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Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, many Caians have gone on to compete in the games. 

Below is a list of all the Caian Olympians known to us, along with their victories and medals.

	Name and matriculation year	Olympics	Event	Medals
	Cecil Haig (1881)	1908, London	Fencing	Silver	Cecil specialised initially in the epee and later in the foil. He fenced in international tournaments and captained the Cambridge University veterans against Oxford in 1911.
	Arnold Churchill (1902)	1906, Athens1	Athletics		Arnold won the University cross-country in 1903 and 1904, as well as the Oxbridge 3-mile race. He was President of the Athletic Club (1904).
	Charles Atkin (1906)	1920, Antwerp	Hockey	Gold	Charles earned a Blue in hockey and played against Oxford in 1909 and 1910. He went on to play county hockey and represented England eight times.
	Arthur Leighton (1907)	1920, Antwerp	Hockey	Gold	Arthur earned a Blue in hockey and played against Oxford in 1908, 1909 and 1910 (as captain in his final year). He debuted internationally in 1909, representing England 27 times.
	Harold Abrahams (1919)	1920, Antwerp	100m, 200m, 400m Relay, Long Jump		Harold excelled at track and field, winning a record eight events against Oxford whilst at Caius.
		1924, Paris	100m, 200m, 400m Relay	Gold Silver
	Hyla Stallard (1919)	1924, Paris	800m, 1500m	Bronze	Hyla was a member of the University Athletics team (1920-22) and the Oxbridge Athletics team (1922).
	James Hamilton (1919)	1928, Amsterdam	Rowing	Silver	James enjoyed rowing at Caius and was spare stroke for the 1921 Boat Race. After Cambridge, he joined the Thames Rowing Club as a member of the team who went on to the Olympics.
	William Anderson (1920)	1924, Paris	Ice Hockey	Bronze	William was captain of the University team and moved between the positions of defenseman and goaltender.
	Laurence Bond (1924)	1928, Amsterdam	Pole Vault		Laurence represented the University against Oxford and at the World University Games in Paris in 1928, the same year as he represented Great Britain at the Olympics.
	Robert Tisdall (1928)	1932, Los Angeles	400m Hurdles	Gold	Robert won a record four athletic events against Oxford: 440 yards, 120 yard hurdles, shot put and long jump.
	Henry Askew (1936)	1948, London	Long Jump		Henry won several events whilst at Caius, including the long jump against Oxford in 1937 and the national University championship in 1939. He went on to serve as a judge at national championships.
	John Fairgrieve (1944)	1948, London	200m		John won the Inter-Varsity Sports 100 yards in 1945-47 and the 220 yards in 1947. Outside of athletics success, he earned a Blue in Rugby.
	Terence Higgins (1955)	1948, London	400m Relay		Terence represented Great Britain several times, including at the 1950 British Empire Games (2nd, 400m Relay).
		1952, Helsinki	400m, 400m Relay
	Jeremy Barham (1960)	1968, Mexico City	Hockey		Jeremy represented Great Britain in field hockey and was a member of the Dulwich Hockey Club.
	Alison Mowbray (1993)	2000, Sydney	Rowing		Alison rowed in the 1994 and 1995 Boat Races and was the Women's Boat Club President in 1995.
		2004, Athens	Rowing	Silver
	Joshua West (1998)	2004, Athens	Rowing		Joshua rowed in four Boat Races (1999-2002) and was a multi-medallist at the British Rowing Championships (2002-2007).
		2008, Beijing	Rowing	Silver
	Andrew Baddeley (2000)	2008, Beijing	1500m		Andrew competed in the European Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games and World Championships.
		2012, London	1500m
	Sebastian Mayer (2001)	1996, Atlanta	Rowing		Sebastian rowed in the winning boat in the 2004 Boat Race and went on to win two silvers at the World Championships.
		2000, Sydney	Rowing
	Sebastian Schulte (2004)	2004, Athens	Rowing		Sebastian rowed in three Boat Races (2005-2007), winning the 2007 outing. He was a World Champion (2006) in the German men's eight and regularly represented Germany between 2001 and 2007.
	Silas Stafford (2008)	2012, London	Rowing		Silas was an Under 23 World Champion in the Eight in 2008 and went to row in the 2009 Boat Race in the stroke seat. He represented the US in the coxless pairs.
	Hannah Snellgrove (2009)	2024, Paris	Sailing		Hannah is a triple National Champion sailor who will be making her Olympic debut in the women's dinghy class in Paris 2024.

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1. The 1906 Games were added to the calendar (‘intercalated games’) with the long-term intention of bringing together athletes between the regular four-year Olympic Games. Though the event was supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) it did not recur and, today, the IOC does not recognise the 1906 Games as belonging to the official calendar of gatherings.