Olympians - M Track and Field

 

Athlete NameEvent(s) / PositionFinishLocation, YearCountry BYU Years
Alma RichardsHigh Jump (set world record)Gold Stockholm Summer, 1912USA1912-13
Dale Schofield400m Hurdles7thBerlin Summer, 1936USA1930s
Clarence Robison5,000mHeatsLondon Summer, 1948USA1940-43
Jaakko Tuominen400m HurdlesHeatsTokyo Summer, 1964Finland1968?
Jay Silvester * #Discus4thTokyo Summer, 1964USA1969-99
Jaakko Tuominen400m HurdlesHeatsMexico City Summer, 1968Finland1968?
Jay Silvester * #Discus5thMexico City Summer, 1968USA1969-99
Kenneth LundmarkHigh Jump22ndMexico City Summer, 1968Sweden1970
Pekka Vasala1,500mHeatsMexico City Summer, 1968Finland1970
Pertti PousiLong Jump, Triple Jump18th, 18thMexico City Summer, 1968Finland1967-70
Altti AlarotuPole Vault14thMexico City Summer, 1968Finland1967-70
Pekka Vasala1,500mGold Munich Summer, 1972Finland1970
Jay Silvester * #DiscusSilver Munich Summer, 1972USA1969-99
Lasse Viren5,000m, 10,000m Gold, GoldMunich Summer, 1972Finland1969-70
Ralph Mann400m HurdlesSilver Munich Summer, 1972USA1969-71
Usaia Sotutu5k, 10k, 3k steeplechaseHeats, Heats, HeatsMunich Summer, 1972Fiji1972, 1975-77?
Zdravko PecarDiscus18thMunich Summer, 1972Yugoslavia1974?
Saimoni Tamani400mQualified, did not competeMunich Summer, 1972Fiji1972
Anders ArrheniusShot put Montreal Summer, 1976Sweden1975
Henry MarshSteeplechase10thMontreal Summer, 1976USA1988-93
Jay Silvester * #Discus8thMontreal Summer, 1976USA1969-99
Richard GeorgeJavelin18thMontreal Summer, 1976USA1971-73, 75-77
Lasse Viren5k, 10k, marathonGold, Gold, 5thMontreal Summer, 1976Finland1969-70
Raimo PihlDecathlon4thMontreal Summer, 1976Sweden1973-76
Kenth GardenkransDiscus12thMoscow Summer, 1980Sweden1978?
Lasse Viren10,000m, marathon5th, DNFMoscow Summer, 1980Finland1969-70
Henry Marsh3,000SCQualified, did not competeMoscow Summer, 1980USA1988-93
Paul Cummings10,000mHeatsLos Angeles Summer, 1984USA1971-75
Soren TallhemShot Put7thLos Angeles Summer, 1984Sweden1984-85
Stefan FernholmDiscus8thLos Angeles Summer, 1984Sweden-
Doug Padilla5,000m7thLos Angeles Summer, 1984USA1978-80
Henry MarshSteeplechase4thLos Angeles Summer, 1984USA1988-93
Ed EyestoneMarathon29thSeoul Summer, 1988USA1982-85
Doug Padilla5,000mHeatsSeoul Summer, 1988USA1978-80
Henry MarshSteeplechase6thSeoul Summer, 1988USA1988-93
Soren TallhemShot Put12thBarcelona Summer, 1992Sweden1984-85
Ed EyestoneMarathon13thBarcelona Summer, 1992USA1982-85
Frank Fredericks100m, 200mSilver, SilverBarcelona Summer, 1992Namibia1988-91
Oluyemi Kayode4x100, 200mSilver, 7thBarcelona Summer, 1992Nigeria1999-2004
Jason Pyrah1500mHeatsAtlanta Summer, 1996USA1987, 1991-94
Frank Fredericks100m, 200mSilver, SilverAtlanta Summer, 1996Namibia1988-91
Jason Pyrah1500m10thSydney Summer, 2000USA1987, 1991-94
Kenneth Andam4x100, 100mHeatsSydney Summer, 2000Ghana1999-2004
Leonard Myles-Mills100m, 4x100Heats, HeatsSydney Summer, 2000Ghana1996-99
Frank Fredericks100m, 200mHeats, 4thAthens Summer, 2004Namibia1988-91
Leonard Myles-Mills100m, 4x100Heats, HeatsAthens Summer, 2004Ghana1996-99
Josh McAdamsSteeplechase9thBeijing Summer, 2008USA2003-05
Niklas ArrheniusDiscus32nd Beijing Summer, 2008Sweden2003-08
Jared WardMarathon6thRio de Janeiro Summer, 2016USA2010-2014
Tatenda Tsumba200mHeatsRio de Janeiro Summer, 2016Zimbabwe2015-17

* Attended BYU, but was not an intercollegiate athlete at BYU

# Professor at BYU, but was not an intercollegiate athlete at BYU