Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Wrestlers in the Olympics
October 08, 2008 | Cowboy Wrestling
Olympic History
Since 1924, 34 Oklahoma State athletes have fought their way to Olympic team membership in wrestling, with 10 athletes winning a gold medal 12 times. That includes OSU three-time NCAA champion Yojiro Uetake, who took the gold medal twice for his home country of Japan. Ten O-Staters have been selected as coaches or managers. OSU head coach John Smith brought home his second consecutive gold medal as a member of Team USA from the 1992 Olympic Games held in Barcelona. Smith coached his first Olympic team in Sydney in 2000. Listed below are OSU's 49 Olympians and where they placed. (Gold-medal winners in bold)
| Paris • 1924 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Guy H. Lookabaugh | 158.5 | fourth |
| Orion Stuteville | 174 | alternate |
| Amsterdam • 1928 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Clarence Berryman | 145 | sixth |
| George Rule | 174 | reserve |
| Charles Strack | 191.5 | reserve |
| Earl McCready, Canada | Hwt. | |
| Los Angeles • 1932 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Bobby Pearce | 123 | Gold Medal |
| Melvin Clodfelter | 145 | 3rd round |
| Jack Van Bebber | 158.5 | Gold Medal |
| Conrad Caldwell | 191.5 | alternate |
| Berlin • 1936 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Ross Flood | 123 | Silver Medal |
| Fred Parkey | 134 | reserve |
| Harley Strong | 145 | 1st round |
| Frank Lewis | 158.5 | Gold Medal |
| Roy Dunn | Hwt | 1st round |
| George Chiga, Canada | Hwt | |
| E.C. Gallagher, Honorary Coach | ||
| Clarence Gallagher, Trainer | ||
| London • 1948 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| William Jernigan | 114.5 | 2nd round |
| Hal Moore | 136.5 | sixth |
| Richard Hutton | Hwt | 1st round |
| Art Griffith, Coach | ||
| Cliff Keen, Manager | ||
| Helsinki • 1952 | ||
| Ray Swartz, Coach | ||
| Buel Patterson, Manager | ||
| Melbourne • 1956 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Myron Roderick | 136.5 | fourth |
| Dick Beattie | 160.5 | DNC-illness |
| Rome • 1960 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Shelby Wilson | 147.5 | Gold Medal |
| Doug Blubaugh | 160.5 | Gold Medal |
| Tokyo • 1964 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Yojiro Uetake, Japan | 125.5 | Gold Medal |
| Bobby Douglas | 138.5 | fourth |
| Rex Peery, Coach | ||
| Fendley Collins, Manager | ||
| Mexico City • 1968 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Yojiro Uetake, Japan | 125.5 | Gold Medal |
| Bobby Douglas | 138.5 | DNC-illness |
| Munich • 1972 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Gene Davis | 136.5 | 3rd round |
| Jerry Robinson | 180.5 | Greco-Roman |
| Harry Geris, Canada Hwt | ||
| Montreal • 1976 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Gene Davis | 136.5 | Bronze Medal |
| Jimmy Jackson | Hwt | 3rd round |
| Harry Geris, Canada | Hwt | |
| Los Angeles • 1984 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Lee Roy Smith | 136.5 | DNC-arbitration |
| Bruce Baumgartner | 286 | Gold Medal |
| Seoul • 1988 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| John Smith | 136.5 | Gold Medal |
| Kenny Monday | 163 | Gold Medal |
| Joe Seay, Coach | ||
| Barcelona • 1992 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Kendall Cross | 125.5 | sixth |
| John Smith | 136.5 | Gold Medal |
| Kenny Monday | 163 | Silver Medal |
| Atlanta • 1996 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Kendall Cross | 125.5 | Gold Medal |
| Kenny Monday | 163 | fourth |
| Sydney • 2000 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| John Smith, Coach | ||
| Athens • 2004 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Daniel Cormier | 211.5 | Fourth |
| Eric Guerrero | 132 | First Round |
| Jamill Kelly | 145.5 | Silver Medal |
| Beijing • 2008 | ||
| Name | Weight | Finish |
| Daniel Cormier | 211.5 | DNC-injury |
| Steve Mocco | 132 | Quarterfinals |
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