More Former FISU Student-Athletes claim the Olympic Podium

At the Olympic Games in London, former SU/WUC participants continue to climb the medal podium so we continue the list we started earlier. Below an update.

– Daniele Molmenti: London 2012 Men’s Kayak K1 gold medal and bronze, in Krakow Poland 2006 5th WUC, K1

– Illya Zakharov: London 2012 Men’s synchronized 3m springboard silver medal and in Shenzhen 2011 SU Synchronized 10m platform silver medal and 3m springboard bronze medal

– Kai Qin: London 2012 Men’s synchronized 3m springboard gold medal, in Shenzhen 2011 Synchronized 3m platform gold medal

– Olga Kharlan: London 2012 bronze medal Women’s individual sabre, in Shenzhen 2011 SU individual sabre gold medal & team sabre silver medal

– Jiyeon Kim: London 2012 gold medal Women’s individual sabre, in Shenzhen 2011 SU Indivual Sabre bronze medal and Team Sabre bronze medal

– Velikaya: London 2012 Silver Medal Women’s individual saber, in Daegu 2003 SU Women’s Sabre team silver medal

– Kohei Uchimura: London 2012 Gold Medal Men’s individual all-around and silver medal men’s team Artistic Gymnastic, in 2007 Bangkok SU team gold medal, 1st on floor and 3rd on vault

– Masashi Nishiyama: London 2012 Judo -90 kg Bronze Medal, in 2009 Belgrade SU -90kg eliminated second round

– Edith Bosch: London 2012 Judo Women’s -70kg bronze medal, in 2001 Beijing SU Women’s -70kg Bronze Medal

– Natsumi Hoshi: London 2012 swimming 200m Butterfly bronze medal, in Shenzhen 2011 SU 200m butterfly silver medal

– Ryo Tateishi: London 2012 Men’s 200m breaststroke bronze medal, in Shenzhen 2011 SU Men’s 50m breaststroke rank 10 (not in final), 200m breaststroke rank 10 (not in final), 100m breaststroke 5th in the final, gold medal 4x100m medley relay

– Olena Kostevych: London 2012 women’s 10m air pistol bronze medal and women’s 25m pistol bronze medal, in Shenzhen 2011 SU 10m air pistol bronze medal and 10m air pistol team bronze medal

– Dana Vollmer: London 2012 women 4x200m freestyle relay gold medal, in Izmir 2005 SU: 4x100m freestyle gold medal and 50m butterfly silver medal

-Shannon Vreeland: London 2012 women 4x200m freestyle relay gold medal, in Shenzhen 2011 4x100m freestyle silver medal

– Coralie Balmy: London 2012 women 4x200m freestyle relay bronze medal, in Bangkok SU 2007 400m freestyle silver medal

– Tom Ransley: London 2012 men’s eight rowing bronze medal, in 2008 WUC Rowing coxless four bronze medal

– Tony Estanguet: London Individual Gold Canoe-Kayak, in 2008 WUC Gold 
– Lei Sheng: London Foil Individual Gold, in Shenzhen SU gold team foil and gold foil individual:

-Alaaeldin Abouelkassem: London individual fencing foil silver, in Shenzhen 1/4 finals individual foil

– Baldini Andrea: 4th place in London, 2005 Universiade Izmir Gold medal foil individual
– Choi Byung-Chul: London Bronze in fencing, in Daegu 2003 Fencing, silver medal Fencing team
– Takeshi Matsuda: London 200m butterfly bronze, in 2003 Daegu 200m Butterfly Gold

– Triyatno Triyatno: London weightlifting silver Men’s -69kg, in Shenzhen 2011 eliminated
– Gevrise Emane: Londond judo -63kg bronze, in Daegu 2003 Judo -63kg

– Ole Bischof: London silver judo -81kg, in 2003 Daegu Judo -81kg bronze

– Chen Ruolin, 10m diving platform synchro gold, in Shenzhen 2011 synchro gold
– Paola Espinoza Sanchez: Londond 10m synchro diving silver, in Shenzhen 2011 synchro silver

– Roseline Filion: London 10m synchro diving bronze, in 2007 Bangkok 4th place 10m plateform

C. Pierre, FISU Press Officer/David Vandenplas, Media Intern