List of Oregon State University athletes


This list of Oregon State University athletes includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Oregon State University who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at Oregon State. Other alumni can be found in the list of Oregon State University alumni; notable administration, faculty, and staff can be found on the list of Oregon State University faculty and staff. All intercollegiate sports teams at Oregon State are called the Oregon State Beavers.

Football coaching

Swimming and diving

Track and field

NameAttendedNotabilityReference
Dick Fosbury?–19681968 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the high jump; creator of the Fosbury Flop
Cynthia GreinerParticipant in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics in the heptathlon
Joni Huntley?–19751984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the high jump
Forrest Smithson?–19081908 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the 110m hurdles
Kathy Weston1976 Summer Olympics participant

Winter sports

NameAttendedNotabilityReference
Jill Bakken19962002 Winter Olympics gold medalist in the two-woman bobsleigh
Joe Runyan?–19701989 Iditarod winner
Jean Saubert?–19641964 Winter Olympics silver and bronze medalist in skiing