The London 2012 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies begin today at 2pm. Ridley College has had a number of graduates participate in Olympic Games, including our current Director of Rowing Mr. Jason Dorland ’83 who rowed in the Seoul Olympics. Dorland has been appearing on various Canadian television and radio shows discussing the Olympics and his coaching philosophy. Here he is on Canada AM:
Check out the list of Ridley Olympians:
Wadsworth, W. R. 1893 1904 Rowing St.Louis
Conway, C. Abbott ’32 1936 Track Berlin
Macia, Joe ‘41 1948 Boxing London
Ordonez, Raoul ‘42 1948 Basketball London
Hunter, N. A. ‘45 1952 + 1956 Yachting Helsinki/Melbourne
McFarlane, Don’44 1948 Track London
McFarlane, Robert’45 1948 Track London
Gibson, F. Doug ’49 1952 Swimming Helsinki
Campbell, Neil ‘51 ‘ 64 + 68 + 84 +88 Rowing Tokyo/Mexico/LA/Seoul
MacDougall, Purvis ’54 1960 Bobsled Squaw Valley, Cal
Nunn, John H.’61 1968 Rowing Mexico City
Butterfield 1972 Rowing Munich
Love, Brain ‘71 1976 Rowing Montreal
McMahon, Brian ‘80 1984 Rowing LA
Sokolowski, Michael’81 1984 Track LA
Tregunno, Jane ‘81 1984 Rowing LA
Shemilt, David ‘83 1984 Swimming LA
Dorland, Jason ‘83 1988 Rowing Seoul
Berkhout, Darby ‘85 1988 Rowing Seoul
Bryden, Michael ‘89 1992 Rowing Barcelona
Delia, Chris ‘90 1992 + ‘96 Equestrian Barcelona
Maunder, Maria ‘90 1992 Rowing Barcelona
Milne, Fiona ‘90 2004 Rowing Athens
McGlone, Samantha ‘97 2004 Triathlon Athens
Albert (nee Majendie), Samantha ’90 2012 Equestrian Dressage London