Princeton Students Who Competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

With having a reputation of being a great school academically, Princeton University also keeps impressing the world with its Division 1 athletic standards. Here are the 18 Princeton alumni and current students who have competed at the highest level in their respective sports this year:

Sprinting: Nathan Ikon Crumpton ’08 (American Samoa)

Rowing: Tim Masters ’15 (Australia), Fred Vystavel ’16 (Denmark), Tom George ’18 (Great Britain), Hannah Scott ’21 (Great Britain), Kathleen Grace Noble ’18 (Uganda), Claire Collins ’19 (U.S.), Nick Mead ’17 (U.S.), Gevvie Stone ’07 (U.S.)

Fencing: Mohamed Hamza ’23 (Egypt, foil fencing), Kat Holmes ’17 (U.S., epee fencing), Eliza Stone ’13 (U.S., saber fencing), Anna Van Brummen ’17 (U.S., epee fencing)

Steeplechase: Ed Trippas ’22 (Australia), Lizzie Bird ’17 (Great Britain)

Water Polo: Ashleigh Johnson '17 (U.S.)

Pole Vault: Sondre Guttormsen ’23 (Norway)

Hammer Throw: Julia Ratcliffe ’16 (New Zealand)

Keeping record of these achievements are so exciting as we continue to see advancements generation after generation in both athletic and academic achievement from university students not just from America, but from all over the world. Princeton University is home to so many amazing athletes, as well as so many astonishing scholars.