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Former Iowa State basketball star Tyrese Haliburton will be a U.S. Olympian.
The Oshkosh, Wisconsin native who starred for the Cyclones in 2018-19 and 2019-20, was one of 12 players USA Basketball selected Wednesday to play in the 2024 Paris Olympics. He's the second former Cyclones men’s basketball player selected to a U.S. Olympic team.
Haliburton is on a star-studded U.S. team that includes Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Kawhi Leonard (L.A. Clippers) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).
The U.S. men have competed in basketball at the Olympics 19 times, winning 16 gold medals, one silver and two bronze.
Jeff Grayer represented Iowa State and helped the U.S. to a Bronze medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Haliburton was the 12th pick of the Sacramento Kings in the 2020 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Indiana Pacers in February 2022.
The Paris games are between July 26-Aug. 11, 2024.
1928 Amsterdam
- Ralph Simpson – United States – Athletics
- Arthur Holding – United States – Wrestling - Bantamweight
- Ralph Prunty – United States – Wrestling - Alternate
- Raymond Conger - United States – Athletics – 1,500-meter run
1932 Los Angeles
- Robert Hess – United States – Wrestling - Middleweight
1948 London
- Glen Brand – United States – Wrestling – Gold Medal at Middleweight
1956 Melbourne
- Kent Townley – United States – Greco-Roman Wrestling – Flyweight
1964 Tokyo
- Al Closter – United States – Baseball
- Raul Duarte - Peru- Basketball
1968 Mexico City
- Tom Peckham – United States – Wrestling – Middleweight
1972 Munich
- Dan Gable – United States – Wrestling – Gold Medal at Lightweight
- Ben Peterson – United States – Wrestling – Gold Medal at Light Heavyweight
- Chris Taylor – United States – Wrestling – Bronze Medal at Super Heavyweight
- Chris Taylor – United States – Greco-Roman Wrestling
- Bob Buzzard – United States – Greco-Roman Wrestling
1976 Montreal
- Mike Farina – United States – Greco-Roman Wrestling – Featherweight
- Ben Peterson – United States – Wrestling – Silver Medal at Light Heavyweight
- Clive Sands – Bahamas – Athletics – 100-meter dash, 4X100 relay
1980 Moscow
- *David Korir – Kenya – Athletics – 800-meter run
- *Ron Galimore – United States – Gymnastics
- *James Moi – Kenya – Athletics – Long and Triple Jump
- *Ben Peterson – United States – Wrestling – Light Heavyweight
- Sunday Uti – Nigeria – Athletics – 400-meter run
* denotes that the athlete did not compete due to boycott
1984 Los Angeles
- Nawal El Moutawakel-Bennis – Morocco – Athletics – Gold Medal in 400-meter hurdles
- Danny Harris – Unites States – Athletics – Silver Medal in 400-meter hurdles
- Henrik Jorgensen – Denmark – Athletics – Marathon
- Moses Kiyai – Kenya – Athletics – Long and Triple Jump
- Dorthe Rasmussen – Denmark – Athletics – Marathon
- Sunday Uti – Nigeria – Athletics – 400-meter run – Bronze Medal in 4X400 meter relay
- Bob Verbeeck – Belgium – Athletics – 5,000-meter run
- Alen Zachariason – Denmark – Athletics – Steeplechase
1988 Seoul
- Curt Bader – Unites States – Kayak
- Nate Carr– Unites States – Wrestling – Bronze Medal at 149.5 pounds
- Jeff Grayer– Unites States – Basketball – Bronze Medal
- Henrik Jorgensen – Denmark – Athletics – Marathon
- Joseph Kipsang – Kenya – Athletics – Marathon
- Yobes Ondieki – Kenya – Athletics – 5,000-meter run
- Sunday Uti – Nigeria – Athletics – 400-meter run
- Raf Wyns- Belgium- Athletics
- Edith Nakiyingi - Uganda- Athletics
- Patrick Sang - Kenya- Athletics
- Maria Akraka – Sweden – Athletics – 1,500-meter run
- Curt Bader – Unites States – Kayak
- Kevin Jackson – Unites States – Wrestling – Gold Medal at 180.5 pounds
- Yobes Ondieki – Kenya – Athletics – 5,000-meter run
- Jacqueline Parker – Great Britain – Athletics – 400-meter hurdles
1996 Atlanta
- Curt Bader – Unites States – Kayak
- Jon Brown – Great Britain – Athletics – 10,000-meter run
- Andrew Clayton – Great Britain – Swimming – 200-meter freestyle and 4X200 freestyle relay
- Lisa Eagen – Unites States – Team Handball
- Ron Galimore – Unites States – Gymnastics – Director of Men’s Gymnastics
- John Nuttall – Great Britain – Athletics – 5,000-meter run
- Franklin Nwankpa – Nigeria – Athletics
- Suzanne Youngberg Rigg – Great Britain – Athletics – Marathon
2000 Sydney
- Jon Brown – Great Britain – Marathon
- Erin Woods – Canada – Softball
- Lovre Franicevic – Croatia – Swimming
- Tony Rampton – New Zealand – Basketball
- Andrew Clayton – Great Britain – Swimming
- Patrick Isaksson - Sweden – Swimming
2004 Athens
- Jon Brown – Great Britain – Marathon
- Cael Sanderson - United States- Wrestling- Gold medal
- Tony Rampton - New Zealand- Basketball
- Kristen Karanzias- Greece- Softball
- Bobby Douglas- United States coach- wrestling
- Kevin Jackson- United States coach- wrestling
- Aurelia Trywianska- Poland- athletics
- Erin Woods- Canada- Softball
2008 Beijing
- Aurelia (Trywianska) Kollasch- Poland- Athletics
2012 London
- Lisa Uhl- United States – Athletics
- Jake Varner- United States- Wrestling- Gold medal
- Ian Warner- Canada- Athletics
- Guor Marial- Olympic Committee- Athletics
2016 Rio
- Hilary Bor- United States- Athletics (steeplechase)
- Mohamed Hrezi- Libya- Athletics (marathon)
- Betsy Saina- Kenya- Athletics (10,000 meters)
- Guor Marial- South Sudan- Athletics (marathon)
2020 Tokyo
- Bridget Carleton- Canada – Women’s Basketball
- Hillary Bor – United States- Athletics (steeplechase)
- Candelaria Herrera – Argentina – Volleyball
- Ariana Orrego – Peru -Gymnastics
Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson is in his 52nd year writingsports for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at rpeterson@dmreg.com, on X @RandyPete, and at DesMoinesRegister.com/CyclonesTexts