LSU’s Olympic Medalists

OLYMPIC MEDALISTS

GLENN “SLATS” HARDIN UNITED STATES

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. SHEILA ECHOLS UNITED STATES 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. ESTHER JONES UNITED STATES

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.

WORLD-CLASS TIGERS

GLENROY GILBERT CANADA

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.

ADE ALLEYNE-FORTE TRINIDAD • 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) WALTER DAVIS UNITED STATES • 2005 World Outdoor Champion (Triple Jump) • 2006 World Indoor Champion (Triple Jump) • 2-time Olympian NADIA DAVY JAMAICA • 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 2004 Olympian PETA-GAYE DOWDIE JAMAICA • 1999 World Outdoor Bronze

Medalist (4x100 Relay) • 2000 Olympian FITZROY DUNKLEY JAMAICA • 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 3-time NCAA Champion

The following eight individuals are members of the LSU Track & Field program who have won gold and silver medals in the 118-year history of the modern Olympic Games. LSU athletes have won a total of 17 medals all-time at the Olympic Games, including 12 for the Tigers and five for the Lady Tigers. LSU is wellrepresented each year as at least one athlete has competed in 12 different Olympic Games all-time.

DERRICK BREW UNITED STATES

The Tigers have produced many of the world’s premier quartermilers over the years, and Derrick Brew certainly ranks among the all-time greats at LSU following his effort at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Brew became the first LSU sprinter to medal in an individual event as he won bronze in the 400-meter dash, while he also struck gold as a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay at the site of the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896. JOHN MOFFITT UNITED STATES After being crowned NCAA champion in the long jump during his senior season in 2004, John Moffitt made a splash in his Olympics debut with Team USA as he soared to a silver medal in the event in Athens, Greece. Moffitt, who earned six All-America honors during a two-year career with the Tigers in 2003-04, quickly earned a reputation as one of the world’s preeminent talents with his performance. Moffitt swept NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles as a senior in 2004. KELLY WILLIE UNITED STATES

Derrick Brew was not the only Tiger to win a gold medal as a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as fellow LSU star Kelly Willie also took his place on top of the medal podium as a gold medalist in the event. Willie became the youngest gold medalist in the history of the LSU program with his performance as a sophomore in 2004. Willie won seven NCAA titles and 19 All-America honors with the Tigers

from 2003-06. RICHARD THOMPSON TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Former LSU star Richard Thompson solidified his reputation as the most decorated Olympian in the history of LSU athletics as he claimed his third Olympic medal in London in 2012 as he anchored Trinidad & Tobago to a silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay. His effort in London followed his Olympic debut in Beijing, China, in 2008 when he captured the silver medal in the 100-meter dash as the runner-up to Usain Bolt before winning a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay.

SAMANTHA HENRY JAMAICA • 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist (4x100 Relay) LOLO JONES UNITED STATES • 2008 World Indoor Champion (60 Hurdles) • 2010 World Indoor Champion (60 Hurdles) • 2-time Olympic finalist MUNA LEE UNITED STATES • 2005 World Outdoor Champion (4x100 Relay) • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

Champion (100 Meters) • 2-time Olympian DEBBIE PARRIS JAMAICA • 2001 World Outdoor Champion (4x400 Relay) • 2-time Olympian RONETTA SMITH JAMAICA • 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 2005 World Outdoor Silver

Medalist (4x400 Relay)