Lea Henry (1984) won the gold medal as a member of the 1984 women’s Olympic basketball team.

Cindy Noble Hauserman (1984) won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the U.S. women’s basketball team in 1984. She was all All-America and is a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Ernie Grunfeld, who attended UT in Knoxville from 1973 to 1979, is president of basketball operations of the Washington Wizards. He won a gold medal as a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team. He played in the NBA and was formerly the general manager of the New York Knicks and the [...]

Samuel L. Graddy III (1987), won the Olympic gold medal in the 4x 100-meter relay in 1984 and the silver medal in the 100-meter dash. He played professional football.

Bridgette Gordon (1989), a Lady Vol basketball player from 1985 to 1989, was an Olympic gold medalist in 1988. She was a two-time All-America selection, played professionally, and now coaches at Stetson University.

Justin Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2004 summer Olympics; he also won one silver and one bronze medal in 2004. He attended UT from 2000 to 2002 and won six NCAA titles.

Willie Gault attended UT in Knoxville from 1979 to 1983. He was a football All-America and also ran track. He played professional football, winning the Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears, and is now an actor.

David H. Edgar (1975) was UT’s first Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal in 400-meter freestyle relays at the 1972 Olympics.

Joetta Clark Diggs (1984) is a four-time track Olympian, competing in every outdoor USA Chmpionship and Olympic Trials from 1979 until 2000 and winning more than nine championships titles. She was the 2000 U.S. women’s Olympic outdoor track team captain, where she competed along side her younger sister, Hazel, and her sister-in-law, Jearl. This [...]

Tamika Catchings (2001) of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Indiana Fever, was the 2002 WNBA rookie of the year. She was a four-time All-America as a Lady Vol. She won a gold medal in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.