Northeastern in the Olympics

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Northeastern's all-time Olympians Games Athlete / Coach Northeastern Class Country Sport Medal 1936 Garmisch Herb Gallagher 1935 Austria Men's ice hockey (head coach) 1972 Munich Jim Butterfield 1975 Bermuda Rowing 1972 Munich Jim Dietz 1972 United States Rowing 1972 Munich Bill Miller 1970 United States Rowing 1976 Montreal G. Ernest Arlett N/A United States Rowing (coach of sculls) 1976 Montreal Calvin Coffey 1975 United States Rowing Silver 1976 Montreal Jim Dietz 1972 United States Rowing 1976 Montreal Larry Gluckman 1969 United States Rowing 1976 Montreal Jeanne Rowlands N/A United States Women's basketball (team manager) Silver* 1980 Moscow Jim Dietz 1972 United States Rowing 1980 Moscow Boris Djerassi 1975 United States Track and field 1984 Los Angeles Tom Kiefer 1981 United States Rowing Silver 1988 Seoul Bruce Bickford 1980 United States Track and field 1988 Seoul Jeff McLaughlin 1989 United States Rowing Bronze 1992 Barcelona Marko Banovic 1994 Croatia Rowing 1992 Barcelona Pat Manning 1990 United States Rowing Silver 1992 Barcelona Jeff McLaughlin 1989 United States Rowing Silver 1996 Atlanta Marko Banovic 1994 Croatia Rowing 1998 Nagano Shelley Looney 1994 United States Women's ice hockey Gold 1998 Nagano Laura Schuler 1998 Canada Women's ice hockey Silver 1998 Nagano Vicky Sunohara 1990 Canada Women's ice hockey Silver 2000 Sydney Mike Porterfield 1989 United States Rowing (women's pair coach) Bronze* 2002 Salt Lake Shelley Looney 1994 United States Women's ice hockey Silver 2002 Salt Lake Vicky Sunohara 1990 Canada Women's ice hockey Gold 2004 Athens Chris Jarvis 2004 Canada Rowing 2004 Athens Daniel Walsh 2002 United States Rowing 2006 Torino Chanda Gunn 2004 United States Women's ice hockey Bronze 2006 Torino Julia Marty 2011 Switzerland Women's ice hockey 2006 Torino Julie Piacentini 1991 United States Women's ice hockey (official) 2006 Torino Florence Schelling 2013 Switzerland Women's ice hockey 2006 Torino Vicky Sunohara 1990 Canada Women's ice hockey Gold 2008 Beijing Marshall Godschalk 2009 Netherlands Rowing 2008 Beijing Zara Northover 2007 Jamaica Track and field 2008 Beijing Daniel Walsh 2002 United States Rowing Bronze 2010 Vancouver Dave Flint N/A United States Women's ice hockey (assistant coach) Silver* 2010 Vancouver Steve Langton 2006 United States Bobsled 2010 Vancouver Julia Marty 2011 Switzerland Women's ice hockey 2010 Vancouver Michael Morse 2003 United States Skiing 2010 Vancouver David Poile 1972 United States Men's ice hockey (assistant general manager) Silver* 2010 Vancouver Florence Schelling 2013 Switzerland Women's ice hockey 2012 London Will Miller 2007 United States Rowing 2014 Sochi Kendall Coyne 2016 United States Women's ice hockey Silver 2014 Sochi Steve Langton 2006 United States Bobsled Bronze (2) 2014 Sochi Julia Marty 2011 Switzerland Women's ice hockey Bronze 2014 Sochi David Poile 1972 United States Men's ice hockey (general manager) 2014 Sochi Florence Schelling 2013 Switzerland Women's ice hockey Bronze 2014 Sochi Hilary Witt 2000 United States Women's ice hockey (assistant coach) Silver* 2018 PyeongChang Kendall Coyne 2016 United States Women's ice hockey 2018 PyeongChang Steve Langton 2006 United States Bobsled 2018 PyeongChang Florence Schelling 2013 Switzerland Women's ice hockey 2018 PyeongChang Laura Schuler 1994 Canada Women's ice hockey (head coach) * Olympic coaches do not receive medals from the International Olympic Committee

Northeastern will send four alumni to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea: Kendall Coyne '16 (United States women's ice hockey), Steve Langton '06 (United States bobsled), Florence Schelling '13 (Switzerland women's ice hockey) and Laura Schuler '94 (Canada women's ice hockey head coach).All four have won Olympic medals in the past, including a total of four podium appearances at the 2014 Sochi games. Schelling helped Switzerland to its first-ever women's ice hockey medal (bronze) four years ago, while Coyne tied for the Team USA scoring lead in helping the Americans take silver. Langton took home two medals in 2014, winning bronze in both the two-man and four-man bobsled competitions. Schuler last appeared at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and helped Canada to a silver medal in the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament.- Olympic appearances by Northeastern student-athletes and coaches- Northeastern student-athletes and coaches represented at the Olympics- Olympic Games at which Northeastern has been represented- Medals won by Northeastern Olympians (coaches do not receive medals)(Numbers include selections for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, where the United States and 64 other countries did not participate.)