McGill's Olympians

McGill's Olympians

Over the past century, McGill has produced a long list of former students who have gone on to Olympic glory. Topping the list is Philip A. Edwards. A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Edwards won a whopping five bronze medals while representing Canada at the 1928 Amsterdam Games, the 1932 Los Angeles Games and the 1936 Berlin Games. His five-medal win still stands as the Canadian record. Curious about other McGill Olympians? Read on for the names of past and present student athletes at McGill, and a few administrative types, who have participated in winter and summer Olympic Games.

1908 London

Percy Nobbs

1912 Stockholm

George Hodgson (swimming; 2 gold medals)

1920 Antwerp

George Vernot (swimming; 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal)
George Hodgson (swimming)

1924 Paris

Dr Arthur S. Lamb
Dr Clayton Bourne
David Johnson

1928 Amsterdam

Dr F. Munroe Bourne (swimming; 1 bronze medal)
Dr Phil Edwards (track & field; 1 bronze medal)
Dr Arthur S. Lamb

1932 Los Angeles

Dr Phil Edwards (track & field; 3 bronze medals)
Dr F. Munroe Bourne (track & field)
Dr George B. Maughan

1936 Berlin

Dr Phil Edwards (track & field; 1 bronze medal)
James Worrall (track & field)
George Tully
Dr F. Munroe Bourne (track & field)

1948 London

Dr George Athans
George Pouliot
James Worrall (Canadian Olympic Association administrator)
Ken Farmer (COA administrator)

1952 Helsinki

George Bossy
James Worrall (COA administrator)
Ken Farmer (COA administrator)

1956 Melbourne

James Worrall (COA administrator)

1960 Rome

Richard Pound (swimming)
Cameron Grout (swimming)
James Worrall (COA administrator)

1964 Tokyo

James Worrall (COA administrator)

1968 Mexico City

James Worrall (COA administrator)
Richard Pound (COA administrator)

1972 Munich

Robert Kasting (swimming; 1 bronze medal)
Richard Pound (COA administrator)

1976 Montreal

Dave Johnson (swim coach)
Richard Pound (COA administrator)
James Worrall (COA administrator)

1980 Moscow

Howard Stupp (wrestling) was on the Canadian Olympic team, but no athletes were sent due to the boycott

1984 Los Angeles

Howard Stupp (wrestling)
Dave Johnson (swim coach)
Richard Pound (International Olympic Committee administrator)

1988 Seoul

Dave Johnson (swim coach)
Richard Pound (IOC administrator)

1992 Barcelona

Derek Porter (rowing; 1 gold medal)
Andrea Nugent (swimming)
Bruny Surin (track & field)
Atlee Mahorn (track & field)
Dan Nowosielski (fencing)
Richard Pound (IOC administrator)
Dave Johnson (swim coach)
Howard Stupp (IOC administrator)

1996 Atlanta

Bruny Surin (track & field; 1 gold medal)
Derek Porter (rowing; 1 silver medal)
Alison Korn (rowing; 1 silver medal)
Tosha Tsang (rowing; 1 silver medal)
Greg Stevenson (rowing)
Tina Poitras (track & field)
Dan Nowosielski (fencing)
Keith Morgan (judo)
Marianne Limpert (swimming)
Richard Pound (IOC administrator)
Dave Johnson (swim coach)
Howard Stupp (IOC administrator)

2000 Sydney

Bruny Surin (track & field)
Keith Morgan (judo)
Derek Porter (rowing)
Alison Korn (rowing)
Marianne Limpert (swimming)
Craig Hutchison (swimming)
Karine Legault (swimming)
Robbyn Hermitage (badminton)
Marie-Luc Arpin (water polo)
Jana Salat (water polo)
Sébastien Paddington (swimming)
Richard Pound (IOC Administrator)
Ben Storey (rowing)
Genevieve Meredith (rowing)
Dave Johnson (swim coach)
Howard Stupp (IOC administrator)

List compiled by Earl Zukerman