Texas A&M Student-Athletes at the Rio Olympics
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M athletics has a record 28 current and former student-athletes competing in the Rio Olympics with opening ceremonies scheduled for the XXXI Olympiad, beginning Friday, August 5.
The previous best mark was the 2012 London Games when 23 Aggie student-athletes competed.
The website 12thMan.com has a special section with individual information on each Aggie representative.
Below the list of Texas A&M student-athletes is a list of former Olympic medal winners.
CURRENT & FORMER TEXAS A&M STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPETING IN RIO OLYMPICS
TEXAS A&M– 28
Cammile Adams—USA—Swimming—2011-14
DeAndre Jordan – USA – Basketball – 2007‐08
Maggie Malone—USA—Track & Field—2013-16
Shelbi Vaughan—USA—Track & Field—2013-16
Ameer Webb—USA—Track & Field—2012-13
Fabrice Lapierre – Australia – Track & Field—2003-06
Grant Nel – Australia – Diving – 2009‐2012
Latario Collile – Bahamas – Track & Field – 2015‐16
Shavez Hart – Bahamas – Track & Field – 2014‐16
Demetrius Pinder—Bahamas—Track & Field—2010-11
Sydney Pickrem – Canada – Swimming – 2015‐Pres.
Béryl Gastaldello – France – Swimming – 2014‐Pres.
Kanika Beckles—Grenada—Track & Field—2012-13
Bralon Taplin – Grenada – Track & Field – 2013‐15
Lindon Victor – Grenada – Track & Field – 2015‐Pres.
Brenessa Thompson – Guyana – Track & Field – 2015‐Pres.
Alia Atkinson—Jamaica—Swimming—2006-10
Simone Facey—Jamaica—Track & Field—2007-08
Antanas Kavaliauskas—Lithuanian—Men’s Basketball—2006-07
Liliana Ibanez – Mexico – Swimming – 2010‐15 (with a redshirt for the 2011‐12 season)
Olivia Ekpone’—Nigeria—Track & Field—2012-15
Jennifer Madu—Nigeria—Track & Field—2013-16
Ibukun Mayungbe—Nigeria—Track & Field—2011-14
Stephanie Malherbe—South Africa—Soccer— 2014-Pres.
Amini Fonua—Tonga—Swimming & Diving—2008-12
Janeil Bellille – Trinidad & Tobago – Track & Field – 2013‐14
Deon Lendore – Trinidad & Tobago – Track & Field – 2012‐15
Gerald Phiri—Zambia—Track & Field—2008-11
CURRENT STAFF (4)
Alleyne Francique – Grenada – Head Track & Field Coach (Texas A&M Assistant Coach)
Kris Grimes – Grenada – Assistant Track & Field Coach (Texas A&M Assistant Coach)
Steve Bultman—Mexico—Assistant Swimming Coach (Texas A&M Women’s Swimming Head Coach)
Shawn Price, Texas A&M Track & Field Media Relations will be working his sixth Olympic Games.
(*Cecil Bleiker ’96, former Texas A&M student assistant in the media relations office, serving as press officer for the USOC.)
TEXAS A&M SUMMER OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS
2012 Olympics—London
Jeneba Tarmoh track & field 4X100 relay USA gold
Demetrius Pinder track & field 4X400 relay USA gold
Deon Lendore track & field 4X400 relay Trinidad/Tobago bronze
Breeja Larson swimming 400 medley relay USA gold
2008 Olympics—Beijing
Christine Marshall swimming 800 free relay USA bronze
Stacy Sykora volleyball USA silver
2000 Olympics—Sydney
Jennifer McFalls softball USA gold
1996 Olympics—Atlanta
Randy Barnes track & field shot put USA gold
1992 Olympics—Barcelona
Mike Stulce track & field shot put USA gold
1988 Olympics—Seoul
Randy Barnes track & field shot put USA silver
Howard Davis track & field 4X400 relay Jamaica silver
1968 Olympics—Mexico City
Randy Matson track & field shot put USA gold
1964 Olympics—Tokyo
Randy Matson track & field shot put USA silver
1952 Olympics—Helsinki
Walt “Buddy” Davis track & field high jump USA gold
Darrow Hooper track & field shot put USA silver
Tetsuo Okamato swimming 1,500 free Brazil bronze
1948 Olympics—London
Art Harnden track & field 4X400 relay USA gold
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics