Author: Lisa Marie Patzer
Penn Alumni have a long history of Olympic success. Pictured here are some of the University’s past and present Olympic Athletes.
George Washington Orton (1873-1958), winning his Olympic gold medal, July 1900
Donald Fithian “Don” Lippincott (November 16, 1893 – January 9, 1963)
William Arthur Carr (1909-1966), B.S. in Economics 1933, at the starting line
Anita Luceete DeFrantz (born 1952), J.D. 1977, yearbook photograph
Gold medal winner Susan Francia C’04 G’04, and Koko Archibong C’03, stopped to pose together in the Olympic Village earlier this week!
This photo is today’s competitor in the Ivy+ Alumnipics competition. Show your Penn Pride by “liking” the photo on Facebook here before 11EST tomorrow. The more “likes” we receive, the greater our chances of winning the gold medal!
(Archival images courtesy of the University Archives Digital Image Collection, http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/archives/index.html)
Frankly Penn 