McMaster at the London Olympics

McMaster at the Olympics

 

McMaster has a rich history of involvement with the Olympics. There are a number of McMaster students, staff and alumni taking part in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which take place July 27 to August 12. Learn more about them and follow their progress below.

Have we missed someone from the McMaster community who’s involved in the Games? Drop us a line at daily@mcmaster.ca.

Media Coverage

Colleen Cupido heading to London Olympics and OLYMPICS: second chance at the beach 
Alumni row to world record, Olympic birth
Engineer chases Olympic dreams and a PhD, and Engineering grad races to Olympic Games
Cobourg resident making Olympic debut
Dressage on a deadline

Olympic Participants

Anne Marie Thuss
Assistant coach, Marauders women’s basketball team
Sport: Basketball (Manager)
Twitter

Colleen Cupido
Clinic Manager/Physiotherapist, David Braley Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre
Graduated: 1991
Sport: Beach Volleyball (Trainer)

David Marcus
Graduated: 2002
Sport: Dressage

Donna Vakalis
Graduated: 2003
Sport: Pentathlon
Twitter
Blog
Medal event: August 12, 2012

Jeremiah Brown
Graduated: 2007
Sport: Rowing (Men’s Eight)
Twitter
Medal event: August 1, 2012

Doug Csima
Graduated: 2007
Sport: Rowing (Men’s Eight)
Twitter
Medal event: August 1, 2012

Adam van Koeverden
Graduated: 2007
Sport: Kayak
Twitter
Blog
Medal event: August 1, 2012

Joseph Veloce
Graduated: 2012
Sport: Sprint Cycling
Twitter
Blog
Medal event:
August 6, 2012

Tara Baker
Graduated:
2005 and 2007
Sport: Mountain biking (Physiotherapist)
Twitter
Blog

Lisa Thomaidis
Graduated:
1994
Sport:
Women’s basketball (Assistant coach)

Andrew Yorke
Current student: 4th year History major
Sport: Triathlon (Men’s Alternate)
Twitter
Blog

Margo Mountjoy
Director of Student Affairs – Waterloo Regional Campus
IOC Drug Exemption Committee

Paralympic Participants

Summer Mortimer
Year: Second
Sport: Swimming
Twitter

 

Many of the McMaster alumni and staff who are in London for the Summer Olympic Games are tweeting and blogging about their experiences. Meet a few of them here.