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One-hundred-thirty-nine Ivy Leaguers have now combined to win 169 Olympic gold medals.

Five Gold Medals
Donald Schollander (Yale '68), Swimming, 1964 Tokyo & 1968 Mexico City

Four Gold Medals
Alvin C. Kraenzlein (Penn), Track & Field, 1900 Paris

Three Gold Medals
Stephen Clark (Yale '65), Swimming, 1960 Rome & 1964 Tokyo
Karl T. Frederick (Princeton '03), Shooting, 1920 Antwerp
James McLane (Yale '53), Swimming, 1948 London & 1952 Helsinki

Two Gold Medals
Irving Baxter (Penn), Track & Field, 1900 Paris
David Berkoff (Harvard '89), Swimming, 1988 Seoul & 1992 Barcelona
Thomas E. Burke (Harvard '01), Track & Field, 1896 Athens
Richard Button (Harvard '52), Figure Skating, 1948 St. Moritz & 1952 Oslo
Bill Carr (Penn), Track & Field, 1932 Los Angeles
Ellery H. Clark (Harvard '96), Track & Field, 1896 Athens
Nelson Diebel (Princeton '94), Swimming, 1992 Barcelona
Edward Eagan (Yale '21S), Boxing, 1920 Antwerp & Bobsledding, 1932 Lake Placid
Jeffrey Farrell (Yale '63MA), Swimming, 1960 Rome
Robert Garrett Jr. (Princeton '97), Track & Field, 1896 Athens
Ted Meredith (Penn), Track & Field, 1912 Stockholm
Albina Osipowich (Brown '33), Swimming, 1928 Amsterdam
John A. Shea (Dartmouth '34), Speed Skating, 1932 Lake Placid
Walter Tewksbury (Penn), Track & Field, 1900 Paris
Beals Coleman Wright (Harvard '03), Tennis, 1904 St. Louis
Richard Wailes (Yale '58E), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne & 1960 Rome
Kay Worthington (Penn ), Rowing, 1992 Barcelona

One Gold Medal
Charles Ackerly (Cornell '20), Wrestling, 1920 Antwerp
Chris Ahren (Princeton '98), Rowing, 2004 Athens
Tenley Albright (Harvard '53), Figure Skating, 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
John Anderson (Cornell '29), Track & Field, 1932 Los Angeles
Dana Antal (Cornell), Ice Hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City (Canada)
Gerald H. Ashworth (Dartmouth '63), Track & Field, 1964 Tokyo
Michael Austin (Yale), Swimming, 1964 Tokyo
Harry Babcock (Columbia '12), Track & Field, 1912 Stockholm
Peter J. Barrett (Cornell '57), Sailing, 1968 Mexico City
William Becklean (Yale '58), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Donald A.E. Beer (Yale '57E), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Norman Bellingham (Harvard), Kayaking, 1988 Seoul
Tell Berna (Cornell '12), Track & Field, 1912 Stockholm
Jennifer Botterill (Harvard '02), Ice Hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City (Canada)
William Bradley (Princeton '65), Basketball, 1964 Tokyo
Correne Bredin (Dartmouth '02), Ice Hockey, 2002 (Canada)
Boyce Budd (Yale '61), Rowing, 1964 Tokyo
Leonard Carpenter (Yale '24), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Sabin Carr (Yale '98),Track & Field, 1928 Amsterdam
Nate Cartmell (Penn), Track & Field, 1908 London
Dr. Britton Chance (Penn '35, '40), Yachting, 1952 Helsinki
Thomas Charlton (Yale '56), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Emory Clark (Yale '60), Rowing, 1964 Tokyo
Robert B. Cleary (Harvard '58), Ice Hockey, 1960 Squaw Valley
William J. Cleary Jr. (Harvard '56), Ice Hockey, 1960 Squaw Valley
James B. Connolly (Harvard '96), Track & Field, 1896 Athens
Edward Cook (Cornell '10), Track & Field, 1908 London
John Cooke (Yale '58E), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Thomas P. Curtis (Columbia), Track & Field, 1896 Athens
Eleanor S. Daniel (Penn '73), Swimming, 1968 Mexico City
George Dole (Yale '06, '07MA), Wrestling, 1908 London
Ivan Dresser (Cornell), Track & Field, 1920 Antwerp
Henry C. Egan (Harvard '05), Golf, 1904 St. Louis
Walter E. Egan (Harvard '06), Golf, 1904 St. Louis
Caldwell Esselstyn (Yale '56), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Mike Evans (Princeton '81), Rowing, 1984 Los Angeles (Canada)
Frank Foss (Cornell '17), Track & Field, 1920 Antwerp
Alfred Gilbert (Yale '09M), Track & Field, 1908 London
Jed Graef (Princeton '64), Swimming, 1964 Tokyo
H.N. Grieb (Yale '07), Gymnastics, 1904 St. Louis
Charles Grimes (Yale '57), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
William Welles Hoyt (Harvard '98), Track & Field, 1896 Athens
Sarah Hughes (Yale), Figure Skating, 2002 Salt Lake City
Francis T. (Frank) Hunter (Cornell '16), Tennis, 1924 Paris
Francis Hussey (Columbia '31), Track & Field, 1924 Paris
F.W. Jarvis (Princeton '00), Track & Field, 1900 Paris
Hayes A. Jenkins (Harvard '59), Figure Skating, 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Helen Johns (Brown '36), Swimming, 1932 Los Angeles
Becky Kellar (Brown '97), Ice Hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City (Canada)
Katie King (Brown '97), Women's Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
Howard Kingsbury (Yale '26), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Peter M. Kirby (Dartmouth '54), Bobsledding, 1964 Innsbruck (Canada)
Richmond Landon (Yale '21), Track & Field, 1920 Antwerp
Edgar W. Leonard (Harvard '03), Tennis, 1904 St. Louis
A.D. Lindley (Yale '25), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Maxwell Long (Columbia), Track & Field, 1900 Paris
Alfred E. Loomis (Harvard '50), Yachting, 1948 London
Kristen Kuckenbill (Dartmouth '01), Soccer, 2004 Athens
J. Oliver MacDonald (Penn), Track & Field, 1924 Paris
Shelley Mann (Cornell '61), Swimming, 1956 Melbourne
Jonathan McKee (Yale '83), Sailing, 1984 Los Angeles
Robert P. McVey (Harvard '58), Men's Ice Hockey, 1960 Squaw Valley
J. Lester Miller (Yale '25), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Lisa Miller-Brown (Princeton), Ice Hockey, 1998 Nogano
A.J. Mleczko (Harvard '99), Women’s Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
Charles Moore (Cornell '51), Track & Field, 1952 Helsinki
Wayne Moore (Yale '53), Swimming, 1952 Helsinki
Robert Morey (Yale '58), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Tara Mounsey (Brown '01), Women's Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
Xeno Mueller (Brown '94), Rowing, 1996 Atlanta (Switzerland)
David C. Munson (Cornell '06), Track & Field, 1904 St. Louis
John Nelson (Yale '70), Swimming, 1968 Mexico City
Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell), Ice Hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City (Canada)
George D. O'Day (Harvard '45), Yachting, 1960 Rome
George Orton (Penn), Track & Field, 1900 Paris, Canada
Robert E. Owen (Harvard '58), Men's Ice Hockey , 1960 Squaw Valley
John B. Paine (Harvard '92), Shooting, 1896 Athens
Summer Paine (Harvard '90), Shooting, 1896 Athens
Cherie Piper (Dartmouth '05), Ice Hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City (Canada)
Harry Porter (Cornell '05), Track & Field, 1908 London
Alma Richards (Cornell '17), Track & Field, 1912 Stockholm
Eric Ridder (Harvard '41), Sailing, 1952 Helsinki
James Stillman Rockefeller (Yale '24), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Julian K. Roosevelt (Harvard '49), Yachting, 1952 Helsinki
Angela Ruggiero (Harvard), Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
Henry Russell (Cornell '26),Track & Field, 1928 Amsterdam
Michaerl Schoettle (Yale '58), Sailing, 1952 Helsinki
Frederick Sheffield (Yale '24), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Richard Sheldon (Yale '98S), Track & Field, 1900 Paris
Tammy Schewchuk (Harvard '01), Ice Hockey, 2002 Salt Lake City (Canada)
Frank Shorter (Yale '69), Track & Field, 1972 Munich
Brandon Slay (Penn '00), Freestyle Wrestling, 2000 Sydney
Hilary H. Smart (Harvard '47), Yachting, 1948 London
Paul H. Smart (Harvard '14), Yachting, 1948 London
James H. Smith Jr. (Harvard '48), Yachting, 1948 London
John F. Spellman (Brown '24), Wrestling, 1924 Paris
Benjamin Spock (Yale '25), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Allen Stack (Yale '49), Swimming, 1948 London
William Steinkraus (Yale '48), Equestrian, 1968 Mexico City
William E. Stevenson (Princeton '22), Track & Field, 1924 Paris
Laurence Stoddard (Yale '25), Rowing, 1924 Paris
Bill Stowe (Cornell '62), Rowing, 1964 Tokyo
Norman Stephen Taber (Brown '13), Track & Field, 1912 Stockholm
Frederick Morgan Taylor (Dartmouth '25), Track & Field, 1924 Paris
John Baxter Taylor (Penn), Track & Field, 1908 London
Cristina Teuscher (Columbia '00C), Swimming, 1996 Atlanta
Earl J. Thomson (Dartmouth '20), Track & Field, 1920 Antwerp
Sarah Tueting (Dartmouth '98), Women's Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
Gretchen Ulion (Dartmouth '94), Women's Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
Karl Warner (Yale '34S), Track & Field, 1932 Los Angeles
James H. Weekes (Harvard '47), Yachting, 1948 London
Edgar P.E. White (Harvard '52), Yachting, 1952 Helsinki
Sumner W. White III (Harvard '52), Yachting, 1952 Helsinki
Sandra Whyte (Harvard '92), Women’s Ice Hockey, 1998 Nagano
David Wight (Yale '56), Rowing, 1956 Melbourne
Alan Williams (Cornell '15), Rugby, 1924 Paris
Alfred M. Wilson (Yale '25), Rowing, 1924 Paris