List of Phi Gamma Delta Olympic medalists

This is a list of members of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta who have won Olympic medals. Since the modern Olympic games began in 1896, at least 28 Fijis have won a total of at least 37 medals: twenty-three gold, eleven silver and three bronze. Three Fijis (Percy Williams, Robert Mathias and Bill Houghland) won two gold medals. George Orton won two medals (one gold and one bronze) as did Bill Horr (one silver and one bronze). One Fiji (Marcus Hurley) won a total of five medals: four gold and one bronze!

Names in "italics" indicate Phi Gams who competed in their event but did not win a medal.

In 1928 and 1932, Lacrosse was a demonstration sport, so the medals awarded are not counted in official totals.

1896 Athens (Games of the I Olympiad)

1900 Paris (Games of the II Olympiad)
*Meredith Colket (Pennsylvania, 1901); silver; Pole Vault
*George Orton (Pennsylvania, 1896); gold; 2500m Steeplechase (7:34; a world record)(Orton competed for Canada and was Canada's first Olympic medal winner)
*George Orton (Pennsylvania, 1896); bronze; 400m Hurldes (Orton competed for Canada and was Canada's first Olympic medal winner)
*"George Orton" (Pennsylvania, 1896); 4000m Steeplechase; (for Canada) fifth place

1904 St. Louis (Games of the III Olympiad)
*Marcus Hurley (Columbia, 1908); gold; Cycling - 1/4 mile
*Marcus Hurley (Columbia, 1908); gold; Cycling - 1/3 mile
*Marcus Hurley (Columbia, 1908); gold; Cycling - 1/2 mile
*Marcus Hurley (Columbia, 1908); gold; Cycling - 1 mile
*Marcus Hurley (Columbia, 1908); bronze; Cycling - 2 miles
*Thaddeus Shideler (Indiana, 1907); silver; 110m Hurdles

1908 London (Games of the IV Olympiad)
*Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (Syracuse, 1909); silver; Greek Discus
*Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (Syracuse, 1909) bronze; Discus Throw
*"Lee J. Talbot" (Cornell, 1911); Hammer Throw; fifth place
*"Clark B. Beard" (Iowa State, 1907); Half-Mile Run; eighth place
*"Tom R. Moffit" (Pennsylvania, 1907); High Jump; fifth place (tie)
*"Horace P. Ramey" (Michigan, 1907); Half-Mile Run

1912 Stockholm (Games of the V Olympiad)
*"Herbert Nathan Putnam" (Cornell, 1912); Track Events
*"J. E. Gignoux" (Cornell, 1898); Fencing

1916 Berlin (Games of the VI Olympiad)
*(Canceled due to World War I)

1920 Antwerp (Games of the VII Olympiad)
*Horace Brown (Williams College, 1920); gold; 3000m Team
*"Howard G. Cann" (New York, 1918); Shot-Put; eighth place

1924 Paris (Games of the VIII Olympiad)
*Ralph T. Breyer (Northwestern, 1925); gold; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
*Ivor Campbell (Toronto, 1926); silver; Rowing (eights) (coxswain) (for Canada)
*Robert Hunter (Toronto, 1925); silver; Rowing (eights) (for Canada)
*John David Smith (Toronto, 1925); silver; Rowing (eights) (for Canada)
*"Tedford Cann" (New York, 1920); Water Polo (also awarded the Medal of Honor in 1917)
*"Alan T. Christie" (Toronto, 1928); 400m; also 1600m Relay; fourth place (for Canada)
*"Chan F. Coulter" (Iowa, 1925); 400m Hurdles
*"John Faricy" (Minnesota, 1924); Breast-stroke

1928 Amsterdam (Games of the IX Olympiad)
*Percy Williams (British Columbia, 1932); gold; 100m
*Percy Williams (British Columbia, 1932); gold; 200m
*"Ernest N. Carter" (Occidental, 1926); Athletics
*"Ralph B. Faulkner" (Washington, 1916); Fencing
*"Donald S. Gwinn" (Pittsburgh, 1929); Hammer Throw; fifth place
*"George Helfrich" (Johns Hopkins, 1929); unknown medal; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"Louis S. Nixdorff" (Johns Hopkins, 1929); unknown medal; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"Larkin Fairholt" (Johns Hopkins, 1902);unknown medal; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"William C. Schmeisser" (Johns Hopkins, 1902); Coach; unknown medal; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)

1932 Los Angeles (Games of the X Olympiad)
*Karl Warner (Yale, 1934); gold; 4x400m Relay (set record of 3:08.2)
*"Ralph B. Faulkner" (Washington, 1916); Fencing
*"Caleb Kelly" (Johns Hopkins, 1933); gold; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"Donaldson Kelly" (Johns Hopkins, 1934); gold; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"Walter Kneip" (Johns Hopkins, 1932); gold; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"James Merrikan" (Johns Hopkins, 1933); gold; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"William C. Schmeisser" (Johns Hopkins, 1902); Coach; gold;Lacrosse (demonstration sport)
*"Douglas Stone" (Johns Hopkins, 1933); gold; Lacrosse (demonstration sport)

1936 Berlin (Games of the XI Olympiad)
*Glenn Cunningham (Kansas, 1934); silver; 1500m
*Donald Hume (Washington, 1940); gold; Rowing (eights)
*Robert Moch (Washington, 1936); gold; Rowing (eights) (cox)
*"Henry F. Dreyer" (Rhode Island, 1935); Hammer Throw; ninth place
*"Harry Williamson" (North Carolina, 1936); 800m; sixth place

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirken (IV Olympic Winter Games)
*"Warren Chivers" (Dartmouth, 1927); 40km Ski-Relay
*"Link Washburn" (Dartmouth, 1935); Slalom; 2-mile Downhill; 35th place (4th among Americans)
*"Dick Durrance" (Dartmouth, 1939); Downhill

1940 Tokyo/Helsinki (Games of the XII Olympiad)
*(Cancelled due to World War II)

1944 London (Games of the XIII Olympiad)
*(Cancelled due to World War II)

1948 London (Games of the XIV Olympiad)
*Robert Martin (Washington, 1946); gold; Rowing (coxed four)
*Robert Mathias, (Stanford, 1953); gold; Decathlon
*Warren Westland (Washington, 1948); gold; Rowing (coxed four)
*Robert Will (Washington, 1950); gold; Rowing (coxed four)
*"Herbert O. Barten" (Michigan, 1949); 800m
*"John J. R. Walsh" (Wisconsin, 1935); Boxing (co-coach)
*"Henry F. Dreyer" (Rhode Island, 1935); Hammer Throw

1948 St. Moritz (V Olympic Winter Games)
*"Bruce F. Cunliff" (Dartmouth, 1947); Hockey; AHA team [Hockey controversy]
*"Bruce E. Mather" (Dartmouth, 1947); Hockey; AHA team [Hockey controversy]
*"Ralph Warburton" (Dartmouth, 1947); Hockey; AHA team [Hockey controversy]
*"John Riley" (Dartmouth, 1944); Hockey; AHA team [Hockey controversy]
*"Joseph A. Riley" (Dartmouth, 1949); Hockey; AAU team [Hockey controversy]
*"George S. Pulliam" (Dartmouth, 194); Hockey; AAU team [Hockey controversy]
*"Crawford M. Campbell" (Dartmouth, 1946); Hockey; AAU team [Hockey controversy] 1952 Helsinki (Games of the XV Olympiad)
*Charlie Hoag (Kansas, 1953); gold; Basketball
*Bill Hougland (Kansas, 1952); gold; Basketball
*Robert Mathias (Stanford, 1953); gold; Decathlon (7,887 points; world record)
*Bowen Stassforth (Iowa, 1951); silver; Swimming (200m Breaststroke)
*"Roy G. Pella" (Michigan, 1954); Shot Put; Discus; 14th place (for Canada)

1952 Oslo (VI Olympic Winter Games)
*Richard Desmond (Dartmouth, 1949); silver; Hockey
*Clifford Harrison (Dartmouth, 1951); silver; Hockey
*"Jimmy Griffith" (Colorado, 1951); member of Downhill and Slalom team; died during training

1956 Melbourne (Games of the XVI Olympiad)
*Charles Darling (Iowa, 1952); gold; Basketball
*Bill Hougland (Kansas, 1952); gold; Basketball (Also carried the American flag during the opening ceremonies)
*Philip Kueber (British Columbia, 1957); silver; Rowing (eights) (for Canada)
*"Douglas H. Kyle" (British Columbia, 1954); 5,000m and 10,000m (for Canada)
*"L. Edwin Wild" (British Columbia, 1958); Baskebtall (for Canada)
*"Richard R. Packer" (Penn State, 1956); Football (soccer)

1960 Rome (Games of the XVII Olympiad)

1964 Tokyo (Games of the XVIII Olympiad)

1968 Mexico City (Games of the XIX Olympiad)
*Bernard Wrightston (Arizona State, 1966); gold; Diving (3m springboard)

1972 Munich (Games of the XX Olympiad)

1976 Montreal (Games of the XXI Olympiad)
*Dean Smith (Kansas, 1953); gold; Basketball (coach)

1980 Moscow (Games of the XXII Olympiad)
*(United States boycotted the 1980 Olympics)

1984 Los Angeles (Games of the XXIII Olympiad)
*"Richard W. Quick" (Southern Methodist, 1975); Assistant Coach; Swimming (Men's)

1988 Seoul (Games of the XXIV Olympiad)
*"James E. Coleman" (Wittenberg, 1953); Assistant coach; Volleyball (Men's)
*"Richard W. Quick" (Southern Methodist, 1975); Head Coach; Swimming (Women's)

1992 Barcelona (Games of the XXV Olympiad)

1992 Albertville (XVI Olympic Winter Games)
*"Nate Mills" (Northwestern, 1991); 1500m Speed Skating

1994 Lillehammer (XVII Olympic Winter Games)
*"Nate Mills" (Northwestern, 1991); Speed Skating

1996 Atlanta (Games of the XXVI Olympiad)
*"James E. Coleman" (Wittenberg, 1953); Coaching staff; US Beach Volleyball.
*"Richard W. Quick" (Southern Methodist, 1975); Head Coach; Swimming (Women's)
*"Kamal Masud" (Johns Hopkins, 2001); Swimming (Pakistan)

1998 Nagano (XVIII Olympic Winter Games)
*"Nate Mills" (Northwestern, 1991); Speed Skating

2000 Sydney (Games of the XXVII Olympiad)
*"Richard W. Quick" (Southern Methodist, 1975); Head Coach; Swimming (Women's)
*"Kamal Masud" (Johns Hopkins, 2001); Swimming (Pakistan)

2004 Athens (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
*"Richard W. Quick" (Southern Methodist, 1975); Assistant Coach; Swimming (Women's)

2008 Beijing (Games of the XXIX Olympiad)
*"Brad Walker" (Washington, 2003); Pole Vault

2012 London (Games of the XXX Olympiad)

Other Phi Gamma Deltas who contributed to the Olympic Games

1932 Los Angeles (Games of the X Olympiad)
*"Edward J. Kirwin" (California, 1932); kicked the game-winning extra point in the East/West exhibition football game

1932 Lake Placid (III Olympic Winter Games)
*"Charles A. Lee, Jr." (Syracuse, 1927); Assistant Executive Secretary of the Games

1984 Los Angeles (Games of the XXIII Olympiad)
*"Robert D. "Bob" Selleck" (Ohio Wesleyan, 1944); Director of the Los Angeles Olympic Organization Committee; Participated in the Southern California Committee for the 1984 Olympic Games

1996 Atlanta (Games of the XXVI Olympiad)
*"Russ Chandler" (Georgia Tech, 1967); Mayor of the Olympic Village

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