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The following is a list of Olympic medalists born in the state of Michigan, United States.

Games Medal Name Hometown Sport Event
1908 London 2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Garrels Bay City Athletics Men's 110 meters hurdles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Men's shot put
1912 Stockholm 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ralph Craig Detroit Athletics Men's 100 meters
1st place, gold medalist(s) Men's 200 meters
1920 Antwerp 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jackson Scholz Buchanan Athletics Men's 4 × 100 meters relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Margaret Woodbridge Detroit Swimming Women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Johnson Genesee County Athletics Men's long jump
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margaret Woodbridge Detroit Swimming Women's 300 meter freestyle
1924 Chamonix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Taffy Abel Sault Ste. Marie Ice hockey Men's tournament
1924 Paris 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jackson Scholz Buchanan Athletics Men's 200 meters
1st place, gold medalist(s) Russell Vis Grand Rapids Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jackson Scholz Buchanan Athletics Men's 100 meters
1928 Amsterdam 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fred Alderman East Lansing Athletics Men's 4 × 400 meters relay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ken Doherty Detroit Men's decathlon
1932 Los Angeles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddie Tolan Athletics Men's 100 meters
1st place, gold medalist(s) Men's 200 meters
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim Cristy Swimming Men's 1500 meter freestyle
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Degener Birmingham Diving Men's 3 meter springboard
1936 Berlin 1st place, gold medalist(s) Diving Men's 3 meter springboard
1948 London 1st place, gold medalist(s) William Porter Essex Township Athletics Men's 110 meters hurdles
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lorenzo Wright Detroit Men's 4 × 100 meters relay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Norbert Schemansky Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg
1952 Helsinki 1st place, gold medalist(s) Weightlifting Men's 90 kg
1st place, gold medalist(s) Clarke Scholes Swimming Men's 100 meter freestyle
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Al Rossi Bessemer Rowing Men's coxed four
1956 Cortina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Weldon Olson Marquette Ice hockey Men's tournament
1956 Melbourne 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pat Costello Detroit Rowing Men's double sculls
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Gardiner
2nd place, silver medalist(s) James McIntosh Men's coxless four
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Art McKinlay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John McKinlay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Welchli
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gary Tobian Diving Men's 10 meter platform
1960 Squaw Valley 1st place, gold medalist(s) Weldon Olson Marquette Ice hockey Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rodney Paavola Hancock
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Betsy Snite Grand Rapids Alpine skiing Women's slalom
1960 Rome 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddie Crook Jr. Detroit Boxing Men's middleweight
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeff Farrell Flint Swimming Men's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Men's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Tobian Detroit Diving Men's 3 meter springboard
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Men's 10 meter platform
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hayes Jones Pontiac Athletics Men's 110 meters hurdles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norbert Schemansky Detroit Weightlifting Men's +90 kg
1964 Innsbruck 1st place, gold medalist(s) Terry McDermott Essexville Speed skating Men's 500 meters
1964 Tokyo 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cynthia Goyette Detroit Swimming Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hayes Jones Pontiac Athletics Men's 110 meters hurdles
1st place, gold medalist(s) Henry Carr Detroit Men's 200 meters
1st place, gold medalist(s) Men's 4 × 400 meters relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rex Cawley Farmington Men's 400 meters hurdles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norbert Schemansky Detroit Weightlifting Men's +90 kg
1968 Grenoble 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Terry McDermott Essexville Speed skating Men's 500 meters
1968 Mexico City 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sharon Wichman Detroit Swimming Women's 200 meter breaststroke
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bill Maher Rowing Men's double sculls
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sharon Wichman Swimming Women's 100 meter breaststroke
1972 Sapporo 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Howe Ice hockey Men's tournament
1972 Munich 1st place, gold medalist(s) Micki King Pontiac Diving Women's 3 meter springboard
1976 Innsbruck 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sheila Young Birmingham Speed skating Women's 500 meters
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Women's 1500 meters
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Women's 1000 meters
1976 Montreal 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tom LaGarde Detroit Basketball Men's tournament
1980 Lake Placid 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ken Morrow Flint Ice hockey Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Wells St. Clair Shores
1984 Los Angeles 1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve Fraser Detroit Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karch Kiraly Jackson Volleyball Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve McCrory Detroit Boxing Men's flyweight
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pamela McGee Flint Basketball Women's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Tate Detroit Boxing Men's light middleweight
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Diemer Grand Rapids Athletics Men's 3000 meters steeplechase
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Earl Jones Inkster Men's 800 meters
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wendy Wyland Jackson Diving Women's 10 meter platform
1988 Seoul 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jim Abbott Flint Baseball Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karch Kiraly Jackson Volleyball Men's tournament
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Majerle Traverse City Basketball Men's tournament
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Connie Paraskevin Detroit Cycling Women's sprint
1992 Barcelona 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magic Johnson Lansing Basketball Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Quincy Watts Detroit Athletics Men's 400 meters
1st place, gold medalist(s) Men's 4 × 400 meters relay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chris Byrd Flint Boxing Men's middleweight
1996 Atlanta 1st place, gold medalist(s) Karch Kiraly Jackson Beach volleyball Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sheila Taormina Livonia Swimming Women's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Floyd Mayweather Jr. Grand Rapids Boxing Men's featherweight
1998 Nagano 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lisa Brown-Miller Union Lake Ice hockey Women's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shelley Looney Trenton
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Grimmette Ann Arbor Luge Men's doubles
2000 Sydney 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Kinkade Livonia Baseball Men's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Serena Williams Saginaw Tennis Women's doubles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kate Markgraf Bloomfield Hills Soccer Women's tournament
2002 Salt Lake City 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Grimmette Ann Arbor Luge Men's doubles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shelley Looney Trenton Ice hockey Women's tournament
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Modano Livonia Men's tournament
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Rafalski Dearborn
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Rolston Flint
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Doug Weight Warren
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike York Waterford
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kip Carpenter Kalamazoo Speed skating Men's 500 meters
2004 Athens 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rachel Komisarz Warren Swimming Women's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carly Piper Grosse Pointe
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kate Markgraf Bloomfield Hills Soccer Women's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Vanderkaay Royal Oak Swimming Men's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachel Komisarz Warren Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andre Dirrell Flint Boxing Men's middleweight
2006 Torino 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alex Izykowski Bay City Short track speed skating Men's 5000 meter relay
2008 Beijing 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kate Markgraf Bloomfield Hills Soccer Women's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Vanderkaay Royal Oak Swimming Men's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
1st place, gold medalist(s) Serena Williams Saginaw Tennis Women's doubles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Vanderkaay Royal Oak Swimming Men's 200 meter freestyle
2010 Vancouver 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Meryl Davis Figure skating Ice dance
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charlie White
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryan Miller East Lansing Ice hockey Men's tournament
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Rafalski Dearborn
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tim Thomas Flint
2012 London 1st place, gold medalist(s) Elizabeth Armstrong Ann Arbor Water polo Women's tournament
1st place, gold medalist(s) Claressa Shields Flint Boxing Women's middleweight
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jordyn Wieber DeWitt Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around
1st place, gold medalist(s) Serena Williams Saginaw Tennis Women's singles
1st place, gold medalist(s) Women's doubles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Vanderkaay Royal Oak Swimming Men's 400 meter freestyle
2014 Sochi 1st place, gold medalist(s) Meryl Davis Figure skating Ice dance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charlie White
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Meryl Davis Team event
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charlie White
2020 Tokyo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Catie DeLoof Grosse Pointe Swimming Women's 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay
2022 Beijing 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nick Baumgartner Iron River Snowboarding Mixed team snowboard cross
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