Penn State Olympians

2016 Rio Olympics Central

August 3rd - August 21st | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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*Click a sport below to view the Penn State athletes and coaches participating in the Olympics. Click the sport a second time to hide that section.


Men's Cycling
Men's Fencing
Men's Swimming
Men's Track & Field
Men's Volleyball
Women's Basketball
Women's Fencing
Women's Soccer
Women's Volleyball
Wrestling
 Men's Cycling

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Bobby Lea
Country: United States







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Matt Baranoski
Country: United States
 Men's Fencing

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Daniel Gomez-Tanamachi
Country: Mexico
Penn State Bio






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Miles Chamley-Watson
Country: United States
Penn State Bio
 Men's Swimming

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Shane Ryan
Country: Ireland
Penn State Bio
 Men's Track and Field

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Darrell Hill
Country: United States
Penn State Bio






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Joe Kovacs
Country: United States
Penn State Bio






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Eddie Lovett
Country: U.S. Virgin Islands
Penn State Bio






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Erin Tucker (Assistant Coach)
Country U.S. Virgin Islands
Penn State Bio
 Men's Volleyball

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Matt Anderson
Country: United States
Penn State Bio






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Ivan Contreras (Assistant Coach)
Country: Mexico







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Max Holt
Country: United States
Penn State Bio






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Carlos Guerra
Country: Mexico







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Aaron Russell
Country: United States
Penn State Bio
 Women's Basketball

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Tom Hovasse (Assistant Coach)
Country: Japan
 Women's Fencing

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Monica Aksamit
Country: United States
Penn State Bio






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Katarzyna Trzopek
Country: United States
 Women's Soccer

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Ali Krieger
Country: United States







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Alyssa Naeher
Country: United States
Penn State Bio
 Women's Volleyball

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Alisha Glass
Country: United States
Penn State Bio






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Christa (Harmotto) Dietzen
Country: United States
Penn State Bio
 Wrestling

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Frank Molinaro
Country: United States
Penn State Bio
 Schedule
Athletes/CoachesSportSport DatesSport Location
Ali Krieger, Alyssa NaeherWomen's SoccerAugust 3rd - August 19thAmazÃÆ'Ã € ' µnia Arena, Corinthians Arena, Fonte Nova Arena, ManÃÆ'Ã € ' © Garrincha Stadium, MaracanÃÆ'Ã € ' £, MineirÃÆ'Ã € ' £o, Olympic Stadium
Shane RyanMen's SwimmingAugust 6th - August 13thOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Tom Hovasse (Assistant Coach)Women's BasketballAugust 6th - August 20thCarioca Arena 1, Youth Arena
Monica Aksamit, Katarzyna TrzopekWomen's FencingAugust 6th - August 13thCarioca Arena 3
Alisha Glass, Christa (Harmotto) DietzenWomen's VolleyballAugust 6th - August 20thMaracanÃÆ'Ã € ' £zinho
Daniel Gomez-Tanamachi, Miles Chamley-WatsonMen's FencingAugust 7th - August 14thCarioca Arena 3
Matt Anderson, Ivan Contreras (Assistant Coach), Max Holt, Carlos Guerra, Aaron RussellMen's VolleyballAugust 7th - August 21stMaracanÃÆ'Ã € ' £zinho
Matt Baranoski, Bobby LeaMen's CyclingAugust 11th - August 16thRio Olympic Velodrome
Darrell Hill, Joe Kovacs, Eddie Lovett, Erin Tucker (Assistant Coach)Men's Track and FieldAugust 12th - August 21stOlympic Stadium, Pontal, SambÃÆ'Ã € ' ³dromo
Frank MolinaroWrestlingAugust 12th - August 21stCarioca Arena 2
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 News
8/22/16 | General Release
Record Eight Nittany Lions Earn Olympic Medals in Rio; Penn State in Top 10 Nationally in Medalists
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State student-athletes delivered a record-setting performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with eight Nittany Lions earning medals in five competitions to break the school mark set in 1924.

8/21/16 | Men's Volleyball
Trio of Nittany Lions Leads U.S. Men's Volleyball To Bronze
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A trio of Penn State men's volleyball alumni made program history Sunday in leading the United States Men's National Team to the Bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

8/21/16 | Wrestling
Wrestler Frank Molinaro Places Fifth '16 Rio Summer Games
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa - Penn State Nittany Lion all-time great Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) suffered a last-second defeat in the Bronze Medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil. Molinaro's fifth place performance ties the best all-time finish ever for a Nittany Lion wrestling for the United States. He dropped a 5-3 dec. to world No. 1 Frank Chamizo of Italy.

8/20/16 | Women's Volleyball
Glass, Dietzen Earn Bronze With Team USA
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State women's volleyball All-American alums Alisha Glass and Christa (Harmotto) Dietzen earned a Bronze medal with the United States Women's National Team Saturday afternoon at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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