(1954-05-29) May 29, 1954 (age 70) 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
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1972 Munich
200 m breaststroke
1972 Munich
100 m breaststroke
1976 Montreal
100 m breaststroke
1976 Montreal
4×100 m medley
1976 Montreal
200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
1973 Belgrade
100 m breaststroke
1973 Belgrade
4×100 m medley
1973 Belgrade
200 m breaststroke
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.
John Frederick Hencken (born May 29, 1954) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Hencken...
Germany rather than his world record of 2:27.3 set in a short course pool. John Davies tied Herbert Klein's long course world record of 2:34.4 for the 200-meter...
Gaines Brian Goodell Matt Gribble JohnHencken Bob Jackson Kris Kirchner David Larson Steve Lundquist Glenn Mills John Moffet Ron Neugent William Paulus...
35 h JohnHencken United States 4 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 18 1:04.02 JohnHencken United...
winner of the 200-metre butterfly and 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay. JohnHencken, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4 × 100-metre medley relay...
200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, and 200-metre individual medley. JohnHencken, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke. Brad Cooper, winner of the 400-metre...
that it would create a rail monopoly. Hencken's Ten-story Train/Car/Office/People Mover – Engineer JohnHencken proposed an exotic ten-story complex with...
v t e World long-course champions in men's 100 m breaststroke 1973: JohnHencken (USA) 1975: David Wilkie (GBR) 1978: Walter Kusch (FRG) 1982: Steve Lundquist...
v t e World long-course champions in men's 100 m breaststroke 1973: JohnHencken (USA) 1975: David Wilkie (GBR) 1978: Walter Kusch (FRG) 1982: Steve Lundquist...
this technique. In 1774, following a series of drownings, English physician John Zehr of the Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned began...
Catherine Fox, double gold medal winner in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta JohnHencken Misty Hyman, gold medalist in the 2000 Olympic Games Jenna Johnson, three-time...
John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple...
Hall (team captain) Jerry Heidenreich JohnHencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm...
v t e World long-course champions in men's 100 m breaststroke 1973: JohnHencken (USA) 1975: David Wilkie (GBR) 1978: Walter Kusch (FRG) 1982: Steve Lundquist...
(team captain) Dan Harrigan Paul Hartloff JohnHencken Bob Jackson Charles Keating Tim McKee Jim Montgomery John Naber Doug Northway Peter Rocca Tim Shaw...
George Breen, Mike Stamm, Alan Somers, Ted Stickles, John Murphy, Bill Heiss, Fred Tyler, John Waldman, Gary Conelly, Tom Hickcox, and Mark Spitz. Doc...
Hall (team captain) Jerry Heidenreich JohnHencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm...
Gold Brian Goodell Swimming Men's 1500 meter freestyle July 20 Gold JohnHencken Swimming Men's 100 meter breaststroke July 20 Gold Lanny Bassham Shooting...
v t e World long-course champions in men's 100 m breaststroke 1973: JohnHencken (USA) 1975: David Wilkie (GBR) 1978: Walter Kusch (FRG) 1982: Steve Lundquist...
remarkable 48-3. The team would have more than one world record holder, including John Sylvio Fiolo, who had set the world record for the breast stroke in February...
1982 and held it until 1989, with the exception of one month in 1984 when John Moffet broke it in June at the U.S. Olympic Trials (with Lundquist reclaiming...
Hall (team captain) Jerry Heidenreich JohnHencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm...
but remained free on bail pending appeals. In 1996, U.S. District Judge John Davies overturned their convictions, ruling that the jury in the 1993 case...
Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1976 Winter F 2 1 0 3 JohnHencken United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 2 1 0 3 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics...