{"id":4358,"date":"2012-08-12T11:19:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T15:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/?p=4358"},"modified":"2012-08-23T11:38:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T15:38:27","slug":"guest-blog-harvard-athletes-at-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/2012\/08\/12\/guest-blog-harvard-athletes-at-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blog: Harvard Athletes at the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Chesebro, Harvard Department of Athletics<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 168 years, dating back to 1844 when the first boat club was organized, Harvard has shown both leadership and competitive excellence in Division I athletics. This summer Harvard has added one more chapter to its storied athletics history, as 10 current and former student-athletes and coaches<\/a> represent their respective countries at the 2012 London Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

For some it\u2019s business as usual. Caryn Davies \u201905 is competing in her third Olympic Games and won her third medal (first Gold!) as a member of Team USA\u2019s Women\u2019s Eight (that\u2019s crew for those of you unfamiliar with the sport). For others, including 19-year old Temi Fagbenle \u201915 who is playing for Great Britain\u2019s women\u2019s basketball team, it\u2019s a brand-new experience that cannot be duplicated.<\/p>\n

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Caryn Davies \u201905 (third from right) won a Gold medal competing for Team USA Women\u2019s Eight<\/p><\/div>\n

Then there are those of us behind-the-scenes in the Murr Center, working each day to better the student-athlete experience for Harvard\u2019s more than 1,200 varsity student-athletes. We get to watch in amazement as these incredible individuals, many of whom we\u2019ve grown close with over the years, compete on sport\u2019s biggest stage against the best athletes in the world. And not only are they competing against the best, they\u2019re beating the best!<\/p>\n

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Temi Fagbenle \u201915 competed for Great Britain\u2019s women\u2019s basketball team<\/p><\/div>\n

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Did you know that Harvard has sent 223 current or former student-athletes to the Olympics and has been represented at every modern Olympic Games? Also, did you know that Harvard has won 104 total medals<\/a> (including four this year!), a total greater than the medal count for countries such as Brazil, Mexico and New Zealand?Heck, if Harvard were its own country at the 2012 Summer Games, its four medals at the time of my writing this would have the Crimson tied for 29th in the world! Think about that.And think about this. Next fall, when you sit down to begin the first class of your college career, you may not only be sitting beside the future President of the United States, you may be sitting beside a future Olympic Champion.<\/p>\n

Just further proof that Harvard is the living embodiment of \u201cLeadership and Competitive Excellence in Division I Athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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