University of Oklahoma Athletics

Olympians

OU Track & Field History & Tradition

History & Tradition

Olympic Games
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
2024 Paris   Ralford Mullings Jamaica Discus Throw 9th
Vernon Turner United States High Jump Eliminated
2020 Tokyo  Ama Pipi Great Britain 400 Meters
 Ama Pipi Great Britain Mixed 4x100 Relay 6th

2016 Rio de Janeiro

  Ronnie Ash  United States  110 Hurdles  DQ
 Brittany Borman  United States Javelin  Eliminated
 Will Claye  United States Triple Jump  2nd
 Laverne Jones-Ferrett  Virgin Islands 200 Meters  Eliminated
 Eric Cray  Phillipines 400 Hurdles  Eliminated
 2012 London  Brittany Borman  United States  Javelin
 Tia Brooks  United States  Shot Put
 Latoya Greaves  Jamaica  100 Hurdles
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  100 Meters
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters
 Kerri-Ann Mitchell  Canada  100 Meters
 2008 Beijing  Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  400 Meters  Eliminated
 Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  8th
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  100 Meters  Eliminated
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters  Eliminated
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Hurdles  4th
 Aldwyn Sappleton  Jamaica  800 Meters  Eliminated
 2004 Athens  Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  400 Meters  8th
 Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  DQ
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  100 Meters  Eliminated
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters  Eliminated
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Hurdles  2nd
 2000 Sydney  Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  3rd
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Meters  8th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  3rd
 1996 Atlanta  Roxbert Martin  Jamaica  400 Meters  6th
 Roxbert Martin  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  3rd
 Jason Rouser  United States  4x400 Relay  1st
 1992 Barcelona  Noel Berkeley  Ireland  10,000 Meters  Eliminated
 1980 Moscow  Randy Wilson  United States  800 Meters  Boycotted
 1960 Rome  Mike Lindsay  Great Britain  Shot Put  5th
 Anthony Watson  United States  Long Jump  Eliminated
 1956 Melbourne  Neville Price  South Africa  Broad Jump  7th
 1952 Helsinki  J.W. Mashburn  United States  4x400 Relay  1st
 Neville Price  South Africa  Broad Jump  11th
 1936 Berlin  Glen Dawson  United States  Steeplechase  8th
 1932 Los Angeles  Thomas Churchill  United States  Decathlon  5th
 Glen Dawson  United States  Steeplechase  6th
IAAF World Championships
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
 2013 Moscow  Mookie Salaam  United States  4x100 Relay 2nd
 2009 Berlin  Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters  9th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Hurdles  6th
 2007 Osaka  Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  400 Meters  21st
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters  15th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Hurdles  5th
 Jacobi Mitchell  Bahamas  200 Meters  30th
 2005 Helsinki  Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  400 Meters  12th
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  100 Meters  20th
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters  13th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Hurdles  14th
 2003 Paris/St. Denis  Michael Blackwood  Jamaica  400 Meters  4th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Hurdles  3rd
 1999 Seville  Omar Brown  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  3rd
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Meters  15th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  3rd
 1997 Athens  Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  3rd
 1995 Gothenburg  Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Meters  13th
 Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  2nd
 1993 Toronto  Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  4x400 Relay  7th
IAAF World Indoor Championships
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
2012 Istanbul  Leslie Cole  United States  4x400 Relay  2nd
 Frankie Wright  United States  4x400 Relay  1st
 2003 Birmingham  Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Meters  DNF
 2001 Lisbon  Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Meters  3rd
IAAF Junior World Championships
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
 2004 Grosseto  Jessica Eldridge  United States  1,500 Meters
 Chip Heuser  United States  Pole Vault  7th
 Marcus Pugh  United States  200 Meters
 2000 Santiago  L'eron George  United States  4x100 Relay
 1994 Lisbon  Kay Gooch  United States  3,000 Meters
 Conor Holt  Ireland  10,000 Meters
 1986 Athens  Tim McMichael  United States  Pole Vault
Pan American Games
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
 2007 Rio de Janeiro  Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  100 Meters  7th
 Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  400 Meters  7th
 Jacobi Mitchell  Bahamas  200 Meters  16th
 Aldwyn Sappleton  Jamaica  800 Meters  6th
 1999 Winnipeg  Omar Brown  Jamaica  400 Hurdles
 1995 Mar del Plata  Jason Rouser  United States  200 Meters
 1963 Sao Paulo  J.D. Martin  United States  Decathlon  1st
Junior Pan American Games
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
 2009 Port of Spain  Will Claye  United States  Triple Jump  1st
 Alex Madkins  United States  Long Jump  5th
 2007 Sao Paulo  Kevin Snyder  United States  High Jump  2nd
 2005 Windsor  Marcus Pugh  United States  4x100 Relay  1st
 1999 Tampa  L'eron George  United States  200 Meters  4th
 L'eron George  United States  4x100 Relay  1st
 Moses Washington  United States  800 Meters  2nd
 Moses Washington  United States  4x400 Relay  2nd
 1986 Ponce  Tim McMichael  United States  Pole Vault  1st
World University Games
 Year/Location  Athlete  Nation  Event  Finish
 2005 Izmir  Laverne Jones  Virgin Islands  200 Meters  7th
 2001 Beijing  Jimyria Hicks  United States  100 Meters
 Jimyria Hicks  United States  4x100 Relay
 1999 P. de Mallorca  Raoul Harvey  Jamaica  400 Meters
 1997 Sicily  Danny McFarlane  Jamaica  400 Meters
 1995 Fukuoka  David Oaks  United States  100 Meters  1st
 David Oaks  United States  4x400 Relay  1st
 1993 Buffalo  David Oaks  United States