A total of 102 Olympians with University of California ties took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, representing six campuses and 25 countries, winning 43 medals.
“Yes, I was an athlete, but I was there for the classroom and the scholarship. My parents never asked me what was going on on the ballfield, but they always asked me – they wanted to know – what was going on in the classroom.”
-- Gary Beban, UCLA alum, Heisman Trophy winner, CB Richard Ellis senior executive managing director
UC teams won four NCAA championships this year, including three by UCLA, which has won a record 103 NCAA titles. See videos of UCLA student athletes who became doctors, teachers, writers and more.
From UCLA’s hallowed Pauley Pavilion to UC Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium, site of “The Play,” UC athletic facilities host entertaining events. UC Davis’ Aggie Stadium, which opened in 2007, is in the process of becoming a zero-waste stadium.
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