Olympic Medal History

• Stanford affiliates have captured 296 overall medals (150 gold, 79 silver, 67 bronze) from 177 medalists.
• Leading the way among Stanford's 177 medalists are: Jenny Thompson (12), Katie Ledecky (9), John Hencken (6), Janet Evans (5), Simone Manuel (5) and Pablo Morales (5). Totals include medals won as a Stanford affiliate.
• The record for most medals won in a single Olympics is five by Katie Ledecky (2016), who also captured four medals in 2020. Other Cardinal affiliates who have won four medals in a single Olympics include: Maya DiRado (2016), Simone Manuel (2016), Jenny Thompson (2000), Summer Sanders (1992), Sharon Stouder Clark (1964) and Chris von Saltza Olmstead (1960).
• Boasting a school-record 57 Olympians with Cardinal ties, Stanford claimed 26 medals to lead all institutions at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
• The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games resulted in a school-record 27 medals.
• The Cardinal has produced at least one medalist in every Olympics in which the U.S. has competed since 1912.

2020 •  Tokyo, Japan

2016 •  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2012 •  London, England

 2008 •  Beijing, China

 2004 •  Athens, Greece

 2000 •  Sydney, Australia

 1996 •  Atlanta, Georgia

 1992 •  Barcelona, Spain

 1988 • Seoul, Korea

 1984 • Los Angeles, California

1980 • Moscow, Soviet Union (U.S. Boycott)

1976 • Montreal, Canada

 1972 • Munich, West Germany

 1968 • Mexico City, Mexico

 1964 • Tokyo, Japan

 1960 • Rome, Italy

 1956 • Melbourne, Australia

 1952 • Helsinki, Finland

 1948 • London, England

1944 • London, England (World War II)

1940 • Helsinki, Finland (World War II)

1936 • Berlin, Germany

 1932 • Los Angeles, California

 1928 • Amsterdam, Holland

 1924 • Paris, France

 1920 • Antwerp, Belgium

1916 • Berlin, Germany (World War I)

 1912 • Stockholm, Sweden