OLYMPIANS

kenneth rooks olympic trials final
Athlete Name Event(s) / Position Finish Location, Year Country  BYU Years
Alma Richards High Jump (set world record) Gold  Stockholm Summer, 1912 USA 1912-13
Dale Schofield 400m Hurdles 7th Berlin Summer, 1936 USA 1930s
Clarence Robison 5,000m Heats London Summer, 1948 USA 1940-43
Jaakko Tuominen 400m Hurdles Heats Tokyo Summer, 1964 Finland 1968?
Jay Silvester * # Discus 4th Tokyo Summer, 1964 USA 1969-99
Jaakko Tuominen 400m Hurdles Heats Mexico City Summer, 1968 Finland 1968?
Jay Silvester * # Discus 5th Mexico City Summer, 1968 USA 1969-99
Kenneth Lundmark High Jump 22nd Mexico City Summer, 1968 Sweden 1970
Pekka Vasala 1,500m Heats Mexico City Summer, 1968 Finland 1970
Pertti Pousi Long Jump, Triple Jump 18th, 18th Mexico City Summer, 1968 Finland 1967-70
Altti Alarotu Pole Vault 14th Mexico City Summer, 1968 Finland 1967-70
Pekka Vasala 1,500m Gold  Munich Summer, 1972 Finland 1970
Jay Silvester * # Discus Silver  Munich Summer, 1972 USA 1969-99
Lasse Viren 5,000m, 10,000m  Gold, Gold Munich Summer, 1972 Finland 1969-70
Ralph Mann 400m Hurdles Silver  Munich Summer, 1972 USA 1969-71
Usaia Sotutu 5k, 10k, 3k steeplechase Heats, Heats, Heats Munich Summer, 1972 Fiji 1972, 1975-77?
Zdravko Pecar Discus 18th Munich Summer, 1972 Yugoslavia 1974?
Saimoni Tamani 400m Qualified, did not compete Munich Summer, 1972 Fiji 1972
Anders Arrhenius Shot put   Montreal Summer, 1976 Sweden 1975
Henry Marsh Steeplechase 10th Montreal Summer, 1976 USA 1988-93
Jay Silvester * # Discus 8th Montreal Summer, 1976 USA 1969-99
Richard George Javelin 18th Montreal Summer, 1976 USA 1971-73, 75-77
Lasse Viren 5k, 10k, marathon Gold, Gold, 5th Montreal Summer, 1976 Finland 1969-70
Raimo Pihl Decathlon 4th Montreal Summer, 1976 Sweden 1973-76
Kenth Gardenkrans Discus 12th Moscow Summer, 1980 Sweden 1978?
Lasse Viren 10,000m, marathon 5th, DNF Moscow Summer, 1980 Finland 1969-70
Henry Marsh 3,000SC Qualified, did not compete Moscow Summer, 1980 USA 1988-93
Paul Cummings 10,000m Heats Los Angeles Summer, 1984 USA 1971-75
Soren Tallhem Shot Put 7th Los Angeles Summer, 1984 Sweden 1984-85
Stefan Fernholm Discus 8th Los Angeles Summer, 1984 Sweden -
Doug Padilla 5,000m 7th Los Angeles Summer, 1984 USA 1978-80
Henry Marsh Steeplechase 4th Los Angeles Summer, 1984 USA 1988-93
Ed Eyestone Marathon 29th Seoul Summer, 1988 USA 1982-85
Doug Padilla 5,000m Heats Seoul Summer, 1988 USA 1978-80
Henry Marsh Steeplechase 6th Seoul Summer, 1988 USA 1988-93
Soren Tallhem Shot Put 12th Barcelona Summer, 1992 Sweden 1984-85
Ed Eyestone Marathon 13th Barcelona Summer, 1992 USA 1982-85
Frank Fredericks 100m, 200m Silver, Silver Barcelona Summer, 1992 Namibia 1988-91
Oluyemi Kayode 4x100, 200m Silver, 7th Barcelona Summer, 1992 Nigeria 1999-2004
Jason Pyrah 1500m Heats Atlanta Summer, 1996 USA 1987, 1991-94
Frank Fredericks 100m, 200m Silver, Silver Atlanta Summer, 1996 Namibia 1988-91
Jason Pyrah 1500m 10th Sydney Summer, 2000 USA 1987, 1991-94
Kenneth Andam 4x100, 100m Heats Sydney Summer, 2000 Ghana 1999-2004
Leonard Myles-Mills 100m, 4x100 Heats, Heats Sydney Summer, 2000 Ghana 1996-99
Frank Fredericks 100m, 200m Heats, 4th Athens Summer, 2004 Namibia 1988-91
Leonard Myles-Mills 100m, 4x100 Heats, Heats Athens Summer, 2004 Ghana 1996-99
Josh McAdams Steeplechase 9th Beijing Summer, 2008 USA 2003-05
Niklas Arrhenius Discus 32nd  Beijing Summer, 2008 Sweden 2003-08
Jared Ward Marathon 6th Rio de Janeiro Summer, 2016 USA 2010-2014
Tatenda Tsumba 200m Heats Rio de Janeiro Summer, 2016 Zimbabwe 2015-17
Rory Linkletter Marathon --- Paris Summer, 2024 Canada  
Clayton Young Marathon --- Paris Summer, 2024 USA  
Conner Mantz Marathon --- Paris Summer, 2024 USA  
Kenneth Rooks 3000m SC --- Paris Summer, 2024 USA  
James Corrigan 3000m SC --- Paris Summer, 2024 USA  

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

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