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Celebrating the Olympic Spirit: KU Olympians

August 2nd, 2024
A collage of materials related to Jayhawks at the Olympics. Click image to enlarge.

Did you know that ten participants with ties to the University of Kansas are currently in Paris competing in the 2024 Olympics? Michael Joseph, Yoveinny Mota, Sharon Lokedi, Bryce Hoppel, Hussain Al Hizam, Alexander Emilianov, Head Coach Stanley Redwine, and Event Manager Tim Weaver will be present at various track and field events. Joel Embiid will be competing on Team USA for men’s basketball, and Liana Salazar will be competing for Colombia in soccer.

Did you also know that these Jayhawks are the most recent of the sixty-four coaches and athletes who have competed in twenty-two different Olympic Games over the past 120 years?

Black-and-white photograph of college men in white shorts and black short-sleeve shirts.
A 1900 KU graduate, Fay Moulton became the first Jayhawk to compete at the Olympics. Moulton won a bronze medal in the 60 meter dash at the 1904 games. Here, Moulton is shown as a member of KU’s track team in The Galaxy yearbook, 1900. Call Number: LD2697 .J3. Click image to enlarge.

You can now learn more about KU’s incredible Olympians through a new online exhibit, Celebrating the Olympic Spirit: KU Olympians. The exhibit includes digital reproductions of selected photographs, letters, news releases, newspaper clippings, fliers, handouts, and other items from University Archives documenting selected athletes and coaches with ties to the University of Kansas.

Rock Chalk!

Caitlin Klepper
Head of Public Services

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