Full name John Frederick Hencken College team Stanford University Weight 77 kg National team United States Name John Hencken Education Stanford University | Sport Swimming Role Swimmer Club Santa Clara Swim Club Strokes Breaststroke Height 1.83 m | |
Born May 29, 1954 (age 69) ( 1954-05-29 ) Culver City, California Olympic medals Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Similar People John Naber, David Wilkie, Jim Montgomery, Nobutaka Taguchi, Walter Kusch | ||
Strokes for Gold: AMERICAN SWIMMING Pt 1
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.
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.
1972 graduate of Cupertino High School, Cupertino, CA