Credit: USATF/Kirby Lee

Track and Field in Columbus

• Jesse Owens was a four-time gold-medal winner in the 1936 Berlin Games.


• Robert Gary, Ohio State's current men's head coach, was a member of the 1996 and 2004 U.S. Olympic teams as a competitor in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.


• Joe Greene is the most recent medal-winner, taking bronze at both the 1992 Barcelona Games and 1996 Atlanta Games.


• The Ohio State men's and women's teams have combined to send 23 current or former Buckeyes to the Olympic Games, including six to the 1996 Atlanta Games.


• The Ohio State men's and women's team have combined to win 19 Olympic medals, including 11 golds.


• Malvin Whitfield claimed three golds at the 1948 London Games.


• Glenn "Jeep" Davis combined to win three gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Games and 1960 Rome Games.