Former FISU Student-Athletes on the Olympic Medal Podium – Part 3

LONDON – Now that the London Olympic Games are closed we provide you with one more update of former FISU student-athletes who mounted the Olympic medal podium. Below you will find those athletes who medaled during the last days of the Olympic competitions. In total 94 former SU/WUC participants won an Olympic medal during the London Games! A proof that top-notch talent can be spotted early at the FISU sporting events.

Medalists 9/8/2012:

– Tonya Lynn Verbeek: London 2012 women’s wrestling -55kg freestyle silver medal – 2002 Edmonton wrestling World University championships -55kg bronze medal

– Mohammad Bagheri Motamed: London 2012 men’s taekwondo -68kg silver medal – 2005 Izmir SU men’s taekwondo -62kg silver medal, 2007 Bangkok SU men’s taekwondo -67kg gold medal

– Marlène Harnois: London 2012 women’s taekwondo -57kg bronze medal – 2009 Belgrade SU women’s taekwondo -63kg bronze medal, 2011 Shenzhen SU women’s taekwondo -57kg gold medal

– Hou Yuzhuo: London 2012 women’s taekwondo -57kg silver medal –  2011 Shenzhen SU women’s taekwondo -57kg silver medal

– Haley Anderson: London 2012 swimming women’s 10km marathon silver medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU swimming women’s 800m freestyle silver medal and 1500 freestyle gold medal

– Pandelela Rinong Pamg: London 2012 diving women’s 10m platform bronze medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU diving women’s 10m synchro platform bronze medal and women’s 10m platform silver medal

– Barbora Spotakova: London 2012 women’s javelin throw gold medal – 2005 Izmir SU women’s javelin throw gold medal

– Scott Desiree: London 2012 women’s soccer bronze medal – 2007 Bangkok SU women’s football 10^th place and 2009 Belgrade SU women’s football 7^th place

– Rowie Webster: London 2012 women’s waterpolo bronze medal – 2009 Belgrade SU women’s waterpolo 5th place

Medalists Friday 10/08/2012:

– Mauro Sarmiento: London 2012 taekwondo men’s -80kg bronze medal – 2005 Izmir SU taekwondo men’s -84kg silver medal,2007 Bangkok SU taekwondo men’s -84kg bronze medal

– Thomas Lurz: London 2012 swimming men’s 10km marathon silver medal – 2005 Izmir SU 1500m men’s freestyle silver medal

– Bjorn Otto: London 2012 men’s pole vault silver medal – 2001 Pekin SU  men’s pole vault 7^th place, 2003 Daegu SU men’s pole vault bronze medal, 2005 Izmir SU men’s pole vault gold medal

– Betty Heidler: London 2012 women’s hammer throw bronze medal – 2009 Belgrade SU women’s hammer throw gold medal

– Asli Cakir Alptekin: London 2012 women’s 1500m gold medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU women’s 1500m gold medal

– Hrystyna Stuy: London 2012 women’s 4x100m relay bronze medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU 4x100m relay gold medal

– Yelizaveta Bryzhina: London 2012 women’s 4x100m relay bronze medal –  2011 Shenzhen SU 4x100m relay gold medal

– Zou Shiming: London 2012 boxing men’s light fly -49kg gold medal – 2001 Antalya WUC boxing men’s light flyweight gold medal

Medalists 11/08/2012:

– Robelis Despaigne: London 2012 men’s taekwondo +80 kg bronze medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU men’s taekwondo +87kg bronze medal

– Carlo Molfetta: London 2012 men’s taekwondo +80kg gold medal – 2003 Daegu SU men’s taekwondo -72 kg gold medal

-Yevgeniya Kanayeva: London 2012 gymnastic rhythmic women’s individual all-around gold medal – 2009 Belgrade SU Gymnastic rhythmic women’s all-around gold medal, individual ball gold medal, individual rope gold medal, individual hoop gold medal, individual ribbon gold medal, 2011 Shenzhen SU gymnastic rhythmic women’s all-around gold medal, individual ball gold medal, individual clubs gold medal, individual hoop gold medal, individual ribbon silver medal.

– Daria Dmitrieva: London individual gymnastic rhythmic women’s all-around silver medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU gymnastic rhythmic women’s all-around silver medal, individual ribbon gold medal, individual ball silver medal

– Liubov Charkashyna: London individual gymnastic rhythmic women’s all-around bronze medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU gymnastic rhythmic women’s all-around bronze medal, individual ribbon bronze medal, individual ball bronze medal

– Brigetta Barrett: London 2012 women’s high jump silver medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU women’s high jump gold medal

– Anna Chicherova: London 2012 women’s high jump gold medal – 2005 Izmir SU women’s high jump gold medal

– Abby Bishop: London 2012 women’s basketball bronze medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU women’s basketball bronze medal

– Samantha Richards: London 2012 women’s basketball bronze medal – 2007 Bangkok SU women’s basketball gold medal

Medalists 12/8/2012:

– Saponjic Aleksa: London 2012 men’s waterpolo bronze medal – 2011 Shenzhen SU men’s waterpolo gold medal

– Aleksic Milan: London 2012 men’s waterpolo bronze medal – 2005 Izmir SU men’s waterpolo gold medal

– Soro Slobodan: London 2012 men’s waterpolo bronze medal – 2005 Izmir SU men’s waterpolo gold medal

– Pijetlovic Gojko: London 2012 men’s waterpolo bronze medal – 2005 Izmir SU men’s waterpolo gold medal

– Raden Nikola: London 2012 men’s waterpolo bronze medal – 2005 Izmir SU men’s waterpolo gold medal

C. Pierre, FISU Press Officer/David Vandenplas, Media Intern