Buff Olympians through the years

Since 1948, about 80 student-athletes and alumni have competed in several Olympic Games, representing the excellence of CU on the international stage.

Billy Kidd, right, shares a laugh with fellow Olympian Davis Phinney as former Olympic teammates and CU alumni gather on University Hill for the 2008 Homecoming parade. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)

CU student and Olympic Steeplechase competitor Jenny (Barringer) Simpson waves to the crowd on University Hill as the Grand Marshall leading a fire truck full of CU Olympians during the Homecoming Parade on October 3, 2008. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)

2012 CU Olympians Emma Coburn, right and Shalaya Kipp pose for a portrait outside the Dal Ward Center at Folsom Field. Coburn and Kipp qualified for the London Summer Olympic Games in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on June 29, 2012. Coburn won the USA title while Kipp took third to earn the final spot of the U.S. roster. This is Coburn’s second time representing the U.S. in the steeplechase on an international stage, while it will be Kipp’s first time. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

2012 CU Olympian Emma Coburn poses for a portrait outside the Dal Ward Center at Folsom Field. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

2012 CU Olympian Shalaya Kipp poses for a portrait outside the Dal Ward Center at Folsom Field. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

2012 CU Olympians Emma Coburn, right, and Shalaya Kipp answer questions at a press conference at the Dal Ward Center weeks before their London Olympic competition. CU head track and field and cross country coach Mark Wetmore and associate head cross country coach Heather Burroughs were also at the table. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

CU-Boulder research helped propel South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius into the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, where he will compete in the 400 meter dash and the 4X100 meter relay. Photo courtesy Press Association.

Former University of Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier, Jeremy Bloom, created the Jeremy Bloom's Wish of a Lifetime; Enriching the Lives of Low Income Seniors Foundation. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)

Aija Putnina (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)

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