| Michigan Wolverines | |
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| University | University of Michigan |
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| Conference | Big Ten |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | William C. Martin |
| Location | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Varsity teams | |
| Football stadium | Michigan Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Crisler Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Ray Fisher Stadium |
| Other arenas | Yost Ice Arena |
| Mascot | None |
| Nickname | Wolverines |
| Fight song | The Victors |
| Colors | Maize and Blue
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| Homepage | M-Go Blue |
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 24 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan which compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisional Collegiate Water Polo Association. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States William C Martin has been University of Michigan Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Director since March 6 2000 Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Crisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home arena for the University of Michigan men's and women's basketball teams Ray Fisher Stadium is a Baseball Stadium in Ann Arbor Michigan. Yost Ice Arena (formerly the Fielding H Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor Michigan, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity Ice hockey The Victors is the Fight song of the University of Michigan (UM The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in Water polo. Team colors are maize and blue—which are different shades of "maize" and "blue" than the university at large. The color maize, in the English language, usually refers to a color that is similar to Yellow; it is named for the Cereal of the same name— Maize [1] The Winged Helmet is a recognized icon of Michigan Athletics. The winged Football helmet is a helmet bearing a distinctive painted design and used by some American football teams
In seven of the past 10 years, Michigan has finished in the top six of the NACDA Director's Cup, a list compiled by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics that charts institutions' overall success in college sports. The NACDA Directors' Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities with the most The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics is a professional organization for College and University Athletic directors in the United UM has finished in the top eleven of the Directors' Cup standings in each of the award's twelve seasons and has placed in the top six in each of the last eight seasons.
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Championships
The University of Michigan remains the only school in NCAA history to win at least one national championship in all four of these sports: baseball (2), basketball (men's - 1), football (11), and ice hockey (men's - 9). Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck The Wolverines have won NCAA Division I national championships in women's field hockey (1), men's golf (2), men's gymnastics (3), women's softball (2), men's swimming and diving (11), men's tennis (1), and men's outdoor track and field (1).
Overall, UM's 32 official NCAA Division I titles ranks ninth all-time, trailing only UCLA, Stanford University, USC, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, LSU, Texas, and Penn State. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University In NCAA D1 men's sports only, UM ranks sixth all-time in championships behind USC, UCLA, Stanford, Oklahoma State, and Arkansas. UM's official NCAA Division I national championships have come from ten different sports — this broad-based success matches the University of Texas for fourth place in the NCAA record book. Only UCLA and Stanford, each with titles in 16 varying sports, and USC in 15, have more diverse championship histories than the Wolverines.
The Wolverines' 32 official NCAA D1 titles are complemented by seven unofficial NCAA men's swimming and diving championships from 1927 through 1936, when no team championships were awarded; by men's trampoline NCAA titles in 1969 and 1970; and, by 11 unofficial NCAA/NCAA Division I football "consensus" championships recognized by the university, for a total of 52 national championships. In four additional seasons national number one rankings by at least one recognized authority were given to the UM football team.
University of Michigan teams have also been national runners-up an incredible 39 times in 13 different sports: men's basketball (4), women's cross country (1), women's field hockey (1), men's golf (4), men's gymnastics (2), women's gymnastics (2), men's ice hockey (2), women's rowing (1), women's synchronized swimming (2 in AIAW), men's swimming and diving (13), women's swimming and diving (1), men's outdoor track and field (1), and wrestling (5). The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships [2][3][4]
Football
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| 11 | Wistert brothers (Francis, Albert, and Alvin) |
| 47 | Bennie Oosterbaan |
| 48 | Gerald Ford |
| 87 | Ron Kramer |
| 98 | Tom Harmon |
The best-supported of the Michigan varsity teams is the football team. The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. The 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in the College football season of 2008-2009. Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert (born February 20 1912 in, died April 23 1985 in) was an American football and Baseball player Albert Alexander "Ox" He and his brothers are three of the seven players who have had their numbers retired by the Michigan Wolverines football program Alvin "Moose" Wistert (June 26 1916 &ndash October 3 2005 was an American football player Benjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan ( February 4, 1906 in Muskegon Michigan – October 25, 1990 in Ann Arbor Michigan Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President Ronald J Kramer (born June 24, 1935 in Girard, Kansas) is a former American football player for the University of Michigan Thomas Dudley Harmon ( September 28, 1919 - March 15, 1990) was a star player in United States College football, a sports College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Michigan's football program is among the most successful in college football history. Michigan won the first Rose Bowl game in 1902, has won an NCAA-record 860 games and has an all-time winning percentage of . The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations 745, also an NCAA record. The Wolverine football program has claimed 11 national titles. [5]
Michigan's famous football coaches include Fielding Yost, Fritz Crisler, Bo Schembechler and Lloyd Carr. Fielding Harris Yost (April 30 1871&ndashAugust 20 1946 was an American football coach best known for his long tenure at the University of Michigan. Herbert Orin "Fritz" Crisler (January 12 1899 near Earlville Illinois – August 19 1982 was a head football coach best known for his tenure at the Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football Lloyd H Carr (born July 30, 1945) is the former Head coach of the University of Michigan football team, a job he held from 1995 Their current coach is Rich Rodriguez, who was hired after former head coach Lloyd Carr announced his retirement on November 19, 2007. Rich "Rod" Rodriguez (born May 24, 1963 in Grant Town, West Virginia) is the head football coach at the University Lloyd H Carr (born July 30, 1945) is the former Head coach of the University of Michigan football team, a job he held from 1995 Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Michigan Stadium is the largest football-only stadium in the world, with an official capacity of 107,501, and with attendance regularly exceeding 110,000. Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The NCAA single-game attendance record is 112,118 at the 2003 contest with Ohio State. The capacity, after each expansion, has always been listed as "-01", with the "extra seat" being in honor of Fritz Crisler. The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved an expansion project for the stadium widely known as the “Big House”. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2007 and be completed prior to the 2010 season. The expansion project will accommodate home games for the 2007-2009 seasons. The plan is to build a new press box, add luxury boxes, widen aisles and seats, and increase capacity to over 108,000. Michigan Stadium has witnessed 200 consecutive crowds of greater than 100,000 - a streak that dates back to 1975.
Rivalries
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| 1940 | Tom Harmon |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson |
Michigan has a major rivalry with Ohio State, considered one of the fiercest rivalries in American sports. Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Thomas Dudley Harmon ( September 28, 1919 - March 15, 1990) was a star player in United States College football, a sports Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former American football Wide receiver, Punt returner, Charles Woodson (born on October 7, 1976 in Fremont Ohio) is an American football Cornerback for the Green Bay Packers The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. In a pair of ESPN fan polls, in 2000 and 2003, the Michigan-Ohio State series was voted the greatest rivalry in sports. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to [6] Michigan's meeting with Ohio State is almost always the last game of the regular season and has provided many memorable contests, such as the "Snow Bowl" of 1950. The Snow Bowl is the Nickname given to a game of American football played on November 25, 1950, between the college teams of the University The game has frequently decided the Big Ten champion. Michigan leads the series 57-41-6. The contest on November 18, 2006 marked the first time ever these teams had been ranked #1 and #2 going into the game, and the first time they were both undefeated since 1973. The 2007 college football match-up between Ohio State and Michigan was predicted to be the #2 college football game to watch in 2007 by SI. com's "Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007" list. [7]
Michigan has an intrastate rival in Michigan State; the schools' football teams compete for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. History The University of Michigan has held the trophy since 2002 Michigan leads the series 67-28-5.
Michigan also enjoys a spirited rivalry with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in Michigan leads the series 20-14-1. Michigan (#1) and Notre Dame (#2) are the top two college football programs in both wins and winning percentage in Division 1-A, so it is perhaps fitting that when college football was in its infancy, students from the University of Michigan traveled to South Bend to teach the game to students there. The schools went on to play each other often in the early years of American college football, and continue do so today.
The Wolverines also have a tradition-rich history with the University of Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The two football teams compete for the Little Brown Jug, a five-gallon jug with the respective schools' "M" on either side and the scores of previous games down the middle. History The Little Brown Jug rivalry was created after the two teams met up on October 31, 1903. The Little Brown Jug was the first trophy played for between college football teams. Michigan leads the series 69-24-3.
Ice hockey
The Wolverines ice hockey team, which is a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, plays its home contests at Yost Ice Arena. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska Yost Ice Arena (formerly the Fielding H Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor Michigan, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity Ice hockey It is coached by Red Berenson, a former UM player. Gordon "Red" Berenson (born December 8, 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian Professional Ice hockey Altogether, the program has won nine NCAA national championships (1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998), which is also an NCAA record. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division In 2008, the team was invited to the NCAA tournament for a record 18th year in a row. Michigan has reached the national semi-finals (now referred to as the "Frozen Four") an unprecedented 23 times.
Vic Heyliger led Michigan to a record six NCAA titles, including the first one in college hockey history in 1948. Victor Heyliger ( September 26 1912 - October 4 2006) was a National Hockey League center and the Head coach Heyliger, who played for the Wolverines from 1935-37, also won national titles as Michigan coach in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956. He was inducted into the U. S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, in recognition of his lifetime achievement. Heyliger is considered instrumental in getting the NCAA tournament off the ground. Following the 1946-47 season, Heyliger wrote to each of the college coaches around the country to see if they would be interested in creating a national tournament. They obliged and the inaugural four-team NCAA tournament began the following season in 1948. Heyliger was 228-61-13 as head coach at Michigan, and his . 776 winning percentage is the best at the school. His only losing season was his first year, 3-6 in 1944-45.
In 1980, Heyliger was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor. The Vic Heyliger Trophy has been given out at the end of each season by the Michigan hockey team to recognize its most outstanding defenseman.
Men's basketball
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| 22 | Bill Buntin | 1963-1965 |
| 33 | Cazzie Russell | 1964-1966 |
| 35 | Phil Hubbard | 1975-1979 |
| 41 | Glen Rice | 1986-1989 |
| 45 | Rudy Tomjanovich | 1967-1970 |
The men's basketball team plays its games at Crisler Arena. William L "Bill" Buntin ( May 5, 1942 in Detroit Michigan – May 9, 1968) was an American Basketball player Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944 in Chicago Illinois) is a former pro Basketball player and coach Philip "Phil" Gregory Hubbard (born December 13 1956 in Canton Ohio) is a former American professional Basketball Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American Basketball player from the NBA. Rudolph Tomjanovich Jr (born November 24 1948 in Hamtramck Michigan) nicknamed Rudy T Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Crisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home arena for the University of Michigan men's and women's basketball teams The Wolverines have won 12 Big Ten regular-season conference titles, as well as the inaugural Big Ten Tournament in 1998, which it later forfeited due to NCAA violations. The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's College basketball regular season The team has appeared in the NCAA Final Four on six occasions (1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 1992* and 1993*) and won the national championship in 1989 under Steve Fisher. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Steve Fisher (born March 24, 1945 in Herrin Illinois, US) is a basketball coach currently at San Diego State University. The program later forfeited its 1992 and 1993 Final Four appearances due to NCAA violations. Other notable players who played for Michigan include Daniel Horton, Bernard Robinson, Gary Grant, Terry Mills, Glen Rice, Jalen Rose, Rumeal Robinson, Jamal Crawford, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Cazzie Russell, and Mark Hughes. Daniel Horton (born April 21, 1984 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Professional Basketball player Bernard Robinson may refer to Bernard Robinson (production designer - 1912&ndash1970 Bernard Robinson (basketball, a Basketball Gary Grant (born April 21 1965 in Canton Ohio) is a retired American professional Basketball Point guard in the NBA. Terry Richard Mills (born December 21 1967 in Romulus Michigan) is a retired American professional Basketball player at Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American Basketball player from the NBA. Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player formerly in the Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13 1966, Mandeville Jamaica) is a retired American professional Basketball player at the Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional Basketball Shooting guard Juwan Antonio Howard (born February 7 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional Basketball player in Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) better known as Chris Webber and nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944 in Chicago Illinois) is a former pro Basketball player and coach Mark Hughes (born October 5 1966, in Muskegon Michigan) is a retired American Basketball player and current coach
During the 1990s, the program became involved in a scandal involving payments from a booster named Ed Martin to four players: Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor, and Louis Bullock. The University of Michigan basketball scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30 1976 in Detroit Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player at the power Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor (born February 1 1977 in Detroit Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player Louis Bullock Jr (born May 20 1976 in Washington DC) is an American professional Basketball player The scandal ultimately resulted in four years' probation and a self-imposed ban from postseason play in the 2002-03 season. UM also voluntarily forfeited regular season games and "vacated" NCAA tournament games from selected past seasons. Vacating the results of 114 games won while the four players were eligible, including the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours, the entire 1992-93 season, and all seasons from fall 1995 through spring 1999. Since the scandal Michigan basketball has posted a 144-131 record and has not made the NCAA tournament. [8]
In April 2007, the university announced that its new head coach will be John Beilein. John Beilein (pronounced bee-line; born February 5, 1953 in Burt Niagara County New York) is the men's basketball head coach at the University The 2007 recruiting class commits include Manny Harris, Kelvin Grady and Martell Webb.
Other sports
Michigan has a world-renowned men's swimming program, which won the 1995 NCAA championship and has produced a number of Olympic medalists. The University of Michigan swimming has men's and women's teams The men’s swimming and diving teams have won 11 NCAA and NCAA Division I national titles and 147 individual titles. [9]
Michigan's field hockey program won the 2001 NCAA title - the school's first national title in a women's team sport. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick
In June 2005, Michigan's women's softball team won the 2005 Division 1 NCAA Softball Championship, defeating two-time defending champion and perennial softball power UCLA two games to one. Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Michigan is the first school east of the Mississippi River to win this title. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The decisive game was won in dramatic fashion, with a home run in the 10th inning for a 4-1 final.
The men's baseball team won national championships in 1953 and 1962 and has sent 138 players to the major leagues. [10][11]
In 2008, the ladies gymnastics team was invited to the NCAA championship tournament for the 16th consecutive year [1].
The men's and women's cross country teams have been nationally renowned since 1974 when Ron Warhurst started coaching the men, and more recently as alum Mike McGuire took on the women's team in 1991. Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams The women's team has qualified for the NCAA championships every year but two since 1988, finishing 2nd in 1994, and has won the last five Big Ten titles. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations [2]. The men's team has qualified for the NCAA 24 times in the last 34 years, with a highest finish of 4th. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Michigan men have won seven Big 10 titles in that period.
Legendary athletic director Donald Canham coached the track/field team from 1949 to 1968, along with the cross country team. The men's team has won 56 Big Ten men's team titles indoors and out. [3] Notable alumni include Greg Meyer, 1983 Boston Marathon champ, Brian Diemer, 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the steeplechase, Bill Donakowski, US Marathon champion in 1986, Kevin Sullivan, Canadian 1500 meter record holder, and Alan Webb, U. Greg Meyer (born September 18, 1955) is best known for his accomplishments in Distance running. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts Brian Lee Diemer (born 10 October, 1961 in Grand Rapids Michigan) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeplechase The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Kevin Sullivan (born March 20, 1974) is a middle distance runner from Canada. Alan Webb (born January 13, 1983, in Ann Arbor Michigan) is an American track athlete. S. mile record holder. The women's team has won 15 Big Ten titles. [4] Most notable alumna is Lisa Larsen Weidenbach Rainsberger, who won the Boston and Chicago Marathons. She qualified for the 1980 Olympic team in swimming but the U. S. did not go to Moscow. She then finished 4th in the Marathon Olympic Trials three times in 1984, 1988 and 1992, again missing the Olympics. [5]
The University of Michigan is also home to an internationally competitive synchronized skating team, who have medaled at competitions around the world. Synchronized skating, a large and fast-growing discipline consists of 8-20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds The Wolverines synchronized skating program consists of a senior team, which competes internationally as well as a collegiate level team which is competitive among the top university and collegiate teams from around the United States.
Other varsity teams include: baseball, golf, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Collegiate wrestling is the commonly-used name of the style of Amateur wrestling practiced at the College and University level in the United States
Olympians
Through the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, 178 Michigan student-athletes and coaches had participated in the Olympics. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The university has had medal winning alumni in every Summer Olympics except 1896, and gold medalists in all but four Olympiads. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International A total of 22 countries, including the U. S. have been represented by Michigan athletes. Twelve athletes have been three time Olympians and 30 have been two-time Olympians. [12] [13]
The total number of medals won by Michigan athletes is 116, including 54 gold, 27 silver, and 35 bronze. By total medal count, Michigan would constitute the 26th most successful country out of 122; by gold medal count, Michigan would constitute the 17th most successful country. [14]
Michigan Olympians
| Last | First | Year | Sport | Event | Medal | Country |
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| Abbott | Jim | 1988 | baseball | gold | USA | |
| Arsenault | Samantha | 2000 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | gold | USA |
| Ault | Garnet | 1928 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | bronze | Canada |
| Barrowman | Mike | 1992 | swimming | 200 m breaststroke | gold | USA |
| Barton | Greg | 1984 | kayaking | 1000 m single | bronze | USA |
| Barton | Greg | 1988 | kayaking | 1000 m single | gold | USA |
| Barton | Greg | 1988 | kayaking | 1000 m double | gold | USA |
| Barton | Greg | 1992 | kayaking | 1000 m single | bronze | USA |
| Bernard | Kent | 1964 | track | 4x100 m relay | bronze | Tri. -Tobago |
| Boggs | Phil | 1976 | diving | 3 meter | gold | USA |
| Booker | James | 1924 | track | pole vault | bronze | USA |
| Borges | Gustavo | 1992 | swimming | 100 m freestyle | silver | Brazil |
| Borges | Gustavo | 1996 | swimming | 100 m freestyle | bronze | Brazil |
| Borges | Gustavo | 1996 | swimming | 200 m freestyle | silver | Brazil |
| Borges | Gustavo | 2000 | swimming | 100 m freestyle | bronze | Brazil |
| Brundage | Jennifer | 2000 | softball | gold | USA | |
| Christy | Jim | 1932 | swimming | 1500 m freestyle | bronze | USA |
| Clawson | John | 1968 | basketball | gold | USA | |
| Coe | William | 1904 | track | shot put | silver | USA |
| Corson | Marilyn | 1968 | swimming | 400 m freestyle relay | bronze | USA |
| Craig | Ralph | 1912 | track | 100 meters | gold | USA |
| Craig | Ralph | 1912 | track | 200 meters | gold | USA |
| Darnton | William | 1960 | swimming | 400 m medley relay | gold* | USA |
| Davies | John | 1952 | swimming | 200 m breaststroke | gold | Australia |
| Degener | Richard | 1932 | diving | springboard | bronze | USA |
| Degener | Richard | 1936 | diving | springboard | gold | USA |
| Diemer | Brian | 1984 | track | 3000 m steeplechase | bronze | USA |
| Doherty | Ken | 1928 | track | decathlon | bronze | USA |
| Dolan | Tom | 1996 | swimming | 400 m ind. medley | gold | USA |
| Dolan | Tom | 2000 | swimming | 400 m ind. medley | gold | USA |
| Dolan | Tom | 2000 | swimming | 200 m ind. medley | silver | USA |
| Downie | Gordon | 1976 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | bronze | Great Britain |
| Duenkel | Ginny | 1964 | swimming | 100 m freestyle | bronze | USA |
| Duenkel | Ginny | 1964 | swimming | 400 m backstroke | gold | USA |
| Dvorak | Charles | 1904 | track | pole vault | gold | USA |
| Dvorak | John | 1900 | track | pole vault | silver | USA |
| Fraser | Steve | 1984 | wrestling | Greco-Roman | gold | USA |
| Gaxiola | Alvaro | 1968 | diving | platform | silver | Mexico |
| Gillanders | Dave | 1960 | swimming | 200 m butterfly | bronze | USA |
| Gillanders | Dave | 1960 | swimming | 400 m medley relay | gold* | USA |
| Gorski | Mark | 1984 | cycling | 1000 m sprint | gold | USA |
| Hahn | Archie | 1904 | track | 60 meters | gold | USA |
| Hahn | Archie | 1904 | track | 100 meters | gold | USA |
| Hahn | Archie | 1904 | track | 200 meters | gold | USA |
| Hahn | Archie | 1906 | track | 100 meters | gold | USA |
| Handy | H. J. "Jam" | 1904 | swimming | 440 yd (400 m) breaststroke | bronze | USA |
| Handy | H. J. "Jam" | 1924 | water polo | bronze | USA | |
| Hanley | Dick | 1956 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | silver | USA |
| Harlan | Bruce | 1948 | diving | 3 meter | bronze | USA |
| Harlan | Bruce | 1948 | diving | platform | silver | USA |
| Harlock | Dave | 1994 | hockey | silver | Canada | |
| Hayes | Howard | 1900 | track | 800 meters | silver | USA |
| Herland | Doug | 1984 | rowing | pairs with coxswain | bronze | USA |
| Hubbard | Phil | 1976 | basketball | gold | USA | |
| Hubbard | William DeHart | 1924 | track | long jump | gold | USA |
| Ikola | Willard | 1956 | hockey | silver | USA | |
| Garrells | John | 1908 | track | shot put | bronze | USA |
| Garrells | John | 1908 | track | 110 meter hurdles | silver | USA |
| Johnson | Carl | 1920 | track | long jump | silver | USA |
| Johnson | Kate | 2004 | rowing | eight | silver | USA |
| Jones | Burwell | 1952 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | gold* | USA |
| Kennedy | Bill | 1972 | swimming | 400 m medley relay | bronze* | Canada |
| Ketchum | Dan | 2004 | swimming | 4x200 m free. relay | gold | USA |
| Kimball | Bruce | 1984 | diving | platform | silver | USA |
| King | Micki | 1972 | diving | 3 meter | gold | USA |
| Kraenzlein | Alvin | 1900 | track | 60 meter dash | gold | USA |
| Kraenzlein | Alvin | 1900 | track | 110 meter hurdles | gold | USA |
| Kraenzlein | Alvin | 1900 | track | 220 meter hurdles | gold | USA |
| Kraenzlein | Alvin | 1900 | track | long jump | gold | USA |
| Landstrom | Eeles | 1960 | track | pole vault | bronze | Finland |
| Lang | Brent | 1988 | swimming | 400 m freestyle relay | gold | USA |
| Larkin | Barry | 1984 | baseball | silver | USA | |
| Mahoney | Bill | 1972 | swimming | 400 m medley relay | bronze | Canada |
| Malchow | Tom | 1996 | swimming | 200 m butterfly | silver | USA |
| Malchow | Tom | 2000 | swimming | 200 m butterfly | gold | USA |
| Mariott | Ron | 1984 | diving | 3 meter | bronze | USA |
| Matchefts | John | 1956 | hockey | silver | USA | |
| McClatchey | Alan | 1976 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | bronze | Great Britain |
| McLean | John | 1900 | track | high hurdles | silver | USA |
| Namesnik | Eric | 1992 | swimming | 400 m ind. medley | silver | USA |
| Namesnik | Eric | 1996 | swimming | 400 m ind. medley | silver | USA |
| Orwig | Bernice | 2000 | water polo | silver | USA | |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 200 m ind. medley | gold | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 400 m ind. medley | gold | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 100 m butterfly | gold | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 200 m butterfly | gold | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 200 m freestyle | bronze | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 4x100 m free relay | bronze | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 4x200 m free. relay | gold | USA |
| Phelps | Michael | 2004 | swimming | 4x100 m medley relay | gold | USA |
| Roberts | Trish | 1976 | basketball | bronze | USA | |
| Robie | Carl | 1964 | swimming | 200 m butterfly | silver | USA |
| Robie | Carl | 1968 | swimming | 200 m butterfly | gold | USA |
| Rose | Ralph | 1904 | track | shot put | gold | USA |
| Rose | Ralph | 1904 | track | discus | silver | USA |
| Rose | Ralph | 1904 | track | hammer | bronze | USA |
| Rose | Ralph | 1908 | track | shot put | gold | USA |
| Rose | Ralph | 1912 | track | shot put | silver | USA |
| Rose | Ralph | 1912 | track | shot put-combined | gold | USA |
| Rydze | Dick | 1972 | diving | platform | silver | USA |
| Samson | Paul | 1928 | swimming | 800 m free. relay | gold* | USA |
| Schule | Fred | 1904 | track | 110 meter hurdles | gold | USA |
| Seufert | Chris | 1984 | diving | platform | silver | USA |
| Smoke | Marcia Jones | 1964 | kayaking | 500 m singles | bronze | USA |
| Sohl | Robert | 1948 | swimming | 220 m breaststroke | bronze | USA |
| Spillane | Joan | 1960 | swimming | 400 m freestyle relay | gold | USA |
| Spillane | Joan | 1960 | swimming | 400 m medley relay | gold* | USA |
| Thompson | Chris | 2000 | swimming | 1500 m freestyle | bronze | USA |
| Tolan | Eddie | 1932 | track | 100 meters | gold | USA |
| Tolan | Eddie | 1932 | track | 200 meters | gold | USA |
| Vanderkaay | Peter | 2004 | swimming | 4x200 m free. Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan ( September 29, 1908 &ndash January 30/31 1967 was an American athlete and sprinter and Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan ( September 29, 1908 &ndash January 30/31 1967 was an American athlete and sprinter and relay | gold | USA |
| Webster | Bob | 1960 | diving | platform | gold | USA |
| Webster | Bob | 1964 | diving | platform | gold | USA |
| White | Robert | 1956 | hockey | bronze | Canada | |
| Wouda | Marcel | 2000 | swimming | 800 m freestyle relay | bronze | the Netherlands |
See also
Notes
- ^ Which Maize? Which Blue?. Robert ("Bob" David Webster (born October 25 1938) is an American former Diving champion who won Gold medals at both Robert ("Bob" David Webster (born October 25 1938) is an American former Diving champion who won Gold medals at both The University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor, founded in 1978 by the University of Michigan 's "M" Club recognizes athletes coaches and administrators who have Michigan Today, Fall 1996
- ^ Michigan Men's Track and Field All-Time NCAA Indoor Champions. MGOBlue. com
- ^ NCAA Championship History
- ^ Michigan Wolverine Athletics. University of Michigan Athletics History- Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ University of Michigan Football - National Championships. University of Michigan Athletics History (2002).
- ^ The 10 greatest rivalries (1-3-2005). ESPN. com
- ^ Top 20 Games To Watch In 2007. SI. com. Retrieved on 30 September 2007. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ U of M Men's Basketball. Bentley Historical Library (April 10, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
- ^ Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions - Through 2005 NCAA Championships (2006). MGoBlue. com.
- ^ Bergquist, Kevin (June 1, 2004). Prof: U-M baseball among University's storied programs. The University Record
- ^ College Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team. Baseball Almanac - The Colleges. Accessed March 27, 2006.
- ^ Michigan in the Olympics (9-28-2005). Bentley Historical Library at www. umich. edu/~bhl/bhl/olymp2/oltitle. htm
- ^ Index to Michigan Olympians (2005). Bentley Historical Library at www. umich. edu/~bhl/bhl/olymp2/olindex. htm.
- ^ Olympics - Historic Totals (9-16-2000). Sports Illustrated at CNNSi. com.
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