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1936-2016: 80 years of Bluejays in the Olympic games

Competing in the Olympic Games is seen as one of the biggest honors for an athlete to accomplish.

Creighton Athletics has had many successful athletes, including six athletes who had the opportunity to compete in the Olympics.

The first Jays to compete in the Olympics were both at the 1936 Berlin Olympics for the United States.

Carl Vinciquerra was a boxer in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. He attended the Heider College of Business from 1935 to 1937, which was called the College of Commerce at the time.

Vinciquerra had a scholarship for the Bluejay Football team.