Harvard Olympics 2016
Olivia Coffey '11
Harvard alum Olivia Coffey '11 is an alternate on the USA women's heavyweight team, competing in the quadruple sculls.
Henrik Rummel '09
Henrik Rummel '09 has been a stalwart on the USA men's rowing team since graduating from Harvard and will compete in his second Olympic games this summer.
Michael DiSanto '12
Crimson grad Michael DiSanto '12 will represent the United States heavyweight crew team in the men's eight this summer.
Vincent Breet
Rising senior Vincent Breet took a year off to train with South Africa, qualifying for the Olympics as part of the coxless four boat.
Shelley Pearson '13
Shelley Pearson '13 will represent her home country of Bermuda in the women's single sculls this summer.
Andrew Campbell Jr. '14
Crimson grad Andrew Campbell Jr. '14 will represent the United States in the lightweight men's double.
Cheta Emba '15
Recent alum Cheta Emba '15 is part of the USA's women's rugby team, flying to Rio with the squad as an alternate.
Cheta Emba '15
The first ever opportunity for women’s rugby to be represented on the Olympic stage will include a Harvard graduate.
Brendan Hodge '07
Returning to rowing after an eight-year hiatus in international competition, Hodge will be rowing in the coxless lightweight four boat for Team Canada in the Rio Olympics.
Olivia Coffey '11
Claiming a seat on the varsity eight boat her freshman year at Harvard, Coffey took the reigns of her athletic career and never looked back.
Nikki Okwelogu
For the second straight Olympic games, the Harvard track and field program will field an athlete to represent the Crimson.
Men's Swimming and Diving Sends Athletes to Olympic Trials
Although the start of the collegiate swimming season is still months away, 16 members of the Harvard men’s swimming and diving team took to the pool to compete at the highest national level this summer.
Harvard Athletes in Rio 2016
With the world focusing its attention on Rio de Janeiro, the Harvard Crimson follows the Harvard athletes participating in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Women's Swimming and Diving Competes at US Olympic Trials
Though its season ended in mid-March, seven members of the Harvard women’s swimming and diving team continued their competitive training and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Harvard Athletes Excel at USA Olympics Track and Field Trials
A name not normally associated with the Olympics, the Harvard women’s track and field program made its presence felt during the trials period, as a strong contingent of student athletes competed for spots on their respective nation’s roster.
Vincent Breet
One of just three current undergraduates who will be representing the Crimson in Rio de Janeiro this summer, rising senior Vincent Breet will be part of the South African Coxless Four Boat looking to take home the gold medal.
Henrik Rummel '09
Despite being born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Harvard grad Henrik Rummel ’09 will find himself donning the USA colors for the second times at the Olympics when he competes in Rio.
Michael DiSanto '12
An Economics major who captained the Crimson before graduating in 2012, the Boston native was a pivotal component of three consecutive top-five finishes at the IRA National Championships during his time in Cambridge.
Andrew Campbell Jr. '14
Of the three Harvard graduates representing USA men’s rowing, Andrew Campbell Jr. ’14 will be the only one competing at the lightweight level but will look to leave his mark when he begins rowing in Rio.
Eli Dershwitz
All seems to be going according to plan for Eli Dershwitz. The Sherborn, Mass. native came into his freshman year at Harvard in 2014 already knowing he would take the next season off to compete for a spot on the USA Olympic fencing team.
Shelley Pearson '13
Hailing from Pembroke, Bermuda, Pearson will represent her home country in Rio, rowing in a women’s single scull during the Olympics.