2008 Olympians with UF ties
2008 Olympians with UF ties
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Year-By-Year Athlete, Country and Medal Counts
| Name | Years at UF | Country | Medals Won | |
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| Baseball | ||||
| Matt LaPorta | 2004-2007 | U.S. | Bronze (Team Play) | |
| Juan Carlos Sulbaran | Begins in 2008-09 | Netherlands Antilles | ||
| Women's Basketball | ||||
| DeLisha Milton-Jones Olympic Bio |
1993-94 - 1996-97 | U.S. | Gold (Team Play) | |
| Women’s Soccer | ||||
| Abby Wambach ^ Olympic Bio |
1998-2001 | U.S. | ||
| 1996-1999 | U.S. | Gold (Team Play) | ||
| Swimming | ||||
| Bradley Ally | 2005-06 - present | Barbados | ||
| Sarah Bateman | Begins in 2008-09 | Iceland | ||
| Caroline Burckle Olympic Bio |
2004-05 – 2007-08 | U.S. | Bronze (4x200 Free Relay) | |
| Melanie Costa-Schmid Olympic Bio |
Begins in 2008-09 | Spain | ||
| Jose Crescimbeni | Begins in 2008-09 | Peru | ||
| Rodion Davelaar | Begins in 2008-09 | Curacao | ||
| Brett Fraser | 2007-08 - present | The Cayman Islands | ||
| Shaune Fraser | 2006-07 - present | The Cayman Islands | ||
| Balacz Gercsak | 2007-08 - present | Hungary | ||
| Roberto Gomez | Begins in 2008-09 | Venezuela | ||
| Ryan Lochte Olympic Bio |
2002-03 – 2005-06 | U.S. | Gold (200 Backstroke) Gold (4x200 Free Relay) Bronze (200 IM) Bronze (400 IM) |
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| Gabriel Mangabeira | 2001-02 - 2003-04 | Brazil | ||
| Ricardo Monasterio | 1997-98 - 2000-01 | Venezuela | ||
| Omar Pinzon | 2006-07 - present | Colombia | ||
| Anna-Liisa Pold | Begins in 2008-09 | Estonia | ||
| Roland Rudolph | 2006-08 - present | Hungary | ||
| Adam Sioui Olympic Bio |
2001-02 – 2004-05 | Canada | ||
| Gemma Spofforth Olympic Bio |
2006-07 - present | Great Britain | ||
| Dara Torres Olympic Bio |
1985-86 – 1988-89 | U.S. | Silver (50 Freestyle) Silver (4x100 Free Relay) Silver (4x100 Medley Relay) |
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| J.B. Walsh | 2004-05 – 2007-08 | Philippines | ||
| Swimming Coaches | ||||
| Gregg Troy, UF Head Coach (Assistant U.S. Coach) |
1998 - present | U.S. | ||
| Anthony Nesty, UF Associate Head Coach (Suriname Coach) |
1998 - present | Suriname | ||
| Eddie Reese Member of UF Swim Team (Head U.S. Coach) |
1961-63 | U.S. | ||
| Women's Tennis | ||||
| Jill Craybas Professional Bio |
1994-1996 | U.S. | ||
| Track & Field | ||||
| Aaron Armstrong | 2000, 2001 | Trinidad | ||
| 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 | U.S. | |||
| 2004, 2005 | U.S. | Gold (4x400m Relay) Silver (400m Hurdles) |
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Kristin Heaston |
1997, 1998, 1999 | U.S. | ||
| Moise Joseph | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | Haiti | ||
| Mariam Kevkhishvili | 2007, 2008 | Georgia | ||
| Tiandra Ponteen | 2004, 2005 | St. Kitts | ||
| 2007, 2008 | U.S. | |||
| Novlene Williams-Mills | 2003, 2004 | Jamaica | Bronze (4x400m Relay) | |
| Reggie Witherspoon | 2004, 2005 | U.S. | Gold (4x400m Relay - prelims) | |
^ - named to U.S. Soccer Olympic roster, but suffered a broken leg July 16 and will miss the 2008 Olympics
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