GAINESVILLE, Fla .– After another year of waiting, 31 alligators are ready to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The 31 Gators is the third largest for a Gator Summer Olympic contingency. There were 35 Gators at the 2008 Games in Beijing and London in 2012. UF also had 31 representatives in 2016.
Additionally, there are three American coaching staff with ties to Gator:
Current Gator Head Coaches:
Michael Holloway: United States Men’s Track and Field Coach
Anthony Nesty: Assistant Men’s Swimming Coach of the United States
Former Gator Head Coach:
Gregg Troy: United States Men’s Swimming Assistant Coach
Two former Gator Olympic medalists will help NBC coverage:
Elizabeth Beisel (swimming)
Bridget Sloan (gymnastics)
Competition calendar:
By the time of Friday’s opening ceremonies, five Gators will have competed in at least one 2020 Olympic event.
A trio of former Gator students – Michelle Moultrie, Aubree Munro, Kelsey stewart – start the Olympic action with a pair of softball games:
Tuesday, July 20 at 11 p.m. ET vs Italy NBCSN
Wednesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. ET c. Canada NBCSN
Canada’s soccer roster features two Gators – Adriana leon and Deanne Rose.
Wednesday, July 21 at 6:30 a.m. ET vs. Japan NBCSN
The swimming action begins on July 24.
SEC network broadcasts a program Thursday, July 22 at 7 p.m. ET dedicated the League’s 214 representatives to the Tokyo 2020 Games. The Florida 31s run all SEC programs.
Gators 2020 Summer Olympics Schedule
Tokyo Florida List Review:
- 31 qualified alligators participate in the 2020 Olympics Gator 2020 Olympic List
- Alligators have representatives from the 2020 Olympics in eight (8) different sports: Baseball, basketball, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and track and field
- Alligators represent 15 different countries in Tokyo: Australia (1), Bahamas (1), Canada (2), France (1), Germany (1), Jamaica (1), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Liberia (1), Puerto Rico (2 ), Serbia (1), United States (15), US Virgin Islands (1), Uruguay (1) and Venezuela (1).
- Alligators will compete in Softball for the first time. Alligators have participated in the following Olympic sports since 1972: baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, bobsleigh, diving, golf, gymnastics, judo, football, swimming, team handball, tennis, track and field and indoor volleyball.
Notes from Olympians Gator:
Learn more about the 2020 Florida Olympians:
- Four were named National Athlete of the Year for their sport as an alligator:
- Caeleb Dressel
- 2016 (co), 2017, 2018 CSCAA Swimmer of the year
- Yanis david
- 2019 Honda Awards for Athletics
- 2019 USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
- USTFCCA 2019 National Outdoor Athlete
- Marquis Dendy
- 2015 The Bowerman
- 2015 USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
- USTFCCA 2015 National Outdoor Athlete
- Grant Holloway
- 2019 The Bowerman
- 2019 USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year
- 2019 USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year
- Nine were members of at least one NCAA title team as Gator.
- Individual NCAA Titles: 34
- 25 were members of at least one SEC title team during Gator’s career.
- SEC Individual Titles: 77
- Eight have won 14 SEC Athlete of the Year titles for their sport.
- SEC Male Athlete of the Year: Caeleb Dressel (2018) and Grant Holloway (2019)
- The Gator Olympians have won a total of 207 All-America accolades.
To register for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games:
- 180 different alligators participated in the Olympic Games, combining for 292 Olympic appearances
- Alligators won 126 Olympic medals (60 gold, 33 silver, 33 bronze)
- 59 different alligators won an Olympic medal
- Alligators won the Olympics medals in 9 different sports (Baseball, Basketball, Bobsleigh, Gymnastics, Football, Swimming, Tennis, Athletics and Indoor Volleyball)
- Alligators have represented 41 different countries during the Olympic Games (Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Croatia, Curaçao, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guam, Haiti, Hungry, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Kits / Nevis, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela)
History of the Gators Olympics
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Previously: “Gators In Olympic Games” Series
June 26: Cory McGee
June 27: Michelle Moultrie
June 28: Natalie Hinds
June 29: Adriana leon
June 30: Enzo Martinez-Scarpe
July 1: Kieran Smith
July 2: Geneviève LaCaze Gregson
July 3: Will Claye
July 4: Mark Kolozsvary
July 5: Marife Torres
July 6: Aubree Munro
July 7: Leanne Wong
July 8: Hakim Sani Brown
July 9th : Deanne Rose
July 10: Yanis David
July 11: Marquis Dendy
July 12: Lloydricia Cameron
July 13: Bradley Beal
July 14: Bobby Finke
July 15th : Kelsey stewart
July 16: Alfonso Mestre
July 17: Amro Al-Wir
July 18: Joseph Fahnbulleh
July 19: Doneisha Anderson