Michigan in the Olympics
University of Michigan Medalists
U-M students, coaches and staff have won 185 Olympic Medals from 1900 to 2020.
Gold: 84
Silver: 47
Bronze: 52
Paralympic Competition: 1 gold and 1 silver
The medal totals include coaches 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).
| 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 |
| 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 | 1596 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mahoney, 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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) | 14x100m relay | gold | US |
| Singleton, Jerome | 2008 | Track (P) | 14x100m relay | 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 |
| Hourchin, 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 | gold | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 200m butterfly | silver | US |
| Phelps, Michael | 2012 | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | silver | US |
| Tarwater, Davis | 2012 | swimming | 4x200m freestyole relay | gold | US |
| Vanderkaay, Peter | 2012 | Swimming | 40m freestyle | bronze | US |
| 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 | 206 | 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 |
| Willis, Nick | 2016 | Track | 1500m | bronze | New Zealand |
| Zardoski, Shelina | 2016 | Soccer | bronze | Canada | |
| Ebbett, Andrew | 2018 | Hockey | silver | Canada | |
| Shibutani, Alex | 2018 | Ice Dancing | bronze | US | |
| Shibutani, Maia | 2018 | Ice Dancing | 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 |
| McNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 100m butterfly | gold | Canada |
| McNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 4x100 freestyle relay | silver | Canada |
| McNeil, Maggie | 2020 | Swimming | 4x100m medley relay | bronze | Canada |
| Riviere, Jayde | 2020 | Soccer | Team | gold | Canada |
| Zadorsky, Shelina | 2020 | Soccer | gold | Canada | |
| Madison Chock | 2022 | Ice Dancing | Silver | US | |
| Evan Bates | 2022 | Ice Dancing | Silver | US | |