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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - DC 86 - 08-11-2016

I have a feeling that Stanford is fairly conservative in tabulating these medal counts, which I consider the correct approach.

However, consider Janet Evans: won three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics and a gold/silver at the 1992 Olympics. In between she competed for Stanford at the NCAA level. Post 1992 she attended Texas and then graduated from USC, although she did not compete at either school. Of course on USC's web site her five medals are included as part of their claim of winning more medals than any other university. She is a USC alum but IMO it's bogus to include her medals, which gets back to my point about inconsistency. Stanford is taking a more honest approach (which I endorse) but by not including the Heidens and Strugs (and many others) it is shortchanging itself since most readers are not going to discern that different criteria is being applied by different schools.

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - CTcard - 08-11-2016

(08-11-2016, 11:10 AM)Stymie link Wrote:I miss Ferrari and his knowledge of and experience in swimming.....

Perhaps I can help a bit.

I was also a swimmer, and my brother still coaches and swims in open water competitions. Most of the dirt I get comes from him.

The swimming community is really up in arms over the doping issue. My sense is that most of the swimmers from places outside of Russia and China were cheering on Lilly King for speaking out on Efimova. There are a few others that seem to fall into the category of "everybody knows they're doping even if they haven't tested positive". That's a dangerous category, because everybody doesn't quite KNOW, but it's enough to make me suspicious.

Maya DiRado is easy to cheer for. A Stanford legacy, very good student (probably even among Stanford students), apparently very friendly, and has kept at it past a few tough moments. Missed on the London games as she was fourth at trials in both IMs. Won her first NCAA title as a senior (2014), made her first Olympics this year, and is on a roll - which is what got her on the 4x200 free relay that she didn't qualify for it (or swim the 200 free at all) at trials.

USA is swimming well, but nine countries have won gold medals in swimming so far, which is a nice mix.

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - Farm93 - 08-11-2016

(08-11-2016, 02:30 PM)CTcard link Wrote:USA is swimming well, but nine countries have won gold medals in swimming so far, which is a nice mix.

A nice mix, for swimming.  Amazing how the Olympics has become a story of different regions and sports segments.

The Olympics is so fragmented.  Table tennis, judo, beach volleyball, weightlifting and swimming are probably all featured sports in a few countries.  Swimming is a big deal in the USA coverage, but I suspect it is not much more than a brief highlight reel for several European countries.  The IOC's quest to get as many countries interested in the Olympics means that everyone is watching a different 2016 Olympics.

With that I need to get home to watch handball!!  :P

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - BostonCard - 08-11-2016

Swimming is brobdingnagian in Australia.

BC

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - paloalto - 08-11-2016

I stumbled onto this article about Stanford athletes in the Olympics.  It doesn't add much to what the CARDboard viewers already know.

https://www.romper.com/p/why-do-so-many-olympians-attend-stanford-over-30-students-alums-made-it-to-rio-16153

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - 82lsju - 08-11-2016

in 2008

Breaking a university record, Stanford athletes raked in 25 medals during last month's Olympic Games.

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Stanford boasted more athletes than any other school at the Beijing Olympics, with 48 students and alumni competing for eight countries.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2008/september10/olympics-091008.html

in 2012

Thirty-nine Stanford athletes representing 14 sports from rowing to wrestling will compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/july/cardinal-olympic-athletes-072412.html

Fifteen Stanford athletes – past and present – came home from London with 16 Olympic medals.

http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2012/08/15/congratulations-to-stanfords-olympic-athletes/

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - Farm93 - 08-11-2016

(08-11-2016, 04:06 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:Swimming is of exceedingly large proportions in Australia.
BC

Sure, they are one of the swimming nine.

I can only imagine that handball is passionately watched by some group of countries too.  Ditto for Field Hockey.  Side note: that bright blue turf LOOKS awful, though I think London had the same awful scheme. 

Note to IOC:  Diving should be in a pool that looks blue and field hockey should be played on a field that looks green. 

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - Treebound - 08-11-2016

(08-11-2016, 01:24 PM)DC 86 link Wrote:I have a feeling that Stanford is fairly conservative in tabulating these medal counts, which I consider the correct approach.

However, consider Janet Evans: won three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics and a gold/silver at the 1992 Olympics. In between she competed for Stanford at the NCAA level. Post 1992 she attended Texas and then graduated from Unbelievably Spoiled Children, although she did not compete at either school. Of course on Unbelievably Spoiled Children's web site her five medals are included as part of their claim of winning more medals than any other university. She is a Unbelievably Spoiled Children alum but IMO it's bogus to include her medals, which gets back to my point about inconsistency. Stanford is taking a more honest approach (which I endorse) but by not including the Heidens and Strugs (and many others) it is shortchanging itself since most readers are not going to discern that different criteria is being applied by different schools.

Thanks for your thoughts on this DC.  The Janet Evans example is exactly the discussion I was having with an SC alum.  Evans is listed first in some of their website stories!  Note that I couldn't find her on UT's site.  Stanford has not compiled (or at least made public) a list of all its Olympic participants or its medal winners.  As Eric and I showed, Stanford's sites differ on the medal total.  I think that creating such a list would be a worthy undertaking and the AD can vet it with people like BobK, Terry, Rutter and others that will likely spot omissions!

I agree that its a slippery slope and of course SC takes the most advantageous approach.  Using their formula, my sense is that we may well have more participants and medal winners overall?  I believe we would clearly lead for Team USA participants and medal winners.  The press is using this info and putting out stories, and I would rather have these based on a level playing field of data.  I think the AD should make a list of all Olympic participants and medal winners and note those that didn't actually participate in said sport while at Stanford.  I think per a prior comment, Stanford considers you an alum if you attended at least 3 quarters in a row. 

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - 82lsju - 08-11-2016

(08-11-2016, 04:55 PM)Treebound link Wrote:Stanford has not compiled (or at least made public) a list of all its Olympic participants or its medal winners.  As Eric and I showed, Stanford's sites differ on the medal total.  I think that creating such a list would be a worthy undertaking and the AD can vet it with people like BobK, Terry, Rutter and others that will likely spot omissions!

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2016/7/7/athletics-bound-for-rio.aspx

under medal count

2012 •Â  London, England

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Foluke Akinradewo USA Women's Volleyball  Indoor Silver
Nicole Barnhart USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
Bob Bryan USA Men's Tennis Doubles Gold
Mike Bryan USA Men's Tennis Doubles Gold
Mixed Doubles Bronze
Rachel Buehler USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
Annika Dries USA Women's Water Polo -- Gold
Kristian Ipsen USA Men's Diving 3-Meter Synchro Springboard Bronze
Elle Logan USA Women's Rowing Coxed Eight Gold
Lia Neal USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Bronze
Kelley O'Hara USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
Melissa Seidemann USA Women's Water Polo -- Gold
Jessica Steffens USA Women's Water Polo -- Gold
Maggie Steffens USA Women's Water Polo -- Gold
Logan Tom USA Women's Volleyball Indoor Silver
Brenda Villa USA Women's Water Polo -- Gold
Kerri Walsh USA Women's Volleyball Beach Gold
17 Total » Gold (12) •Â  Silver (2) •Â  Bronze (3) 

2008 •Â  Beijing, China

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Tony Azevedo USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Nicole Barnhart USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
Layne Beaubin USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Elaine Breeden USA Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Silver
Bob Bryan USA Men's Tennis Doubles Bronze
Mike Bryan USA Men's Tennis Doubles Bronze
Rachel Buehler USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
John Gall USA Baseball -- Bronze
Gabe Gardner USA Men's Volleyball Indoor Gold
Alison Gregorka USA Women's Water Polo -- Silver
Kevin Hansen USA Men's Volleyball Indoor Gold
Peter Hudnut USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Adam Kreek CAN Men's Rowing Coxed Eight Gold
Lauren Lappin USA Softball -- Silver
Elle Logan USA Women's Rowing Coxed Eight Gold
Jessica Mendoza USA Softball -- Silver
Ogonna Nnamani USA Women's Volleyball Indoor Silver
Julia Smit USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Silver
800m Freestyle Relay Bronze
Jessica Steffens USA Women's Water Polo -- Silver
Logan Tom USA Women's Volleyball Indoor Silver
Peter Varellas USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Brenda Villa USA Women's Water Polo -- Silver
Kerri Walsh USA Women's Volleyball Beach Gold
Ben Wildman-Tobriner USA Men's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
25 Total » Gold (8) •Â  Silver (13) •Â  Bronze (4)

2004 •Â  Athens, Greece

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Margie Dingeldein USA Women's Water Polo -- Bronze
Erin Dobratz USA Synchronized Swimming Team Bronze
Ellen Estes USA Women's Water Polo -- Bronze
Julie Foudy USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
Jackie Frank USA Women's Water Polo -- Bronze
Tara Kirk USA Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Silver
Sara Lowe USA Synchronized Swimming Team Bronze
Samantha Magee USA Women's Rowing Coxed Eights Silver
Jessica Mendoza USA Softball -- Gold
Patricia Miranda USA Wrestling Freestyle Flyweight (48kg) Bronze
Markus Rogan AUT Men's Swimming 100m Backstroke Silver
200m Backstroke Silver
Toby Stevenson USA Men's Track & Field Pole Vault Silver
Jenny Thompson USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Silver
400m Medley Relay Silver
Brenda Villa USA Women's Water Polo -- Bronze
Kerri Walsh USA Women's Volleyball Beach Gold
17 Total » Gold (3) •Â  Silver (7) •Â  Bronze (7)

2000 •Â  Sydney, Australia

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Amy Chow USA Women's Gymnastics Team All-Around Bronze
Ellen Estes USA Women's Water Polo -- Silver
Julie Foudy USA Women's Soccer -- Silver
Chryste Gaines USA Women's Track & Field 4x100m Relay Bronze
Misty Hyman USA Women's Swimming 200m Butterfly Gold
Jenny Thompson USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
800m Freestyle Relay Gold
100m Freestyle Bronze (tie)
Brenda Villa USA Women's Water Polo -- Silver
Tom Wilkens USA Men's Swimming 200m Individual Medley Bronze
11 Total » Gold (4) •Â  Silver (3) •Â  Bronze (4)

1996 •Â  Atlanta, Georgia

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Jennifer Azzi USA Women's Basketball -- Gold
Amy Chow USA Women's Gymnastics Team All-Around Gold
Amy Chow USA Women's Gymnastics Uneven Bars Silver
Julie Foudy USA Women's Soccer -- Gold
Catherine Fox USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
Chryste Gaines USA Women's Track 4x100m Relay Gold
Kurt Grote USA Men's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Gold
A.J. Hinch USA Baseball -- Bronze
Joe Hudepohl USA Men's Swimming 800m Freestyle Relay Gold
Lisa Jacob USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
800m Freestyle Relay Gold
Jair Lynch USA Men's Gymnastics Parallel Bars Silver
Heather Olson USA Synchronized Swimming Team Gold
Jeff Rouse USA Men's Swimming 100m Backstroke Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
Katy Steding USA Women's Basketball -- Gold
Kent Steffes USA Men's Volleyball Beach Gold
Jenny Thompson USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
800m Freestyle Relay Gold
21 Total » Gold (18) •Â  Silver (2) •Â  Bronze (1)

1992 •Â  Barcelona, Spain

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Janet Evans USA Women's Swimming 800m Freestyle Gold
400m Freestyle Silver
Scott Fortune USA Men's Volleyball Indoor Bronze
Joe Hudepohl USA Men's Swimming 400m Free Relay (Leadoff) Gold
800m Free Relay (Leadoff) Bronze
Lea Loveless USA Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay (Back) Gold
100m Backstroke Bronze
Pablo Morales USA Men's Swimming 100m Butterfly Gold
400m Medley Relay (Fly) Gold
Kim Oden USA Women's Volleyball Indoor Bronze
Jeff Rouse USA Men's Swimming 400m Medley Relay (Back) Gold
100m Backstroke Silver
Summer Sanders USA Women's Swimming 200m Butterfly Gold
400m Medley Relay (Fly) Gold
200m Individual Medley Silver
400m Individual Medley Bronze
Jenny Thompson USA Women's Swimming 400m Free Relay (Anchor) Gold
400m Medley Relay (Free) Gold
100m Freestyle Silver
19 Total » Gold (10) •Â  Silver (4) •Â  Bronze (5)

1988 • Seoul, Korea

Name Country Sport Event Medal
James Bergeson USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Jody Campbell USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Janet Evans USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Gold
800m Freestyle Gold
400m Individual Medley Gold
Scott Fortune USA Men's Volleyball Indoor Gold
Allison Higson CAN Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Bronze
Janel Jorgensen USA Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Silver
Craig Klass USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Tim Mayotte USA Men's Tennis Singles Silver
Jay Mortenson USA Men's Swimming 400m Medley Relay (prelims) Gold
Anthony Mosse NZL Men's Swimming 200m Butterfly Bronze
Alan Mouchawar USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
John Pescatore USA Men's Rowing Coxed Eights Bronze
Jon Root USA Men's Volleyball Indoor Gold
15 Total » Gold (6) •Â  Silver (6) •Â  Bronze (3)

1984 • Los Angeles, California

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Doug Burke USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Jody Campbell USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Chris Dorst USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Jenna Johnson USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
100m Butterfly Silver
Sheryl Johnson USA Field Hockey -- Bronze
Drew McDonald USA Men's Water Polo -- Silver
Pablo Morales USA Men's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Gold
100m Butterfly Silver
200m Individual Medley Silver
Susan Rapp USA Women's Swimming 200m Breaststroke Silver
12 Total » Gold (3) •Â  Silver (8) •Â  Bronze (1)

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - 82lsju - 08-11-2016

1980 • Moscow, Soviet Union (U.S. Boycott)


1976 • Montreal, Canada

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Mike Bruner USA Men's Swimming 200m Butterfly Gold
800m Freestyle Relay Gold
John Hencken USA Men's Swimming 100m Breaststroke Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
200m Breaststroke Silver
Linda Jezek USA Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Silver
Kim Peyton USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
Lynn Silliman USA Women's Rowing Coxed Eights Bronze
8 Total » Gold (5) •Â  Silver (2) •Â  Bronze (1)



1972 • Munich, West Germany

Name Country Sport Event Medal
John Hencken USA Men's Swimming 100m Breaststroke Bronze
200m Breaststroke Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
Mitch Ivey USA Men's Swimming 200m Backstroke Silver
John Parker USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Gary Sheerer USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
6 Total » Gold (2) •Â  Silver (1) •Â  Bronze (3)

1968 • Mexico City, Mexico

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Greg Buckingham USA Men's Swimming 200m Individual Medley Silver
John Ferris USA Men's Swimming 200m Individual Medley Bronze
200m Butterfly Bronze
Larry Hough USA Men's Rowing Coxless Pairs Silver
Mitch Ivey USA Men's Swimming 200m Backstroke Silver
Brian Job USA Men's Swimming 200m Breaststroke Bronze
Bill Toomey USA Men's Track & Field Decathlon Gold
7 Total » Gold (1) •Â  Silver (3) •Â  Bronze (3)

1964 • Tokyo, Japan

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Ed Ferry USA Men's Rowing Coxed Pairs Gold
Dick Lyon USA Men's Rowing Coxless Fours Bronze
Kent Mitchell USA Men's Rowing Coxed Pairs Gold
Sharon Stouder Clark USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
100m Butterfly Gold
100m Freestyle Silver
Dick Roth USA Men's Swimming 400m Individual Medley Gold
Dave Weill USA Men's Track & Field Discus Bronze
9 Total » Gold (6) •Â  Silver (1) •Â  Bronze (2)



1960 • Rome, Italy

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Dan Aryault USA Men's Rowing Coxless Fours Gold
Anne Cribbs USA Women's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Gold
Dick Draeger USA Men's Rowing Coxed Pairs Bronze
Paul Hait USA Men's Swimming 400m Medley Relay Gold
George Harrison USA Men's Swimming 800m Freestyle Relay Gold
Kent Mitchell USA Men's Rowing Coxed Pairs Bronze
Chris von Saltza Olmstead USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Gold
400m Medley Relay Gold
400m Freestyle Gold
100m Freestyle Silver
10 Total » Gold (7) •Â  Silver (1) •Â  Bronze (2)

1956 • Melbourne, Australia

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Dan Aryault USA Men's Rowing Coxed Pairs Gold
James Fifer USA Men's Rowing Coxless Pairs Gold
Duvall Hecht USA Men's Rowing Coxless Pairs Gold
Kurt Seiffert USA Men's Rowing Coxed Pairs Gold
Nancy Simon Peterson USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Silver
Ron Tomsic USA Men's Basketball -- Gold
Jim Walsh USA Men's Basketball -- Gold
7 Total » Gold (6) •Â  Silver (1)

1952 • Helsinki, Finland

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Bob Mathias USA Men's Track & Field Decathlon Gold
1 Total » Gold (1)

1948 • London, England

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Brenda Helser de Morelos USA Women's Swimming 400m Freestyle Relay Silver
Bob Mathias USA Men's Track & Field Decathlon Gold
2 Total » Gold (1) •Â  Silver (1)
1944 • London, England (World War II)

1940 • Helsinki, Finland (World War II)

1936 • Berlin, Germany

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Gordon Dunn USA Men's Track & Field Discus Silver
Marjorie Gestring Bowman USA Women's Diving Springboard Gold
2 Total » Gold (1) •Â  Silver (1)

1932 • Los Angeles, California

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Frank Booth USA Men's Swimming 800m Freestyle Relay Silver
Austin Clapp USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Hec Dyer USA Men's Track & Field 4x100m Relay Gold
Ben Eastman USA Men's Track & Field 400 Meters Silver
Henry LaBorde USA Men's Track & Field Discus Silver
Harold McCalister USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Bill Miller USA Men's Track & Field Pole Vault Gold
Wally O'Connor USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Harlow Rothert USA Men's Track & Field Shot Put Silver
Calver Strong USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Ted Wiget USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
11 Total » Gold (2) •Â  Silver (4) •Â  Bronze (5)

1928 • Amsterdam, Holland

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Austin Clapp USA Men's Swimming 800m Freestyle Relay Gold
Pete Desjardins USA Men's Diving Platform Gold
Springboard Gold
Bob King USA Men's Track & Field High Jump Gold
Bud Spencer USA Men's Track & Field 4x400m Relay Gold
5 Total » Gold (5)

1924 • Paris, France

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Arthur Austin USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Phillip Clark USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Norman Cleveland USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Robert H. Coleman Devereaux USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Elmer Collett USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Dudley DeGroot USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Pete Desjardins USA Men's Diving Springboard Silver
Dave Fall USA Men's Diving Platform Silver
Linn Farrish USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Reggie Harrison USA Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
Glenn Hartranft USA Men's Track & Field Shot Put Silver
Richard Hyland USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Wally O'Connor USA Men's Swimming 800m Freestyle Relay Gold
Men's Water Polo -- Bronze
John Patrick USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Clarence Pinkston USA Men's Diving Platform Bronze
Springboard Bronze
William Rodgers USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Charles Webster Doe, Jr. USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Al White USA Men's Diving Platform Gold
Springboard Gold
21 Total » Gold (12) •Â  Silver (3) •Â  Bronze (6)

1920 • Antwerp, Belgium

Name Country Sport Event Medal
Danny Carroll USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Morris Kirksey USA Men's Track & Field 4x100m Relay Gold
100 Meters Silver
Men's Rugby -- Gold
Feg Murray USA Men's Track & Field 110m High Hurdles Bronze
John Norton USA Men's Track & Field 400m Hurdles Silver
John Patrick USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Clarence Pinkston USA Men's Diving Platform Gold
Springboard Silver
C.E. Righter USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Norman Ross USA Men's Swimming 400m Freestyle Gold
1500m Freestyle Gold
800m Freestyle Relay Gold
Dink Templeton USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Charles Webster Doe, Jr. USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
Heaton Wrenn USA Men's Rugby -- Gold
16 Total » Gold (12) •Â  Silver (3) •Â  Bronze (1)

1916 • Berlin, Germany (World War I)


1912 • Stockholm, Sweden

Name Country Sport Event Medal
George Horine USA Men's Track & Field High Jump Bronze
1 Total » Bronze (1)

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - DC 86 - 08-11-2016

(08-11-2016, 04:55 PM)Treebound link Wrote:I think the AD should make a list of all Olympic participants and medal winners and note those that didn't actually participate in said sport while at Stanford.

Thanks, Treebound.

I don't think lack of participation at Stanford is a disqualifier. For example, Debi Thomas didn't compete for Stanford but she was a full time student during the time that she trained for and competed in the 1988 Olympics. If Katie Ledecky enrolls this fall but elects to compete professionally instead of collegiately I would still consider her part of Stanford's contingent at this and future Olympics. The problem remains some schools' very liberal interpretation of the numbers which seems to include anyone who attended, even if it was long after the time that they earned their Olympic medals.

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - Treebound - 08-11-2016

Eric,
Thanks for posting, I hadn't seen the Summer Olympics breakout on Go Stanford - my bad :P

Thanks too for the reminder on Ferrari...for some reason I buried that thread in my mind post Garvin's defection!


In scrolling through the list, it looks like all of Stanford's medals are for team USA except for 3 (Can, Aut, and Nzl).  I'm still curious as to where the 280 count came from on the main Stanford site?  I think both you and DC are correct in that the AD has created a more conservative list here and obviously excluded the Winter games.   

Given that Stanford has the most NCAA individual titles, I'm guessing that if the AD compiled a list of all of our Olympic competitors, we may well be ahead of SC on that count as well.  Let's see if Earl and co can generate that list.

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - needle - 08-11-2016

Simone!

Ties for the gold! Great reaction upon realizing her victory. I had no idea ties were possible, but it's historic for a different reason: she is the first African-American woman to win a medal in an individual Olympic swimming event.

https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/763927817662832640

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - DC 86 - 08-11-2016

Her post-race interview was very moving, wonderful to see someone so happy. It seemed as if she still didn't believe she had won. Also very sweet to see her, Lia Neal, Maya DiRado and Greg Meehan all crying together ten minutes after the race.

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - BobK - 08-11-2016

Al Oerter was an awesome athlete one of my all time favorites but what is his connection to Stanford ?

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - DC 86 - 08-11-2016

My mistake, I was thinking of Bill Toomey, who I now see is listed as a Stanford Olympian on the gostanford site. He competed in track and field as an undergrad for Colorado and then received a Master's degree in Education from Stanford. By my criteria he doesn't really qualify but looking at USC and UCLA's list of medal winners they have athletes with much more tenuous connections.

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - amartinsu13 - 08-11-2016

Here's a wonderful interview with Simone after the race, and also a great embrace with her Stanford coach and teammates: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/simone-manuel-medal-not-just-me-100m-free

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - amartinsu13 - 08-11-2016

Also, not a Cardinal moment, but a great Olympic moment.  Fiji won their first ever medal at the Olympics, and it was Gold in Rugby 7s. 

After beating Great Britain, the team sang a Fijian version of "We Will Overcome": https://streamable.com/tls8

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - cardfan77 - 08-12-2016

(08-11-2016, 11:22 PM)amartinsu13 link Wrote:Here's a wonderful interview with Simone after the race, and also a great embrace with her Stanford coach and teammates: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/simone-manuel-medal-not-just-me-100m-free

This was such a beautiful moment.  So proud!

Anyone has a video clip of her medal presentation?

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Re: Stanford athletes schedules & performances in the Olympics - cardfan77 - 08-12-2016

Stanford W. swimming and diving team will be hard to beat with Manuel, Ladecky and Cook on the team. The team is loaded with great talents.

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