Cal alumnae Michele Granger and Gillian Boxx earned gold medals for the U.S. softball team. In the first softball game in Olympic history, the two starting pitchers were Cal alums. Granger pitched for the U.S. and Lisa Martinez for Puerto Rico.

Former Berkeley students Mary Harvey, Joy Biefeld Fawcett and Brandi Chastain won the gold for their stellar performance on the U.S. women's soccer team. Mark Henderson, '91, won a gold medal and helped break the world record in the men's 400-meter medley swimming relay.

Current student Oleg Kossiak picked up a bronze medal for the Ukraine men's gymnastic team.

The games featured a total of 32 Cal Olympians and three coaches from Berkeley: Pete Cipollone, men's single crew coach; Peter Wright, head men's tennis coach for Ireland; and Erv Hunt, head coach for track and field.

Hunt's role in deciding whether to allow Carl Lewis to run in the 4 x 100-meter men's relay for a potential 10th gold medal propelled him into the international spotlight. Hunt decided Lewis, who had not practiced with the team, would not run.

Other Cal Olympians