John Hencken | |
Full Name: | John Frederick Hencken |
National Team: | United States |
Birth Date: | May 29, 1954 |
Birth Place: | Culver City, California, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Weight: | 170 lb |
Strokes: | Breaststroke |
Club: | Santa Clara Swim Club |
Collegeteam: | 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]
1972 graduate of Cupertino High School, Cupertino, CA