Alvin and the Gold Medals
Penn’s Paris Olympics triumph (in 1900).
Quakers in Tokyo
How Penn Olympians fared.
The “Big Greek”
World’s strongest Quaker.
His Olympic Torch Still Burns
For Brandon Slay W’98, it’s “an honor” to be back in the Olympics — for a third time.
Gold, Again
Susan Francia C’04 G’04 won her second gold medal in London
Penn in the Olympics
The University cleaned up at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, collecting 21 medals— 10 of them gold—in track and field events. Since then, there’s been a Penn presence at every summer games the US has participated in. On the eve of the 2012 London Games (which will make 25), here are some stories of Quaker Olympians through the decades.