Michael Wenden
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| Full name | Michael Vincent Wenden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | "Mick", "Mike" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1949 Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Vincent Wenden, AM, MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.[1]
Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.[2] He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969[3] and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor".[4]
Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Wenden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Michael Wenden (AUS)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Wenden, Michael Vincent". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ "WENDEN, Michael Vincent". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Michael Wenden at World Aquatics
- Michael Wenden at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Michael Wenden at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Michael Wenden at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Michael Wenden at Olympedia
- Michael Wenden at Olympics.com
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