Michigan in the Olympics
7/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Since the 1900 modern Olympic Games in Paris, 205 Michigan students and coaches have participated in the Olympics, representing the United States and 23 other countries. They have won 133 medals during this span, including 65 gold, 30 silver and 38 bronze.
With no organized United States team in 1900, U-M professor Albert Pattengill led a fundraising effort to send some of the University's best to Paris. Four Wolverines (Howard Hayes, Charles Dvorak, John McLean and Clark Leiblee) made the trip to "The City of Lights" and brought home three medals.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, 28 Michigan students, coaches and staff represented theMaize and Bluein Beijing. In addition, cross country and track and field coach Ron Warhurst traveled to Beijing as a personal coach; Bernice Orwig, a former U-M water polo assistant coach, served as team leader for USA Water Polo; and former Wolverine pitcher Steve Ontiveros (1980-82), who pitched 14 seasons in the Major Leagues (1985-97 and 2000), was the pitching coach for host China.
U-M Olympics History
U-M in the 2008 Summer Olympics
U-M in the 2004 Summer Olympics
U-M in the 2000 Summer Olympics
