John Hencken
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| Full name | John Frederick Hencken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 29, 1954 Culver City, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Frederick Hencken (born May 29, 1954) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Hencken won five Olympic medals during his career, including three golds. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. Four years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Hencken won gold medals in the 100-meter breaststroke and 4×100-meter medley relay, and a silver in the 200-meter breaststroke.[1]
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Stanford University people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 100 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, John Hencken. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
External links
- John Hencken – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- John Hencken (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
| 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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