The 25 Colleges With The Most Olympic Gold Medals

Not So Sweetheart8 years ago

Over 150 American universities have helped to produce Olympic medal winners. From Kansas in basketball to Florida in swimming, our collegiate athletic programs are powerhouses that help develop some of the best athletes in the world. But which, of all the incredible athletic programs, have flourished and given us medal after medal, Olympics after Olympics? Which program can claim their athletes have brought home gold more than any other school? We tallied medal counts and athletes’ college affiliations from the very first summer games in 1896 through 2012, and the results are in. Here are the 25 schools that have brought home the most gold medals in the history of the Summer Olympic Games.

25. Columbia University

Gold Medals: 6
Total Medals: 10
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics, Cycling, Diving, Swimming
Number of Athletes: 4
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 1968

24. University of Alabama

Gold Medals: 6
Total Medals: 11
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 7
First Year: 1972
Most Recent Year: 2008

23. University of Kentucky

Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 9
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 9
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 2012

22. Southern Methodist University

Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 9
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 5
First Year: 1972
Most Recent Year: 1996

21. Purdue University

Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 10
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 5
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 2012

20. University of Arizona

Gold Medals: 7
Total Medals: 18
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Softball
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1968
Most Recent Year: 2012

19. University of Iowa

Gold Medals: 8
Total Medals: 10
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Wrestling
Number of Athletes: 9
First Year: 1928
Most Recent Year: 1988

18. Princeton University

Gold Medals: 8
Total Medals: 17
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1896
Most Recent Year: 2012

17. US Naval Academy

Gold Medals: 10
Total Medals: 13
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1920
Most Recent Year: 1952

16. University of Georgia

Gold Medals: 11
Total Medals: 17
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 8
First Year: 1936
Most Recent Year: 2012

15. University of Tennessee

Gold Medals: 12
Total Medals: 23
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 17
First Year: 1976
Most Recent Year: 2012

14. University of Kansas

Gold Medals: 13
Total Medals: 16
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball
Number of Athletes: 16
First Year: 1920
Most Recent Year: 2012

13. Tennessee State University

Gold Medals: 14
Total Medals: 24
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics
Number of Athletes: 13
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 1984
Notable Athlete: Wilma Rudolph

12. Ohio State University

Gold Medals: 15
Total Medals: 30
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Diving
Number of Athletes: 17
First Year: 1924
Most Recent Year: 2004
Notable Athlete: Jesse Owens

11. Indiana University

Gold Medals: 17
Total Medals: 27
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 19
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 2000

10. University of Washington

Gold Medals: 17
Total Medals: 27
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 26
First Year: 1928
Most Recent Year: 2008

9. University of North Carolina

Gold Medals: 18
Total Medals: 23
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Basketball, Soccer
Number of Athletes: 19
First Year: 1956
Most Recent Year: 2012
Notable Athlete: Michael Jordan

8. University of Florida

Gold Medals: 23
Total Medals: 45
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 12
First Year: 1984
Most Recent Year: 2012

7. University of Southern California

Gold Medals: 24
Total Medals: 44
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Athletics
Number of Athletes: 32
First Year: 1912
Most Recent Year: 2012

6. University of Michigan

Gold Medals: 30
Total Medals: 44
Number of Athletes: 16
First Year: 1904
Most Recent Year: 2012
Notable Athlete: Michael Phelps (kinda)

5. University of California – Los Angeles

Gold Medals: 31
Total Medals: 66
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 37
First Year: 1936
Most Recent Year: 2012

4. University of Texas

Gold Medals: 38
Total Medals: 59
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 27
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 2012

3. Yale University

Gold Medals: 39
Total Medals: 55
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 40
First Year: 1948
Most Recent Year: 2012

2. Stanford University

Gold Medals: 45
Total Medals: 83
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Swimming
Number of Athletes: 41
First Year: 1912
Most Recent Year: 2012

1. University of California – Berkeley

Gold Medals: 93
Total Medals: 150
Most Popular Olympic Sport: Rowing
Number of Athletes: 98
First Year: 1920
Most Recent Year: 2012.

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