OLYMPIC MEDALISTS GLENN “SLATS” HARDIN
ESTHER JONES
Glenn “Slats” Hardin holds the distinction as being the only LSU Track & Field athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Games. The most dominant 400-meter hurdler in the first half of the 20th century, Hardin won a silver medal in Los Angeles in 1932 and a gold medal in Berlin in 1936. He wrapped up a brilliant career at LSU in 1935 as a fourtime NCAA champion, six-time SEC champion and six-time All-American.
Arguably the most dominant sprinter to ever wear the Lady Tiger uniform, Esther Jones became the third Olympic gold medalist in the history of the track and field program with her win in the 4x100-meter relay for the United States in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. She earned a school record 21 All-America honors for the Lady Tigers from 1988-91 and swept NCAA titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters during her junior season in 1990.
SHEILA ECHOLS
GLENROY GILBERT
Sheila Echols became the first Lady Tiger to win an Olympic medal as she struck gold as a member of the United States’ 4x100-meter relay team at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Despite her Olympic glory in the sprint relay, Echols actually made a name for herself at LSU as the nation’s premier long jumper as she won an NCAA title in the event in 1987. Echols was a two-time NCAA champion and seven-time All-American during her LSU career.
The LSU Track & Field program was represented by nine athletes at the centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, and none shined brighter than Glenroy Gilbert as he guided Canada’s 4x100-meter relay to an improbable gold medal over the favored foursome from the United States. During his brief two-year career with the Tigers, Gilbert earned three All-America honors and ran on LSU’s NCAA champion relay team during the 1993 season.
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• 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay)
• 2005 World Outdoor Champion (Triple Jump) • 2006 World Indoor Champion (Triple Jump) • 2-time Olympian
• 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 2004 Olympian
• 1999 World Outdoor Bronze Medalist (4x100 Relay) • 2000 Olympian
• 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 3-time NCAA Champion
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