Four current undergraduates competed: junior Norman Bellingham, a 1988 gold medalist in the kayak pairs who was denied a medal this years; senior rower Snorre Lorgen, who competed for Norway; senior swimmer Kris Singleton, who competed in the 100 meter butterfly; and senior swimmer Simon Wainwright, a 200 meter butterfly racer.
Besides Lorgen, Harvard athletes competing for countries other than the United States were Singleton (U.S. Virgin Islands), Wainwright (Great Britain) and Nick Sweeney '92, who competed in the discus for Ireland. Harvard was also represented in track by former Crimson superstar Meredith Rainey '90 in the 800 meter run.
1988 medalists returning to the Olympics for their second time were Bellingham, Berkoff and rowers Rich Kennelly '87 and John Rusher '89.
In Seoul, Berkoff won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay as well as silver in the 100 backstroke. Kennelly notched a bronze with the four-man shell without coxswain, as did Rusher in the eight-man shell.
New Drug Testing Rules
In the great tradition of Harvard public service, more Crimson athletes will be donating their urine to the NCAA this year. The NCAA's random drug testing program, which has been in effect since 1986, has expanded this year to include track and field athletes, according to newly appointed NCAA Liasons Coordinator Marcella Zelot.
Since 1986, teams competing in NCAA post-reason tournaments have been subjected to random drug tests. In 1990, the NCAA introduced mandatory random drug testing during the regular season for football. Now, all track and field athletes will be subject to regular-season inspections.
According to Zelot, the NCAA will notify Harvard two days before it plans to test athletes. Inspectors, she said, will randomly select players off the team roster.
Condakes to Greece?
Senior Peter Condakes, a star forward on the Harvard men's basketball team, has been ruled academically ineligible to compete for the Crimson this year, said Harvard Sports Information Director John Veneziano.
As a junior, Condakes' fierce playing style and versatility won the former Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honoree a starting role on the team last year, where he averaged 10.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
The Weston, Mass. native, who has had academic difficulties in the past, was projected to be one of the team's top players in the upcoming season.
Condakes is currently in Greece playing basketball, where he plans to stay for up to a year, his mother said yesterday.
Men's basketball coach Frank Sullivan was out of town on a recruiting trip and could not be reached for comment.
All-American Cyclist
Junior Debra Cohen was named an All-American after capturing her third consecutive National Collegiate Sprint Championship last weekend in Northbrook, III.
Cohen defeated Karolyn Smith of Mesa College for the title.
Her win, combined with her second place finish in the points race, placed the one-woman Harvard team ninth overall and earned her All-America status.