Olympians
Louisiana Tech has produced nine known Olympians, five of whom are basketball players and four of whom are track and field athletes. LA Tech's Olympians have won a combined total of six gold medals and one bronze medal.
Name | Country | Olympiad | Event | Result |
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Ayanna Alexander | Trinidad and Tobago | London 2012 | Women's triple jump | 14th |
Chelsea Hayes | United States | London 2012 | Women's long jump | 16th |
Venus Lacy | United States | Atlanta 1996 | Women's basketball | 1st |
Janice Lawrence | United States | Los Angeles 1984 | Women's basketball | 1st |
Karl Malone | United States | Barcelona 1992 | Men's basketball | 1st |
Atlanta 1996 | Men's basketball | 1st | ||
Olivia McKoy | Jamaica | Sydney 2000 | Women's javelin throw | 21st |
Beijing 2008 | Women's javelin throw | 34th | ||
Jason Morgan | Jamaica | London 2012 | Men's discus throw | 39th |
Kim Mulkey | United States | Los Angeles 1984 | Women's basketball | 1st |
Teresa Weatherspoon | United States | Seoul 1988 | Women's basketball | 1st |
Barcelona 1992 | Women's basketball | 3rd |
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