UBC Reports | Vol. 54 | No. 3 | Mar. 6, 2008
As UBC this year celebrates the Centenary of the University Act, we look back at our Olympic history. In 1928, Harry Warren became UBC’s first Olympian, running track at the Summer Games in Amsterdam. Since then, 213 UBC athletes, coaches and managers have competed for Canada at the Olympics.
1932 LOS ANGELES
Ned Pratt
Doubles Rowing
Bronze
1936 BERLIN
Bob Osborne
Basketball
Silver
1956 MELBOURNE
Wayne Pretty
Eights Rowing
Silver
Bill McKerlich
Eights Rowing
Silver
Bob Wilson
Eights Rowing
Silver
Phil Kueber
Eights Rowing
Silver
Laurie West
Eights Rowing
Silver
Dick McClure
Eights Rowing
Silver
David Helliwell
Eights Rowing
Silver
Carl Ogawa
Eights Rowing
Silver
Walter d’Hondt
Four Rowing
Gold
Archie McKinnon
Four Rowing
Gold
Don Arnold
Four Rowing
Gold
Lorne Loomer
Four Rowing
Gold
1960 ROME
Bill McKerlich
Eights Rowing
Silver
Walter d’Hondt
Eights Rowing
Silver
Archie McKinnon
Eights Rowing
Silver
Don Arnold
Eights Rowing
Silver
Glen Mervyn
Eights Rowing
Silver
John Lecky
Eights Rowing
Silver
Nelson Kuhn
Eights Rowing
Silver
David Anderson
Eights Rowing
Silver
Sohen Biln
Eights Rowing
Silver
1964 TOKYO
George Hungerford
Pair Rowing
Gold
Roger Jackson
Pair Rowing
Gold
1968 GRENOBLE
Roger Bourbonnais
Ice Hockey
Bronze
Ken Broderick
Ice Hockey
Bronze
Gary Dineen
Ice Hockey
Bronze
Barry McKenzie
Ice Hockey
Bronze
Terry O’Malley
Ice Hockey
Bronze
1972 MUNICH
David Miller
Yachting
Bronze
Paul Cote
Yachting
Bronze
John Ekels
Yachting
Bronze
Bill Mahony
Swimming
Bronze
1984 LOS ANGELES
Tricia Smith
Pair Rowing
Silver
Bruce Ford
Quad Skulls
Bronze
Pat Turner
Eights Rowing
Gold
Paul Steele
Eights Rowing
Gold
Sue Holloway
Pairs Kayaking
Silver
Fours Kayaking
Bronze
1992 BARCELONA
Megan Delehanty
Eights Rowing
Gold
Brenda Taylor
Fours Rowing
Gold
Eights Rowing
Gold
Mike Rascher
Eights Rowing
Gold
Kathleen Heddle
Pairs Rowing
Gold
Eights Rowing
Gold
1996 ATLANTA
Kathleen Heddle
Pairs Rowing
Gold
Fours Rowing
Bronze
Lauryssa Biesenthal
Fours Rowing
Bronze
2000 SYDNEY
Lauryssa Biesenthal
Eights Rowing
Bronze
Emma Robinson
Eights Rowing
Bronze
Heather Davis
Eights Rowing
Bronze
For more on UBC and the Olympics, visit: www.gothunderbirds.ca/ubc_the_olympics.asp.
