| Since 1924, 31 Oklahoma State wrestlers have fought their way to Olympic team membership a total of 40 times, with 10 athletes winning a gold medal a total of 13 times. That includes OSU three-time NCAA champion Yojiro Uetake, who took the gold medal twice for his home country of Japan and John Smith, who won two gold medals for the United States. 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. Oklahoma State has been represented at every Olympic Games in which the United States has competed in since 1924. Listed below are OSU's Olympians and where they placed.
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| 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 |  | 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 | | Hwt | DNP | | Ed Gallagher, Honorary Coach | | | | | Clarence Gallagher, Trainer | | | | | |
| Helsinki 1940 |
Suspended following the outbreak of World War II.
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| London 1944 |
Suspended following the outbreak of World War II.
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| 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 |
| Name | | | 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 |  | 125.5 | Gold Medal | | Bobby Douglas | | 138.5 | Fourth | | Rex Peery, Coach | | | | | Fendley Collins, Manager | | | | | |
| Mexico City 1968 |
| Name | | Weight | Finish | | Yojiro Uetake | | 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 (GR) | DNP | | Harry Geris | | Hwt | DNP | | |
| Montreal 1976 |
| Name | | Weight | Finish | | Gene Davis | | 136.5 | Bronze Medal | | Jimmy Jackson | | Hwt | DNP | | Harry Geris | | Hwt | DNP | | |
| Moscow 1980 |
Boycotted by United States and other nations.
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| 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 | | | 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 | | |
| London 2012 |
| Name | | Weight | Finish | | Coleman Scott | | 60kg | Bronze Medal | | John Smith, Volunteer Coach | | | | | |
