Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

Harvard at the Olympics

Crimson athletes win 13 medals

by Max J. Krupnick

Harry Parker, Harvard Rowing Coach, Dies

The head men's heavyweight crew coach at Harvard for 51 years died at age 77.

Harvard’s Corinne Wee Shows Support with Row for Boston T-Shirts

Senior Corinne Wee’s T-shirts put unity on display at the Women's Crew Beanpot this past weekend.

Vote for the Greatest Moment In Harvard Sports History

From Charlie Brickley’s amazing 1913 Yale Game feat to the fourteenth-seeded men's basketball win over New Mexico in 2013, vote for the greatest moment in Harvard sports history.

Harvard Coaches Return to Class with Their Athletes

A Back to School program took many Harvard coaches into classrooms with their athletes.

Rower Malcolm Howard, Harvard Alumnus, Wins Olympic Silver for Canada

The Canadian alumnus and his teammates scored in the eight-oared event.

The U.s. Women’s Eight-Oared Crew Won Gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

The U.S. women's eight-oared crew triumphed in London, with two alumnae aboard.

Harvard Coach and Athletes In the 2012 Summer Olympic Games In London

Nine athletes and a coach with Harvard ties will represent five countries at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Harvard’s Varsity Men’s Heavyweight Crew Cap Harry Parker’s Half-Century

The Harvard varsity men's heavyweight crew win the Ladies' Challenge Plate at the regatta.

Harvard Spring Sports Wrap-up

Spring sports wrap-up

Sam and James O’Connor, Stalwarts of the Harvard Heavyweight Crew

The brothers O'Connor, from New Zealand, row on the Harvard varsity heavyweight crew.

by Craig Lambert