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Catch the latest reports on Dartmouth Olympians at the Summer Games.
Dartmouth’s Summer Olympians
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Dartmouth athletes attending the 2024 Summer Olympics are, clockwise from top left, Isalys Quiñones ’19, Thayer ’20, Ariana Ramsey ’22, Madison Hughes ’15, Molly Reckford ’15, Oliver Bub ’20, and Billy Bender ’24. (Photos courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics and US Rowing)
Big Green athletes have participated in Summer Olympics going back to the 1908 London Games, competing primarily in track and field in the earlier era with a growing presence in rowing starting in the 1970s and in soccer, equestrian, kayaking, and rugby after 2000.
Dartmouth Summer Olympic athletes have brought home six gold, nine silver, and five bronze medals since 1908.
The opening ceremonies are on July 26, and the Paris Olympics end on Aug. 11.
Dartmouth News
View NewsKansas Native Representing Team USA in Paralympic Games
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Casey Ratzlaff, a volunteer assistant coach for men’s tennis who grew up in Wichita, Kan., is featured as he prepares to compete in next week’s Paralympic Games. Ratzlaff is a two-time Paralympian.
KSN
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It’s about getting a toolbox of techniques that we or athletes are using in these situations. And it’s not a one size fits all.
Mind of a Medalist
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With the Summer Olympics underway, President Sian Leah Beilock, a cognitive scientist, discusses her research on performance under pressure on Sanjay Gupta’s Chasing Life podcast.
CNN
Big Green to Paris: Ariana Ramsey ’22
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The Team USA rugby wing is competing in her second Olympics.
Big Green to Paris: Isalys Quiñones ’19, Thayer ’20
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The former Dartmouth hoops star is playing for Puerto Rico in Paris.
Big Green to Paris: Oliver Bub ’20 and Billy Bender ’24
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The heavyweight rowers returned to Dartmouth in June to train.
A Spectator’s Guide to the Ancient Olympic Games
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Classics professor Paul Christesen ’88 describes the importance of the Olympics to Ancient Greece, saying it was a “fundamental cultural marker for them.”
Olympics.com
‘Original Captain America’ Madison Hughes Ready for One Last Olympic Shot
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British-born Madison Hughes ’15 discusses his American roots as the internationally ranked men’s rugby sevens player participates in his third Olympic Games.
RugbyPass
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Rugby is such a tough sport, and I didn’t know that when I started, but I still took the chance to try it.
Sports Psychology for Everyday Life
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President Sian Leah Beilock, a cognitive scientist, discusses her research on why athletes, and others, choke and how to learn to perform under pressure.
TED Radio Hour