John Hencken
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Swimming | |||
| Bronze | Munich 1972 | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | Munich 1972 | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | Montreal 1976 | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | Montreal 1976 | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
| Silver | Montreal 1976 | 200m Breaststroke | |
John Frederick Hencken (born May 29, 1954 in Culver City, California) is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won five Olympic medals during his career, including three golds. The first one came at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, the other two four years later in Montreal, Canada.
| Olympic champions in men's 100 m breaststroke |
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| 1968: Don McKenzie | 1972: Nobutaka Taguchi | 1976: John Hencken | 1980: Duncan Goodhew | 1984: Steve Lundquist | 1988: Adrian Moorhouse | 1992: Nelson Diebel | 1996: Frederik Deburghgraeve | 2000: Domenico Fioravanti | 2004: Kosuke Kitajima |
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m breaststroke |
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| 1908: Cameron McKee | 1912: Walther Bathe | 1920: Håkan Malmroth | 1924: Robert Skelton | 1928: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | 1932: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | 1948: Joseph Verdeur | 1952: John Davies | 1956: Masaru Furukawa | 1960: Bill Mulliken | 1964: Ian O'Brien | 1968: Felipe Muñoz | 1972: John Hencken | 1976: David Wilkie | 1980: Roberts Zhulpa | 1984: Victor Davis | 1988: József Szabó | 1992: Mike Barrowman | 1996: Norbert Rózsa | 2000: Domenico Fioravanti | 2004: Kosuke Kitajima |
| Preceded by: Marvin L. Cobb Archie Griffin Bruce A. Hamming P. Timothy Moore John M. Sciarra |
NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1977 Jeff Dankworth Randolph H. Dean Steve Furniss John Hencken Gerald G. Huesken |
Succeeded by: Michael J. Bourdeau Daniel R. Mackesey John Naber Gifford Nielsen Bryan L. Rodgers |
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