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This list of Texas Tech University Olympians includes athletes, coaches, and faculty associated with Texas Tech University who have competed in the Olympic Games. Athletes from the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are included in the list.

Olympic Appearances and Medals by Sport
Sport	Appearances				Total
Athletics	56	3	6	1	10
Basketball	4	4	0	0	4
Figure Skating	2	0	1	0	1
Football	6	1	0	1	2
Golf	5	0	0	0	0
Handball	2	0	0	0	0
Rowing	1	0	0	0	0
Short Track Speed Skating	5	0	1	1	2
Total	81	8	8	3	19

Olympians

Athletes

Games	Athlete	Country	Sport	Event	Medal	Ref.
1992 Barcelona	Sharon Cain	United States	Handball	Women's tournament
1996 Atlanta	Sharon Cain	United States	Handball	Women's tournament
	Sheryl Swoopes		Basketball	Women's tournament
2000 Sydney	Julieon Raeburn	Trinidad and Tobago	Athletics	Men's 200 m
				Men's 4 x 100 m relay
	Sheryl Swoopes	United States	Basketball	Women's tournament
2004 Athens	Andrae Williams	Bahamas	Athletics	Men's 4 x 400 m relay
	Jonathan Johnson	United States		Men's 800 m
	Sheryl Swoopes		Basketball	Women's tournament
2008 Beijing	Michael Mathieu	Bahamas	Athletics	Men's 400 m
				Men's 4 x 400 m relay
	Andrae Williams			Men's 4 x 400 m relay
	Shereefa Lloyd	Jamaica		Women's 4 x 400 m relay
	Blessing Okagbare	Nigeria		Women's long jump
2010 Vancouver	Jordan Malone	United States	Short Track Speed Skating	Men's 1,500 m
				Men's 5,000 m relay
				Men's 500 m
2012 London	Julian Wruck	Australia	Athletics	Men's discus throw
	Trevorvano Mackey	Bahamas		Men's 200 m
	Michael Mathieu			Men's 200 m
				Men's 4 x 400 m relay
	Shane Brathwaite	Barbados		Men's 110 m hurdles
	Shereefa Lloyd	Jamaica		Women's 4 x 400 m relay
	Sally Kipyego	Kenya		Women's 10,000 m
				Women's 5,000 m
	Blessing Okagbare	Nigeria		Women's 100 m
				Women's 4 x 100 m relay
				Women's long jump
	Jamele Mason	Puerto Rico		Men's 400 m hurdles
	Jason Young	United States		Men's discus throw
2014 Sochi	Jordan Malone	United States	Short Track Speed Skating	Men's 5,000 m relay
				Men's 500 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro	Michael Mathieu	Bahamas	Athletics	Men's 4 x 400 m relay
	Blessing Okagbare	Nigeria		Women's 100 m
				Women's 200 m
				Women's 4 x 100 m relay
	Bradley Adkins	United States		Men's high jump
	Gil Roberts			Men's 4 x 400 m relay
				Men's 400 m
	Janine Beckie	Canada	Football	Women's tournament
	Victoria Esson	New Zealand		Women's tournament
2020 Tokyo	Shane Brathwaite	Barbados	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles
	Karayme Bartley	Jamaica		Mixed 4 x 400 m relay
				Men's 4 x 400 m relay
	Rosemary Chukwuma	Nigeria		Women's 100 m
				Women's 4 x 100 m relay
	Divine Oduduru			Men's 100 m
				Men's 200 m
	Blessing Okagbare			Women's 100 m
				Women's 200 m
				Women's 4 x 100 m relay
	Ruth Usoro			Women's long jump
				Women's triple jump
	Benard Keter	United States		Men's 3000 m steeplechase
	Sally Kipyego			Women's marathon
	Janine Beckie	Canada	Football	Women's tournament
	Victoria Esson	New Zealand		Women's tournament
	Mito Pereira	Chile	Golf	Men's individual
	Hurly Long	Germany		Men's individual
2022 Beijing	Ashley Cain	United States	Figure Skating	Pair skating
				Team event
2024 Paris	Antoine Andrews	Bahamas	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles
	Terrence Jones			Men's 100 m
	Andrew Hudson	Jamaica		Men's 200 m
	Rūta Kate Lasmane	Latvia		Women's triple jump
	Temitope Adeshina	Nigeria		Women's high jump
	Rosemary Chukwuma			Women's 100 m
	Ruth Usoro			Women's long jump
	Oskar Edlund	Sweden		Men's 400 m hurdles
	Alaysha Johnson	United States		Women's 100 m hurdles
	Courtney Lindsey			Men's 4 × 100 m relay
	Monae' Nichols			Women's long jump
	Janine Beckie	Canada	Football	Women's tournament
	Victoria Esson	New Zealand		Women's tournament
	Mito Pereira	Chile	Golf	Men's individual
	Shannon Tan	Singapore		Women's individual
	Ludvig Åberg	Sweden		Men's individual

Coaches

Games	Athlete	Country	Sport	Event	Medal	Ref.
1968 Mexico City	Jarvis Scott	United States	Athletics	Women's 400 m
1984 Los Angeles	Louise Ritter	United States	Athletics	Women's high jump
	Bob Knight		Basketball	Men's tournament (Coach)
1988 Seoul	Louise Ritter	United States	Athletics	Women's high jump

Faculty

Games	Athlete	Country	Sport	Event	Medal	Ref.
1968 Mexico City	Arthur Evans	United States	Rowing	Men's eight

Paralympians

Games	Athlete	Country	Sport	Event	Medal	Ref.
1992 Barcelona	Ross Davis	United States	Athletics	Men's 100 m C3–4
				Men's 200 m C3–4
				Men's 400 m C3–4
				Men's 800 m C3–4
	David Newkirk		Volleyball	Men's standing
1996 Atlanta	Ross Davis	United States	Athletics	Men's 100 m T34
				Men's 400 m T32–33
	David Newkirk		Volleyball	Men's standing
2000 Sydney	Ross Davis	United States	Athletics	Men's 100 m T34
				Men's 200 m T34
				Men's 400 m T34
	David Newkirk		Volleyball	Men's standing

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