Medal |
Name |
Hometown |
Event |
Olympics |
Silver |
John Garrels |
Bay City |
110-Meter Hurdles |
1908 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
John Garrels |
Bay City |
Shot Put |
1908 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Ralph Craig |
Detroit |
100-Meter Sprint |
1912 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Ralph Craig |
Detroit |
200-Meter Sprint |
1912 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Jackson Scholz |
Buchanan |
Track - 4-x-100 Relay |
1920 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Margaret Woodbridge |
Detroit |
Swimming - 4-x-100 Relay |
1920 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Carl Johnson |
Genesee County |
Long Jump |
1920 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Jackson Scholz |
Buchanan |
200-Meter Sprint |
1924 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Russell Vis |
Grand Rapids |
Freestyle Wrestling - Lightweight |
1924 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Taffy Abel |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Ice Hockey - Team |
1924 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Margaret Woodbridge |
Detroit |
Swimming - Women's 300m Freestyle |
1924 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Fred Alderman |
East Lansing |
Track - 4-x-400 Relay |
1928 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Ken Doherty |
Detroit |
Decathlon |
1928 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Eddie Tolan |
Detroit |
100-Meter Sprint |
1932 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Eddie Tolan |
Detroit |
200-Meter Sprint |
1932 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Degener, DickDick Degener |
Birmingham |
Diving |
1936 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Porter, WilliamWilliam Porter |
Essex Township |
110-Meter Hurdles |
1948 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Wright, LorenzoLorenzo Wright |
Detroit |
440-Meter Relay |
1948 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Schemansky, NorbertNorbert Schemansky |
Grosse Pointe Farms |
Weightlifting - Heavyweight |
1948 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Schemansky, NorbertNorbert Schemansky |
Grosse Pointe Farms |
Weightlifting - Heavyweight |
1952 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Rossi, AlAl Rossi |
Bessemer |
Rowing - Coxed Fours |
1952 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Scholes, ClarkeClarke Scholes |
Detroit |
Swimming - 100m Freestyle Men |
1952 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Welchli, JohnJohn Welchli |
Detroit |
Rowing - Coxless Fours |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
McKinlay, ArtArt McKinlay |
Detroit |
Rowing - Coxless Fours |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Costello, PatPat Costello |
Detroit |
Rowing - Double Sculls |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Tobian, GaryGary Tobian |
Detroit |
Diving - Platform |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Crook, Jr., EdwardEdward Crook, Jr. |
Detroit |
Boxing - Middleweight |
1960 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Farrell, JeffJeff Farrell |
Flint |
Men's 4-x-100 & 4-x-200 Relay |
1960 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Tobian, GaryGary Tobian |
Detroit |
Diving - Springboard |
1960 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Schemansky, NorbertNorbert Schemansky |
Grosse Pointe Farms |
Weightlifting - Heavyweight |
1960 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Snite, BetsyBetsy Snite |
Grand Rapids |
Skiing - Slalom |
1960 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Jones, HayesHayes Jones |
Pontiac |
110-meter Hurdles |
1964 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Goyette, CynthiaCynthia Goyette |
Detroit |
Swimming - 4-x-100 Relay |
1964 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
McDermott, TerryTerry McDermott |
Essexville |
Speed Skating - Men's 500m |
1964 Winter Olympics |
Bronze |
Schemansky, NorbertNorbert Schemansky |
Grosse Pointe Farms |
Weightlifting - Heavyweight |
1964 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Cawley, RexRex Cawley |
Farmington |
400 meter hurdles |
1964 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Carr, HenryHenry Carr |
Detroit |
Men's 200m |
1964 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Carr, HenryHenry Carr |
Detroit |
4 × 400 m Relay |
1964 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
McDermott, TerryTerry McDermott |
Essexville |
Speed Skating - Men's 500m |
1968 Winter Olympics |
Bronze |
Maher, BillBill Maher |
Detroit |
Rowing - Double Sculls |
1968 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Howe, MarkMark Howe |
Detroit |
Ice Hockey |
1972 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
King, MickiMicki King |
Pontiac |
Diving |
1972 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Young, SheilaSheila Young |
Birmingham |
Women’s Speed Skating 500 m |
1976 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
LaGarde, TomTom LaGarde |
Detroit |
Men's Basketball |
1976 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Young, SheilaSheila Young |
Birmingham |
Women’s Speed Skating 1,000 m |
1976 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Young, SheilaSheila Young |
Birmingham |
Women’s Speed Skating 1,500 m |
1976 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Wells, MarkMark Wells |
St. Clair Shores |
Ice Hockey |
1980 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Morrow, KenKen Morrow |
Flint |
Ice Hockey |
1980 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Kiraly, KarchKarch Kiraly |
Jackson |
Indoor Volleyball |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
McCrory, SteveSteve McCrory |
Detroit |
Boxing - Flyweight |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Fraser, SteveSteve Fraser |
Detroit |
Greco-Roman Wrestling |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Tate, FrankFrank Tate |
Detroit |
Boxing - Light Middleweight |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
McGee, PamelaPamela McGee |
Flint |
Women's Basketball |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Jones, EarlEarl Jones |
Inkster |
Men's 800 m |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Diemer, Brian LeeBrian Lee Diemer |
Grand Rapids |
Steeplechase |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Wyland, WendyWendy Wyland |
Jackson |
Platform Diving |
1984 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Kiraly, KarchKarch Kiraly |
Jackson |
Indoor Volleyball |
1988 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Abbott, JimJim Abbott |
Southfield |
Baseball |
1988 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Majerle, DanDan Majerle |
Traverse City |
Men's Basketball |
1988 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Paraskevin, ConnieConnie Paraskevin |
Detroit |
Cycling |
1988 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson |
Lansing |
Men's Basketball |
1992 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Watts, QuincyQuincy Watts |
Detroit |
400-Meter Sprint |
1992 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Byrd, ChrisChris Byrd |
Flint |
Boxing - Middleweight |
1992 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Kiraly, KarchKarch Kiraly |
Jackson |
Beach Volleyball |
1996 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Taormina, SheilaSheila Taormina |
Livonia |
Swimming - 4-x-200 Relay |
1996 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Mayweather, Jr., FloydFloyd Mayweather, Jr. |
Grand Rapids |
Boxing - Featherweight |
1996 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Looney, ShelleyShelley Looney |
Trenton |
Ice Hockey - Women's |
1998 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Brown-Miller, LisaLisa Brown-Miller |
Union Lake |
Ice Hockey - Women's |
1998 Winter Olympics |
Bronze |
Grimmette, MarkMark Grimmette |
Ann Arbor |
Luge - Men's Doubles |
1998 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Williams, SerenaSerena Williams |
Saginaw |
Tennis - Women's Doubles |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Kinkade, MikeMike Kinkade |
Livonia |
Baseball |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Markgraf, KateKate Markgraf |
Bloomfield Hills |
Women's Soccer |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Grimmette, MarkMark Grimmette |
Ann Arbor |
Luge - Men's Doubles |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Bronze |
Carpenter, KipKip Carpenter |
Kalamazoo |
Speed Skating - Men's 500m |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Looney, ShelleyShelley Looney |
Trenton |
Ice Hockey - Women's |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Modano, MikeMike Modano |
Livonia |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski |
Dearborn |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston |
Flint |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Weight, DougDoug Weight |
Warren |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
York, MikeMike York |
Waterford |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2002 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Komisarz, RachelRachel Komisarz |
Warren |
Swimming - 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Women |
2004 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Piper, CarlyCarly Piper |
Grosse Pointe |
Swimming - 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Women |
2004 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Vanderkaay, PeterPeter Vanderkaay |
Rochester |
Swimming - 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men |
2004 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Markgraf, KateKate Markgraf |
Bloomfield Hills |
Women's Soccer |
2004 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Komisarz, RachelRachel Komisarz |
Warren |
Swimming - 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Women |
2004 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Dirrell, AndreAndre Dirrell |
Flint |
Boxing - Middleweight |
2004 Summer Olympics |
Bronze |
Izykowski, AlexAlex Izykowski |
Bay City |
5000m Relay |
2006 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Williams, SerenaSerena Williams |
Saginaw |
Tennis - Women's Doubles |
2008 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Markgraf, KateKate Markgraf |
Bloomfield Hills |
Women's Soccer |
2008 Summer Olympics |
Silver |
Miller, RyanRyan Miller |
East Lansing |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2010 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Thomas, TimTim Thomas |
Flint |
Ice Hockey - Men's |
2010 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
Davis, MerylMeryl Davis |
Royal Oak |
Ice Dancing |
2010 Winter Olympics |
Silver |
White, CharlieCharlie White |
Royal Oak |
Ice Dancing |
2010 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
Williams, SerenaSerena Williams |
Saginaw |
Tennis - Women's Singles |
2012 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Williams, SerenaSerena Williams |
Saginaw |
Tennis - Women's Doubles |
2012 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Shields, ClaressaClaressa Shields |
Flint |
Boxing - Middleweight |
2012 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Armstrong, ElizabethElizabeth Armstrong |
Ann Arbor |
Water Polo - Women's |
2012 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Wieber, JordynJordyn Wieber |
DeWitt |
Gymnastics - Team |
2012 Summer Olympics |
Gold |
Davis, MerylMeryl Davis |
Royal Oak |
Ice Dancing |
2014 Winter Olympics |
Gold |
White, CharlieCharlie White |
Royal Oak |
Ice Dancing |
2014 Winter Olympics |