EAST LANSING, Mich. - This week, the Tokyo Olympics begin with four former Michigan State Spartans taking part. Shay Colley (women's basketball, Canada), Tori Franklin (track & field, United States), Franklin Gomez (wrestling, Puerto Rico) and Draymond Green (men's basketball, United States) will represent their respective countries.
The 2020 Olympic Games will take place from July 23-August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan, exactly one year and one day after it was originally scheduled.
Michigan State is not the only Big Ten school to have athletes represented. The Big Ten will field a sizeable contingent of athletes, coaches and administrators, with a total of 185 Olympians representing all 14 member schools (164 athletes, including alternates, along with 21 coaches/staff). The Big Ten will have 22 returning U.S. Olympians, including 11 medalists. It will also have 44 first-time Olympians on the 2020 roster.
Here is how to follow the Spartans in the Olympics:
Complete Olympic Schedule | Meet Team USA | Watching the Olympics
Shay Colley | Women's Basketball | Canada
• First-time Olympian (2020)
• In 2018, she played on both the Commonwealth Games and FIBA World Cup teams, finishing fourth and seventh, respectively.
• During the 2018-19 season, she led the team in rebounding and scored the game winning basket over Central Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Tori Franklin | Track & Field | United States
• First-time Olympian (2020)
• In World Championship competition, finished ninth in the triple jump at the 2019 competition.
• Helped Michigan State to the 2015 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championship and is the MSU record holder in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump.
• Seven-time All-American at MSU in both the triple jump and the relays.
Franklin Gomez | Wrestling | Puerto Rico
• A Spartan from 2005-10, Gomez won the 2009 NCAA National Championship and was a two-time Big Ten Champions (2008, 2009).
• Gomez is making his third Olympic Games appearance and is the first Puerto Rican to qualify for the Olympic games three times. He also qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
• Gomez will be wrestling in the 74 kg freestyle division, opening action on August 5.
Draymond Green | Men's Basketball | United States
• This will be his second Olympics as he was on the gold medal team at the 2016 Rio Games. He is one of three Spartans to earn Olympic gold, joining Magic Johnson (1992) and Steve Smith (2000).
• Member of the 2016 USA National Team that finished its pre-Olympic tour with a 5-0 record
• Member of the 2014 USA Select Team that trained with and against 2014 USA National Team
• Led Golden State to three NBA Championships (2015, 2017, 2018)
The 2020 Olympic Games will take place from July 23-August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan, exactly one year and one day after it was originally scheduled.
Michigan State is not the only Big Ten school to have athletes represented. The Big Ten will field a sizeable contingent of athletes, coaches and administrators, with a total of 185 Olympians representing all 14 member schools (164 athletes, including alternates, along with 21 coaches/staff). The Big Ten will have 22 returning U.S. Olympians, including 11 medalists. It will also have 44 first-time Olympians on the 2020 roster.
Here is how to follow the Spartans in the Olympics:
Complete Olympic Schedule | Meet Team USA | Watching the Olympics
Shay Colley | Women's Basketball | Canada
• First-time Olympian (2020)
• In 2018, she played on both the Commonwealth Games and FIBA World Cup teams, finishing fourth and seventh, respectively.
• During the 2018-19 season, she led the team in rebounding and scored the game winning basket over Central Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Tori Franklin | Track & Field | United States
• First-time Olympian (2020)
• In World Championship competition, finished ninth in the triple jump at the 2019 competition.
• Helped Michigan State to the 2015 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championship and is the MSU record holder in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump.
• Seven-time All-American at MSU in both the triple jump and the relays.
Franklin Gomez | Wrestling | Puerto Rico
• A Spartan from 2005-10, Gomez won the 2009 NCAA National Championship and was a two-time Big Ten Champions (2008, 2009).
• Gomez is making his third Olympic Games appearance and is the first Puerto Rican to qualify for the Olympic games three times. He also qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
• Gomez will be wrestling in the 74 kg freestyle division, opening action on August 5.
Draymond Green | Men's Basketball | United States
• This will be his second Olympics as he was on the gold medal team at the 2016 Rio Games. He is one of three Spartans to earn Olympic gold, joining Magic Johnson (1992) and Steve Smith (2000).
• Member of the 2016 USA National Team that finished its pre-Olympic tour with a 5-0 record
• Member of the 2014 USA Select Team that trained with and against 2014 USA National Team
• Led Golden State to three NBA Championships (2015, 2017, 2018)
