All-Time Tar Heel Olympians

The following is a complete list of UNC Olympians including athletes, coaches, athletic department staff members and non-varsity athlete students at the University of North Carolina. All represented the U.S except as noted.

Baseball
B.J. Surhoff 1984
Scott Bankhead 1984
Tim Federowicz 2020
Ryder Ryan 2020

Men's Basketball
Larry Brown 1964 (Player), 1980 (Assistant Coach), 2004 (Head Coach)
Charlie Scott 1968
Bobby Jones 1972
Walter Davis 1976
Phil Ford 1976
Mitch Kupchak 1976
Tommy LaGarde 1976
Dean Smith 1976 (Head Coach)
Bill Guthridge 1976 (Assistant Coach)
Al Wood 1980
Michael Jordan 1984, 1992
Sam Perkins 1984
J.R. Reid 1988
Henrik Rodl 1992 (Germany)
Vince Carter 2000
Roy Williams 2004 (Assistant Coach)
Harrison Barnes, 2016

Women's Basketball
Trish Roberts 1976
Sylvia Hatchell 1988 (Assistant Coach)
LaToya Pringle Sanders 2016 (Turkey)

Women's Cycling
Danute M. Bankaitis-Davis 1988 (UNC PhD student, non-varsity athlete)

Women's Fencing
Nhi Lan Le 1996
Bob Largman 2000, 2004, 2008 (Team Leader each year)

Men's Fencing
John Friedberg 1992
Bob Largman 2000, 2004, 2008 (Team Leader each year)

Women's Field Hockey
Karen Shelton 1980, 1984
Leslie Lyness 1996
Cindy Werley 1996
Laurel Hershey 1996
Kate Barber 2008
Rachel Dawson 2008, 2012, 2016
Katelyn Falgowski 2008, 2012, 2016
Jesse Gey 2008
Carrie Lingo 2008
Amy Tran Swensen 2008, 2012
Illse Davids 2012 (South Africa)
Jackie Kintzer Briggs 2016
Caitlin Van Sickle 2016
Kelsey Kolojejchick 2016
Ashley Hoffman 2024
Meredith Sholder 2024
Cassie Sumfest 2024 (alternate)

Men's Team Handball
John Keller 1996 (played football at UNC)
Steve Penn 1996 (freshman football at UNC in 1988)

Women's Team Handball
Chryss Watts 1996 (played women's basketball and volleyball at UNC)

Women's Rowing
Kristen Siermachesky 2024 (Canada)

Women's Rugby
Maya Tapper 2024 (played club rugby at UNC)

Shooting
Bill Roy 1996 (Master's degree from UNC, non-varsity athlete)

Men's Soccer
Eddie Pope 1996
Dax McCarty 2008

Women's Soccer
Laurie Gregg 1996 (Assistant Coach)
April Heinrichs 1996 (Assistant Coach), 2000 (Head Coach), 2004 (Head Coach)
Tisha Venturini 1996
Kristine Lilly 1996, 2000, 2004
Mia Hamm 1996, 2000, 2004
Carla Werden 1996, 2000
Staci Wilson 1996
Cindy Parlow 1996, 2000, 2004
Tiffany Roberts 1996
Tracy Noonan 1996
Siri Mullinix 2000
Lorrie Fair 2000
Catherine Reddick 2004
Heather O'Reilly 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 (alternate)
Lindsay Tarpley 2004, 2008
Tracy Bates-Leon 2004 (Assistant Coach)
Lori Chalupny 2008
Tobin Heath 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Kacey White 2008
Robyn Gayle 2008, 2012 (Canada)
Meghan Klingenberg 2012 (alternate), 2016
Katie Bowen 2016, 2020, 2024 (New Zealand)
Whitney Engen 2016
Crystal Dunn 2016, 2020, 2024
Allie Long 2016
Ashlyn Harris 2016 (alternate)
Lotte Wubben-Moy, 2020 (Great Britain)
Lucy Bronze 2020 (Great Britain)
Emily Fox 2024

Softball
Natalie Anter 2004 (Italy)

Men's Swimming
Thompson Mann 1964
Phil Riker 1964
Chris Stevenson 1984 (Greece)
Yann deFabrique 1992, 1996 (France)
David Monasterio 1992 (Puerto Rico)
David Fox 1996
Anton Down-Jenkins, 2020 (New Zealand)
Patrick Hussey 2024 (Canada)
Martin Kartavi 2024 (Israel)
Adam Maraana 2024 (Israel)

Women's Swimming
Stan Tinkham 1956 (Head Coach)
Ann Marshall 1972
Janis Hape 1976
Wendy Weinberg 1976
Sue Walsh 1980
Aranza Vazquez 2020, 2024 (Mexico)
Mia Phiri 2024 (Zambia)

Men's Tennis
Rinky Hijikata 2024 (Australia)

Men's Track and Field
Harry Williamson 1936
Bill Albans 1948
Chunk Simmons 1948, 1952
Jim Beatty 1960
Charles Foster 1976
C.J. Hunter 1996
Ken Harnden 1996, 2000
Allen Johnson 1996, 2000, 2004
Eddie Neufville 1996, 2000
Curtis Johnson 2000
Dominic Demeritte 2000, 2004, 2008
Vikas Gowda 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 (India)
Kenny Selmon, 2020

Women's Track and Field
Sharon Couch 1992, 2000
Tisha Waller 1996, 2004
Lynda Lipson 1996, 2000
Joan Nesbit 1996
Marion Jones 2000, 2004
LaTasha Colander-Richardson 2000, 2004
Monique Hennagan 2000, 2004
Nicole Gamble 2000
Crystal Cox 2004
Nadine Faustin-Parker 2000, 2004, 2008 (Haiti)
Shalane Flanagan 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Laura Gerraughty 2004
Erin Donohue 2008
Blake Russell 2008
Alice Schmidt 2008, 2012
Ola Sesay 2012 (Sierra Leone)

Wrestling
Ethan Ramos 2024 (Puerto Rico)

Sports Medicine
John Lacey 1964 (Men's Basketball Trainer) 1972 (Head Trainer)
Tim Taft 1980 (Team Physician)

University of North Carolina
Olympic Medalists

Swimming

Thompson Mann, gold, 1964, 4x100 medley relay
Wendy Weinberg, bronze, 1976, 800-meter freestyle

Women's Soccer

Mia Hamm, gold, 1996
Kristine Lilly, gold, 1996
Carla (Werden) Overbeck, gold, 1996
Tisha Venturini, gold, 1996
Staci Wilson, gold, 1996
Cindy Parlow, gold, 1996
Tiffany Roberts, gold, 1996
Mia Hamm, silver, 2000
Kristine Lilly, silver, 2000
Carla (Werden) Overbeck, silver, 2000
Cindy Parlow, silver, 2000
Siri Mullinix, silver, 2000
Lorrie Fair, silver, 2000
Mia Hamm, gold, 2004
Kristine Lilly, gold, 2004
Heather O'Reilly, gold, 2004
Cindy Parlow, gold, 2004
Cat Whitehill, gold, 2004
Lindsay Tarpley, gold, 2004
Lori Chalupny, gold, 2008
Tobin Heath, gold, 2008
Heather O'Reilly, gold, 2008
Lindsay Tarpley, gold, 2008
Tobin Heath, gold, 2012
Heather O'Reilly, gold, 2012
Robyn Gayle, bronze, 2012
Crystal Dunn, bronze, 2020
Tobin Heath, bronze, 2020

Men's Basketball

Larry Brown, 1964, gold
Charlie Scott, 1968, gold
Bobby Jones, 1972, silver
Phil Ford, 1976 gold
Mitch Kupchak, 1976, gold
Walter Davis, 1976, gold
Tommy LaGarde, 1976, gold
Michael Jordan, 1984, gold
Sam Perkins, 1984, gold
J.R. Reid, 1988, bronze
Michael Jordan, 1992, gold
Vince Carter, 2000, gold
Harrison Barnes, 2016 gold

Women's Rowing

Kristen Siermachesky 2024 silver (Canada)

Women's Rugby

Naya Tapper, 2024, bronze

Track and Field (Athletics)

Harry Williamson, 1936, bronze, 800 meters
Floyd "Chunk" Simmons, 1948, bronze, decathlon
Floyd "Chunk" Simmons, 1952, bronze, decathlon
Allen Johnson, 1996, gold, 110-meter hurdles
LaTasha Colander-Richardson, 2000, gold, 4x400
Monique Hennagan, 2000, gold, 4x400
Monique Hennagan, 2004, gold, 4x400
Shalane Flanagan, 2008, silver, 10,000 meters

All-Time Tar Heel Paralympians

The following is a complete list of UNC Paralympians including athletes, coaches, athletic department staff members and non-varsity athlete students at the University of North Carolina. All represented the U.S except as noted.

Triathalon

Carson Clough (men's lacrosse), 2024

Olympians From The University Of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Olympic Medalists