Portland Pilot Athletics was well represented at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with five alumni athletes appearing across three different sports. Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt all made Portland women's soccer proud with their performances, while Woody Kincaid and Hugh Watanabe (Hogland) represented their countries in track and field and basketball, respectively.

Here's how our Pilots fared at the Summer Olympics.

Sinclair, Schmidt and Canada take gold
Led by Pilot soccer alum Christine Sinclair and with Sophie Schmidt as an alternate, the Canadian Women's National Team took gold in women's soccer. Sinclair and company defeated Sweden in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw to take the Canadians to the top. Sinclair was instrumental by drawing a penalty kick late in regulation that resulted in the equalizer. It is the first time Canada have ever won gold at the Olympics in women's soccer. The final was also the first that was decided on penalty kicks.

The gold medal is just another bright spot on what is already a dazzling international resume for Sinclair. The 38-year-old striker/midfielder has more international goals than any player male or female, including a goal during these Olympics against host country Japan in a 1-1 draw. Sinclair also helped lead Canada to a victory over the U.S. Women's National Team in order to advance Canada to the finals.

Rapinoe scores twice to get Bronze for U.S.
Speaking of the USWNT, fellow Pilot soccer alum Megan Rapinoe had herself a solid tournament, capping it off with two goals in the eighth and 21st minute to earn the U.S. the bronze medal in a 4-3 over Australia. She now has 61 goals in her international career. Rapinoe played in all six matches for the U.S. during the Olympics, starting in all but two matches. She was tied for tops on the U.S. in total goals for the tournament.

Woody Kincaid competes in two distance events for U.S.
Woody Kincaid did the University of Portland proud after racing in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter events in Tokyo. He finished in the top three of his 5K preliminary heat to reach the finals and placed 14th overall after crossing the line in 15th-place in the 10K. Kincaid qualified for the Olympics after finishing third in the 5K and winning the 10K at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. You can also read the Mark Kiszla's story in the Denver Post about running for his father here and also watch the WCC's preview video on Woody from before the Olympics here.

Hugh Watanabe gets experience with Japanese National Team
Former Pilot basketball center Hugh Watanabe got his first experience with Japan's senior national basketball team this Olympics. Japan has one of the most successful basketball teams in Asia, but did not make it out of Group C during this iteration of the tournament. While Watanabe didn't get the chance to play in this tournament, the Wall Street Journal's Ben Cohen wrote about his fascinating journey to Tokyo. You can read all about it here.

Congrats to all our Pilots who competed!