Golden Gophers in the Olympics
| Year | Olympics | Finish/Position | | 1936 | Garmisch | Bronze Medal | | | Phillip LaBatte | D | | | | | | 1948 | St. Moritz | 4th place | | | Rube Bjorkman | F | | | Allan Opsahl | D | | | | | | 1952 | Oslo | Silver Medal | | | Rube Bjorkman | F | | | Jim Sedin | D | | | Al Van | | | | Ken Yackel, Sr. | D/F | | | | | | 1956 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Silver Medal | | | Wendell Anderson | D | | | Gene Campbell | F | | | Dick Dougherty | F | | | John Mayasich | F | | | Dick Meredth | F | | | Jack Petroske | D | | | John Mariucci | Coach | | | | | | 1960 | Squaw Valley | Gold Medal | | | John Mayasich | F | | | Jack McCartan | G | | | Dick Meredith | F | | | | | | 1964 | Innsbruck | 5th place | | | Dave Brooks | F | | | Herb Brooks | F/D | | | Tom McCoy | D | | | Wayne Meredith | D | | | Gary Schmalzbauer | F | | | Jim Westby | D | | | | | | 1968 | Grenoble | 6th place | | | Herb Brooks | F/D | | | Jack Dale | F | | | Craig Falkman | F | | | Len Lilyholm | F | | | Lou Nanne | D | | | Larry Stordahl | F | | | Murray Williamson | Coach | | | | | | 1972 | Sapporo | Silver Medal | | | Bruce McIntosh | D | | | Wally Olds | D | | | Frank Sanders | D | | | Craig Sarner | F | | | Murray Williamson | Coach | | | | | | 1976 | Innsbruck | 5th place | | | Rob Harris | F | | | Buzz Schneider | F | | | Bob Johnson | Coach | | | | | | 1980 | Lake Placid | Gold Medal | | | Bill Baker | D | | | Neal Broten | F | | | Steve Christoff | F | | | Steve Janaszak | G | | | Rob McClanahan | F | | | Mike Ramsey | D | | | Buzz Schneider | F | | | Eric Strobel | F | | | Phil Verchota | F | | | Herb Brooks | Coach | | | | | | 1984 | Sarajevo | 7th place | | | Scott Bjugstad | F | | | Steve Griffith | F | | | Tom Hirsch | D | | | David Jensen | D | | | Corey Millen | F | | | Phil Verchota | F | | | | | | 1988 | Calgary | 7th place | | | John Blue | G | | | Tom Chorske | F | | | Corey Millen | F | | | Todd Okerlund | F | | | Dave Snuggerud | F | | | | | | 1992 | Albertville | 4th place | | | Dean Blais | Asst. Coach | | | | | | 1994 | Lillehammer | 8th place | | | Darby Hendrickson | F |
| Craig Johnson
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| Travis Richards
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| | | | | 1998 | Nagano | | | | Herb Brooks (France) | Coach | | | | | | 2002 | Salt Lake City | Silver Medal | | | Herb Brooks | Coach | | | | | | 2006 | Torino | 8th place | | | Jordan Leopold | D | | | | | | 2010 | Vancouver | Silver Medal | | | Erik Johnson | D | | | Phil Kessel | F | | | Paul Martin (injured) | D |
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