Rebels in the Olympics
With a record eight Rebels competing and one coaching in the 2016 Rio Olympics, the all-time total of Ole Miss family members to participate in the Olympics across all sports has risen to 19. The 2016 Olympics marks the eighth edition to feature at least one Ole Miss athlete. Here is a breakdown of the all-time list.
| Women's Soccer |
Rafaelle Souza (Brazil)
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player 2016 |
| Men's Basketball |
Anthony Perez (Venezuela)
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player 2016 |
| Women's Basketball |
| Jennifer Gillom (USA) |
gold medalist |
player 1988; assistant coach 2012 |
| Peggie Gillom (USA) |
gold medalist |
assistant coach 2000 |
| Van Chancellor (USA) |
gold medalist |
head coach 2004 |
| Track & Field |
| Allan Ince (Barbados) |
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men's 400m hurdles 1988 |
| Gary Kinder (USA) |
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men's decathlon 1988 |
| Tony Dees (USA) |
silver medalist |
men's 110m hurdles 1992 |
| Alvin Haynes (Barbados) |
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men's triple jump 1992 |
| Savante' Stringfellow (USA) |
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men's long jump 2000 |
| Brittney Reese (USA) |
gold medalist (2012), silver medalist (2016) |
women's long jump 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| Isiah Young (USA) |
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men's 200m 2012 |
| Gwen Berry (USA) |
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women's hammer throw 2016 |
| Antwon Hicks (Nigeria) |
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men's 110m hurdles 2016 |
| Sam Kendricks (USA) |
bronze medalist (2016) |
men's pole vault 2016 |
| Connie Price-Smith (USA) |
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women's head coach 2016 |
| Ricky Robertson (USA) |
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men's high jump 2016 |
| Raven Saunders (USA) |
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women's shot put 2016 |
| Men's Tennis |
| Mahesh Bhupathi (India) |
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men's doubles 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 |
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