UC medal winners at 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens, Greece)

The University of California has a proud history of sending participants to the Olympic Games. And quite often, athletes with UC connections have performed well in these international competitions – for example, winning 35 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In fact, if UC were a country, its 2004 medal total would have been exceeded by only 11 other nations.

Individual medallists with UC ties

GOLD (12)
Pete Cipollone (USA) [Berkeley alum] rowing, men’s eight
Natalie Coughlin (USA) [Berkeley alum] swimming,100-meter backstroke
Natalie Coughlin (USA) [Berkeley alum] swimming, 800-meter freestyle relay
Joy Fawcett (USA) [Berkeley/UCLA alum] soccer
Amanda Freed (USA) [UCLA alum] softball
Lisa Fernandez (USA) [UCLA alum] softball
Tairia Flowers (USA) [UCLA alum] softball
Joanna Hayes (USA) [UCLA alum] women's track & field (100m hurdles)
Monique Henderson (USA) [UCLA] women's track & field (1600m relay)
Jason Lezak (USA) [UCSB alum] swimming, 400-meter medley relay
Stacey Nuveman (USA) [UCLA alum] softball
Natasha Watley (USA) [UCLA alum] softball

SILVER (10)
Mohini Bhardwaj (USA) [UCLA alum] women's gymnastics
Natalie Coughlin (USA) [Berkeley alum] swimming, 400-meter freestyle relay
Natalie Coughlin (USA) [Berkeley alum] swimming, 400-meter medley relay
Haley Cope (USA) [Berkeley alum] swimming,400-meter medley relay
Megan Dirkmaat (USA) [Berkeley alum] rowing, women’s eight
Duje Draganja (Croatia) [Berkeley] swimming, 50-meter freestyle
Tanya Harding (Australia) [UCLA alum] softball
Meb Keflezighi, (USA) [UCLA alum] men’s marathon
Laurel Korholz (USA) [Berkeley alum] rowing, women’s eight
Jake Wetzel (Canada) [Berkeley alum] rowing, men’s four

BRONZE (13)
Robin Beauregard (USA) [UCLA alum] women's water polo
Tammy Crow (USA) [Berkeley alum] synchronized swimming
Natalie Coughlin (USA) [Berkeley alum] swimming 100-meter freestyle
Natalie Golda (USA) [UCLA] women's water polo
Jason Lezak (USA) [UCSB alum] swimming, 400-meter freestyle relay
Holly McPeak (USA) [Berkeley/UCLA alum] beach volleyball
Thalia Munro (USA) [UCLA] women's water polo
Ericka Lorenz (USA) [Berkeley alum] water polo
Nicolle Payne (USA) [UCLA alum] women's water polo
Heather Petri (USA) [Berkeley alum] water polo
Kelly Rulon (USA) [UCLA] women's water polo
Amber Stachowski (USA) [UCLA] women's water polo
Elaine Youngs (USA) [UCLA] women's beach volleyball


UC's 2000 Olympic Medalists