This list of Texas Tech University Olympians includes athletes and coaches 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 43 2 6 1 9
Basketball 4 4 0 0 4
Figure Skating 2 0 1 0 1
Football 2 1 0 1 2
Golf 2 0 0 0 0
Short Track Speed Skating 5 0 1 1 2
Total 58 7 8 3 18

Olympians

Athletes

Games Athlete Country Sport Event Medal Ref.
1996 Atlanta Sheryl Swoopes United States United States Basketball Women's tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) [1][2]
2000 Sydney Julieon Raeburn Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Athletics Men's 200 m [3][4]
Men's 4 x 100 m relay
Sheryl Swoopes United States United States Basketball Women's tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) [1][2]
2004 Athens Andrae Williams The Bahamas Bahamas Athletics Men's 4 x 400 m relay [5][6]
Jonathan Johnson United States United States Men's 800 m [7][8]
Sheryl Swoopes Basketball Women's tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) [1][2]
2008 Beijing Michael Mathieu The Bahamas Bahamas Athletics Men's 400 m [9][10]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Andrae Williams Men's 4 x 400 m relay 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [5][6]
Shereefa Lloyd Jamaica Jamaica Women's 4 x 400 m relay 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [11][12]
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria Nigeria Women's long jump 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [13][14]
2010 Vancouver Jordan Malone United States United States Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1,500 m [15][16]
Men's 5,000 m relay 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 500 m
2012 London Julian Wruck Australia Australia Athletics Men's discus throw [17][18]
Trevorvano Mackey The Bahamas Bahamas Men's 200 m [19][20]
Michael Mathieu Men's 200 m [9][10]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shane Brathwaite Barbados Barbados Men's 110 m hurdles [21][22]
Shereefa Lloyd Jamaica Jamaica Women's 4 x 400 m relay 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [11][12]
Sally Kipyego Kenya Kenya Women's 10,000 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [23] [24]
Women's 5,000 m
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria Nigeria Women's 100 m [13][14]
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Women's long jump
Jamele Mason Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Men's 400 m hurdles [25][26]
Jason Young United States United States Men's discus throw [27][28]
2014 Sochi Jordan Malone United States United States Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000 m relay 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [15][16]
Men's 500 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro Michael Mathieu The Bahamas Bahamas Athletics Men's 4 x 400 m relay 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [9][10]
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria Nigeria Women's 100 m [13][14]
Women's 200 m
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Bradley Adkins United States United States Men's high jump [29][30]
Gil Roberts Men's 4 x 400 m relay 1st place, gold medalist(s) [31][32]
Men's 400 m
Janine Beckie Canada Canada Football Women's tournament 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [33][34]
2020 Tokyo Shane Brathwaite Barbados Barbados Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles [21][22]
Karayme Bartley Jamaica Jamaica Mixed 4 x 400 m relay [35][36]
Men's 4 x 400 m relay
Rosemary Chukwuma Nigeria Nigeria Women's 100 m [37][38]
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Divine Oduduru Men's 100 m [39][40]
Men's 200 m
Blessing Okagbare Women's 100 m [13][14]
Women's 200 m
Women's 4 x 100 m relay
Ruth Usoro Women's long jump [41][42]
Women's triple jump
Benard Keter United States United States Men's 3000 m steeplechase [43][44]
Sally Kipyego Women's marathon [23][24]
Janine Beckie Canada Canada Football Women's tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) [33][34]
Mito Pereira Chile Chile Golf Men's individual [45][46]
Hurly Long Germany Germany Men's individual [47][48]
2022 Beijing Ashley Cain United States United States Figure Skating Pair skating [49][50]
Team event 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Coaches

Games Athlete Country Sport Event Medal Ref.
1968 Mexico City Jarvis Scott United States United States Athletics Women's 400 m [51][52]
1984 Los Angeles Bob Knight United States United States Basketball Men's tournament (Coach) 1st place, gold medalist(s) [53][54]

Paralympians

Games Athlete Country Sport Event Medal Ref.
1992 Barcelona Ross Davis United States United States Athletics Men's 100 m C3–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [55][56][57]
Men's 200 m C3–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 400 m C3–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 800 m C3–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
David Newkirk Volleyball Men's standing [58][59][60]
1996 Atlanta Ross Davis United States United States Athletics Men's 100 m T34 1st place, gold medalist(s) [55][56][57]
Men's 400 m T32–33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
David Newkirk Volleyball Men's standing [58][59][60]
2000 Sydney Ross Davis United States United States Athletics Men's 100 m T34 1st place, gold medalist(s) [55][56][57]
Men's 200 m T34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 400 m T34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
David Newkirk Volleyball Men's standing [58][59][60]

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