 
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.