Brooke Bennett

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Medal record
Brooke Bennett
Women's Swimming
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	800 m Freestyle
Gold	2000 Sydney[1]	400 m freestyle
Gold	2000 Sydney	800 m Freestyle
World Championships - Long Course
Bronze	1994 Rome	800m Freestyle
Silver	1998 Perth	400m Freestyle
Gold	1998 Perth	800m Freestyle
Silver	1998 Perth	4x200m Freestyle
World Championships - Short Course
Silver	2000 Athens[2]	800m Freestyle
Silver	2000 Athens	4x200m Freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold	1995 Mar del Plata	400m Freestyle
Silver	1995 Mar del Plata	800m Freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold	1997 Fukuoka	800m Freestyle
Gold	1997 Fukuoka	1500m Freestyle
Silver	1997 Fukuoka	400m Freestyle

Brooke Marie Bennett (born May 6, 1980 in Tampa, Florida) is an American swimmer with three career Olympic gold medals.

Bennett’s first gold medal came in the 800 meter freestyle race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. This accomplishment, coming days after her grandfather died, was overshadowed by the fact that this was the last race in the career of swimming legend Janet Evans. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she would win two more gold medals in the 400 meter and 800 meter freestyle races, with the latter coming in Olympic-record time. Her attempt for a third straight Olympic appearance fell short in 2004, following operations on both of her shoulders in 2001. She finished third in the 800m freestyle -- the top two finishers qualify for the Olympic Team. The Tampa Tribune reported in December of 2005 that Bennett was planning an Olympic comeback in 2008.

[edit] External links

• Profile from USA Swimming
• Brooke Bennett's U.S. Olympic Team bio

[edit] References

v • d • e Olympic champions in women's 400 m freestyle 1920: Ethelda Bleibtrey (300m) | 1924: Martha Norelius | 1928: Martha Norelius | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Rie Mastenbroek | 1948: Ann Curtis | 1952: Valéria Gyenge | 1956: Lorraine Crapp | 1960: Christina von Saltza | 1964: Virginia Duenkel | 1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Shane Gould | 1976: Petra Thuemer | 1980: Ines Diers | 1984: Tiffany Cohen | 1988: Janet Evans | 1992: Dagmar Hase | 1996: Michelle Smith | 2000: Brooke Bennett | 2004: Laure Manaudou

v • d • e Olympic champions in women's 800 m freestyle 1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Keena Rothhammer | 1976: Petra Thuemer | 1980: Michelle Ford | 1984: Tiffany Cohen | 1988: Janet Evans | 1992: Janet Evans | 1996: Brooke Bennett | 2000: Brooke Bennett | 2004: Ai Shibata

Awards
Preceded by Jenny Thompson	World American Swimmer of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Natalie Coughlin