McMaster University has graduated 35 Olympic athletes, and produced eight Olympic coaches, two Olympic administrators and two Olympic officials.
McMaster Olympic athletes
C.J. Sylvannus "Syl" Apps '36 (athletics 1936 - Berlin) Grey McLeish '37 (rowing 1936 - Berlin) Betty (Taylor) Campbell '37 (athletics 1932 - Los Angeles, 1936 - Berlin) Catherine (Miller) Ray '38 (athletics 1940 - Tokyo / Helsinki - cancelled due to World War II) James Donald McFarlane '53 (athletics 1952 - Helsinki) Barry Ager '62 (basketball - Summer Olympics 1960 - Rome) Dr. Jack Gauldie '64 (water polo 1972 - Munich) Sara (Barber) Jenkins '64 (swimming 1956 - Melbourne, 1960 - Rome) Fred Heese '65 (canoe 1964 - Tokyo) Tony Powell '67 (athletics 1972 - Munich) Marjorie Homer-Dixon '73 (kayak 1968 - Mexico City, 1972 - Munich) Steven Mitruk '73 (gymnastics 1968 - Mexico City, 1972 - Munich) David Hart '74 (water polo 1972 - Munich, 1976 - Montreal) Rick Puglise '74 (water polo 1972 - Munich, 1976 - Montreal) Carol Love '75 (rowing 1976 - Montreal) George Steplock '76 (water polo - 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal) Paul Pottier '79 (water polo 1976 - Montreal, 1984 Los Angeles) Craig Martin '82 (football (soccer) - 1984 - Los Angeles) Paula Schnurr '87 (athletics 1992 Barcelona, 1996 - Atlanta) Paul Ragusa '97 (wrestling 1996 - Atlanta) Larry Cain '89 (canoe 1988 - Los Angeles, 1988 - Seoul, 1992 - Barcelona) Andrea (Page) Steen '89 (athletics 1984 - Los Angeles) Bill Trayling '89 (canoe 1988 - Seoul - alternate) Christopher Woodcroft '89 (wrestling 1988 - Seoul, 1992 - Barcelona) Calum McNeil '91 (wrestling - 1992 Barcelona - Competed for the United Kingdom) Mark Heese '92 (beach volleyball 1996 - Atlanta, 2000 - Sydney, 2004 - Athens) Lawrence Holmes '92 (wrestling 1984 - Los Angeles, 1988 - Seoul) Sue Palmer-Komar '92 (cycling 1996 - Atlanta, 2004 - Athens) Greg Woodcroft '93 (wrestling 1996 - Atlanta) Tim Bethune '95 (athletics 1984 - Los Angeles) Gavin Maxwell '95 (canoe 1996 - Atlanta) Alan Nolet '96 (gymnastics 1988- Seoul, 1992 - Barcelona, 1996 - Atlanta) Janet Cook '02 (swimming 2000 - Sydney - alternate) Howard Dell '02 (bobsleigh 1988 - Calgary) Joanne Malar '02 (swimming 1992 - Barcelona, 1996 - Atlanta, 2000 - Sydney) Adam van Koeverden '07 (kayak 2004 - Athens, 2008 - Beijing) Chelsey Gotell '09 (swimming 2004 - Athens, 2008 - Beijing, Paralympics) Julia Hanes '17 (para-athletics 2024 - Paris)
Note: Dr. Norman Lane, a McMaster Professor of Mathematics, competed in two Olympic Games (Canoe 1948 - London, 1952 - Helsinki).
Coaches
Fred Wach (fencing - unknown) Nick Cipriano (wrestling - 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta) Dave O'Donnell (fencing - 1988 - Seoul) Claus Wolter '80 (rowing - 1988- Seoul) Andrew Cole (swimming - 1996 - Atlanta, 2000 - Sydney) Gaye Stratten (swimming 1996 - Atlanta) Barry Shepley '86 (triathlon - 2000 Sydney) Margot (Verlaan) Page '87 (hockey - 2006 Turino)
Administrators
Doug Howard (wrestling - manager - 1976 - Montreal) Martha (Arnott) Deacon '81 (badminton - team leader - 2000 - Sydney) Frank Corning 65' (wrestling - manager Olympics, Los Angeles - 1984, Barcelona - 1992, Atlanta - 1996)
Officials
Dr. Ron Foxcroft '01 (basketball - 1976 - Montreal) Janice Deakin '83 (basketball - 1996 - Atlanta)
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