Boone Pickens Stadium

Boone Pickens Stadium

In the storied history of Oklahoma State Athletics, several athletes have participated in some Olympic sport. Oklahoma State representatives have been coaches, wrestlers, baseball players, softball players, track and field participants, managers and team physicians.

Oklahoma State has sent over 120 athletes to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including a school record 12 athletes to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Oklahoma State athletes have represented 14 nations at the Olympics, a total that includes Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America.

Not only has OSU had many Olympians, OSU athletes have amassed an outstanding 34 Olympic and Paralympic medals including 20 gold, six silver, and eight bronze. Bobby Pearce and Jack Van Bebber were the first Cowboys to medal at the Olympics, each taking home gold in wrestling at the 1932 Los Angeles games. AD Franch and Lauren Bay Regula became the latest OSU medalists by capturing bronze at the Tokyo 2020 games in 2021. OSU alum Cassie Mitchell is a three-time medalist at the Paralympics, taking home silver and bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games, as well as a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo games.