London 2012

Olympic hall of fame

The University of Brighton has a proud history of alumni Olympic achievements. We expect to add to this list following the London 2012 Games.

Graduates who have competed at the Olympics

Diane Coates	Javelin Helsinki 1952
Pat Lowe	800m Tokyo 1964, Munich 1972
Linda Knowles	High Jump Tokyo 1964
Gillian Treers	Swimming Mexico 1968
Penny Yule	1500m Montreal 1976
Sarah Rowell	Marathon Los Angeles 1984
Tracy Killingley	Basketball Seoul 1988 (now a member of academic staff)
Gill Clarke MBE	Hockey umpire Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000
David Luckes MBE	GB Hockey Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000
Kate Allenby	Modern pentathlon Sydney 2000
David Stone	GB Paracycling Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008
Ben Hawes	GB Hockey Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012

Diane Coates departing for the Olympics in Helsinki 1952.

Honorary graduates of the University of Brighton

Dr David Bedford	Olympic middle distance runner and director of the London marathon
Dr Chris Boardman MBE	Cycling gold medallist and coach
Dr Peter Keen	Ex-Chelsea lecturer and director of performance for UK Sport
Dr Darren Kenny MBE	Multi-gold medal winning paralympian

Ben Hawes has competed in the last two Olympic Games, captained the team in Beijing, and will be representing GB in the men's hockey in London 2012.

Linda Knowles competing in a high jump competition. Linda represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

Penny Yule represented Great Britain in the 1500m at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.