Olympians
Over the years, Cal has represented and won gold for the United States three times in the Olympic Games, more than any college or university in the world (1928, 1932, & 1948). The year 1928 proved to be a landmark year in Cal crew history as the team compiled arguably the greatest season in the history of collegiate rowing. The crew was undefeated domestically, went on to become the American entry in the 1928 Olympics, and brought home gold from Amsterdam. That season laid the foundation for what would become one of the most dominate programs in the sport of rowing.
The Olympic crews of 1928, 1932 & 1948
MEN’S CREW PAST OLYMPIANS
1928 Amsterdam - USA 8+ (Gold)
Donald Blessing
Peter Donlon
Herbert Caldwell
James Workman
William Dally
William Thompson
Francis Frederick
John M. Brinck
Marvin F. Stalder
1932 Los Angeles - USA 8+ (Gold)
James Blair
Charles Chandler
Norris Graham
Duncan Gregg
Edwin Salisbury
Dave Dunlap
Harold Tower
Burton Jastram
Winslow Hall
1948 London - USA 8+ (Gold)
Justus Smith
John Stack
David Turner
David Brown
Lloyd Butler
Ian Turner
George Ahlgren
Ralph Purchase
Jim Hardy
1964 Tokyo
Phillip Durbrow USA 4- (Bronze)
1976 Montreal
Pat Hayes USA 4+ (11th)
1980 Moscow
Paul Prioleau USA Boycott
1984 Los Angeles
Dave DeRuff USA 2- (6th)
1988 Seoul
Chris Huntington USA alt., 4+ (5th)
Mark Zembsch USA 4+ (5th)
Ted Swinford USA alt.
1992 Barcelona
Chip McKibben USA 4x (6th)
1996 Atlanta
Fred Honebein USA 8+ (5th)
2000 Sydney
Sebastian Bea USA 2- (Silver)
Pete Cipollone USA Coxswain 8+ (5th)
Djordje Visacki Yugoslavia 2- (5th)
Filip Filipic Yugoslavia 4- (8th)
Ivan Smiljanic Yugoslavia 4- (8th)
Mladen Stegic Yugoslavia 4- (8th)
Jake Wetzel USA 4x (9th)
Sture Bjorvig Norway 4- (9th)
Nito Simonsen Norway 4- (9th)
Kevin White Canada alt.
2004 Athens
Pete Cipollone USA Coxswain 8+ (Gold)
Jake Wetzel Canada 4- (Silver)
Mladen Stegic Yugoslavia 2- (5th)
Scott Frandsen Canada 8+ (5th)
Nito Simonsen Norway 2x (7th)
Luke Walton USA 2- (11th)
2008 Beijing
Jake Wetzel Canada 8+ (Gold)
Scott Frandsen Canada 2- (Silver)
Olivier Siegelaar Netherlands 8+ (4th)
Elliot Hovey USA 2x (12th)
2012 London
Zach Vlahos USA Coxswain 8+ (4th)
Olivier Siegelaar Netherlands 8+ (5th)
Scott Frandsen Canada 2- (6th)
Will Dean Canada 4- (9th)
Elliot Hovey USA 4x (13th)
2016 Rio
Olivier Siegelaar Netherlands 8+ (Bronze)
Natan Wegrzycki-Szymczyk Poland 1x (7th)
Will Dean Canada 4x (8th)
Marko Marjanovic Serbia 2x (10th)
Nareg Guregian USA 2- (11th)
2021 Tokyo
Jack Cleary Australia 4X (Bronze)
Joachim Sutton Denmark 2- (Bronze)
Julian Venonsky USA 8+ (4th)
Martin Mackovic Serbia 2- (5th)
Marteen Hurkmans Netherlands 8+ (5th)
Niki van Sprang Netherlands 2- (8th)
Gennaro di Mauro Italy 1X (8th)
Ollie Maclean New Zealand alt.
COACHES
Ky Ebright, USA Head Coach
1928 Amsterdam 8+ (Gold)
1932 Los Angeles 8+ (Gold)
1948 London 8+ (Gold)
Pete Cipollone, USA Coach
1996 Atlanta 1x (10th)
Mike Teti, USA Head Coach
2004 Athens 8+ (Gold)
2008 Beijing 8+ (Bronze)
2012 London 8+ (4th)
2021 Tokyo 8+ (4th)
WOMEN’S CREW PAST OLYMPIANS
1980 Moscow
Valerie McClain USA Boycott
Patricia Spratlen USA Boycott
1984 Los Angeles
Valerie McClain USA 4+ (4th)
Patricia Spratlen USA 4+ (4th)
Liz Miles USA 4+ (4th)
1992 Barcelona
Shannon Day USA 8+ (6th)
Liz Behrens USA alt.
Betsy Kimmel USA alt.
1996 Atlanta
Laurel Korholz USA 8+ (4th)
2000 Sydney
Laurel Korholz USA 4x (5th)
2004 Athens
Laurel Korholz USA 8+ (Silver)
Megan Dirkmaat USA 8+ (Silver)
2008 Beijing
Erin Cafaro USA 8+ (Gold)
Iva Obradovic Serbia 1x (11th)
COACHES
Laurel Korholz, USA Assistant Coach
2008 Beijing, 2x