Florida Gators at 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Medals, results, athletes, events tracker for the Games

By Adam Silverstein
July 22, 2021
Florida Gators at 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Medals, results, athletes, events tracker for the Games
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Welcome to OnlyGators.com’s home for nearly three weeks worth of coverage as the Florida Gators stormed through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Though the event took place in 2021 due to a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 Florida Gators athletes representing 15 countries competed in as many as dozens of events across seven disciplines.

There were 31 Gators that qualified for the Olympics; however, basketball player Bradley Beal was removed from the U.S. men’s national team due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Six Florida athletes made repeat appearances at the Olympics with two — Will Claye and Genevieve LaCaze — competing in their third Games. Returning medal winners include Claye, Caeleb Dressel and Deanne Rose, two of which won medals again.

Below is a complete recap from the Olympics with results, medals won and key highlights. Further details are available in the fixed features — including a full Gators roster — found on the sidebar (to the right on desktop, under the story on mobile).

Saturday, Aug. 7

Baseball
SILVER: Japan def. United States 2-0 (Final)
– Mark Kolozsvary (0/4, K) started at catcher for the United States in the gold medal game. The rematch against the Japanese was equally unsuccessful for the Americans, which previously fell 7-6 in Round 2 earlier in the Olympics.

Friday, Aug. 6

Soccer
GOLD: Canada def. Sweden 1(3)-1(2) (Final)
– Adriana Leon played 75 minutes, while Deanne Rose played 57 minutes for the Canadians in a hard-fought affair that went to extra time and then penalty kicks. Canada won its first gold medal in women’s soccer. (The United States finished with a bronze.) At least one Florida player has won a gold medal in Olympic soccer in every event since the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Track & Field
Cory Ann McGee (United States) — 1,500m (Final) — 4:05.50 (12th)
– McGee finished in second-to-last place in the medal event, nearly 8 seconds behind the winner.

Golf
Marife Torres (Puerto Rico) — Round 4 — +3 (48th)
– Torres posted her best round of the week over her final 18 holes, shooting a 4-under 67 to wrap up competition. At 3 over for the tournament, Torres finished 20 strokes back of the winner (gold medalist Nelly Korda) and 19 strokes off the medal stand.

Thursday, Aug. 5

Baseball — United States def. South Korea 7-2 (Semifinals)
– Catcher Mark Kolozsvary (1/3, RBI, 2 R, BB, K) started again for the Americans and was part of a five-run barrage in the sixth inning that helped send Team USA to victory. Despite an early loss to Japan, the United States survived the knockout stage and will meet their international rivals in a rematch for the gold medal.

Track & Field
Doneisha Anderson (Bahamas) — 4x400m relay (Round 1) — DNF
– Anderson ran lead-off for the Bahamian team, but they were unable to finish the race and did not advance.

Golf (Round 3) — Marife Torres (Puerto Rico) — +7 (T51)
– Torres stepped up with her first round under par for the event as she shot a 1-under 70 with four birdies and just one double bogey on the day. Still, Torres is T51 at 7 over, sitting 22 shots back of the leader and 17 off the medal stand entering final-round action.

Wednesday, Aug. 4

Track & Field
SILVER: Grant Holloway (United States) — 110m hurdles (Final) — 13.09s (2nd)
– Holloway, the No. 1 ranked athlete in the world in this event, was a gold medal favorite expected to attempt a world-record time in the event. He had not lost in the 110m hurdles all year. Instead, he ran 0.28 slower than his personal best and finished second by 0.05s in an upset win by Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment.

Cory Ann McGee (United States) — 1500m (Semifinals) — 4:10.39 (11th)
– McGee finished 11th in her semifinal and 24th out of 26 women; however, she advanced to the final by referee decision after it was determined upon appeal that she was tripped during the race.
Genevieve LaCaze Gregson (Australia) — 300m steeplechase (Final) — DNF
– In a disastrous turn, LaCaze Gregson appeared to rupture her Achilles tendon when she fell into the water on the final hurdle jump on the race. The three-time Olympian was unable to finish the race and got carted off in a wheelchair while in tears.
Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) — 200m (Final) — 19.98s (5th)
– Though Fahnbulleh did not medal, he set a national record with his time.
Will Claye (United States) — Triple jump (Final) — 17.44m (4th)
– Claye, the two-time defending silver medalist, sat in second and third pace throughout the attempts but was knocked to fourth and unable to move onto the medal stand. His third attempt was his season’s best. He finished just 0.03m away from bronze.

Golf (Round 2) — Marife Torres (Puerto Rico) — +8 (T56)
– Torres struggled massively in Round 2, shooting a 6-over 77 to fall back to fourth-to-last in the field. She shot six bogeys without a single birdie on the round. Torres will play the weekend as this is a no-cut event, but she’s 21 strokes off the lead and 17 off the medal stand, so she’s effectively eliminated.

Tuesday, Aug. 3

Track & Field
Grant Holloway (United States) — 110m hurdles (Semifinals) — 13.13s (1st)
Grant Holloway (United States) — 110m hurdles (Round 1) — 13.02s (1st)
– Holloway finished first in his heat and first overall in both rounds to advance to the final. His personal best (12.81s) is 0.01 off the world record, and it’s expected he will have that in his sights in the final.
Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) — 110m hurdles (Round 1) — 14.17s (7th)
– Lovett did not qualify with his time after failing to finish among the top four in his heat.

Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) — 200m (Semifinals) — 19.99s (T1)
– Fahnbulleh finished tied for first in his heat and tied for third overall to advance.

Golf (Round 1) — Maria Torres (Puerto Rico)
– Torres finished the first round in T41 with a 2-over 73. She played the front nine in 3 over with two double bogeys before playing the back nine in 1 under with three birdies. Torres sits six strokes off the lead.

Baseball — United States def. Dominican Republic 3-1 (Knockout)
– Catcher Mark Kolozsvary (0/3, K) did not factor into the Americans’ offensive success but did help Team USA advance in the knockout stage.

Monday, Aug. 2

Soccer — Canada def. United States, 1-0 (Semifinal)
– Deanne Rose played 28 minutes as a substitute and took a penalty in the box that led to a go-ahead penalty kick goal for the Canadians at 74′. Adriana Leon only played one minute as Team Canada knocked out Team USA and advanced to the gold medal match.

Baseball — Japan def. United States, 7-6 [10 innings]
– Catcher Mark Kolozsvary (3/5, RBI, K) was clutch for the Americans, including knocking in a game-tying run in the fifth inning, but Team USA nevertheless fell in extra frames. It is now one loss away from elimination.

Track & Field
Will Claye (United States) — Triple jump (Qualifying) — 16.91
– Claye finished fourth in his heat and eighth overall to advance.
Marija Vucenovic (Serbia) — Javelin throw (Qualifying) — 58.93 (9th)
– Vucenoic did not finish among the top 12 throwers overall and therefore did not qualify.
Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) — 200m (Round 1) — 20.46s (2nd)
– Fahnbulleh finished second in his heat and 12th overall to advance.
Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) — 200m (Round 1) — 21.41s (6th)
– Sani Brown finished sixth in his heat and did not place among the top 24 qualifiers.

Sunday, Aug. 1

Cory Ann McGee (United States) — 1500m (Round 1) — 4:05.15 (8th)
– McGee did not qualify out of her heat but did place fourth among the next six finishers to advance.

Saturday, July 31

STORY: Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke win three gold medals Saturday, seven overall

Swimming
GOLD: Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 50m freestyle (Final) — 21.07 (1st) [OR]
– Dressel set an Olympic record, winning his fourth gold medal at these Olympics and the sixth in his career. His margin of victory (0.48s) was the largest in Olympic history for the event as competed by men or women. Dressel is one of only three men to win three individual swimming gold medals at a single Olympics (Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz).


GOLD: Bobby Finke (United States) — 1500m freestyle (Final) — 14:39.65 (1st)
– Finke sat in third most of the race, moving to second over the final 150 meters and first over the final 50 meters, which he swam in an incredible 25.78 seconds. He became the first American to win the 1500m freestyle in 37 years and dominated both long-distance events with gold in the 800m earlier this week.

GOLD: Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 4x100m medley relay (Final) — 3:26.78 (1st) [WR]
– Though the Americans were not favorites in the event, Dressel swam an incredible third leg, moving Team USA from third to first with a 49.03s time in the butterfly, the fastest such relay split in history. Zach Apple closed the door for the United States with a world-record effort to end the swimming portion of these Games. Dressel is just the fourth men’s swimmer to ever win five gold medals in one Olympics (Michael Phelps, Matt Biondi, Mark Spitz). and just the fifth American to accomplish that in an Olympics (Phelps, Biondi, Eric Heiden, Spitz) over the last 50 years.

Track & Field
BRONZE: Taylor Manson (United States) — 4x400m relay mixed (Final) — 3:10.22 (3rd)
– Manson did not compete in the final but will receive a medal after helping the Americans advance out of the heat stage. Team USA was one hundredth of a second (0.01) from silver.

Marquis Dendy (United States) — Long jump (Qualifying) — 7.85, -0.4 (10th)
– Dendy did not qualify for the event finals, finishing 20th overall.
Genevieve LaCaze Gregson (Australia) — 3000m steeplechase (Round 1) — 9:26.11 (6th)
– LaCaze Gregson qualified for the event finals in the last spot, finishing 15th overall.
Yanis David (France) — Long jump (Qualifying) — 6.27, -0.4. (9th)
– David did not qualify for the event finals, finishing 21st overall.

Baseball — United States def. Korea, 4-2
– Catcher Mark Kolozsvary (0/3, 3 K) started but remains hitless (0/6) with five strikeouts in two games for the Americans.

Friday, July 30

Swimming

GOLD: Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 100m butterfly (Final) — 49.45s (1st) [WR]
– It is the third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics for Dressel, who bested his own world record in the event by 0.05 seconds. He has now won five Olympic medals over two Games, all gold.


Caeleb Dressel (United States) — Mixed 4x100m medley relay (Final) — 3:40.58 (5th)
– Dressel swam the anchor leg int his mixed event, featuring men and women. He was the lone male to swim the last 100 meters. Though Dressel posted a 46.99s in his 100 meters, the Americans were not in contention for a medal. Lydia Jacoby, who swam the second leg, saw her goggles fall as she entered the water, further weakening Team USA’s medal chances.

Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 50m freestyle (Semifinals) — 21.42s (1st)
– Dressel finished first in his heat and first overall, advancing to the finals.
Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 50m freestyle (Heats) — 21.32s (1st)
– Dressel finished first in his heat and first overall in the stage, advancing to the semifinals.
Brett Fraser (Cayman Islands) — 50m freestyle (Heats) — 22.46s (T2nd)
– Fraser finished tied for second in his heat but did not qualify for the semifinals, finishing T33rd overall.
Enzo Martinez-Scarpe (Uruguay) — 50m freestyle (Heats) — 22.52s (4th)
– Martinez-Scarpe finished fourth in his heat but did not qualify for the semifinals, finishing 35th overall.

Bobby Finke (United States) — 1500m freestyle (Heats) — 14:47.20 (2nd)
– Finke finished second in his heat and second overall, advancing to the final on Saturday at 9:44 p.m. on NBC.

Track & Field
Lloydricia Cameron (Jamaica) — Shot put (Qualifying) — 17.43 (12th)
– Cameron did not reach the qualifying distance of 18.80.
Taylor Manson (United States) — 4x400m relay mixed (Heats) — 3:11.39 (1st)
– The American team was initially disqualified from the event due to a hand-off violation despite finishing first in its heat. Team USA, the gold medal favorite, was eventually reinstated ahead of the final.
Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) — 800m (Heats) — 1:53.09 (7th)
– Arroyo finished four spots out of qualifying for his heat.

Baseball — United States def. Israel, 8-1
– Catcher Mark Kolozsvary (0/3, BB, 2 K) started for the Americans.

Soccer — Canada def. Brazil (Quarterfinals), 0-0 (4-3 PS)
– Forwards Adriana Leon and Deanne Rose competed for the Canadians. Rose played 50 minutes, while Leon saw 16 minutes of action and made the third of four Canadian goals in the penalty shootout to help send her country to the semifinals.

Thursday, July 29

Swimming
Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 100m butterfly (Semifinals) — 49.71s (1st)
– Dressel finished first in his semifinal and first overall, setting another Olympic record with his time.
Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 100m butterfly (Heats) — 50.39s (1st)
– Dressel finished first in his heat and first overall, setting an Olympic record with his time.


Caeleb Dressel (United States) — Mixed 4x100m medley relay (Heats) — 3:41.02 (2nd)
– The Americans finished second in their heat — and second overall — advancing to the finals. It is believed that Dressel will compete in the next race.

Wednesday, July 28

Swimming
GOLD: Bobby Finke (United States) — 800m freestyle (Final) — 7:41.87 (1st)
– Finke, who was not favored to medal in this event, came from behind in the final 50 meters to win gold. He was no better than third in any 50-meter swim, moving from fourth to first over the final leg, which he swam in 26.39 seconds. It is his first career Olympic medal.



GOLD: Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 100m freestyle (Final) — 47.02 (1st)
– Dressel set an Olympic record with his time. He finished his first leg in 22.39 seconds.

Tuesday, July 27

Softball
SILVER: Japan def. United States, 2-0
– Right fielder Michelle Moultrie (1/2, K), catcher Aubree Munro (0/2, K) and third baseman Kelsey Stewart (0/2) all again played but struggled as the Americans continued their offensive drought in the gold medal game. Moultrie registered her first hit of the Olympics in the bottom of the sixth, but a chance Team USA had to bring home two runs was thwarted by one of the luckiest double plays in the history of the sport. Though silver was not the goal entering Tokyo and these Gators largely struggled to find success at the plate, the entire American team had significant offensive issues that led to them winning close games, often in the latter innings.

Swimming
Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 100m freestyle (Semifinals) — 47.23s (1st)
– Dressel also placed second overall in the semifinals with his time, which was the fastest in the world in 2021. His 22.5s split was also the fastest this year, and it was clear he let up over the final 10 meters.
Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 100m freestyle (Heats) — 47.73s (2nd)
– Dressel finished 2nd overall in the heats and is the favorite to win gold in this event.

Kieran Smith (United States) — 4x200m freestyle relay (Final) — 7:02:43 (4th)
– Smith (1:44.74) finished first in the lead 200m leg, coming approximately 0.3s shy of a world record split. It was the fastest time among the Americans in the event.
Kieran Smith (United States) — 4x200m freestyle relay (Heats) — 7:05.62 (3rd)
– Smith did not compete in the heat stage but will be part of the final relay team. The Americans finished fifth overall across both heats.

Bobby Finke (United States) — 800m freestyle (Heats) — 7:42.72 (3rd)
– Finke finished 3rd overall in the heats and should be a medal contender.
Alfonso Mestre (Venezuela) — 800m freestyle (Heats) — 7:52.07 (2nd)
– Though Mestre finished second in his heat, he was not among the top eight qualifiers to advance to the finals, finishing 14th overall.

Armo Al-Wir (Jordan) — 200m breaststroke (Heats) — 2:12.61 (4th)
– Though Al-Wir finished fourth in his heat, he was not among the top 16 qualifiers to advance to the semifinals, finishing 26th overall.

Soccer — Canada 1, Great Britain 1
– Florida forward Adriana Leon scored the lone goal of the game for the Canadians at ’55. She played all 90 minutes and made one of three shots on goal.

Monday, July 26

Swimming
Kieran Smith (United States) — 200m freestyle (Final) — 1:45.12 (6th)
– Smith was not among the top three at any stage of the race and finished off the podium.

Sunday, July 25

Swimming
GOLD: Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 4x100m freestyle relay (Final) — 3:08.97 (1st)
– Dressel swam a 47.26 split as his opening 100 meters set the tone for the Americans in the relay. Team USA won by a significant margin of 1.14 seconds with Dressel capturing his third career Olympic medal — all golds.
Caeleb Dressel (United States) — 4x100m freestyle relay (Heats) — 3:11.33 (1st)
– Dressel did not swim in the heat. Team USA led its heat and had the second-fastest overall time to Germany.

Eric Friese (Germany) — 4x100m freestyle relay (Heats) — 3:15.34 (8th)
– Friese swam the final leg in 48.95s, slowest on his team, as the Germans finished last in the field (16th).

Kieran Smith (United States) — 200m freestyle (Semifinals) — 1:45.07 (2nd)
– Smith finished second in his semifinal heat and second overall, advancing to Monday’s final with a personal-best time. He is looking for his second medal of these Olympics.
Kieran Smith (United States) — 200m freestyle (Heats) — 1:46.20 (4th)

Softball — United States def. Japan, 2-1
– Third baseman Kelsey Stewart (1/2, HR, RBI, R) led off the 7th inning with a hit a walk-off solo home run to send the Americans to victory, allowing the United States to finish pool play 5-0. It was the second walk-off win in as many days for Team USA. Designated player Michelle Moultrie (0/2, 2K) and catcher Aubree Munro (0/1, K) remain hitless in Olympic competition.

Saturday, July 24

Swimming
BRONZE: Kieran Smith (United States) — 400m freestyle (Final) — 3:43.94 (3rd)
– Smith finished just 0.42 seconds out of silver to win his first Olympic medal and the first for Florida in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Kieran Smith (United States) — 400m freestyle (Heats) — 3:45:25 (6th)
– Smith qualified out of the heat stage to the final race.
Alfonso Mestre (Venezuela) — 400m freestyle (Heats) — 3:47.14 (14th)
Amro Al-Wir (Jordan) — 100m breaststroke (Heats) — 1:02.17 (41st)

BRONZE: Natalie Hinds (United States) — 4x100m freestyle relay (Final) — 3:32:81 (3rd)
– Hinds swam the third leg in 53.15 to help the American team of herself, Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil and Simone Manuel take the bronze medal.
Natalie Hinds (United States) — 4x100m freestyle relay (Heats) — 3:34.80 (2nd)
– Hinds swam the final leg in 53.28 to help the American team of herself, Olivia Smoliga, Catie de Loof and Allison Schmitt qualify out of the heat stage to the final race.

Soccer — Canada def. Chile, 2-1
Deanne Rose played 29 minutes, while Adriana Rose did not play for Canada.

Softball — United States def. Australia, 2-1
– Right fielder Michelle Moultrie (0/1, K), third baseman Kelsey Stewart (0/3, K) and catcher Aubree Munroe (0/3) were again held without significant production, going hitless with Moultrie entering late as a pinch hitter. Combined, Florida softball players are 0/20 with five strikeouts so far in the Olympics.
– Despite remaining undefeated, the United States has struggled scoring in Tokyo. The Americans and Australians were scoreless through seven innings. When Australia put up a run in the 8th, Team USA immediately responded with two runs in the bottom frame for the walk-off win.
Softball — United States def. Mexico, 2-0
Right fielder Michelle Moultrie (0/3) and third baseman Kelsey Stewart (1/3) did not create much production for the Americans, while catcher Aubree Munro did not play until entering as a seventh-inning reserve.

Wednesday, July 21

Softball — United States def. Canada, 1-0
Right fielder Michelle Moultrie (0/2, K), catcher Aubree Munro (0/3, K), third baseman Kelsey Stewart (0/2, K) did not manage much offense as the Americans skated by thanks to a complete-game shutout from Monica Abbott (7.0 IP, H, 3 BB, 9 K) to improve to 2-0.

Soccer — Canada tied Japan, 1-1
Adriana Leon and Deanne Rose combined to play 23 minutes on the pitch for the Canadians.

Tuesday, July 20

Softball — United States def. Italy, 2-0
Right fielder Michelle Moultrie (1/3, RBI), catcher Aubree Munro (1/2, run) and third baseman Kelsey Stewart (0/3) started for the Americans, becoming the first Gators to compete in the Olympics in softball.

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