Olympics
| Duke Olympians | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Sport | Location | Country | Medal/Note |
| Joel Shankle | Track & Field | 1956 Melbourne | United States | Bronze in 110 Hurdles |
| Dave Sime | Track & Field | 1960 Rome | United States | Silver in 100 Meters |
| Jeff Mullins | M Basketball | 1964 Tokyo | United States | Team Won Gold |
| Bob Wheeler | Track & Field | 1972 Munich | United States | Semifinals in 1500 run |
| Al Buehler* | Track & Field | 1972 Munich | United States | Team Manager |
| Tate Armstrong | M Basketball | 1976 Montreal | United States | Team Won Gold |
| Cameron Hall | M Basketball | 1976 Montreal | Canada | Team Placed 4th |
| Nancy Hogshead | Swimming | 1980 Moscow | United States | United States Boycotted Games |
| Nancy Hogshead | Swimming | 1984 Los Angeles | United States | 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal |
| Dan Meagher | M Basketball | 1984 Los Angeles | Canada | Team Placed 4th |
| Tom Kain | Soccer | 1984 Los Angeles | United States | Injured, Did Not Compete |
| Bert Govig | Wrestling | 1984 Los Angeles | United States | Injured, Did Not Compete |
| Al Buehler* | Track and Field | 1984 Los Angeles | United States | Team Manager |
| Al Buehler* | Track and Field | 1988 Seoul | United States | Team Manager |
| Christian Laettner | M Basketball | 1992 Barcelona | United States | Team Won Gold |
| Mike Krzyzewski* | M Basketball | 1992 Barcelona | United States | Assistant Coach, Team Won Gold |
| John Moore | Rowing | 1992 Barcelona | United States | 8th in Men's Pair |
| Randy Jones | Bobsled | 1994 Lillehammer | United States | 13th in 2-Man |
| Grant Hill | M Basketball | 1996 Atlanta | United States | Team Won Gold |
| Curt Clausen | Track & Field | 1996 Atlanta | United States | 50th in 20k Race Walk |
| Leslie Marx | Fencing | 1996 Atlanta | United States | Top 16 in Épée |
| Horace Holden | Canoe/Kayak | 1996 Atlanta | United States | 11th in 2-Man Whitewater Slalom |
| Will Martin | Yachting | 1996 Atlanta | United States | 23rd in Single-Handed Dinghy |
| Carla Overbeck* | W Soccer | 1996 Atlanta | United States | Team Won Gold |
| Liz Tchou* | Field Hockey | 1996 Atlanta | United States | Team Placed 5th |
| Randy Jones | Bobsled | 1998 Nagano | United States | 5th in 4-Man |
| Crawford Palmer | M Basketball | 2000 Sydney | France | Team Won Silver |
| Greg Newton | M Basketball | 2000 Sydney | Canada | Team Placed 7th |
| Curt Clausen | Track and Field | 2000 Sydney | United States | 22nd in 50k Race Walk |
| Evan Whitfield | M Soccer | 2000 Sydney | United States | Team Placed 4th |
| Vanessa Webb | W Tennis | 2000 Sydney | Canada | Competed in Doubles |
| Carla Overbeck | W Soccer | 2000 Sydney | United States | Team Won Silver |
| Lynda Blutreich* | Track & Field | 2000 Sydney | United States | 11th in Javelin Qualifying |
| Randy Jones | Bobsled | 2002 Salt Lake City | United States | Silver in 4-Man |
| Curt Clausen | Track & Field | 2004 Athens | United States | 32nd in 50k Race Walk |
| Carlos Boozer | M Basketball | 2004 Athens | United States | Team Won Bronze |
| Jilian Schwartz | Track & Field | 2004 Athens | United States | Competed in Pole Vault |
| Gail Goestenkors* | W Basketball | 2004 Athens | United States | Assistant Coach, Team Won Gold |
| Randy Jones | Bobsled | 2006 Torino | United States | His Fourth Olympics |
| Carlos Boozer | M Basketball | 2008 Beijing | United States | Team Won Gold |
| Mike Krzyzewski* | M Basketball | 2008 Beijing | United States | Head Coach, Team Won Gold |
| Shannon Rowbury | Track & Field | 2008 Beijing | United States | Qualified for 1,500-m final |
| Rebecca Smith | W Soccer | 2008 Beijing | New Zealand | |
| Rebecca Ward | Fencing | 2008 Beijing | United States | Bronze in Individual Sabre and Team Sabre |
| Luol Deng | M Basketball | 2012 London | Great Britain | |
| Drew Johansen* | Diving | 2012 London | United States | Head Coach |
| Abby Johnston | Synchronized Diving | 2012 London | United States | Won Silver in synchronized 3 metre springboard |
| Mike Krzyzewski* | M Basketball | 2012 London | United States | Head Coach |
| Nick McCrory | Synchronized and Individual Diving | 2012 London | United States | Won Bronze in synchronized 10 metre platform |
| Shannon Rowbury | Track & Field | 2012 London | United States | |
| Jillian Schwartz | Track & Field | 2012 London | Israel | |
| Rebecca Smith | W Soccer | 2012 London | New Zealand | |
| Hiroshi Hoketsu | Dressage | 2012 London | Japan | Oldest Olympian at 2012 Games (71) |
Note: * indicates Duke coach at time of participation in Olympics
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