Colorado State University Athletics

Colorado State Olympians

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Colorado State has a long and storied history participating in the Olympic Games, both on Team USA and representing other nations. Below are a list of athletes who have attended Colorado State University who participated in the Olympics. Data for athletes who represented the United States of America is pulled from the Team USA database which can be found HERE.

 

NameSport/ Year At CSUOlympic SportEventYearCountryLocationMedals
GoldSilverBronze
Glenn MorrisFootball, Track & Field
(CSU: 1931-34)
Track and FieldDecathlon1936United StatesBerlin, Germany1  
Wendy Koenig KnudsonTrack & Field
(CSU: 1972-76)
Track and Field800 Meters1972United StatesMunich, West Germany   
800 Meters1976Montreal Quebec, Canada   
Pamela GreeneTrack & Field
(CSU: 1973-77)
Track and Field200 Meters1972United StatesMunich, West Germany   
200 Meters1976Moscow, Russia 1 
Greg DuHaimeTrack & Field
(CSU: 1973-77)
Track and Field3000 Meter Steeplechase 1984CanadaLos Angeles, California, United States   
Sherri Danielson*Volleyball
(CSU: 1982-85)
Volleyball Volleyball1988United StatesSeoul, South Korea   
David Turcotte*Basketball
(CSU: 1973-77)
BasketballBasketball1988CanadaSeoul, South Korea   
Basketball1992Barcelona, Spain   
Scott StollTrack & Field
(CSU: 1987-91)
BobsledBobsled1994United StatesLillehammer, Norway   
Amy Van DykenSwimming & Diving
(CSU: 1993-94)
Swimming100m Butterfly1996United StatesAtlanta, Georgia, United States1  
50m Freestyle1  
4x100m Medley1  
4x100 m Freestyle1  
Swimming4x100 m Medley2000Sydney, Australia1  
4x100 m Freestyle1  
Teri Klement Goldberg*Softball
(CSU 1988-91)
SoftballSoftball2000United StatesSydney, Australia   
Libbie Hickman Track & Field
(CSU 1983-87)
Track and Field10,000 Meters2000United StatesSydney, Australia   
Casey MaloneTrack & Field
(CSU: 1996-2000)
Track and FieldDiscus2004United StatesAthens, Greece   
Discus2008Beijing, China   
Loree SmithTrack & Field
(CSU: 2000-05)
Track and FieldHammer2008United StatesBeijing, China   
Becky HammonWomen's Basketball
(CSU: 1996-99)
Women's BasketballWomen's Basketball2008RussiaBeijing, China  1
Women's Basketball2012London, United Kingdom   
Janay DeLoachTrack & Field
(CSU: 2004-08)
Track and FieldLong Jump2012United StatesLondon, United Kingdom   
Long Jump2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  1
Andy OgideBasketball
(CSU: 2008-11)
BasketballBasketball2016NigeriaRio de Janeiro, Brazil   
Ben PinkelmanRugby^RugbyRugby2016United StatesRio de Janeiro, Brazil   
Lauren GaleTrack & Field
(CSU: 2019-Present)
Track and Field

4x400 Meter Relay

4x400 Meter Relay

2020

 2024

Canada

Canada

Tokyo, Japan

 Paris, France

   
Mostafa HassanTrack & Field
(CSU: 2015-18)
Track and Field

Shot Put

Shot Put

2020

 2024

Egypt

Egypt

Tokyo, Japan

 Paris, France

   
Shadae LawrenceTrack & Field
(CSU: 2018-19)
Track and FieldDiscus2020JamaicaTokyo, Japan   
Kim MestdaghWomen's Basketball 
(CSU: 2008-12) 
Women's BasketballWomen's Basketball2020BelgiumTokyo, Japan   
Hanne MestdaghWomen's Basketball 
(CSU: 2011-15)
Women's BasketballWomen's Basketball2020BelgiumTokyo, Japan   
Gian ClavellMen;s Basketball (CSU: 2012-17)Men's BasketballMen's Basketball2024Puerto RicoParis, France   


* Qualified for Olympic team as an alternate
Rugby is a club-level sport at Colorado State
# Ann Marie Flynn (1956, Track and Field) and Darius Young (1988, 1992, Shooting) attended Colorado State University but did not participate in collegiate sport.