Michigan in the Olympics
University of Michigan Medalists
U-M students, coaches and staff have won 185 Olympic Medals from 1900 to 2022.
Gold: 88
Silver: 52
Bronze: 55
Paralympic Competition: 2 gold and 6 silver, 1 bronze
The medal totals include coaches and staff who did not attend UM or were not on staff at the time they won:
Alvin Kraenzlein (1900, 4 gold, track)
Bruce Harlan (1948, 1 silver and 1 bronze, diving )
Doug Herland (1984, 1 bronze, rowing) Trish Roberts (1976, silver, women's
basketball), Kongzhen Li (1984 bronze diving), Bernice Orwig (2000, silver, water polo) Kenneth Jackson (1992, wrestling). Paralympics: Charles Aoki (2012, bronze, 2016, 2020, 2024 silver)
The medal totals include several swimmers (indicated by a *) who competed in preliminaries of relay events but not in the finals. The rules/practices on whether or not they were actually awarded medals changed over the years. Nine swimmers fall into this category Paul Samson (1928), Burwell Jones (1952), Dave Gillanders (1960), William Darnton (1960), Joan Spillane (1960, she won a gold in the 400 meter freestyle relay and swam in the qualifying round for the gold medal winning 400 meter medley relay team.) Carl Robie (1968), Bill Kennedy (1972), Davis Tarwater (2012), and (Katie DeLoof (2020) Charley Swanson (2024).
| Name | Year | Sport | Event | Medal | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dvorak, Charles | 1900 | Track | pole vault | silver | US |
| Hayes, Howard | 1900 | Track | 800 meters | silver | US |
| Kraenzlein, Alvin | 1900 | Track | 110m hurdles | gold | US |
| Kraenzlein, Alvin | 1900 | Track | 220m hurdles | gold | US |
| Kraenzlein, Alvin | 1900 | Track | 60 yd. dash | gold | US |
| Kraenzlein, Alvin | 1900 | Track | long jump | gold | US |
| McLean, John | 1900 | Track | high hurdles | silver | US |
| Coe, William | 1904 | Track | shot put | silver | US |
| Dvorak, Charles | 1904 | Track | pole vault | gold | US |
| Hahn, Archie | 1904 | Track | 100 meters | gold | US |
| Hahn, Archie | 1904 | Track | 200 meters | gold | US |
| Hahn, Archie | 1904 | Track | 60 meters | gold | US |
| Handy, Henry Jamison "Jam" | 1904 | Swimming | 440 yd breaststroke | bronze | US |
| Rose, Ralph | 1904 | Track | discus | silver | US |
| Rose, Ralph | 1904 | Track | hammer throw | bronze | US |
| Rose, Ralph | 1904 | Track | shot put | gold | US |
| Schule, Fred | 1904 | Track | 110 m. hurdles | gold | US |
| Hahn, Archie | 1906 | Track | 100 meters | gold | US |
| Dull, Gayle | 1908 | Track | 3 mile Team | silver | US |
| Garrells, John | 1908 | Track | 110m hurdles | silver | US |
| Garrells, John | 1908 | Track | shot put | bronze | US |
| Rose, Ralph | 1908 | Track | shot put | gold | US |
| Craig, Ralph | 1912 | Track | 100 meters | gold | US |
| Craig, Ralph | 1912 | Track | 200 meters | gold | US |
| Rose, Ralph | 1912 | Track | shot put | silver | US |
| Rose, Ralph | 1912 | Track | shot put-combined | gold | US |
| Johnson, Carl | 1920 | Track | long jump | silver | US |
| Brooker, James | 1924 | Track | pole vault | bronze | US |
| Handy, Henry Jamison "Jam" | 1924 | Water Polo | bronze | US | |
| Hubbard, William DeHart | 1924 | Track | long jump | gold | US |
| Ault, Garnet | 1928 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | bronze | Canada |
| Doherty, Ken | 1928 | Track | decathlon | bronze | US |
| Samson, Paul | 1928 | Swimming | 4x200m frrestyle relay | gold* | US |
| Christy, Jim | 1932 | Swimming | 100m freestyle | bronze | US |
| Degener, Richard | 1932 | Diving | springboard | bronze | US |
| Tolan, Eddie | 1932 | Track | 1500 meters | gold | US |
| Tolan, Eddie | 1932 | Track | 200 meters | gold | US |
| Robertson, Julian "Tex" | 1932 | Water Polo | bronze | US | |
| Degener, Richard | 1936 | Diving | springboard | gold | US |
| Harlan, Bruce | 1948 | Diving | 3 meter | bronze | US |
| Harlan, Bruce | 1948 | Diving | platform | silver | US |
| Sohl, Robert | 1948 | Swimming | 220m breaststroke | bronze | US |
| Davies, John | 1952 | Swimming | 200m breaststroke | gold | Australia |
| Jones, Burwell | 1952 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold* | US |
| Hanley, Dick | 1956 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | silver | US |
| Ikola, Willard | 1956 | Hockey | silver | US | |
| Matchefts, John | 1956 | Hockey | silver | US | |
| Welchli, John | 1956 | Rowing | coxless four | silver | US |
| White, Robert | 1956 | Hockey | bronze | Canada | |
| Darnton, William | 1960 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold* | US |
| Gillanders, Dave | 1960 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | bronze | US |
| Gillanders, Dave | 1960 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold* | US |
| Landstrom, Eeles | 1960 | Track | pole vault | bronze | Finland |
| Spillane, Joan | 1960 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Spillane, Joan | 1960 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold* | US |
| Webster, Robert | 1960 | Diving | platform | gold | US |
| Tore, Andras | 1960 | Canore | Canadian doubles | gold | Hungary |
| Bernard, Kent | 1964 | Track | 4x100m relay | bronze | Trinidad-Tobago |
| Clark, Emory | 1964 | Rowing | eight | gold | US |
| Duenkel, Ginny | 1964 | Swimming | 100m backstroke | bronze | US |
| Duenkel, Ginny | 1964 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Robie, Carl | 1964 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | silver | US |
| Smoke, Marcia Jones | 1964 | Kayaking | 500m singles | bronze | US |
| Webster, Robert | 1964 | Diving | platform | gold | US |
| Clawson, John | 1968 | Basketball | gold | US | |
| Corson, Marilyn | 1968 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | bronze | Canada |
| Gaxiola, Alvaro | 1968 | Diving | platform | silver | Mexico |
| Robie, Carl | 1968 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | gold | US |
| Robie, Carl | 1968 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold | US |
| Kennedy, Bill | 1972 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | bronze* | US |
| King, Micki | 1972 | Diving | 3 meter | gold | US |
| Mahony, Bill | 1972 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | bronze | Canada |
| Rydze, Dick | 1972 | Diving | platform | silver | US |
| Boggs, Phil | 1976 | Diving | 3 meter | gold | US |
| Downie, Gordon | 1976 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | bronze | Great Britain |
| Hubbard, Phil | 1976 | Basketball | gold | US | |
| McClatchey, Alan | 1976 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | bronze | Great Britain |
| Roberts, Trish | 1976 | Basketball | bronze | US | |
| Barton, Greg | 1984 | Kayaking | 1000m single | bronze | US |
| Diemer, Brian | 1984 | Track | 3000m steeplechase | bronze | US |
| Fraser, Steve | 1984 | Greco-Roman Wrestling | gold | US | |
| Gorski, Mark | 1984 | Cycling | 1000m sprint | gold | US |
| Herland, Doug | 1984 | Rowing | pairs with coxswain | bronze | US |
| Kimball, Bruce | 1984 | Diving | platform | silver | US |
| Larkin, Barry | 1984 | Baseball | silver | US | |
| Li, Kongzhen | 1984 | Diving | bronze | US | |
| Marriott, Ron | 1984 | Diving | 3 meter | bronze | US |
| Seufert, Chris | 1984 | Diving | platform | silver | US |
| Abbott, Jim | 1988 | Baseball | gold | US | |
| Barton, Greg | 1988 | Kayaking | 1000m double | gold | US |
| Barton, Greg | 1988 | Kayaking | 1000m single | gold | US |
| Lang, Brent | 1988 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Barrowman, Mike | 1992 | Swimming | 200m breaststroke | gold | US |
| Barton, Greg | 1992 | Kayaking | 1000m single | bronze | US |
| Borges, Gustavo | 1992 | Swimming | 100m freestyle | silver | Brazil |
| Brost, Todd | 1992 | Hockey | silver | Canada | |
| Namesnik, Eric | 1992 | Swimming | 400m. ind. medley | silver | US |
| Jackson, Kevin | 1992 | Wrestling | 82 kg | gold | US |
| Harlock, Dave | 1994 | Hockey | silver | Canada | |
| Borges, Gustavo | 1996 | Swimming | 100m freestyle | bronze | Brazil |
| Borges, Gustavo | 1996 | Swimming | 200m freestyle | silver | Brazil |
| Dolan, Tom | 1996 | Swimming | 400m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Malchow, Tom | 1996 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | silver | US |
| Namesnik, Eric | 1996 | Swimming | 400m ind. medley | silver | US |
| Arsenault, Samantha | 2000 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Borges, Gustavo | 2000 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | bronze | Brazil |
| Brundage, Jennifer | 2000 | Softball | gold | US | |
| Dolan, Tom | 2000 | Swimming | 200m ind. medley | silver | US |
| Dolan, Tom | 2000 | Swimming | 400m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Malchow, Tom | 2000 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | gold | US |
| Orwig, Bernice | 2000 | Water Polo | silver | US | |
| Ray, Elise | 2000 | Gymnastics | Team | bronze | US |
| Thompson, Chris | 2000 | Swimming | 1500m freestyle | bronze | US |
| Wouda, Marcel | 2000 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | bronze | Netherlands |
| Jacobson, Sada | 2004 | Fencing | individual saber | bronze | US |
| Johnson, Kate | 2004 | Rowing | eight | silver | US |
| Ketchum, Dan | 2004 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 100m butterfly | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 200m freestyle | bronze | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 200m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 400m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 4x100m free. relay | bronze | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2004 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Vanderkaay, Peter | 2004 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Armstrong, Betsey | 2008 | Water Polo | silver | US | |
| Jacobson, Sada | 2008 | Fencing | individual saber | silver | US |
| Jacobson, Sada | 2008 | Fencing | team saber | bronze | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 100m butterfly | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 200m freestyle | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 200m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 400m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 4x100m free. relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2008 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Singleton, Jerome | 2008 | Track (P) | 4x100m relay | gold | US |
| Singleton, Jerome | 2008 | Track (P) | 100m | silver | US |
| Vanderkaay, Peter | 2008 | Swimming | 200m freestyle | bronze | US |
| Vanderkaay, Peter | 2008 | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Willis, Nick | 2008 | Track | 1500m | silver | New Zealand |
| Davis, Meryl | 2010 | Ice Dancing | silver | US | |
| Johnson, Jack | 2010 | Hockey | silver | US | |
| White, Charlie | 2010 | Ice ancing | silver | US | |
| Armstrong, Betsey | 2012 | water polo | gold | US | |
| Clary, Tyler | 2012 | swimming | 200m backstroke | gold | US |
| Hanson, Janine | 2012 | rowing | women's eight | silver | US |
| Houchin, Charlie | 2012 | swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 100m butterfly | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 200m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | silver | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | silver | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Tarwater, Davis | 2012 | swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Vanderkaay, Peter | 2012 | Swimming | 40m freestyle | bronze | US |
| Hagelin, Carl | 2014 | Ice hockey | sillver | Sweden | |
| Davis, Meryl | 2014 | Ice dancing | gold | US | |
| Charlie White | 2014 | Ice dancing | gold | US | |
| Davis, Meryl | 2014 | Skating team event | bronze | US | |
| Charlie White | 2014 | Skating Team event | bronze | US | |
| Phelps, Michael | 2016 | Swimming | 100m butterfly | silver | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2016 | Swimming | 200m ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2016 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2016 | Swimming | 200m Ind. medley | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2016 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | gold | US |
| Jaeger, Connor | 2016 | Swimming | 1500m freestyle | silver | US |
| Elmore, Amanda | 2016 | Rowing | women's eight | gold | US |
| Schmetterling, Lauren | 2016 | Rowing | women's eight | gold | US |
| Willis, Nick | 2016 | Track | 1500m | bronze | New Zealand |
| Zardoski, Shelina | 2016 | Soccer | bronze | Canada | |
| Burns, Zach | 2016 | Rowing (Paralymics) | LTA Mixed Cox Four | silver | US |
| Ebbett, Andrew | 2018 | Hockey | silver | Canada | |
| Shibutani, Alex | 2018 | Ice Dancing | bronze | US | |
| Shibutani, Maia | 2018 | Ice Dancing | bronze | US | |
| Shibutani, Alex | 2018 | Ice Dancing Team | bronze | US | |
| Shibutani, Maia | 2018 | Ice Dancing Team | bronze | US | |
| Amine, Myles | 2020 | Wrestling | freestyle 86k | bronze | San Marino |
| Chidester, Amanda | 2020 | Softball | silver | US | |
| DeLoof, Catie | 2020 | Swimming | 4x100 free relay | bronze* | US |
| Haughey, Siobhán | 2020 | Swimming | 100m freestyle | silver | Hong Kong |
| Haughey, Siobhán | 2020 | Swimming | 200m freestyle | silver | Hong Kong |
| Hixon, Michael | 2020 | diving | 3m sync. diving | gold | US |
| MacNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 100m butterfly | gold | Canada |
| MacNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 4x100 freestyle relay | silver | Canada |
| MacNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | bronze | Canada |
| MacNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | bronze | Canada |
| Riviere,Jayde | 2020 | Soccer | gold | Canada | |
| Zadorsky, Shelina | 2020 | Soccer | gold | Canada | |
| Madison Chock | 2022 | Ice Dancing | Silver | US | |
| Evan Bates | 2022 | Ice Dancing | Silver | US | |
| Andrews, Abby | 2024 | water polo | silver | Australia | |
| Dent, Abby | 2024 | rowing | women's eight | silver | Canada |
| Haughey, Siobhán | 2024 | swimming | 100m freestyle | bronze | Hong Kong |
| Haughey, Siobhán | 2024 | swimming | 200m freestyle | bronze | Hong Kong |
| Juda, Steve | 2024 | gymnastics | team | bronze | US |
| Olsen, Elena | 2024 | rugby | bronze | US | |
| Richard, Fred | 2024 | gymnastics | team | bronze | US |
| Swanson, Charlie | 2024 | swimming | 4x100 medley relay | silver* | US |
| Swanson, Charlie | 2024 | swimming | 4x100 mixed medley relay | gold* | US |