John Hencken

John Hencken
Personal information
Full name John Frederick Hencken
National team  United States
Born (1954-05-29) May 29, 1954
Culver City, California
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Club Santa Clara Swim Club
College team Stanford University

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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, John Hencken. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ John Hencken (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame


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