1 3 Williams-Mills Tracy Caulkins USA Swimming 2 3 3 0 0 Will Claye USA Track & Field 2 3 0 2 1 Kerron Clement USA Track & Field 3 3 2 1 0 Conor Dwyer USA Swimming 2 3 2 0 1 Nicole Haislett USA Swimming 1 3 3 0 0 Whitney USA Swimming 2 3 1 2 0 Hedgepeth Tim McKee USA Swimming 2 3 0 3 0 Dennis Mitchell USA Track & Field 3 3 1 1 1 Heather Mitts USA Soccer 3 3 3 0 0 Mark Stockwell Australia Swimming 1 3 0 2 1 Ashley Tappin USA Swimming 2 3 3 0 0 Most Olympic Medals Won by a Gator in one Olympiad Total Gator Country Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Medals 2000 Dara Torres USA Swimming 5 2 0 3 Sydney 2012 Ryan Lochte USA Swimming 5 2 2 1 London 1984 Los Mike Heath USA Swimming 4 3 1 0 Angeles 2008 Ryan Lochte USA Swimming 4 2 0 2 Beijing 1984 Los Tracy Caulkins USA Swimming 3 3 0 0 Angeles 1992 Nicole Haislett USA Swimming 3 3 0 0 Barcelona Whitney 1996 USA Swimming 3 1 2 0 Hedgepeth Atlanta 2008 Dara Torres USA Swimming 3 0 3 0 Beijing 1984 Los Mark Stockwell Australia Swimming 3 0 2 1 Angeles All-Time Gator Olympians, Ranked by Numbers of Olympic Games Participated (top-10) Numbers of Rank First Last Country Sport 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 Countries Year Site UF Athletes Sports Medals Won Gold Silver Bronze Represented 1984 Los Angeles 28 10 5 21 14 5 2 2012 London 35 17 5 17 6 5 6 2008 Beijing 36 19 7 16 5 6 5 1992 Barcelona 27 7 4 15 9 1 5 1988 Seoul 23 7 5 15 5 4 6 2016 Rio 30 16 4 13 8 3 2 2000 Sydney 21 12 7 11 7 0 4 2004 Athens 25 12 5 7 4 2 1 1996 Atlanta 30 11 5 6 1 4 1 1972 Munich 3 1 3 2 0 2 0 2010 Vancouver (W) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1980 Moscow 12* 6 2 1 0 0 1 1976 Montreal 12 7 3 1 0 1 0 2006 Torino (W) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2002 Salt Lake City (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1998 Nagano (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1994 Lillehammer (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1992 Albertville (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 292 Total appearances 40 14 126 60 33 33 (180 Gators) Summer Games only 177 Gators 38 11 125 59 33 33 Winter Games only 3 Gators 2 1 1 1 0 0 Total Gator Letterwinners at the Olympics, by Games Countries Year Site UF Athletes Sports Medals Won Gold Silver Bronze Represented 2008 Beijing 36 19 7 16 5 6 5 2012 London 35 17 5 17 6 5 6 2016 Rio 30 16 4 13 8 3 2 1996 Atlanta 30 11 5 6 1 4 1 1984 Los Angeles 28 10 5 21 14 5 2 1992 Barcelona 27 7 4 15 9 1 5 2004 Athens 25 12 5 7 4 2 1 1988 Seoul 23 7 5 15 5 4 6 2000 Sydney 21 12 7 11 7 0 4 1980 Moscow 12 6 2 1 0 0 1 1976 Montreal 12 7 3 1 0 1 0 1972 Munich 3 1 3 2 0 2 0 2002 Salt Lake City (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1998 Nagano (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1994 Lillehammer (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1992 Albertville (W) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2010 Vancouver (W) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2006 Torino (W) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 292 appearances Total 40 14 126 60 33 33 (180 Gators) Summer Games only 177 Gators 38 11 125 59 33 33 Winter Games only 3 Gators 2 1 1 1 0 0 *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: 2005-09): 2008 Barbados (Opening Ceremonies) Liston Bochette (UF: 1977-80): 1992 Albertville Shaune Fraser (UF: 2006-10): 2008 Cayman Island (Closing Ceremonies) Hilda Luthersdottir (UF: 2010‐14): 2016 Iceland (Closing Ceremonies) Enrico Linscheer (UF: 1992-94): 1996 Suriname (Opening Ceremonies) Anthony Nesty (UF: 1989-92): 1988 Suriname (Opening Ceremonies) and 2008 Suriname (Opening Ceremonies) <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>> 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.