The following student-athletes, coaching staff, or alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have represented their country in the Olympic Games as athletes, coaching staff, press officers, or administrators.

An asterisk (*) denotes a coach or trainer.

Berlin 1936

Summer Games of the XI Olympiad, Berlin, Germany

Sport Gender Name Team Track and field Men Harry Williamson

London 1948

Summer Games of the XIV Olympiad, London, United Kingdom

Sport Gender Name Team Track and field Men Bill Albans Chunk Simmons

Helsinki 1952

Summer Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, Finland

Sport Gender Name Team Track and field Men Chunk Simmons

Melbourne 1956

Summer Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, Australia

Sport Gender Name Team Swimming Women Stan Tinkham * Wrestling – Perrin Henderson

Rome 1960

Summer Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome, Italy

Sport Gender Name Team Track and field Men Jim Beatty

Tokyo 1964

Summer Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, Japan

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball – Larry Brown John Lacey * Swimming Men Thompson Mann Philip Riker

Mexico City 1968

Summer Games of the XIX Olympiad, Mexico City, Mexico

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball – Charlie Scott

Munich 1972

Summer Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich, West Germany

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball – Bobby Jones John Lacey * Swimming Women Ann Marshall

Montreal 1976

Summer Games of the XXI Olympiad, Montreal, Canada

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball Men Walter Davis Phil Ford Mitch Kupchak Tom LaGarde Dean Smith * Bill Guthridge * Women Trish Roberts Swimming Women Janis Hape Wendy Weinberg Track and field Men Charles Foster

Los Angeles and Sarajevo 1984

Summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Los Angeles, California, United States and Winter Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Sport Gender Name Team Baseball – B.J. Surhoff Scott Bankhead Basketball Men Michael Jordan Sam Perkins Field hockey Women Karen Shelton Swimming Men Chris Stevenson

Rick Brewer was a press officer.

Seoul and Calgary 1988

Summer Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Seoul, South Korea and Winter Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Calgary, Canada

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball Men J.R. Reid Women Sylvia Hatchell * Cycling Women Danute Bankaitis-Davis Field hockey Women Marcia Pankratz

Press officer: Dave Lohse.

Barcelona and Albertville 1992

Summer Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona, Spain and Winter Games of the XXV Olympiad, Albertville, France

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball Men Michael Jordan Henrik Rödl Fencing Men John Friedberg Swimming Men Yann DeFabrique David Monasterio Track and field Women Sharon Couch Wrestling – Kendall Cross

Press officer: Frank Zang

Lillehammer 1994

Winter Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Lillehammer, Norway

Press officer: Frank Zang

Atlanta 1996

Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sport Gender Name Team Fencing Women Nhi Lan Le Field hockey Women Marcia Pankratz Leslie Lyness Cindy Werley Laurel Hershey Kelli James Liz Tchou Handball Men John Keller Steve Penn Women Chryss Watts Soccer Men Eddie Pope Women Laurie Gregg * Mia Hamm April Heinrichs * Kristine Lilly Tracy Noonan Cindy Parlow Tiffany Roberts Tisha Venturini Carla Werden Staci Wilson Swimming Men Yann DeFabrique David Fox Track and field Men Ken Harnden Allen Johnson Eddie Neufville Women Joan Nesbit Lynda Lipson Tisha Waller Wrestling – Kendall Cross

Full-time employees: Dave Lohse, Chris Schleter; Olympic Broadcasting Organization: Kevin Best; Organizing Committee: Donald Lockerbie; Press officer: Frank Zang; Team physician: Tim Taft.

Sydney 2000

Summer Games of the XXVII Olympiad, Sydney, Australia

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball Men Vince Carter Soccer Women Lorrie Fair Laurie Gregg * Mia Hamm April Heinrichs * Kristine Lilly Siri Mullinix Cindy Parlow Carla Werden Track and field Men Dominic Demeritte Ken Harnden Allen Johnson Curtis Johnson Eddie Neufville Women LaTasha Colander-Richardson Sharon Couch Nadine Faustin Nicole Gamble Monique Hennagan Lynda Lipson

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter; Olympic Broadcasting Organization: Kevin Best; Organizing Committee: Donald Lockerbie.

Salt Lake City 2002

Winter Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Salt Lake City, United States

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter. Olympic Broadcasting Organization: Kevin Best.

Athens 2004

Summer Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Athens, Greece

Sport Gender Name Team Baseball – Andrew Miller Basketball Men Larry Brown * Roy Williams * Soccer Women Tracy Bates-Leon * Mia Hamm April Heinrichs * Kristine Lilly Heather O'Reilly Cindy Parlow Catherine Reddick Lindsay Tarpley Softball – Natalie Anter Track and field Men Dominic Demeritte Vikas Gowda Allen Johnson Women LaTasha Colander-Richardson Crystal Cox Nadine Faustin Shalane Flanagan Laura Gerraughty Monique Hennagan Tisha Waller

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter; Organizing Committee: Donald Lockerbie.

Turin 2006

Winter Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Turin, Italy

Full-time employee: Chris Schleter.

Beijing 2008

Summer Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing, China

Sport Gender Name Team Field hockey Women Kate Barber Rachel Dawson Katelyn Falgowski Jesse Gey Carrie Lingo Amy Tran Soccer Men Dax McCarty Women Lori Chalupny Robyn Gale Tobin Heath Heather O'Reilly Lindsay Tarpley Kacey White Track and field Men Dominic Demeritte Vikas Gowda Women Blake Russell Erin Donohue Shalane Flanagan Nadine Faustin-Parker Alice Schmidt

London 2012

Summer Games of the XXX Olympiad, London, England

Sport Gender Name Team Field hockey Women Rachel Dawson Katelyn Falgowski Amy Swensen Illse Davids Soccer Women Robyn Gayle Tobin Heath Heather O'Reilly Track and field Men Vikas Gowda Women Shalane Flanagan Alice Schmidt Ola Sesay

Rio 2016

Summer Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sport Gender Name Team Basketball Men Harrison Barnes Women LaToya Pringle Sanders Field hockey Women Jackie Briggs Rachel Dawson Katelyn Falgowski Kelsey Kolojejchick Caitlin Van Sickle Soccer Women Katie Bowen Crystal Dunn Whitney Engen Tobin Heath Meghan Klingenberg Allie Long Ashlyn Harris Heather O'Reilly Track and field Men Vikas Gowda Women Shalane Flanagan Tokyo 2020

Summer Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, Tokyo, Japan

Sport Gender Name Team Baseball Men Tim Federowicz Ryder Ryan Diving Men Anton Down-Jenkins Women Aranza Vázquez Rugby Women Naya Tapper Soccer Women Katie Bowen Lucy Bronze Crystal Dunn Tobin Heath Lotte Wubben-Moy Track and field Men Kenny Selmon Rhythmic gymnastics Women Camilla Feeley

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