Western's Olympians
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The university has a long, strong presence at Olympic Games
dating back 100 years with faculty, staff, students and alumni
representing Canada as athletes, coaches and mission staff, in events
ranging from basketball to yachting in Summer Games and bobsleigh to
skiing in Winter Games.
Olympic Summer Games
Basketball:
Chuck Dalton 1952
Bill Pataky 1952
Glen Pettinger 1952
Bob Phibbs 1952
Harry Wade 1952
George Wearring 1952
Coulter Osbourne 1956
Barry Ager 1960
Don McCrae 1960
Ray Monnot 1960
Barry Howson 1964
Paul Thomas (coach) 1952
Don McCrae (coach) 1984
Canoeing:
Barb Olmsted 1984,1988
Eric Smith 1984,1988
Diving:
Skip Phoenix 1976
Skip Phoenix (coach) 1988,1992
Fencing:
Bob Foxcroft 1964,1972
Gymnastics:
Mike Inglis 1992
Rowing:
Roger Jackson 1964,1968,1972
Jim Walker 1972
Mike Neary 1972,1976
Monica Draeger 1976
Marnie McBean 1992,1996,2000
Nancy Higgins 1976
Al Morrow 1976
Becky Stevenson 1976
Andy Van Ruyven 1976
Phil Monckton 1976,1984
Heather Clarke 1980,1984,1988
Lesley Thompson-Willee 1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000
2008 (women’s eight, coxswain)
Barb Armbrust 1984
Cathy Lund 1984
Angela Schneider 1984
John Houlding 1984,1988
Harold Backer 1984,1988,1992
Silken Laumann 1984,1988,1992,1996
Jennifer (Walinga) Doey 1988, 1992
John Wallace 1988,1992
Brian Saunderson 1992
Mike Forgeron 1992,1996
Jeff Lay 1996
Maria Maunder 1996
Renata Troc 1996
Wendy Wiebe 1996
Michele Mellow 1996
Iain Brambell 2000, 2004, 2008 (lightweight men’s four)
Jon Beare 2000, 2004, 2008 (lightweight men’s four)
Liam Parsons 2008 (lightweight men’s four)
Matt Jensen 2008 (lightweight men’s four spare)
Adam Kreek 2008 (men’s eight)
Cam Sylvester 2008 (lightweight men’s double)
Jane Rumball 2008 (women’s eight)
Romina Stefancic 2008 (women’s eight)
Heather Mandoli 2008 (women’s eight)
Rachelle de Jong 2008 (women’s quad)
Kris Korzeniowski (coach) 1976
Al Morrow (coach) 1980,1984,1992,1996,2000, 2008
Jimmy Joy (coach) 1984,1988
Rudy Wieler (coach) 1984
Bob Marlow (coach) 1984
Ted Daigneault (coach) 1984
Volker Nolte (coach) 1996,2000
Carolyn Caesar (therapist) 2008 (with rowing former varsity rower at Western)
Swimming:
Louise Kennedy 1964
Marian Lay 1964,1968
Bill Kennedy 1972
Jane (Meyers) Wright 1972
Melanie McKay 1976
Bruce Rogers 1976
Paul Hauch (manager) 1956
John Fuulkner (coach) 1960
Peter Bell (manager) 1964
Cliff Barry (coach) 1984,1988
Paul Midgley (coach) 2008
Joe Bartoch (UWO asst coach competing as athlete in 2008 games)
Jon Caldarone (UWO) Representing St. Lucia 2008
Track & Field:
Mel Brock 1912
Alex Munroe 1928
Johnny Loaring 1936
Bill Larochelle 1948
Bob McFarlane 1948
Don McFarlane 1948
Jack Parry 1948
Rich Ferguson 1952
George Shepherd 1960
Grant McLaren 1972,1976
Wayne Yetman 1976
Susan (Bradley) Kameli 1976,1980,1984
Sharon Lane 1980
Jeff Glass 1984
Brigitte (Bittner) Reid 1984
Sue (French) Lee 1984,1988
Lizanne Bussieres 1988,1992
May (Alizadeh) Allison 1996
Bruce Deacon 1996,2000
Jessica Zelinka 2008 Qualified for Heptathlon
Murray McNie(coach/trainer)1936, 1948
Andy McInnis (coach) 1996
John Allan (coach) 1996
Vickie Croley (coach) 1996 (with Catherine Bond-Mills)
Volleyball:
Kerry Klosterman 1976
Erminia Russo 1996
Water Polo:
Cliff Barry 1972,1976
Wrestling:
Peter Michienzi 1968
Ole Sorensen 1972
Egon Beiler 1972,1976,1980
Mike Barry 1976
Clive Llewellyn 1976, 1980
Brian Renken 1976,1980
Ray Takahashi 1976,1980,1984
Bob Robinson 1984
Sean Barry 1980
Glynn Leyshon (coach) 1980
Bob Thayer (coach) 1976, 1980
Bill Mitchell (manager) 1988
Harry Geris (asst coach UWO from 2002-2008, competed with Ray Takahashi on Team Canada in 1976, along with 1968 and 1972 in hwy division)
Yachting:
Paul Thomson 1988, 1992
Stuart Bruce 1992
Ken Dool (coach) 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Men's Field Hockey:
Andrew Griffiths 2000
Mission Staff
J. Howard Crocker 1908
J.C. Kennedy 1972
Steve Radin 1972
Brian Gastaldi 1976,1992
Pete Fowler 1980
Jim Sproule 1996
Connie LeBrun 1996, 2000
Jack Cowin (Attache) 2000
Graham Barton 2000
Martha Deacon 2000
Dave Rudell 2000
Winter Olympics
Chuck Dalton 1952
Bill Pataky 1952
Glen Pettinger 1952
Bob Phibbs 1952
Harry Wade 1952
George Wearring 1952
Coulter Osbourne 1956
Barry Ager 1960
Don McCrae 1960
Ray Monnot 1960
Barry Howson 1964
Paul Thomas (coach) 1952
Don McCrae (coach) 1984
Canoeing:
Barb Olmsted 1984,1988
Eric Smith 1984,1988
Diving:
Skip Phoenix 1976
Skip Phoenix (coach) 1988,1992
Fencing:
Bob Foxcroft 1964,1972
Gymnastics:
Mike Inglis 1992
Rowing:
Roger Jackson 1964,1968,1972
Jim Walker 1972
Mike Neary 1972,1976
Monica Draeger 1976
Marnie McBean 1992,1996,2000
Nancy Higgins 1976
Al Morrow 1976
Becky Stevenson 1976
Andy Van Ruyven 1976
Phil Monckton 1976,1984
Heather Clarke 1980,1984,1988
Lesley Thompson-Willee 1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000
2008 (women’s eight, coxswain)
Barb Armbrust 1984
Cathy Lund 1984
Angela Schneider 1984
John Houlding 1984,1988
Harold Backer 1984,1988,1992
Silken Laumann 1984,1988,1992,1996
Jennifer (Walinga) Doey 1988, 1992
John Wallace 1988,1992
Brian Saunderson 1992
Mike Forgeron 1992,1996
Jeff Lay 1996
Maria Maunder 1996
Renata Troc 1996
Wendy Wiebe 1996
Michele Mellow 1996
Iain Brambell 2000, 2004, 2008 (lightweight men’s four)
Jon Beare 2000, 2004, 2008 (lightweight men’s four)
Liam Parsons 2008 (lightweight men’s four)
Matt Jensen 2008 (lightweight men’s four spare)
Adam Kreek 2008 (men’s eight)
Cam Sylvester 2008 (lightweight men’s double)
Jane Rumball 2008 (women’s eight)
Romina Stefancic 2008 (women’s eight)
Heather Mandoli 2008 (women’s eight)
Rachelle de Jong 2008 (women’s quad)
Kris Korzeniowski (coach) 1976
Al Morrow (coach) 1980,1984,1992,1996,2000, 2008
Jimmy Joy (coach) 1984,1988
Rudy Wieler (coach) 1984
Bob Marlow (coach) 1984
Ted Daigneault (coach) 1984
Volker Nolte (coach) 1996,2000
Carolyn Caesar (therapist) 2008 (with rowing former varsity rower at Western)
Sailing
John Kerr, BA'73 earned a bronze in 1984 (Los Angeles) in sailing.
Shooting (Trap Shooting)
Paul Shaw, BA’71, LLB’74, participated in trap shooting at the Atlanta Summer Games, 1996
Swimming:
Louise Kennedy 1964
Marian Lay 1964,1968
Bill Kennedy 1972
Jane (Meyers) Wright 1972
Melanie McKay 1976
Bruce Rogers 1976
Paul Hauch (manager) 1956
John Fuulkner (coach) 1960
Peter Bell (manager) 1964
Cliff Barry (coach) 1984,1988
Paul Midgley (coach) 2008
Joe Bartoch (UWO asst coach competing as athlete in 2008 games)
Jon Caldarone (UWO) Representing St. Lucia 2008
Track & Field:
Mel Brock 1912
Alex Munroe 1928
Johnny Loaring 1936
Bill Larochelle 1948
Bob McFarlane 1948
Don McFarlane 1948
Jack Parry 1948
Rich Ferguson 1952
George Shepherd 1960
Grant McLaren 1972,1976
Wayne Yetman 1976
Susan (Bradley) Kameli 1976,1980,1984
Sharon Lane 1980
Jeff Glass 1984
Brigitte (Bittner) Reid 1984
Sue (French) Lee 1984,1988
Lizanne Bussieres 1988,1992
May (Alizadeh) Allison 1996
Bruce Deacon 1996,2000
Jessica Zelinka 2008 Qualified for Heptathlon
Murray McNie(coach/trainer)1936, 1948
Andy McInnis (coach) 1996
John Allan (coach) 1996
Vickie Croley (coach) 1996 (with Catherine Bond-Mills)
Volleyball:
Kerry Klosterman 1976
Erminia Russo 1996
Water Polo:
Cliff Barry 1972,1976
Wrestling:
Peter Michienzi 1968
Ole Sorensen 1972
Egon Beiler 1972,1976,1980
Mike Barry 1976
Clive Llewellyn 1976, 1980
Brian Renken 1976,1980
Ray Takahashi 1976,1980,1984
Bob Robinson 1984
Sean Barry 1980
Glynn Leyshon (coach) 1980
Bob Thayer (coach) 1976, 1980
Bill Mitchell (manager) 1988
Harry Geris (asst coach UWO from 2002-2008, competed with Ray Takahashi on Team Canada in 1976, along with 1968 and 1972 in hwy division)
Yachting:
Paul Thomson 1988, 1992
Stuart Bruce 1992
Ken Dool (coach) 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Men's Field Hockey:
Andrew Griffiths 2000
Mission Staff
J. Howard Crocker 1908
J.C. Kennedy 1972
Steve Radin 1972
Brian Gastaldi 1976,1992
Pete Fowler 1980
Jim Sproule 1996
Connie LeBrun 1996, 2000
Jack Cowin (Attache) 2000
Graham Barton 2000
Martha Deacon 2000
Dave Rudell 2000
Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh:
Vic Emery 1964
Mike Young 1968
David Leuty 1980,1988
Chris Lori 1988,1992,1996,1998
Lamont Gordon 1964
Bob Storey 1968, 1972
Bob Storey (coach) 1976
Allan Maclachlan 1980,1984
Figure Skating:
Lynn Nightingale 1976
Hockey:
Brian Conacher 1964
Skeleton:
Duff Gibson 2006
Skiing:
Ken Read 1976,1980
Speed Skating:
Tom Overend 1976
Mission Staff:
Pete Fowler 1984
Brian Gastaldi 1984,1988
Rich Hawkins 1988
Bob Brock 1988
Renata Frankovich 2004, 2008
If you know of any missing names of Western’s Olympians, please help keep our records comprehensive and let us know by e-mailing Andy Watson, Media Relations Officer (Sports & Recreation Services) at: awatso47@uwo.ca
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