Since 1956, Pepperdine has developed a distinguished association with the Olympic Games, as more than 40 members of the university community have gone on to participate in the Olympics as either a player or a coach.

In fact, when the 1984 Summer Games were conducted in metropolitan Los Angeles, Pepperdine's own Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool served as the venue for the water polo competition.

Here is a list of which Pepperdine alums have medaled at each Olympics (coaches are not listed since they do not receive medals):

1964	SILVER: USA women's track 4x100 relay (Marilyn White)
1984	GOLD: USA men's volleyball (Craig Buck) SILVER: USA women's volleyball (Linda Chisholm) SILVER: USA men's water polo (Terry Schroeder)
1988	GOLD: USA men's volleyball (Craig Buck, Bob Ctvrtlik, Jeff Stork & Troy Tanner) SILVER: USA men's water polo (Terry Schroeder) BRONZE: USA men's tennis singles (Brad Gilbert)
1992	BRONZE: USA men's volleyball (Bob Ctvrtlik & Jeff Stork)
2000	GOLD: USA beach volleyball (Dain Blanton)
2008	GOLD: USA men's volleyball (Sean Rooney) SILVER: USA men's water polo (Merrill Moses & Jesse Smith) SILVER: Sweden men's tennis doubles (Simon Aspelin)

Here is a list of Pepperdine-affiliated student-athletes and coaches who have taken part in the Olympics:

Alvis Andrews	USA	1960 Track	triple jump: alternate
Simon Aspelin	Sweden	2008 Tennis	doubles: SILVER medal
Kevin Barnett	USA	2000 Volleyball 2004 Volleyball	11th place 4th place
Dain Blanton	USA	2000 Beach Volleyball 2004 Beach Volleyball	GOLD medal 19th place
Roberto Borelli	Brazil	1984 Water Polo	12th place
Terrezene Brown	USA	1964 Track (High Jump)	12th place
Craig Buck	USA	1984 Volleyball 1988 Volleyball	GOLD medal GOLD medal
Vilma Charlton	Jamaica	1964 Track 1968 Track 1972 Track	4x100 relay: 5th place in heat #1 -- --
Linda Chisholm	USA	1984 Volleyball	SILVER medal
Geoffrey Clark	Australia	1988 Water Polo 1992 Water Polo	8th place 5th place
Bob Ctvrtlik	USA	1988 Volleyball 1992 Volleyball 1996 Volleyball	GOLD medal BRONZE medal 9th place
Carlos DiLaura	Peru	1984 Tennis	singles: 2nd round
Marv Dunphy	USA	1988 Volleyball (Head Coach) 1996 Volleyball (Consultant Coach) 2000 Volleyball (Assistant Coach) 2004 Volleyball (Consultant Coach) 2008 Volleyball (Consultant Coach)	GOLD medal 9th place 11th place 4th place GOLD medal
Martin Edwards	Great Britain	1972 Swimming	100 fly: n/a
Brad Gilbert	USA	1988 Tennis	singles: BRONZE medal
Brian Goorjian	Australia	2004 Basketball (Head Coach) 2008 Basketball (Head Coach)	9th place
Jennifer Gutierrez	USA	2000 Triathlon	13th place
Kelly Jones	USA	1984 Tennis	singles: 2nd round
David Kirkland	--	1964 Track	--
Martin Laurendeau	Canada	1988 Tennis	singles: 1st round
Marcos Leite	Brazil	1972 Basketball 1980 Basketball 1984 Basketball	7th place 5th place 9th place
Chip McCaw	USA	2000 Volleyball	11th place
Pablo McNeil	Jamaica	1964 Track 1968 Track	100m: 6th place in semifinal #1 4x100 relay: 4th place --
Glenn Michibata	Canada	1988 Tennis	doubles: 1st round
Agustin Moreno	Mexico	1988 Tennis	singles: 2nd round doubles: 1st round
Merrill Moses	USA	2008 Water Polo	SILVER medal
Daniel Mulumba	Uganda	1984 Swimming	100 free: n/a
Nancy Owen	USA	1964 Volleyball 1968 Volleyball	5th place 8th place
Ryan Radmanovich	Canada	2004 Baseball 2008 Baseball	4th place
Peter Rohde	Denmark	1984 Swimming 1988 Swimming	100 free: 16th place 200 IM: 13th place 50 free: 26th place 100 free: 25th place 4x100 free relay: 10th place 4x200 free relay: 11th place
Sean Rooney	USA	2008 Volleyball	GOLD medal
George Roumain	USA	2000 Volleyball	11th place
Nicole Sanderson	Australia	2004 Beach Volleyball	4th place
Gary Sato	USA	1988 Volleyball (Assistant Coach) 1992 Volleyball (Assistant Coach)	GOLD medal BRONZE medal
Terry Schroeder	USA	1984 Water Polo 1988 Water Polo 1992 Water Polo 2008 Water Polo (Head Coach)	SILVER medal SILVER medal 4th place SILVER medal
Jesse Smith	USA	2004 Water Polo 2008 Water Polo	7th place SILVER medal
Tom Sorenson	USA	1996 Volleyball	9th place
Jeff Stork	USA	1988 Volleyball 1992 Volleyball 1996 Volleyball	GOLD medal BRONZE medal 9th place
Andrew Sznajder	Canada	1992 Tennis	singles: 2nd round
Troy Tanner	USA	1988 Volleyball 2008 Beach Volleyball (Coach)	GOLD medal GOLD medal
Greg Vernovage	USA	2000 Beach Volleyball (Coach)	GOLD medal
Jerome Walters	USA	1956 Track	1500: n/a
Marilyn White	USA	1964 Track	4x100 relay: SILVER medal
Rod Wilde	USA	1984 Volleyball 1996 Volleyball (Assistant Coach) 2000 Volleyball (Assistant Coach)	alternate 9th place 11th place