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Tokyo Olympic medals for each Indiana college

Indiana University is among the Olympic medal leaders of all U.S. colleges and universities.

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United States men's 4x100m freestyle relay team of, Zach Apple, from left, Blake Pieroni, Bowen Beck, and Caeleb Dressel poses after winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 1,000 United States current and former college student-athletes represented more than 100 countries at the Tokyo Olympic Games. In fact, three out of four members of Team USA were either current or former college athletes.

Among athletes competing for the United States and 32 other countries, the University of Southern California claimed 65 athletes competing in Tokyo - the most of any United States school.

When you just count current and former collegians competing for Team USA, Stanford leads all schools, according to the NCAA, with 32 athletes.

Of Indiana schools, Notre Dame sent 19 athletes representing four countries to Tokyo.

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Indiana University sent 16 athletes representing six countries, and thanks to performances in swimming and diving, IU claimed seven medals heading into the Games' final weekend.

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United States' Lilly King competes in a 100-meter breaststroke heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Purdue has seven athletes in Tokyo. Four are on Team USA, with three others competing for Serbia, The Bahamas and Malaysia.

Marian University sent two cyclists to Tokyo.

Medal winners listed by medal/school (listed alphabetically):

Ball State (1 medal)

Bronze - Jenny Gilbert - Canada Softball

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Jen Gilbert was a two-time All America softball player at Ball State and later served as an assistant coach for the Cardinals.

Indiana University (10 total medals)

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United States men's 4x100m freestyle relay team, from left to right, Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowen Becker, and Zach Apple, celebrate with their medals after winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Gold - Zach Apple (2) - USA Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay and Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (swimming)
Gold - Blake Pieroni (2) - USA Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay and Men's 4x100 Medley Relay (swimming)
Silver - Andrew Capobianco - USA Men's Synchronized Springboard (diving)
Silver - Michael Hixon - USA Men's Synchronized Springboard (diving)
Silver - Jessica Parratto - USA Women’s Synchronized Platform (diving)
Silver - Lilly King (2) - USA Women's 200m Breaststroke and Women's 4x100 Medley Relay (swimming)
Bronze - Lilly King - USA Women’s 100m Breaststroke (swimming)

RELATED: IU swimmers add to US medal count with relay win in Tokyo

Notre Dame (5 total medals)

Gold - Lee Kiefer - USA Women's Individual Foil (fencing)
Gold - Jackie Young - USA Women's 3x3 Basketball
Gold - Skylar Diggins-Smith - Women's Basketball
Gold - Jewell Loyd - Women's Basketball
Bronze - Nick Itkin - USA Men's Team Foil (fencing)
Bronze - Gerek Meinhardt - USA Men's Team Foil (fencing)
Bronze - Molly Seidel - USA Women's Marathon

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Gerek Meinhardt of the Unites States, left, kisses his wife and individual foil gold medalist Lee Kiefer of the United States as he celebrates after winning a men's Foil team bronze final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Purdue University (1 medal)

Gold - Annie Drews - USA Women's Volleyball

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United States' Andrea Drews, left, spikes the ball past Dominican Republic's Bethania de la Cruz de Pena during the women's volleyball quarterfinal match between Dominican Republic and United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Complete NCAA list of all student-athletes who have medaled in Tokyo