List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians

The following student-athletes, coaching staff, or alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have represented their country in the Olympic Games as athletes, coaching staff, press officers, or administrators.^[1]

An asterisk (*) denotes a coach or trainer.

Berlin 1936

Summer Games of the XI Olympiad, Berlin, Germany

Sport	Gender	Name	Team
Track and field	Men	Harry Williamson

London 1948

Summer Games of the XIV Olympiad, London, United Kingdom

Sport	Gender	Name	Team
Track and field	Men	Bill Albans
Track and field	Men	Chunk Simmons

Helsinki 1952

Summer Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, Finland

Sport	Gender	Name	Team
Track and field	Men	Chunk Simmons

Melbourne 1956

Summer Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, Australia

Sport	Gender	Name	Team
Swimming	Women	Stan Tinkham *
Wrestling	–	Perrin Henderson

Rome 1960

Summer Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome, Italy

Sport	Gender	Name	Team
Track and field	Men	Jim Beatty

Tokyo 1964

Summer Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, Japan

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	–	Larry Brown
Basketball	–	John Lacey *
Swimming	Men	Thompson Mann
Swimming	Men	Philip Riker

Mexico City 1968

Summer Games of the XIX Olympiad, Mexico City, Mexico

Sport	Gender	Name	Team
Basketball	–	Charlie Scott

Munich 1972

Summer Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich, West Germany

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	–	Bobby Jones
Basketball	–	John Lacey *
Swimming	Women	Ann Marshall

Montreal 1976

Summer Games of the XXI Olympiad, Montreal, Canada

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	Men	Walter Davis
		Phil Ford
		Mitch Kupchak
		Tom LaGarde
		Dean Smith *
		Bill Guthridge *
	Women	Trish Roberts
Swimming	Women	Janis Hape
Swimming	Women	Wendy Weinberg
Track and field	Men	Charles Foster

Los Angeles and Sarajevo 1984

Summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Los Angeles, California, United States and Winter Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Sport	Gender	Name
Baseball	–	B.J. Surhoff
Baseball	–	Scott Bankhead
Basketball	Men	Michael Jordan
Basketball	Men	Sam Perkins
Field hockey	Women	Karen Shelton
Swimming	Men	Chris Stevenson

Rick Brewer was a press officer.

Seoul and Calgary 1988

Summer Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Seoul, South Korea and Winter Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Calgary, Canada

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	Men	J.R. Reid
Basketball	Women	Sylvia Hatchell *
Cycling	Women	Danute Bankaitis-Davis
Field hockey	Women	Marcia Pankratz

Press officer: Dave Lohse.

Barcelona and Albertville 1992

Summer Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona, Spain and Winter Games of the XXV Olympiad, Albertville, France

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	Men	Michael Jordan
Basketball	Men	Henrik Rödl
Fencing	Men	John Friedberg
Swimming	Men	Yann DeFabrique
Swimming	Men	David Monasterio
Track and field	Women	Sharon Couch
Wrestling	–	Kendall Cross

Press officer: Frank Zang

Lillehammer 1994

Winter Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Lillehammer, Norway

Press officer: Frank Zang

Atlanta 1996

Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sport	Gender	Name
Fencing	Women	Nhi Lan Le
Field hockey	Women	Marcia Pankratz
		Leslie Lyness
		Cindy Werley
		Laurel Hershey
		Kelli James
		Liz Tchou
Handball	Men	John Keller
	Men	Steve Penn
	Women	Chryss Watts
Soccer	Men	Eddie Pope
	Women	Laurie Gregg *
		Mia Hamm
		April Heinrichs *
		Kristine Lilly
		Tracy Noonan
		Cindy Parlow
		Tiffany Roberts
		Tisha Venturini
		Carla Werden
		Staci Wilson
Swimming	Men	Yann DeFabrique
Swimming	Men	David Fox
Track and field	Men	Ken Harnden
		Allen Johnson
		Eddie Neufville
	Women	Joan Nesbit
		Lynda Lipson
		Tisha Waller
Wrestling	–	Kendall Cross

Full-time employees: Dave Lohse, Chris Schleter; Olympic Broadcasting Organization: Kevin Best; Organizing Committee: Donald Lockerbie; Press officer: Frank Zang; Team physician: Tim Taft.

Sydney 2000

Summer Games of the XXVII Olympiad, Sydney, Australia

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	Men	Vince Carter
Soccer	Women	Lorrie Fair
		Laurie Gregg *
		Mia Hamm
		April Heinrichs *
		Kristine Lilly
		Siri Mullinix
		Cindy Parlow
		Carla Werden
Track and field	Men	Dominic Demeritte
		Ken Harnden
		Allen Johnson
		Curtis Johnson
		Eddie Neufville
	Women	LaTasha Colander-Richardson
		Sharon Couch
		Nadine Faustin
		Nicole Gamble
		Monique Hennagan
		Lynda Lipson

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter; Olympic Broadcasting Organization: Kevin Best; Organizing Committee: Donald Lockerbie.

Salt Lake City 2002

Winter Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Salt Lake City, United States

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter. Olympic Broadcasting Organization: Kevin Best.

Athens 2004

Summer Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Athens, Greece

Sport	Gender	Name
Baseball	–	Andrew Miller
Basketball	Men	Larry Brown *
Basketball	Men	Roy Williams *
Soccer	Women	Tracy Bates-Leon *
		Mia Hamm
		April Heinrichs *
		Kristine Lilly
		Heather O'Reilly
		Cindy Parlow
		Catherine Reddick
		Lindsay Tarpley
Softball	–	Natalie Anter
Track and field	Men	Dominic Demeritte
		Vikas Gowda
		Allen Johnson
	Women	LaTasha Colander-Richardson
		Crystal Cox
		Nadine Faustin
		Shalane Flanagan
		Laura Gerraughty
		Monique Hennagan
		Tisha Waller

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter; Organizing Committee: Donald Lockerbie.

Turin 2006

Winter Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Turin, Italy

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter.

Beijing 2008

Summer Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing, China^[2]

Sport	Gender	Name
Field hockey	Women	Kate Barber
		Rachel Dawson
		Katelyn Falgowski
		Jesse Gey
		Carrie Lingo
		Amy Tran
Soccer	Men	Dax McCarty
	Women	Lori Chalupny
		Robyn Gale
		Tobin Heath
		Heather O'Reilly
		Lindsay Tarpley
		Kacey White
Track and field	Men	Dominic Demeritte
	Men	Vikas Gowda
	Women	Blake Russell
		Erin Donohue
		Shalane Flanagan
		Nadine Faustin-Parker
		Alice Schmidt

London 2012

Summer Games of the XXX Olympiad, London, England^[3]

Sport	Gender	Name
Field hockey	Women	Rachel Dawson
		Katelyn Falgowski
		Amy Swensen
		Illse Davids
Soccer	Women	Robyn Gayle
		Tobin Heath
		Heather O'Reilly
Track and field	Men	Vikas Gowda
	Women	Shalane Flanagan
		Alice Schmidt
		Ola Sesay

Rio 2016

Summer Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil^[4]

Sport	Gender	Name
Basketball	Men	Harrison Barnes
Basketball	Women	LaToya Pringle Sanders
Field hockey	Women	Jackie Briggs
		Rachel Dawson
		Katelyn Falgowski
		Kelsey Kolojejchick
		Caitlin Van Sickle
Soccer	Women	Katie Bowen
		Crystal Dunn
		Whitney Engen
		Tobin Heath
		Meghan Klingenberg
		Allie Long
		Ashlyn Harris
		Heather O'Reilly
Track and field	Men	Vikas Gowda
Track and field	Women	Shalane Flanagan

Tokyo 2020

Summer Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, Tokyo, Japan

Sport	Gender	Name
Baseball	Men	Tim Federowicz
Baseball	Men	Ryder Ryan
Diving	Men	Anton Down-Jenkins
Diving	Women	Aranza Vázquez
Rugby	Women	Naya Tapper
Soccer	Women	Katie Bowen
		Lucy Bronze
		Crystal Dunn
		Tobin Heath
		Lotte Wubben-Moy
Track and field	Men	Kenny Selmon
Rhythmic Gymnastics	Women	Camilla Feeley

References

^ "All-Time Tar Heel Olympians". UNC Athletics. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
^ "2008 Tar Heel Olympians". UNC Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
^ "Tar Heels in London". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^ "Tar Heels in Rio". GoHeels.com. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

[1] "All-Time Tar Heel Olympians". UNC Athletics. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2008.

[2] "2008 Tar Heel Olympians". UNC Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2008.

[3] "Tar Heels in London". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[4] "Tar Heels in Rio". GoHeels.com. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

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