Mike Bruner

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Mike Bruner
Personal information
Full name Michael Lee Bruner
Nickname(s) "Mike"
Nationality  United States
Born (1956-07-23) July 23, 1956
Omaha, Nebraska
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Butterfly, freestyle
Club DeAnza Swim Club
College team Stanford University

Michael Lee Bruner (born July 23, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, where he received a gold medal in 200-meter butterfly (also world record), and a gold medal in 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[1] He received a gold medal at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin.

Bruner set two world records during his career. One was the world record in the 200-meter butterfly (long course) with a time of 1:59.23, and one relay record.

Swimming World magazine named Bruner its American swimmer of the year in 1980. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1988.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
  2. ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Mike Bruner (USA). Retrieved October 10, 2012.

External list

  • Mike Bruner – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
  • Mike Bruner (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame


Records
Preceded by
East Germany Roger Pyttel		 Men's 200-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)
July 18, 1976 – July 30, 1980 		Succeeded by
United States Craig Beardsley


Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly
Olympic Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly
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