Former Iowa State basketball star Tyrese Haliburton will be a U.S. Olympian.
The Oshkosh, Wis., native, who played for the Cyclones in 2018-19 and 2019-20, was one of 12 USA Basketball players selected Wednesday to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is the second former Cyclones men’s basketball player selected to a U.S. Olympic team.
Haliburton is part of an all-star All-American 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 (LA Clippers) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).
American men have competed in basketball in the Olympics 19 times, winning 16 gold medals, one silver and two bronze.
Jeff Grayer represented Iowa State and helped the United States win a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Haliburton was on the 12thth pick of the Sacramento Kings in the 2020 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Indiana Pacers in February 2022.
The Paris games will take place from July 26 to August 26. 11, 2024.
1928 Amsterdam
- Ralph Simpson – United States – Athletics
- Arthur Holding – United States – Wrestling – Bantamweight
- Ralph Prunty – United States – Struggle – Alternative
- Raymond Conger – United States – Athletics – 1,500 meter race
1932 Los Angeles
- Robert Hesse – United States – Wrestling – Middleweight
1948 London
- Glen Brand – United States – Wrestling – Middleweight gold medal
1956Melbourne
- Kent Townley – United States – Greco-Roman wrestling – Flyweight
1964 Tokyo
- Al Closter – United States – Baseball
- Raúl Duarte – Peru – Basketball
1968 Mexico
- Tom Peckham – United States – Wrestling – Middleweight
1972 Munich
- Dan Gable – United States – Wrestling – Lightweight gold medal
- Ben Peterson – United States – Wrestling – Gold medal at light heavyweight
- Chris Taylor – United States – Wrestling – Bronze medal in 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 Sables – Bahamas – Athletics – 100 meters, 4X100 relay
1980 Moscow
- *David Korir – Kenya – Athletics – 800 meter race
- *Ron Galimore – United States – Gymnastics
- *James Me – Kenya – Athletics – Long and triple jump
- *Ben Peterson – United States – Wrestling – Light Heavyweight
- Sunday Uti – Nigeria – Athletics – 400 meter race
*indicates the athlete did not compete due to the boycott
1984 Los Angeles
- Nawal El Moutawakel-Bennis – Morocco – Athletics – Gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles
- Danny Harris – United States – Athletics – Silver medal in the 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 running – Bronze medal in the 4X400 meter relay
- Bob Verbeeck – Belgium – Athletics – 5,000 meter race
- Alen Zachariason – Denmark – Athletics – Steeplechase
1988 Seoul
- Curt Bader – United States – Kayak
- Nate Carr– United States – Wrestling – Bronze medal at 149.5 pounds
- Jeff Grayer– United States – Basketball – Bronze medal
- Henrik Jorgensen – Denmark – Athletics – Marathon
- Joseph Kipsang – Kenya – Athletics – Marathon
- Yobes Ondieki – Kenya – Athletics – 5,000 meter race
- Sunday Uti – Nigeria – Athletics – 400 meter race
- Raf Wyns– Belgium- Athletics
- Edith Nakiyingi – Uganda- Athletics
- Patrick Sang – Kenya- Athletics
- Maria Akraka – Sweden – Athletics – 1,500 meter race
- Curt Bader – United States – Kayak
- Kevin Jackson – United States – Wrestling – Gold medal at 180.5 pounds
- Yobes Ondieki – Kenya – Athletics – 5,000 meter race
- Jacqueline Parker – Great Britain – Athletics – 400 meters hurdles
1996 Atlanta
- Curt Bader – United States – Kayak
- Jon Brown – Great Britain – Athletics – 10,000 meter race
- Andrew Clayton – Great Britain – Swimming – 200 meters freestyle and 4X200 freestyle relay
- Lisa Eagen – United States – Team Handball
- Ron Galimore – United States – Gymnastics – Director of Men’s Gymnastics
- John Nuttall – Great Britain – Athletics – 5,000 meter race
- Franklin Nwankpa – Nigeria – Athletics
- Suzanne Youngberg Rigg – Great Britain – Athletics – Marathon
2000 Sydney
- Jon Brown – Great Britain – Marathon
- Erin Wood – 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– Wrestling coach in the United States
- Kevin Jackson– Wrestling coach in the United States
- Aurélia Trywianska– Poland- athletics
- Erin Wood-Canada- Softball
2008 Beijing
- Aurélia (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
Rio 2016
- Hilary Bor– United States- Athletics (steeplechase)
- Mohamed Hrezi– Libya- Athletics (marathon)
- Betsy Saina– Kenya- Athletics (10,000 meters)
- Guor Marial– South Sudan – Athletics (marathon)
Tokyo 2020
- 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 of sports writing for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at [email protected], on X @RandyPete and at DesMoinesRegister.com/CyclonesTexts
