Olympic athletes are known as the greatest of athletes. Yet, perhaps the term student-athletes can be applied to many of them. Fully 34 of them have won a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the highest academic awards possible, to study at Oxford University in England. There are others than on this list, who competed at the Paralympics but our databases cover only the Olympic Games. Here is the list of Olympian Rhodes Scholars. More information on these can be found here or by following the links below.

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Name,NOC,Sport,OlyYr,Oxford Yr-School

Ranjit Bhatia,IND,ATH,1960,1957 Jesus College

Graham Bond,AUS,GYM,1956-64,1961 Balliol College

Munroe Bourne,CAN,SWI,1928-36,1932 University College

Bill Bradley,USA,BAS,1964,1965 Worcester College

John Carleton,USA,CCS/NCO,1924,1922 Magdalen College

Angie Darby,AUS,MOP,2008,2012 Christ Church College

Eddie Eagan,USA,BOB/BOX,1920-32,1922 New College

Alan Hobkirk,CAN,HOK,1976,1974 Jesus College

Simon Hollingsworth,AUS,ATH,1992-96,1997 Exeter College

Don Johnson,CAN,ATH,1924,1923 Balliol College

Rosara Joseph,NZL,CYC,2008,2006 St. John’s College

Wilfred Kalaugher,NZL,ATH,1928,1927 Balliol College

Wilfred Kent-Hughes,AUS,ATH,1920,1915 Christ Church College

Desmond Koh,SIN,SWI,1988-96,1995 Oriel College

Charles Littlejohn,GBR,ROW,1912,1909 New College

Jack Lovelock,NZL,ATH,1932-36,1931 Exeter College

Selwyn Maister,NZL,HOK,1968-76,1969 Magdalen College

Murray McLachlan,RSA,SWI,1960,1961 Wadham College

Tom McMillen,USA,BAS,1972,1974 University College

Tucker Murphy,BER,CCS,2010-14,2005 Merton College

John Misha Petkevich,USA,FSK,1968-72,1973 Magdalen College

Edward Pitblado,GBR,ICH,1924,1920 Queen’s College

Arthur Porritt,NZL,ATH,1924,1923 Magdalen College

Eric Prabhakar,IND,ATH,1948,1948 Christ Church College

Mari Rabie,RSA,TRI,2008,2010 St. Catherine’s College

Bevil Rudd,RSA,ATH,1920,1913 Trinity College

Annette Salmeen,USA,SWI,1996,1997 St. John’s College

Malav Shroff,IND,SAI,2004,1998 St. Peter’s College

Bill Stevenson,USA,ATH,1924,1922 Balliol College

Harvey Sutton,ANZ,ATH,1908,1905 New College

Norm Taber,USA,ATH,1912,1913 St. John’s College

PJ Thum,SIN,SWI,1996,2002 Hertford College

Alan Valentine,USA,RUG,1924,1922 Balliol College

Hugh Ward,ANZ,ROW,1912,1911 New College

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