Michael Wenden
Michael Wenden| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Michael Vincent Wenden |
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| Nickname(s) |
"Mick", "Mike" |
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| National team |
 Australia |
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| Born |
(1949-11-17) 17 November 1949
Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Weight |
76 kg (168 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Sport |
Swimming |
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| Strokes |
Freestyle |
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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 Belgrade | 4×200 m freestyle |
| Bronze | 1973 Belgrade | 100 m freestyle |
| Commonwealth Games |
| Gold | 1966 Kingston | 110 yds freestyle |
| Gold | 1966 Kingston | 4×110 yds free |
| Gold | 1966 Kingston | 4×220 yds free |
| Gold | 1970 Edinburgh | 100 m freestyle |
| Gold | 1970 Edinburgh | 200 m freestyle |
| Gold | 1970 Edinburgh | 4×100 m free |
| Gold | 1970 Edinburgh | 4×200 m free |
| Gold | 1974 Christchurch | 100 m freestyle |
| Gold | 1974 Christchurch | 4×200 m free |
| Silver | 1970 Edinburgh | 4×100 m medley |
| Silver | 1974 Christchurch | 4×100 m free |
| Silver | 1974 Christchurch | 4×100 m medley |
| Bronze | 1974 Christchurch | 200 m freestyle |
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Michael Vincent Wenden, AM, MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a former 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 200-metre 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.
Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.[1] He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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Preceded by
Ken Walsh |
Men's 100 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
19 October 1968 – 23 August 1970 |
Succeeded by
Mark Spitz |
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- 1930 – 1934: 100 yards
- 1938 – 1966: 110 yards
- 1970 – 2014: 100 metres
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- 1962–1966: 4×110 Yards Freestyle
- 1970–2010: 4×100 Metres Freestyle
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- 1962: Australia (Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps)
- 1966: Australia (Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle)
- 1970: Australia (White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish)
- 1974: Canada (Phillips, Robertson, MacDonald, MacKenzie)
- 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)
- 2014: Australia (D'Orsogna, Abood, Magnussen, McEvoy)
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- 1934: 3×100 yards
- 1938 – 1954: 3×110 yards
- 1958 – 1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970 – 2014: 4×100 metres
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- 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 (Tewksbury, Davis, Ponting, Baumann)
- 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)
- 2014: England (Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Barrett, Brown)
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