LSU's All-Time Olympic Medalists
Published: August 11, 2012, 04:42 PM (CT)
Updated: August 13, 2012, 12:31 PM (CT)
by LSUsports.net (@LSUsports), LSU Sports Interactive
A listing of LSU student-athletes who won Olympic medals before, during or after representing the Tigers in collegiate competition.
A total of 30 Olympic medals have been captured by 24 student-athlete spanning 12 Olympic Games.
Among these, track stars Richard Thompson (3), Glenn "Slats" Harbin (2), Derrick Brew (2); along with women's basketball All-Americans Seimone Augustus (2) and Sylvia Fowles (2) are multiple medal winners.
LSU's Olympic Medalists
NOTE: Athletes represented the USA unless otherwise noted. Coaches, trainers and other staff do not receive Olympic medals.
15 Gold | 8 Silver | 7 Bronze
| Year | Name (Country) | Medal | Sport (Event) | Location |
| 1932 | Glenn "Slats" Hardin | Silver | Track (400 Hurdles) | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1936 | Glenn "Slats" Hardin | Gold | Track (400 Hurdles) | Berlin, Germany |
| 1964 | Dick Davies | Gold | Men's Basketball (Guard) | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1976 | Pam Jiles * | Silver | Track (4x400 Relay) | Montreal, Canada |
| 1984 | Rose Magers | Silver | Women's Volleyball (Middle Blocker) | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Joe Atiyeh ** (Syria) | Silver | Wrestling (100 kg) | ||
| 1988 | Ben McDonald | Gold | Baseball (Pitcher) | Seoul, South Korea |
| Sheila Echols | Gold | Track (4x100 Relay) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 1992 | Esther Jones | Gold | Track (4x100 Relay) | Barcelona, Spain |
| Kevin Jackson | Gold | Wrestling (82 kg) | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 1996 | Warren Morris | Bronze | Baseball (Infield) | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jason Williams | Bronze | Baseball (Infield) | Atlanta, Ga. | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Gold | Men's Basketball (Center) | Atlanta, Ga. | |
| Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) | Gold | Track (4x100 Relay) | Atlanta, Ga. | |
| 2000 | Kurt Ainsworth | Gold | Baseball (Pitcher) | Sydney, Australia |
| 2004 | Derrick Brew | Gold | Track (4x400 Relay) | Athens, Greece |
| Bronze | Track (400 Meters) | Athens, Greece | ||
| Nadia Davy (Jamaica) | Bronze | Track (4x400 Relay) | Athens, Greece | |
| John Moffitt | Silver | Track (Long Jump) | Athens, Greece | |
| Ronetta Smith (Jamaica) | Bronze | Track (4x400 Relay) | Athens, Greece | |
| Kelly Willie | Gold | Track (4x400 Relay) | Athens, Greece | |
| 2008 | Seimone Augustus | Gold | Women's Basketball (Guard) | Beijing, China |
| Sylvia Fowles | Gold | Women's Basketball (Center) | Beijing, China | |
| Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) |
Silver | Track (100 Meters) | Beijing, China | |
| Silver | Track (4x100 Relay) | Beijing, China | ||
| 2012 | Samantha Henry-Robinson (Jamaica) | Silver | Track (4x100 Relay) | London, England |
| Ade Alleyne-Forte (Trinidad & Tobago) | Bronze | Track (4x400 Relay) | London, England | |
| Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) |
Bronze | Track (4x100 Relay) | London, England | |
| Seimone Augustus | Gold | Women's Basketball (Guard) | London, England | |
| Sylvia Fowles | Gold | Women's Basketball (Center) | London, England |
* won medal prior to attending/running at LSU
** first medalists in his country's history.
