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Year-by-Year at the Olympic Games

Year	Site	Athletes	Countries	Sports	Medals Won	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1960	Rome	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1968	Mexico City	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
1972	Munich	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1976	Montreal	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1980	Moscow	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1984	Los Angeles	3	2	1	1	1	0	0
1988	Seoul	5	4	3	1	0	0	1
1992	Barcelona	5	2	2	1	1	0	0
1996	Atlanta	4	3	2	0	0	0	0
2000	Sydney	4	3	2	0	0	0	0
2004	Athens	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
2008	Beijing	6	5	4	1	0	0	1
2012	London	5	4	1	2	1	1	0
2012	Rio de Janeiro	10	6	5	5	3	0	2
Totals		48 appearances (32 individuals)	13	8	15	8	3	4

All-Time Olympic Rosters

2016 Rio de Janeiro

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Sarah-Anne Brault	Triathlon		Canada
Kadeisha Buchanan	Soccer		Canada
Natalie Burton	Basketball		Australia
Nicco Campriani	Shooting	Air Rifle, Prone, Three Positions	Italy
Ziva Dvorsak	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	Slovenia
Ashley Lawrence	Soccer		Canada
Yelena Leuchanka	Basketball		Belarus
Jessica O'Connell	Track & Field	5,000m	Canada
Ginny Thrasher	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	United States
Petra Zublasing	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	Italy

2012 London

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Nicco Campriani	Shooting	Air Rifle, Prone, Three Positions	Italy
Ziva Dvorsak	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	Slovenia
Jon Hammond	Shooting	Prone, Three Positions	Great Britain
Eric Uptagrafft	Shooting	Prone	United States
Petra Zublasing	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	Italy

2008 Beijing

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Mike Anti	Shooting	Prone	United States
Nicco Campriani	Shooting	Air Rifle, Prone, Three Positions	Italy
Jeremy Cummings	Baseball		United States
Jon Hammond	Shooting	Air Rifle, Prone, Three Positions	Great Britain
Yelena Leuchanka	Basketball		Belarus
Megan Metcalfe	Track & Field	5,000m	Canada

2004 Athens

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Mike Anti	Shooting	Prone, Three Positions	United States

2000 Sydney

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Mike Anti	Shooting	Three Positions	United States
Jean Foster	Shooting	Three Positions	United States
Pat Itanyi	Track & Field	Long Jump	Nigeria
Bruce Meredith	Shooting	Prone	US Virgin Islands

1996 Atlanta

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Rob Dennis	Track & Field	100m, 4x100m Relay	Liberia
Jean Foster	Shooting	Three Positions	United States
Bruce Meredith	Shooting	Prone	US Virgin Islands
Eric Uptagrafft	Shooting	Prone	United States

1992 Barcelona

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Mike Anti	Shooting	Prone	United States
James Jett	Track & Field	100m, 4x100m Relay	United States
David Johnson	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	United States
Ann-Marie Pfiffner	Shooting	Three Positions	United States
Bruce Meredith	Shooting	Prone	US Virgin Islands

1988 Seoul

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Nate Carr	Wrestling	Lightweight - Freestyle	United States
Aileen Convery	Swimming	100 Back, 200 Back	Ireland
John Mair	Track & Field	100m, 4x100m Relay	Jamaica
Bruce Meredith	Shooting	Prone, Three Positions	US Virgin Islands
Web Wright	Shooting	Prone	United States

1984 Los Angeles

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Ed Etzel	Shooting	Prone, Three Positions	United States
Christian Heller	Shooting	Air Rifle, Three Positions	Sweden
John Rost	Shooting	Air Rifle	United States

1980 Moscow

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Stefan Thynell	Shooting	Prone, Three Positions	Sweden

1976 Montreal

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Stefan Thynell	Shooting	Prone, Three Positions	Sweden

1972 Munich

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Jack Writer	Shooting	Three Positions	United States

1968 Mexico City

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Jack Writer	Shooting	Three Positions	United States

1960 Rome

Athlete	Sport	Event(s)	Country	Year(s) at WVU
Jerry West	Basketball		United States

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Baseball Olympians

Men's Basketball Olympians

Women's Basketball Olympians

Cross Country/Track & Field Olympians

Rifle Olympians

Women's Soccer Olympians

Swimming & Diving Olympians

Wrestling Olympians

All-Time Career Olympic Medal Winners

Name	Country	Sport	Total Olympics	Total Medals
Nicco Campriani	Italy	Shooting	3	4
Jack Writer	United States	Shooting	2	2
9 athletes				1

Most Medals in One Olympiad

Name	Country	Sport	Games	Total Medals
Nicco Campriani	Italy	Shooting	2016 Rio de Janeiro	2
Nicco Campriani	Italy	Shooting	2012 London	2
11 athletes				1

Most Olympic Games Participated

Name	Country	Sport	Games
Mike Anti	United States	Shooting	4
Bruce Meredith	US Virgin Islands	Shooting	4
Nicco Campriani	Italy	Shooting	3
Ziva Dvorsak	Slovenia	Shooting	2
Jean Foster	United States	Shooting	2
Jon Hammond	Great Britain	Shooting	2
Yelena Leuchanka	Belarus	Basketball	2
Stefan Thynell	Sweden	Shooting	2
Eric Uptagrafft	United States	Shooting	2
Jack Writer	United States	Shooting	2
Petra Zublasing	Italy	Shooting	2
21 athletes			1