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The heavyweight rowing coach was an Olympic gold medalist in 2004 and won bronze in 2008.
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 News‘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.
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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.
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Six Olympians With Dartmouth Ties Are Headed to Paris
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The Big Green athletes compete in rowing, rugby, and women’s basketball.
Big Green to Paris: Molly Reckford ’15
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The alumna rower is set to compete in her second Olympic Games.
Ariana Ramsey ’22 Heads to the 2024 Olympics
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The alumna will represent the U.S. on the rugby sevens team.
Two Swimmers Competing at Canadian Olympic Trials
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Logan Pack ’27 and Emma Gao ’27 are in Toronto this week.
Vermonters Prepare for Paris Olympics 100 Days Away From the Summer Games
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Rower William Bender ’24 is featured in a segment about Vermont athletes heading to the Olympics this summer in Paris.
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Three Rowers Qualify for U.S. Olympic Team
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William Bender ’24, Oliver Bub ’20, and Molly Reckford ’15 to compete in 2024 Paris Olympics.
