John Hencken
 Hencken circa 1974 | |
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| Full name | John Frederick Hencken |
| National team | United States |
| Born | May 29, 1954 Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club |
| College team | Stanford University |
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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.
Olympic career[edit]
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]
During his career Hencken set 21 American and 13 world records. He graduated from Stanford in general engineering and product design, and completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix.[2]
1972 graduate of Cupertino High School, Cupertino, CA
See also[edit]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- 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[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hencken". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "John Hencken (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Hencken.
- John Hencken at Olympics.com
- John Hencken at Olympic.org (archived)
- John Hencken at Olympedia
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