Longhorn Nation had a great Olympics. With 13 total medals including 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze they finished ahead of several notable countries. For all the greatness that is Usain Bolt, the Longhorns beat Jamaica by one medal. Same for Belarus and Iran. Kenya and their great runners? Beat em by two medals.
The Nation of Longhorns beat all but 12 teams with their 6 Gold Medals, tying the Netherlands, Ukraine and New Zealand. The Longhorn Gold Medalists were led by  former University of Texas track star Sanya Richards-Ross won two gold medals as a member of the USA team at the London Olympics.
In addition to Richards-Ross, the 2008 Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, Ricky Berens, won a pair of medals in London: gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and a silver for his participation in the qualifying heats of the 4×100 freestyle relay.
Another Longhorn swimmer, Brendan Hansen, won his third consecutive gold medal as a member of the men’s 4×100 medley relay. The 14-time NCAA champion also earned a bronze medal in London in the 100-meter breaststroke.
Longhorns also won gold in men’s basketball (Kevin Durant, who led the U.S. 2012 Dream Team in scoring with a 19.9 per-game average) and silver medals in the men’s decathlon (Trey Harden), women’s indoor volleyball (Destinee Hooker) and the men’s 1,500-meter run (Leo Manzano).
Longhorn Nation total medal winners:
Gold Medals:
- Ricky Berens, USA (Texas) – Men’s 4x200m relay (swimming)
- Kevin Durant, USA (Texas) – Men’s basketball
- Brendan Hansen, USA (Texas) – Women’s 4x100m medley relay (swimming)
- Bianca Knight, USA (Texas) – Women’s 4x100m relay (track & field)
- Sanya Richards-Ross, USA (Texas) – Women’s 400m (track & field)
- Sanya Richards-Ross, USA (Texas) – Women’s 4x400m relay (track & field)
Silver Medals:
- Ricky Berens, USA (Texas) – Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay (swimming)
- Jimmy Feigen, USA (Texas) – Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay (swimming)
- Trey Hardee, USA (Texas) – Men’s decathlon
- Destinee Hooker, USA (Texas) – Women’s volleyball
- Leo Manzano, USA (Texas) – Men’s 1,500m run
Bronze Medals:
- Troy Dumais, USA (Texas) – Men’s 3m synchronized diving
- Brendan Hansen, USA (Texas) – Men’s 100m breaststroke
A big Hook Em to all our Longhorn Olympians who represented our country and our University with class and character. See you again in four years when Longhorn Nation will once again rise to the occasion and Hook’em.
