Michael Wenden

Personal information

Full name

Michael Vincent Wenden

Nickname(s)

"Mick", "Mike"

Nationality

Australia

Born

November 17, 1949 (age 62)
Sydney, New South Wales

Height

1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Sport

Swimming

Stroke(s)

freestyle

Club

Victoria

Medal record

Men's swimming
Competitor for Australia
Olympic Games
Gold	1968 Mexico City	100 m freestyle
Gold	1968 Mexico City	200 m freestyle
Silver	1968 Mexico City	4×200 m freestyle
Bronze	1968 Mexico City	4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver	1973 Belgrad	4×200 m freestyle
Bronze	1973 Belgrad	100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1966 Kingston	110 yds freestyle
Gold	1966 Kingston	4×110 yds freestyle
Gold	1966 Kingston	4×220 yds freestyle
Gold	1970 Edinburgh	100 m freestyle
Gold	1970 Edinburgh	200 m Freestyle
Gold	1970 Edinburgh	4×100 m freestyle
Gold	1970 Edinburgh	4×200 m freestyle
Gold	1974 Christchurch	100 m freestyle
Gold	1974 Christchurch	4×200 m freestyle
Silver	1970 Edinburgh	4×100 m medley
Silver	1974 Christchurch	4×100 m freestyle
Silver	1974 Christchurch	4×100 m medley
Bronze	1974 Christchurch	200 m freestyle

Michael ("Mike") Vincent Wenden AM MBE (born 17 November 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales) was a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100 and 200m freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.

In 2000 Wenden was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

He currently is the operator of the Palm Beach Aquatic Centre on the Gold Coast.

References

Records
Preceded by Ken Walsh	Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 19 October 1968–23 August 1970	Succeeded by Mark Spitz

Olympic Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle

Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle

1900: Frederick Lane 1904 (220 yards): Charles Daniels 1968: Michael Wenden 1972: Mark Spitz 1976: Bruce Furniss 1980: Sergey Kopliakov 1984: Michael Groß 1988: Duncan Armstrong 1992: Yevgeny Sadovyi 1996: Danyon Loader 2000: Pieter van den Hoogenband 2004: Ian Thorpe 2008: Michael Phelps

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle

1930 – 1934: 100 Yards Freestyle 1938 – 1966: 110 Yards Freestyle 1970 – 2010: 100 Metres Freestyle

1930: Munroe Bourne (CAN) 1934: George Burleigh (CAN) 1938: Bob Pirie (CAN) 1950: Peter Salmon (CAN) 1954: Jon Henricks (AUS) 1958: John Devitt (AUS) 1962: Dick Pound (CAN) 1966 – 1974: Michael Wenden (AUS) 1978: Mark Morgan (AUS) 1982: Neil Brooks (AUS) 1986: Greg Fasala (AUS) 1990: Andrew Baildon (AUS) 1994: Stephen Clarke (CAN) 1998: Michael Klim (AUS) 2002: Ian Thorpe (AUS) 2006: Simon Burnett (ENG) 2010: Brent Hayden (CAN)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle

1970: Michael Wenden (AUS) 1974: Steve Badger (AUS) 1978: Ron McKeon (AUS) 1982: Andrew Astbury (ENG) 1986: Robert Gleria (AUS) 1990: Martin Roberts (AUS) 1994: Kieren Perkins (AUS) 1998: Ian Thorpe (AUS) 2002: Ian Thorpe (AUS) 2006: Ross Davenport (ENG) 2010: Robert Renwick (SCO)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

1962 – 1966: 4×110 Yards Freestyle 1970 – 2010: 4×100 Metres Freestyle

1962: Australia (Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps) 1966: Australia (Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle) 1970: Australia (White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish) 1974: Canada (?, ?, ?, ?) 1978: Canada (Sawchuk, MacDonald, Smith, Szmidt) 1982: Australia (Brewer, Fasala, Delany, Brooks) 1986: Australia (Fasala, Stockwell, Renshaw, Brooks) 1990: Australia (Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper) 1994: Australia (Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan) 1998: Australia (Callus, Fydler, Thorpe, Klim) 2002: Australia (Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe) 2006: South Africa (Zandberg, Ferns, Schoeman, Neethling) 2010: Australia (Richardson, Sullivan, D'Orsogna, Magnussen)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1934: 3×100 Yards Medley 1938 – 1954: 3×110 Yards Medley 1958 – 1966: 4×110 Yards Medley 1970 – 2010: 4×100 Metres Medley

1934: Canada (Gazell, Burleigh, Puddy) 1938: England (Dove, Davies, Taylor) 1950: England (Hale, Kendall, Romain) 1954: Australia (Weld, Hawkins, Henricks) 1958: Australia (Chapman, Monckton, Devitt, Gathercole) 1962: Australia (Dickson, O'Brien, Carroll, Berry) 1966: Canada (Gilchrist, Chase, Hutton, Jacks) 1970: Canada (MacDonald, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish) 1974: Canada (MacDonald, Kasting, Mahony, Kennedy) 1978: Canada (Sawchuk, Thompson, Smith, Tapp) 1982: Australia (Orbell, Sieben, Brooks, Evans) 1986: Canada (?, ?, ?, ?) 1990: Canada (Cleveland, Gery, Tewksbury, Ponting) 1994: Australia (Fydler, Rogers, Miller, Dewick) 1998: Australia (Watson, Cowley, Huegill, Klim) 2002: Australia (Welsh, Piper, Huegill, Thorpe) 2006: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Klim, Sullivan) 2010: Australia (Delaney, Rickard, Huegill, Sullivan)

Persondata
Name	Wenden, Michael Vincent
Alternative names	Wenden, Mike
Short description	Australian swimmer
Date of birth	17 November 1949
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death