Indiana University Athletics
#IUinRio – 15 Hoosiers Ready for Rio Summer Olympic Games
8/2/2016 12:00:00 PM | General, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Track and Field, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A total of 15 current and former Indiana University student-athletes, as well as two coaches, have arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Competition in the Rio Olympics gets underway on Wednesday, Aug. 3 with women's soccer, followed by the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 5. Indiana will have athletes competing in men's and women's swimming, men's and women's diving, men's and women's track and field and women's soccer.
#IUinRio
Fans will able to follow along with all the Hoosiers in Rio on the #IUinRio page on IUHoosiers.com. On the #IUinRio page, fans can find links to each athlete's schedule in Rio, as well as all the latest news, social media accounts and recaps on each athlete.
The #IUinRio page will be updated daily and will be the best place for Indiana fans to get all the information on the Hoosier Olympians.
TV/Video Coverage
Fans will be able to catch all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics through NBC Universal. With Rio just one hour ahead of the Eastern Time zone, the 2016 Summer Games will be the most live Olympics ever.
Fans will able to watch Olympic coverage on NBC, Bravo, CNBC, the Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network and USA. Fans will be able to watch online and see a complete streaming schedule at NBCOlympics.com.
Hoosier Olympic History
Few universities, or even nations, can match Indiana University's overall Olympic record. With 17 Hoosiers going to Rio this year, IU boasts 223 total Olympic berths, representing 25 countries. Indiana will be representing the countries of Egypt and Slovenia for the first time at the 2016 Games in Rio. In addition, on 15 occasions, Olympic coaches have come from IU.
For athletes, the Indiana University medal count is at 91 including 50 gold, 15 silver and 26 bronze. The Hoosiers have earned a medal at every Olympic Games they have competed in except 2004. The most productive year was 1968, with 17 medals for IU competitors in Mexico City.
Indiana University has had at least one Olympian in the last 20 Olympic Games – a stretch that goes back to 1932.
Hoosiers in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
Kelsie Ahbe – Team Canada – Women's Track and Field
James Connor – Team Australia – Men's Diving
Amy Cozad – Team USA – Women's Diving
Derek Drouin – Team Canada – Men's Track and Field
Marwan Elkamash – Team Egypt – Men's Swimming
Kennedy Goss – Team Canada – Women's Swimming
Michael Hixon – Team USA – Men's Diving
Ali Khalafalla – Team Egypt – Men's Swimming
Lilly King – Team USA – Women's Swimming
Cody Miller – Team USA – Men's Swimming
Olu Olamigoke – Team Nigeria – Men's Track and Field
Jessica Parratto – Team USA – Women's Diving
Blake Pieroni – Team USA – Men's Swimming
Anze Tavcar – Team Slovenia – Men's Swimming
Orianica Velasquez – Team Colombia – Women's Soccer
Drew Johansen – Team USA Head Diving Coach
Ray Looze – Team USA Assistant Women's Swimming Coach
Competition in the Rio Olympics gets underway on Wednesday, Aug. 3 with women's soccer, followed by the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 5. Indiana will have athletes competing in men's and women's swimming, men's and women's diving, men's and women's track and field and women's soccer.
#IUinRio
Fans will able to follow along with all the Hoosiers in Rio on the #IUinRio page on IUHoosiers.com. On the #IUinRio page, fans can find links to each athlete's schedule in Rio, as well as all the latest news, social media accounts and recaps on each athlete.
The #IUinRio page will be updated daily and will be the best place for Indiana fans to get all the information on the Hoosier Olympians.
TV/Video Coverage
Fans will be able to catch all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics through NBC Universal. With Rio just one hour ahead of the Eastern Time zone, the 2016 Summer Games will be the most live Olympics ever.
Fans will able to watch Olympic coverage on NBC, Bravo, CNBC, the Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network and USA. Fans will be able to watch online and see a complete streaming schedule at NBCOlympics.com.
Hoosier Olympic History
Few universities, or even nations, can match Indiana University's overall Olympic record. With 17 Hoosiers going to Rio this year, IU boasts 223 total Olympic berths, representing 25 countries. Indiana will be representing the countries of Egypt and Slovenia for the first time at the 2016 Games in Rio. In addition, on 15 occasions, Olympic coaches have come from IU.
For athletes, the Indiana University medal count is at 91 including 50 gold, 15 silver and 26 bronze. The Hoosiers have earned a medal at every Olympic Games they have competed in except 2004. The most productive year was 1968, with 17 medals for IU competitors in Mexico City.
Indiana University has had at least one Olympian in the last 20 Olympic Games – a stretch that goes back to 1932.
Hoosiers in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics
Kelsie Ahbe – Team Canada – Women's Track and Field
James Connor – Team Australia – Men's Diving
Amy Cozad – Team USA – Women's Diving
Derek Drouin – Team Canada – Men's Track and Field
Marwan Elkamash – Team Egypt – Men's Swimming
Kennedy Goss – Team Canada – Women's Swimming
Michael Hixon – Team USA – Men's Diving
Ali Khalafalla – Team Egypt – Men's Swimming
Lilly King – Team USA – Women's Swimming
Cody Miller – Team USA – Men's Swimming
Olu Olamigoke – Team Nigeria – Men's Track and Field
Jessica Parratto – Team USA – Women's Diving
Blake Pieroni – Team USA – Men's Swimming
Anze Tavcar – Team Slovenia – Men's Swimming
Orianica Velasquez – Team Colombia – Women's Soccer
Drew Johansen – Team USA Head Diving Coach
Ray Looze – Team USA Assistant Women's Swimming Coach
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