Texas A&M Well Represented in Rio Olympics

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M athletics has a record 28 current and former student-athletes competing in the Rio Olympics with opening ceremonies scheduled for the XXXI Olympiad, beginning Friday, August 5.
 
The previous best mark was the 2012 London Games when 23 Aggie student-athletes competed.
 
The website 12thMan.com has a special section with individual information on each Aggie representative.
 
Below the list of Texas A&M student-athletes is a list of former Olympic medal winners.
 
 
CURRENT & FORMER TEXAS A&M STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPETING IN RIO OLYMPICS
 
TEXAS A&M-- 28
Cammile Adams—USA—Swimming—2011-14
DeAndre Jordan – USA – Basketball – 2007-08
Maggie Malone—USA—Track & Field—2013-16
Shelbi Vaughan—USA—Track & Field—2013-16
Ameer Webb—USA—Track & Field—2012-13
 
Fabrice Lapierre – Australia – Track & Field—2003-06
Grant Nel – Australia – Diving – 2009-2012
 
Latario Collile – Bahamas – Track & Field – 2015-16
Shavez Hart – Bahamas – Track & Field – 2014-16
Demetrius Pinder—Bahamas—Track & Field—2010-11
 
Sydney Pickrem – Canada – Swimming – 2015-Pres.
 
Béryl Gastaldello – France – Swimming – 2014-Pres.
 
Kanika Beckles—Grenada—Track & Field—2012-13
Bralon Taplin – Grenada – Track & Field – 2013-15
Lindon Victor – Grenada – Track & Field – 2015-Pres.
 
Brenessa Thompson – Guyana – Track & Field – 2015-Pres.
 
Alia Atkinson—Jamaica—Swimming—2006-10
Simone Facey—Jamaica—Track & Field—2007-08
 
Antanas Kavaliauskas—Lithuanian—Men's Basketball—2006-07
 
Liliana Ibanez – Mexico – Swimming – 2010-15 (with a redshirt for the 2011-12 season)
 
Olivia Ekpone'—Nigeria—Track & Field—2012-15
Jennifer Madu—Nigeria—Track & Field—2013-16
Ibukun Mayungbe—Nigeria—Track & Field—2011-14
 
Stephanie Malherbe—South Africa—Soccer— 2014-Pres.
 
Amini Fonua—Tonga—Swimming & Diving—2008-12
 
Janeil Bellille – Trinidad & Tobago – Track & Field – 2013-14
Deon Lendore – Trinidad & Tobago – Track & Field – 2012-15
 
Gerald Phiri—Zambia—Track & Field—2008-11
 
CURRENT STAFF (4)

Alleyne Francique – Grenada – Head Track & Field Coach (Texas A&M Assistant Coach)
Kris Grimes – Grenada – Assistant Track & Field Coach (Texas A&M Assistant Coach)
 
Steve Bultman—Mexico—Assistant Swimming Coach (Texas A&M Women's Swimming Head Coach)
 
Shawn Price, Texas A&M Track & Field Media Relations will be working his sixth Olympic Games.
 
(*Cecil Bleiker '96, former Texas A&M student assistant in the media relations office, serving as press officer for the USOC.)

 
TEXAS A&M SUMMER OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS
 
2012 Olympics—London
Jeneba Tarmoh                 track & field        4X100 relay                         USA                                       gold
Demetrius Pinder            track & field        4X400 relay                         USA                                       gold
Deon Lendore                   track & field        4X400 relay                         Trinidad/Tobago               bronze
Breeja Larson                    swimming           400 medley relay              USA                                       gold
 
2008 Olympics—Beijing
Christine Marshall            swimming           800 free relay                    USA                                       bronze
Stacy Sykora                       volleyball                                                             USA                                       silver
 
2000 Olympics—Sydney
Jennifer McFalls               softball                                                                 USA                                       gold
 
1996 Olympics—Atlanta
Randy Barnes                    track & field        shot put                               USA                                       gold
 
1992 Olympics—Barcelona
Mike Stulce                        track & field        shot put                               USA                                       gold
 
1988 Olympics—Seoul
Randy Barnes                    track & field        shot put                               USA                                       silver
Howard Davis                    track & field        4X400 relay                         Jamaica                                silver
 
1968 Olympics—Mexico City
Randy Matson                   track & field        shot put                               USA                                       gold
 
1964 Olympics—Tokyo
Randy Matson                   track & field        shot put                               USA                                       silver
 
1952 Olympics—Helsinki
Walt "Buddy" Davis         track & field        high jump                            USA                                       gold
Darrow Hooper                 track & field        shot put                               USA                                       silver
Tetsuo Okamato              swimming           1,500 free                            Brazil                                     bronze
 
1948 Olympics—London
Art Harnden                       track & field        4X400 relay                         USA                                       gold